Product Description

This book is an introduction to runosophy, the wisdom of the runes, and to practical rune magic. The runes are dynamic symbols that characterise hidden forces. The outer shapes of the runes have changed through history, but the principles that they symbolise are today almost the same as during old Norse times. This book does not claim to include a historical description of runes or rune magic. The book offers an introduction to a rune magic that is constructed around practical work with the runes in the contemporary world. The ambition, however, has been that the runosophy in this book shall be deeply rooted in historical Nordic magic.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #831065 in Books
• Published on: 2002-01-01
• Original language: Swedish
• Binding: Hardcover
• 150 pages

About the Author
Thomas Karlsson MA in the History of Ideas at the University of Stockholm. Founder of the Magic Order Dragon Rouge. He has studied and practiced the Occult Arts for more than fifteen years. He holds lectures and courses on a regular basis and is editing a Swedish esoteric magazine.

Customer Reviews

Intriguing book.
This book is an intriguing complement to books as Futhark by Edred Thorson or Helrunar by Jan Fries. It covers most topics that a book on runelore should do, and it also brings something unique to it. In a historical paradigm the Uthark theory might be nonsense, however, in a magical paradigm it is definitely as potent as the Futhark and its symbolical value strikes me as even more intriguing than the Futhark. The author, Thomas Karlsson, has a scholarly approach and what he writes also shows a great deal of experince in the subject or runelore. He writes with a great deal of humour and doesn't dogmatize his ideas.

Uthark - Nightside of the runes is a book definitely worth your time and should interest the sceptics as well.