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The Runes are composed from a northern European alphabet whose origins are uncertain. The runes are widely used today as an insightful oracle. Reading the runes has become a very popular divination tool. Since ancient times, runes have been used for divination and magic, in addition to writing. The word "rune" means mystery, secret or whisper. Each rune has meanings and properties associated with it, beyond its mundane meaning and phonetic value. Each translates into a word or a phrase signifying concepts important to the early peoples who used them, representing the forces of nature and mind.

By analyzing the Runes you might be able to obtain a greater understanding of your own personality. Indeed, the Runes can be a great tool for developing and understanding about your self and others. Each rune has a story attached to it. The Runes are mythically linked to the Norse God Odin. Odin, hung from the world tree, Yggdrasil, impaled on his own spear, for nine days and nights in order to gain the knowledge of runes. When the runes appeared below him, he reached down and took them up, and the runic knowledge gave him power. He later passed on this knowledge to the Vanir goddess Freyja. She, in turn, taught him the magic of seithr.

Runic alphabets first appeared among German tribes in central and Eastern Europe. Some runes symbols are likely to have been acquired from other alphabets, such as the Greek, Etruscan, and the Early Roman. The runes were made of straight lines to make the characters suitable for cutting into wood or stone. The earliest runic inscriptions on stone are dated to the late 3rd century AD, although it is probable that runic alphabets had been in use for some centuries before.

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