what are/is runes!?

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what are/is ancient runes??

Answer 1

Runes are an alphabetic script used by the peoples of Northern Europe from the first century c.e. until well into the Middle Ages. In addition to their use as a written alphabet, the runes also served as a system of symbols used for magic and divination. Runes fell into disuse as the Roman alphabets became the preferred script of most of Europe, but their forms and meanings were preserved in inscriptions and manuscripts. The primary characteristic which distinguishes a runic alphabet from other alphabets is that each letter, or rune, has a meaning. For example, whereas "ay", "bee", and "cee" are meaningless sounds denoting the first three letters in our alphabet, the names of the first three runes, "fehu", "uruz", and "þurisaz" are actual words in the Germanic language, meaning "cattle", "aurochs", and "giant", respectively. Runes also have magical and religious significance as well, thus transforming the simple process of writing into a magical act. They are also used for divinatory readings and to create magical spells. Today, runes have been rediscovered as a symbolic system and have gained immense popularity as a means of divination. They are, however, much more than a curious alternative to Tarot cards for telling fortunes. They provide a key to understanding the lives and beliefs of the ancient people who created them, and have much to teach us about a way of life that was perhaps more intimately connected to the natural world, and to the realm of spirit, than our own.
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Answer 2

Runes are an ancient Germanic alphabet, used for writing, divination and magick. They were used throughout northern Europe, Scandinavia, the British Isles, and Iceland from about 100 B.C.E. to 1600 C.E. Runic inscriptions of great age have even been found in North America, supporting stories that the Vikings arrived in the Americas long before Columbus.Runic divination or "rune casting" is not "fortunetelling" in the sense that one actually sees the future. Instead, runes give one a means of analyzing the path that one is on and a likely outcome. The future is not fixed. It changes with everything one does. If one does not like the prediction, one can always change paths.

Since ancient times, runes have been used for divination and magic, in addition to writing. The word "rune" actually means mystery, secret or whisper. Each rune has esoteric meanings and properties associated with it, beyond its mundane meaning and phonetic value. Each translates into a word or a phrase signifying concepts important to the early peoples who used them, representing the forces of nature and mind. Each rune has a story attached to it, a relationship to a Norse God.

Answer 3

Runes are used today as a form of divination. They give inspiration and guidence down different paths in your life. You place the runes in a bag and while concentrating on the topic at hand you draw runes form the bag.

There are many different mehtods for casting runes. Many people make their own set of runes to use.

The blank rune can become one of controversy. Do you use it? Some people do and some don't. I use it because it my set of runes there is not another rune that represents what that one does.

Answer 4

They were/are a form of ancient alphabet. The Germanic tribes way back when used them. Often a rune would have more than a single meaning.

Answer 5

rune
One entry found for rune.


Main Entry: rune
Pronunciation: 'rün
Function: noun
Etymology: Old Norse & Old English run mystery, runic character, writing; akin to Old High German runa secret discussion, Old Irish rún mystery
1 : any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3d to the 13th centuries
2 : MYSTERY, MAGIC
3 [Finnish runo, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse run] a : a Finnish or Old Norse poem b : POEM, SONG
- ru·nic /'rü-nik/ adjective

Answer 6

Runes are symbolic representations of potencies that underlie all of creation.

Answer 7

They were used by druids to tell fortunes runic symbols were etched into stones and spread out to reveal an outcome, they are not as popular divination method as tarot or other methods as they are more to fortell events than people.

Answer 8

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