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The word rune literally means a “secret” or “mystery.” But how does one begin to unravel the mystery of the runes? One good place to start is the traditional rune poems, which are provided here in concise yet elegant—not to mention heavily annotated—translations: the Old English Rune Poem, the Old Norwegian Rune Rhyme, and the Old Icelandic Rune Poem, as well as the lesser known Abecedarium Nordmannicum and the Early Modern Swedish Rune Poem. These oddly compelling verses are [Read More] 
A new book, Primordial Chaos, written by Dave Lee is a collection of old writings and accounts of spells done in public, with a new commentary on each piece. It’s an attempt to weave together the strands of a magical life — chaos magic practice, psychedelic experience, energy work, Northern magic, and the group work done in the various communities involved.Chaos magic is alive, evolving and changing, and is now more relevant than ever in a world gone mad [Read More] 
The Skaldic Eagle Takes Flight! The Skaldic Eagle soars through the sky, ever seeking the brilliance of the Sun above, for his is a Solar path! He flies in the heights among the mountains—those bright, rarefied, clear, and cold realms of grandeur—but also through the deep valleys and dark caves, the secret places where Lunar currents lurk. Like Odin, his exemplar, he seeks to synthesize the runes of both these extremes into great treasures of Spirit. Also like Odin, [Read More] 
Interview by Rûna magazine Why do you call it the Rune-Gild and not a magical order? The term ‘order’ is a patently ecclesiastical term. The Romans too would have called it a collegium (‘guild’). Hence the ‘college of cardinals’ in the Roman Church—a hangover in terminology from the ‘guild of flamens’.So the word ‘order’ is just too medieval and ecclesiastical to describe what the Gild is. We also prefer the older Germanic and English spelling ‘gild’ over the [Read More] Interview by Don Webb Most people probably think of Chaos Magick as an entirely postmodern phenomena, a creation of the age of the PC and VCR. The magical system postulated by Peter Carroll (and other magical theorists, including Frater U.D.) certainly resonates with the postmodern state. Instead of a central, linguistically definable power source such as God, goddess, or Satan, Chaos magickians look toward an undifferentiated ether that longs to be formed into substance by the Will of [Read More] by Edred Thorsson, Yrmin-Drighten Reprinted with permission from Fringe Ware Review 666:16 & The Ninth Night #3. This text exists in a revised edition in the book Red Runa (Runa-Raven Press, 2001). There is a Secret God, a Hidden God, who dwells in a spiralling tower fortress and who has guided and overseen our development from time immemorial-and who has remained concealed but very close to us awaiting the “future” time of re-awakening. The time of [Read More] by Stephen Edred Flowers (N.S. 1 / Spring 1993, pp.1-4) Over the years there have been those who have bemoaned what they feel to be the neglect of the Rune-Gild. That the Gild has not led them by the hand in their quests for Runic Initiation. This despite the fact that before I wrote Futhark (and the subsequent Runic volumes culminating in The Nine Doors of Midgard) there were no authentic guides to such Runic endeavors. When [Read More] by Stephen Edred Flowers The following paper was generated from a talk delivered to the Pagan Student Alliance of the University of Texas at Austin, November 22, 1991 and is dedicated to the memory of Edwin Wade, Óðinsgoði, who died on this date in 1989. I have come to you to speak about how exactly one might go about being a heathen, or pagan, in today’s world. What I will say will be of [Read More] Interview by Michael Moynihan One of dominant paradigms of modern society is fragmentation. In the world of popular culture this translates into dazzling distractions and endless ephemera, while in the world of academia it engenders over-specialization and an unspoken refusal to even attempt to understand the “bigger picture,” especially from a metaphysical perspective. In this atomized environment, anyone extolling a cohesive vision that is marked by traditional values – not to mention high standards – automatically becomes an anomaly. [Read More] |
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