What is a Rune? & Other Essays Quotes

“However, the primary expression of ekstasis is to be found in poetry (which, in the world of our ancestors, is indistinguishable from myth). “Poetry” is derived from the Greek poiesis, which simply means “making.” What we call “poetry” is, in fact, the primary form of making.”
― Collin Cleary, What is a Rune? & Other Essays

“Eventually someone is going to suggest that we invent a new set of runes derived from our own lifeworld. But I cannot accept such a thing. I cannot accept a Futhark with such runes as “Facebook,” “UPS,” “thugz,” “Amazon,” “Redbox,” and “Kmart.” And I’m sure my readers feel the same way. Why? Because all of us are convinced that our society and our way of life are debased; that there is nothing natural and wholesome about what passes for our lifeworld.”
― Collin Cleary, What is a Rune? & Other Essays

“Hegel grouped philosophy together with art and religion as the three highest expressions of what he called human Spirit.”
― Collin Cleary, What is a Rune? & Other Essays