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Rune Dice Kit: Reading Fortunes, Doing Magic & Making Charms [Paperback]

Donald Tyson (Author)
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April 8, 1998
Since their invention by Donald Tyson more than ten years ago, rune dice have become a significant and popular medium for casting these magical symbols. Within moments of casting the dice, you can reveal unknown or secret matters of the past or present. Now, for the first time, here is the complete system of divination by rune dice, a system founded on authentic historic source material.

The Rune Dice kit is the only system to explain in detail the uses of the dice in both divination and ritual magic. Learn ten different methods for divination, nine of which require only a single cast of the dice. Add subtlety and depth of meaning through "pattern matrices" -- simple radial grids drawn on the surface where the dice are cast -- which focus the runes like a laser to investigate specific issues such as partnerships, family, personalities and timelines.

The entire scope of rune magic is contained in these four small cubes. Use them to unlock the mystery and power of the runes.



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About the Author

Donald Tyson is a Canadian from Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Early in life he was drawn to science by an intense fascination with astronomy, building a telescope by hand when he was eight.  He began university seeking a science degree, but became disillusioned with the aridity and futility of a mechanistic view of the universe and shifted his major to English.  After graduating with honors he has pursued a writing career.

Now he devotes his life to the attainment of a complete gnosis of the art of magic in theory and practice.  His purpose is to formulate an accessible system of personal training composed of East and West, past and present, that will help the individual discover the reason for one's existence and a way to fulfill it.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 253 pages
  • Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition (April 8, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 156718748X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1567187489
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,727,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Donald Tyson is a Canadian from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Early in life he was drawn to science by an intense fascination with astronomy, building a telescope by hand when he was eight. He began university seeking a science degree, but became disillusioned with the aridity and futility of a mechanistic view of the universe and shifted his major to English. After graduating with honors he has pursued a writing career. Now he devotes his life to the attainment of a complete gnosis of the art of magic in theory and practice. His purpose is to formulate an accessible system of personal training composed of East and West, past and present, that will help the individual discover the reason for one's existence and a way to fulfill it.

 

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless, November 30, 2004
Yet another attempt to recreate the runes in an author's own image. On top of this it includes the author's own pessimistic Christian bias in the meanings of the of the runes. He picks and chooses between the Anglo-Saxon and Elder Futharks for his meanings to suit his own bias. Not worth having except as a novelty. Not for the serious rune worker. Get the Power of the Runes Deck instead.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Not quite worth the asking price, March 23, 2008
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S. Plowright (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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Even the current price of $0.01 doesn't make this a bargain. Save your pennies for something that is actually useful.

Constraining runes to the faces of a cube completely changes the dynamics (getting 1 rune rules out the runes on the other faces). Also using the faces of dice does not fit at all well with the important 3x8 traditional ordering of the Futhark. At least the numbers (4 dice x 6 faces) prevent the addition of the spurious New-Age invention of the "blank rune". Apart from that, as a previous reviewer has commented above, the information provided is sloppy and heavily Christianized.

There are plenty of books with some actual useful information on runes.

Try these, and the books buyers also bought:

Rudiments of Runelore

Runic Amulets and Magic Objects

Runes (Reading the Past, Vol 4)
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting change, March 31, 2000
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This review is from: Rune Dice Kit: Reading Fortunes, Doing Magic & Making Charms (Paperback)
Compared with the traditional set of runes, this set makes an interesting change. The symbols are all there, with a rustic look of aged wood. I especially enjoyed the interpretation of the "wyrd" rune, one which often gets overlooked by many writers. I was not interested by the spell-making aspect of this book, as I felt it took away from the use of the runes in their own right. Perhaps this is what makes it more new age, I don't know. Bottom line: the runes are beautiful and the new form is interesting. A good buy.
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