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The most ancient of the Germanic peoples' magical written symbols offer us deep insight into the hidden structures of the cosmos and the secrets of the human psyche.
Paperback
Publisher: U.S. Games Systems Inc. (February 1, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1572810874
ISBN-13: 978-1572810877
Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 4 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
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The artwork seems very true to the traditional meaning of the runes very much! With scenes that do a great job of showing the runes within there cultural system properly in most cases. Certainly the best set of runecards i have seem. The only card that really misses i think is Mannaz (it just looks very vague). All the rest hit exactly on! The only other complaints i have are things that are not true to the Old Norse culture; such as in Jera the clothes the people are wearing looks more like what farmers in the 19th century or later would be wearing (seperate tops and long skirts for the women). Also on Ingwaz the god Inge-Frey has small horns (as in the wiccan horned-god idea) which is incorrect for Frey to have. He is not the same as the Wiccan idea of the horned god. Another thing i don't like; in Ehwaz the rider of the horse has cheesy horns on his helmet. No vikings EVER had horns on there helmets! But i must say, all the cards are stunning and VERY intense and powerfull! They really reflect the meanings of the runes in a amazing way! I wholely recommend these cards to anyone! They have a VERY Old Norse feel and vib to them (except those things i noted)! :)
I like these cards, and already have integrated them into my daily practice. Just one note to clarify for Americans. The image for the rune Elhaz, is of a lady on a "Elk" descending from the sky on a rainbow bridge. I love the image, but I just wanted to clarify for folks that in American an Elk is a very large deer like creature, and in Sweden and such the Elk is what in America is called a Moose. They are very different animals and so if you are an American looking at this card saying, that is not an Elk, but a Moose. You are correct, it is actually meant to be Moose, but it is called an Elk outside the US. This has subtle but important shifts in meaning for the the card. The reason being that the Elk in the US is more like a powerful Stag, and thus falls perhaps more under that meaning for a creature ie. Kingship etc. The Moose however is a quiet giant of a creature with a someone other-worldly gait like a giraffe. Moose can be so still and quiet they seem to have the ability to hide in plain site sometimes! Anyway, the Moose seems more aligned with the spiritual principle of contact with the higher self, or the soul, and this what the Elhaz rune is pointing to, in part, as as a symbol to represent the powers of this rune.
I was not expecting what I received with this deck! What a pleasant surprise! The images on these cards speak volumes! These are the best I have used thus far in communicating the essence behind the runes.
I usually prefer to read the runes as stones, wood carvings, and other methods but if you're looking for a deck of cards with the runes this is a good deck. The accompanying book is very basic, and they include an extra card with Yr which is not part of the Elder Futhark. The card artwork is very good and the names of the runes are spelled out in runes at the top of the card, which is a great touch leading towards deeper understanding of the rune. Overall, very good.
I love the Artwork, and I would really suggest these to Tarot readers who are beginning the runes, or novice galdr readers in general. A couple of the cards are deceiving like Gebo, as it shows what looks like to people doing the X sex position ~chuckles~, so newbs are likely to mix up the truth...INTIMACY in GIFT form is what GEBO is about, not sex ~chuckles~, other than that one card the rest are awesome for novice :)
This is a great deck, drawn largely from the works of Thorsson and other contemporary but serious writers on the subject. The imagery is beautiful, stirring, and inspiring. The artist has clearly internalized the tradition and added a great deal of integration to the imagery that occurs in much of the contemporary literature. Yet the artist's voice is not lost either, and despite the fact that my own understanding often diverges from the artists, I have chosen to replace this deck.This is a worthy deck.
I purchased these Cards to give to my friend as a present. I have not used the oracle, but was able to see the pictures. It seems a very powerful cards, with strong and nice pictures. I had no problem ordering it. However it took some time to arrive.
These cards are great. The artistic impressions are wonderful. I highly recommend these cards to both the novice and adept as a tool for the art of Divination.
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