Rune Power: The Secret Knowledge of the Wise Ones (Earth Quest)

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Summary: Sone parts are just so WRONG
Review: Every time he talked about "Native American runes" I had to laugh. There's no such thing! I'll rely on the other reviewer for what is wrong about Meadows' view of Norse runes, but for the native ones Meadows is just making it completely up. Call this book fantasy or fiction for those parts dealing with native beliefs, because he sure should not be taken for the truth there.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful...!
Review: Every time he talked about "Native American runes" I had to laugh. There's no such thing! I'll rely on the other reviewer for what is wrong about Meadows' view of Norse runes, but for the native ones Meadows is just making it completely up. Call this book fantasy or fiction for those parts dealing with native beliefs, because he sure should not be taken for the truth there.

Rating:
Summary: Not very Norse
Review: This book is okay for someone not into Asatru or wanting to study Norse magick. The author concentrates too heavily on "tree-hugging" concepts and there is too much comparison to Oriental and Native American traditions. If you want a book on Runes from someone who knows, I suggest "Runelore" by Edred Thorsson.

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Summary: excellent
Review: This is my absolute favourite book on the subject of runes. It is clearly written, very well laid out, and very informative. I don't claim to be an expect on Norse history nor Asatru, and I don't feel I or anyone else needs to be to benefit from the runes. In response to a previous review, I would like to add that I think in mentioning Native American practices, Mr. Meadows was attempting to demonstrate the similarity of the runic system to the Native American medicine wheel. He shows the runes as more of a circle of life, a 'cyclical process', as opposed to seemingly random (at least to me) attributions. This was tremendously helpful to me in being able to see 'the big picture' of the runes. This book details a complete system and structure to the runes that makes perfect sense to me, has meaning for me, so is therefore valid TO ME. Each person must decide for him or herself what is meaningful and useful to them. No one else can define that for them. To sum it up, this is a book I never want to be without. I also recommend Freya Aswynn's 'Leaves Of Yggdrasil'.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful...!
Review: Well,Im an scandinavian Rune Practioner,I learned Runes from
my father which is devoded Odinist,This book is wonderfull because,Its talking about Shamanistic aspects of the Runes,Yes It does have compaircement to the Native American practices,
Ofcourse after all Norseman was tribal people too once and Lapland is part of the land we still live...And similar or not,In this book also wery well explaining the uniqenes of the
Norse shamanism too.I do like Thorson's books but after you read one they all seem same to me,You will get idea when you read this book and learn the true wisdom of the runes...