Your interpretations are great! I say this because a lot of books about runes (although might somewhat align with some of what you say) they don’t give any resources as to how they came about their reasoning for the meanings. What I love about your book is your interpretation of each rune is all based on the poems, quotes of the Havamal, and amulets found throughout history where the rune was used. This gives the reader a strong foundation on what these meanings on and backs up all of your interpretations. I also tell people that most books about the runes will teach you the runes and allow you to learn them; where your book allows the reader to UNDERSTAND and COMPREHEND the runes. By understanding and comprehending the runes, you realize the true meaning instead of trying to memorize what you learn from another book. This book is the only book I’ve read that combines amulets, poems, and quotes from the Havamal to give a strong foundation on the meaning of the runes. I always recommend your book to others who are serious about learning the runes vs learning them from a book that is only telling you their UPG with no foundation as to how they came up with their conclusions.
Thank you so much; your support means a lot to me. There are many excellent books on runes available, but I decided to write this one because they often provide the meanings of the runes without citing their sources. The issue with not sharing sources is that earlier rune books often contained a lot of UPG. While UPG is a valid part of the practice, it can lead to inaccuracies when later authors take these interpretations as fact. In my book, I reviewed everything I knew and thought I knew about the runes, cross-referencing it with the sources available sources. I have corresponded with several museums across Europe and did a lot of archival research to create "call of the runes". This way, my readers can see the sources I used and understand how I arrived at my interpretations. My explanations are still interpretations, but readers can verify my work and understand the reasoning behind my conclusions. Ithink that is more interesting way to learn about the runes then memorizing meanings. Thank you again for your support. My book is independently published, which makes it harder to gain visibility, so I truly appreciate your review and promotion.🤝
This was a very nice video about Jera, thank you! Highlighting the difference between our modern first world relationship to food, and that which our ancestors had is crucial to understanding how vital a good harvest was to them. Crop failures or disease in farm animals usually led to famine and death. Also you speaking about Vikings...a word that always seems more of a verb than a noun to me...made me wonder if there was not a connection between the two, a bad harvest, crop failure, or loss of livestock would have been good motivation for raiding. And conversely, if all was well, and a bountiful harvest and breeding of livestock was had, why go? Thank you again for your work, Walter, I am grateful!
I do have a garden! This year I am adding herbs....do you think a talisman of Yera will help with my success?? 🥰🌱 (I usually see this one spelled with an actual J, Is that wrong?)
Yera would be an excellent choice for a talisman, maybe combined with Fehu or Berkana. Yera and Jera are both correct. They are both a phonetic way to spell a word that doesn't exist in our language. Jera is more commonly used.
Your interpretations are great! I say this because a lot of books about runes (although might somewhat align with some of what you say) they don’t give any resources as to how they came about their reasoning for the meanings.
What I love about your book is your interpretation of each rune is all based on the poems, quotes of the Havamal, and amulets found throughout history where the rune was used. This gives the reader a strong foundation on what these meanings on and backs up all of your interpretations.
I also tell people that most books about the runes will teach you the runes and allow you to learn them; where your book allows the reader to UNDERSTAND and COMPREHEND the runes.
By understanding and comprehending the runes, you realize the true meaning instead of trying to memorize what you learn from another book.
This book is the only book I’ve read that combines amulets, poems, and quotes from the Havamal to give a strong foundation on the meaning of the runes.
I always recommend your book to others who are serious about learning the runes vs learning them from a book that is only telling you their UPG with no foundation as to how they came up with their conclusions.
Thank you so much; your support means a lot to me. There are many excellent books on runes available, but I decided to write this one because they often provide the meanings of the runes without citing their sources. The issue with not sharing sources is that earlier rune books often contained a lot of UPG. While UPG is a valid part of the practice, it can lead to inaccuracies when later authors take these interpretations as fact. In my book, I reviewed everything I knew and thought I knew about the runes, cross-referencing it with the sources available sources.
I have corresponded with several museums across Europe and did a lot of archival research to create "call of the runes". This way, my readers can see the sources I used and understand how I arrived at my interpretations. My explanations are still interpretations, but readers can verify my work and understand the reasoning behind my conclusions. Ithink that is more interesting way to learn about the runes then memorizing meanings.
Thank you again for your support. My book is independently published, which makes it harder to gain visibility, so I truly appreciate your review and promotion.🤝
This was a very nice video about Jera, thank you! Highlighting the difference between our modern first world relationship to food, and that which our ancestors had is crucial to understanding how vital a good harvest was to them. Crop failures or disease in farm animals usually led to famine and death. Also you speaking about Vikings...a word that always seems more of a verb than a noun to me...made me wonder if there was not a connection between the two, a bad harvest, crop failure, or loss of livestock would have been good motivation for raiding. And conversely, if all was well, and a bountiful harvest and breeding of livestock was had, why go? Thank you again for your work, Walter, I am grateful!
Thank you and you are right. Being a Viking is something you did, not something you were. On top of that it was a parttime practice
I do have a garden! This year I am adding herbs....do you think a talisman of Yera will help with my success?? 🥰🌱 (I usually see this one spelled with an actual J, Is that wrong?)
Yera would be an excellent choice for a talisman, maybe combined with Fehu or Berkana. Yera and Jera are both correct. They are both a phonetic way to spell a word that doesn't exist in our language. Jera is more commonly used.