A novel and authentic system for reading and divining with rune stavesAsk the old gods for guidance. Cast your staves onto the rune cloth. Contemplate your Oracle
Creating rune staves Using a rune cloth Casting technique Rune casting as social game Cosmological overview Historical overview of the runes Historical rune poems 216 poetic rune oracles Generate an oracle using only this book
29 rune staves x 9 worlds of Norse mythology = 261 individual oracles. Players select and cast rune staves onto a cloth on which contains a simple diagram representing the nine worlds. Runes that fall facedown or outside the diagram are eliminated. The player continues to cast runes until they have the desired number. The player reads the oracles associated with the rune in the world in which it has fallen. Each oracle is rendered as a short poetic stanza rooted in Viking Age life. The book includes: an introduction; detailed instructions, including for group play and a social game; brief summaries of the history of the runes and the nine worlds; hints for interpreting the oracles; the 261 oracles; and example readings. The system has been tested and calibrated. For generating a quick oracle the book includes a pick-a-path system, requiring only the book.
Imprint: Lasavia Publishing Ltd Country of Publication: New Zealand Dimensions:
Spine: 7mm
Weight: 156g ISBN:9781991083302 ISBN 10: 1991083300 Pages: 126 Publication Date:25 February 2026 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Rowan Sylva is an author and editor at Lasavia Publishing. His favourite genres are popular nonfiction and historical fantasy. He lives with his wife and daughter sometimes in Germany and sometimes in New Zealand. He also works as an oracle reader.