{"title":"Books by Rachel Newcombe","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"runes","title":"Runes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRunes are a popular tool for understanding the present and divining the future. Divided into three, showing how to use runes, the full runic alphabet and runestones, \u003ci\u003eRunes\u003c\/i\u003e provides a compact, accessible pocket guide – this book will fascinate anyone interested in this ancient writing form and its uses today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn alphabet developed by Germanic and Nordic peoples during ancient times, runes were used to represent both simple things and more complex concepts, providing a written form of communication before the latin alphabet was adopted. Today, reading runes are a popular tool for understanding the present and divining the future. Divided into two broad chapters, showing how to use runes, and outlining the full runic alphabet as well as a section on standing runestones, \u003ci\u003eRunes \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a compact, accessible guide to this ancient reading system. Discover the basic three rune layout, and how it can help bring clarity when seeking guidance; learn how to arrange the runes in a five rune cast, which offers a more complex reading; discover Uruz, U, which means a wild ox in Elder Futhark, the oldest runic alphabet; and see how runic inscriptions were combined on standing stones to mark burial sites and the deeds of great warriors. A compact guide with 130 illustrations and photographs of runes, rune readings and runestones, this book will fascinate anyone interested in this ancient writing form and its uses today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amber Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391583641873,"sku":"9781838865863","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_9ba18e01-afc6-418e-9b94-0e7483a45f18.jpeg?v=1776866510"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.stablebookgroup.com\/collections\/books-by-rachel-newcombe.oembed","provider":"Stable Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}