The Truth About Runes Quotes

“The runes are a set of symbols that concisely embody the most potent magical system of the ancient world.”
― Donald Tyson, The Truth About Runes

“In magical works the runes are always marked in red to symbolize the blood of sacrifice...The ritual should be performed on Wednesday, the day sacred to Odin, father of the northern gods and mythic discoverer of runes.”
― Donald Tyson, The Truth About Runes

“The forces set in motion by runes are primal. This is what makes them dangerous. It also makes them effective.”
― Donald Tyson, The Truth About Runes

“It is important for occult writers to make a clear distinction between their informed speculations about ancient rune magic and their own innovations and attempts to synthesize runes into the framework of modern occultism; too often this is not done.”
― Donald Tyson, The Truth About Runes

“Each rune is the occult name and sigil of one of the most fundamental forces of existence. They touch the very roots of the world tree, Yggdrasill, that lie far beneath the topsoil of human perceptions. By working the runes, the magus is able to shake the utmost foundations of the universe.”
― Donald Tyson, The Truth About Runes