While most studies on seiðr—one of the most mysterious, alluring, and ill-defined categories of Norse magic—use qualitative and interpretive methodologies, In Search of Seiðr: A Rune-Gild Approach, distinguishes itself by bringing a rare quantitative approach, balanced with a life-long magical practitioner’s experience, to this most misunderstood Norse magical practice. Through meticulous statistical examination of the Eddas, Norse Sagas, legal records, archeological findings, and other...

The Kraken Waits Beneath. Will You Awaken to its Call? What does it mean to stare into the abyss—and find it staring back through ancient eyes and twisting limbs? The Kraken Never Gives Up Its Dead is a deep exploration into the mythic, folkloric, psychological, and magical dimensions of the Kraken and its kin—those monstrous, serpentine beings that haunt both sea and soul. Lothar Tuppan, a Master in the Rune-Gild, unearths legendary predecessors to the Kraken in Norse, Anglo-Saxon, and...

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 a storehouse of...

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 with ‘conspiracy’ nonsense. People are...

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, he is more often than not,...

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 French-influenced spelling...