Scott/ swastika

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Namaste Scott,

 

Since "all worlds reside in the tummy of Lord Ganesh", you are most

welcome to post any Nordic or other information you wish to share.

They will be appreciated and of interest to members, I am sure as

lots of us come from various backgrounds and have varied interests. I

for one, would love to learn more about anything Nordic whenever

there is time.

 

I used to do Rune Casts (Viking Runes) years ago in a shop

(moonlighting as a favor to a friend who ran the place). Strangely

after I stopped doing Rune Casts, all the history and mythology I'd

learnt previously, simply vanished from my memory bank.

 

I can still read them but the history/mythology I simply cannot

recall - its a blank. Any comments, opinions and insights good or

lousy? All welcome and will be valued.

 

Om Shanti,

Sy

 

 

, "Scott Cozad" <scott@c...> wrote:

>

> I've studied and been involved with the Norse community for so long

I've grown a bit senile<grin>. The comment about useless information

was made in a very tounge in cheek manner.

>

>

> Cheers,

> Scott

[Guest guest]

>Namaste Scott,

 

>Since "all worlds reside in the tummy of Lord Ganesh", you >are most welcome to

post any Nordic or other information >you wish to share. They will be

appreciated and of >interest to members, I am sure as lots of us come from

>various backgrounds and have varied interests. I for one, ?>would love to learn

more about anything Nordic whenever

>there is time.

 

If I can help please contact me off list. I have piles of reference material

and am more then willing to help.

 

>I used to do Rune Casts (Viking Runes) years ago in a shop

>(moonlighting as a favor to a friend who ran the place). >Strangely after I

stopped doing Rune Casts, all the >history and mythology I'd learnt previously,

simply >vanished from my memory bank.

 

The Runes can be fickle. The nice thing about them is you learn about concepts

not meanings out of a book. Though to be honest I think anyone who is trying to

read the Runes needs to study a bit about the culture where they come from. The

same is true in my opinon of someone wanting to study say Tantra.

 

>I can still read them but the history/mythology I simply >cannot recall - its a

blank. Any comments, opinions and >insights good or lousy? All welcome and

will be valued.

 

I am going to briefly get on my soap box. A lot of the stuff published by the

popular press is not that good. And I am being kind here. Most of the books

commonly available are drawing from modern(19th and 20th century) and New Age

material. This only has a superficial relationship to the Runes of the Ancient

Germanic people.

 

If you are really interested in learning about the Runes I have some book

suggestions. Check out Runes: An Introduction by Ralph Elliott. Its a great

introduction. Also anything by RI Page is really good. These sources are

achedemic and as such will not show you how to "read Runes in three easy steps"

;-) If that has weted your apitite contact me off list and I can provide more

resources. I hope that helps.

 

Cheers,

Scott