Tools of my Trade: The Runes

I have been using the Elder Futhark runes for divination since 1985. I was given a copy of Ralph Blum’s The Book of Runes by a classmate. Although most authors ascribe different meanings to the runes than Blum did, I still found them to be quite useful. It wasn’t until I began to practice Asatru some eight years later that I read works by Thorsson, Tyson, Gundarsson, Cooper, Paxson and others that I learned potentially more traditional meanings. Here are the various sets that I currently have.

Wood-burned Red Oak, self-made.
Etched river stones, gifted to me
Low-temperature ceramic, gifted to me
Fired ceramic, made for me by my apprentice
Rune Magic cards by Donald Tyson
Power of the Runes cards by Voenix
Enameled wood by Wellfleet Press
Rune playing cards by Bicycle