The Book of Runes, 25th Anniversary Edition: The Bestselling Book of Divination, complete with set of Runes Stones

informative and well written

Runes are poor quality. Break easy.I love the book and share it with friends

It brings Nordic knowledge, I work with and teach runes, this a great tool, I am always consulting the book and the runes when doing runes reading or even teaching it.The pieces of the runes are great, I like the size as well.

Lost my original set with the purple book cover and got these to replace. Prefer the dark purple book as this white cover gets dirty very easy! Other than that I love these. I have used them for many years. It's always nice to have another viewpoint to consider, or another way to look at a situation to help you make a decision. Rarely have I been disappointed in the helpful advice. Sometimes it's just nice to have a different way of looking at something to see a possible outcome you never considered. I find them very useful.

The myths, tales, songs that come down to us from this ancient culture in surviving bits and pieces were part of a spoken tradition passed down through the generations, probably suppressed and squashed as subsequent cultures/languages came and went before written language was the norm. ( I credit the Romans for wiping out those pre-Christian cultures) That means most of what we "know" about the Runes is based on historical/anthropological research by "experts" , personal opinions/bias, New Age shill craft and plain old whimsy. This just seems to support the notion the ancient past doesn't have the corner on Seeing and Oracles, which makes the Runes alive and fascinating to me! . A friend had this little book and I enjoyed the interpretations for the runes which were different from the interpretations in the other books I had. Also this set of stones had an extra stone, a blank stone (with an interpretation) and the Ingwaz stone looks different in this set...one x on top of another instead of the box they create at their center. Blum's presentation of the stones is also ordered differently. It is a small book, physically and content wise, concise and to the point. While all the interpretations were loosely the same as in other books, Blum has a way of verbally illustrating the symbolism which proved more understandable to me. I am happy to have it in my library!

I was so happy to find this set, I had the burgundy original 20 years ago or more! I still have the book, but not the runes. Comparatively, the book is lighter in weight, the pages are not as yellow, same content, great tool for reading the runes. The stones are not the same as the original ones they are concave, they and not as smooth..( from memory) . I need to replace the bag, it is not really big enough to rummage around in to find the runes that calls to you, should use a silk bag anyway, although they would look super cute in a leather pouch. It is hard to find plain river stone rune stones and these are most likely better than using gems which have their own qualities. I am wrapt to find this set, I have been looking on and off over the years....

This book and set came out in 1983. They were given to me by my Grandmother when I was 13 and I've read them since then. Mostly for myself and a few close friends. Sometime after that I heard Mr. Blum talk about them in the basement of a small book store in Minneapolis. After that I made my own set from white clay. Consider this your starter set.The the book is the "bible" because the integration of ancient wisdom is amazing. They have been such a strong influence on my life. I purchased this set for my roommate, who is 74 and very curious about them. I left her alone to learn on her own, just like I did. Next summer we are going to walk down the arroyo and pick up enough stones for each of us to make a set. The reason that I have read the runes for over 35 years is because they simply take you out of your situation and see it from a different perspective. The daily rune is something everyone should do. A rune journal is also a great way to keep record of your journey. There are so many ways to integrate the runes into your life.

This set is beautiful and the book is very helpful. The flat tiles, make it easy to pull them. I prefer the weight of the tile over a wood rune.