As a person who works with Runes, I am periodically asked the question of whether it is possible to make runic tattoos. I finally decided to write an article on this topic, and the last straw that prompted me to poke these “multi-books”, lazy me, was a question from a friend: “here my friend got a tattoo with Runes, and now he’s asking what it means.”

For those who are just thinking about or planning to do something like this, I strongly advise you to abandon such an idea. Especially if you just decided that it’s beautiful and fashionable, but about the Runes themselves you only have an idea that these are some kind of icons that “will look great with this picture (or without it).”

However, for those who know the meanings of the Runes, the advice will remain the same - under no circumstances.

The consequences of such an act are impossible to predict. Any Rune can have a negative impact, since everyone’s relationship with the energy of Runes is very individual, and it is simply impossible to predict how the energy of individual Runes or their combination will affect your energy, and what impact this will have on you and your life .

So, after all, why shouldn’t you get a tattoo with Runes, and how can a runic tattoo be dangerous?

Almost every Rune carries two opposite meanings - upright and inverted. And if a person puts such a sign, say, on his hand, then the rune will constantly change its even the most good meaning. Yes, in the practice of using Runes there is an option for use - application to the body. Often - on the same hand. But! The Runes are applied for a short period of time with an easily washed off agent; when applying the Runes, a specific task is set and discussed, after which the Runes are erased from the body. And who knows how the Runes will distort your energy and destiny in the long term? For example, what if Inguz, whom men love to wear, decides to end something in your life that you didn’t plan to end at all?

Runes perform specific tasks well and for a specific period of time. But a person changes over time. His life tasks, spiritual, social, personal level change. And what previously protected and supported may subsequently begin to limit and restrain, interfere and destroy.

Any Runes or runic formulas trigger some kind of process. For example, you want to achieve something, and you choose a runic formula to achieve your goals. Thus, you launch a process of accomplishment that will help you take some actions to achieve what you want. So, when this desired goal is achieved, the runic formula must be deactivated. Because if you don’t do this, you will be rolled back to the beginning, as the formula will continue its work in the process of achievement. And you find yourself in the role of a “squirrel in a wheel”, because the process of achievement and possession are completely different things. But the possession and preservation of what has been achieved is not included in your formula.

And this is just one small example from the endless space of options.

I repeat once again - each Rune has a certain period of time and a specific aspect of action. And it is used in specific cases for specific tasks. To make it clearer to you, it’s like medicine. Or an injection. For treatment of a disease - it will help. But what are the consequences of continuing to take the medicine after recovery, when the body no longer needs it and has completed its task? To poisoning, or even death...

Often a tattoo with runes represents some kind of protective formula. Or a protective symbol. Why is this use of Runes in tattoos dangerous?

First, I’ll explain how any protective artifacts (amulets, amulets, etc.) work. And they work on the principle of a filter. In other words, collecting all the negativity directed at the bearer of the artifact. And the shelf life (action, work) of such artifacts can be quite short - the stronger the intensity of the negative impact, the less time the protective artifact lasts. Each of them has its own specific amount of charge, invested by the Master during manufacture, and when this volume is exhausted, the artifact is sent for scrap. Very often - on their own, that is, breaking down or simply getting lost. By the way, in my practice, the minimum lifespan of a protective amulet made for a client was 20 minutes. Yes, this happens too. Now let's get back to the protective formula tattoo.

What do you think will happen to the bearer of such a formula? Anything! From a local disease of the area or limb on which the Runes are applied to the complete destruction and self-destruction of the wearer.

Another case from practice. I had the opportunity to communicate with a person who had a tattoo with a protective runic formula on her legs. She complained that very severe problems began, pain, swelling, swelling. I asked what to do in such a situation.

And the only way out is to remove the tattoo. Because even if you “fill in” the runescript with another design, the original tattoo will still remain, and then the energy matrix of the runescript will do its job. And if it is not yet possible to remove the drawing, then you need to deactivate it - by applying the Isa Rune, at least with a marker, over the tattoo. And update it constantly until you have the opportunity to remove the tattoo.

And if you really want to have Runes on you, it’s better

Anton Valerievich Platov (also known as Iggvolod) graduated from Moscow State University, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Writer, figure of the pagan Renaissance. Author of a number of books and many publications on the sacred tradition and traditional culture of Europe.
Interview with A. Platov

How did the friendship between you and the runes begin?
Any archaic system of sacred knowledge necessarily has its own magic, a certain aura of power of its own. We almost always feel it, even when accidentally coming into contact with one or another system of this type. But for some, the feeling of the magic of the system turns out to be alien, while for others, on the contrary, it captivates and makes them feel: this is mine.
When I began to comprehend the runic tradition a quarter of a century ago, books on runes in Russia were tight, and I had to “dig” everything myself.
What did you manage to dig up?
There are two types of sources.
First- these are written monuments: preserved sacred texts, descriptions of magical practices in sagas, runic poems, “magic” books of the late Middle Ages.
Second– artifacts of runic art: sacred objects with spells, altar stones, amulets and much more. Working with these sources is more difficult, because the ancient masters did not set themselves the task of making their creations understandable to us. There is also the actual practice of magical work. When we talk about runes, we come into contact with the “baggage of power” accumulated by dozens of generations of magicians who worked in this system before us. Taking runes seriously, we draw knowledge from this baggage. By the way, speaking about written sources, we must remember: a significant part of them did not escape distortions associated with the loss of sacred knowledge and caused by Christianity.
What do runes mean to you?
First of all, this is a magical sign system. It can describe the universe in which we exist and interact with it, change it, but the runes themselves remain just symbols. Take, for example, the Isa rune - the rune of ice. It represents a vertical line. Does this mean that anyone who draws a vertical line on the fence will cause frost? Of course not. Runes remain just icons if the person drawing them has no real "contact" with what lies behind them.
What is behind them?
In general, these can be called vectors of power - each of the runes symbolizes some aspect of the forces of the world. We can also talk about the deities behind the runes - a significant part of them is tradition and connects them directly with one or another god or goddess.
Runic magic is a change with the help of the runes of this world and, above all, yourself
What can runic magic do?
In the Northern European sacred tradition, the use of runes does not have any special boundaries - everything is determined by the qualities of the person who works with them.

Therefore, a more correct term is runic art - it is much broader. We highlight two main areas of practical work: understanding and changing the world around us and, most importantly, ourselves.

Do you use what is called runic gymnastics?
The very idea that runes are in some way connected with various manifestations of the life of the human body - posture, movement, voice sounding at a certain height - is not without common sense. Another thing is that the ancient sources that we can trust did not preserve for us anything at all related to this issue. Everything that is being done today in this direction is a pure remake. In a situation where we have practically nothing to compare the personal achievements of this or that author or practitioner with, such new systems can easily turn out - in the safest case - meaningless and non-functional.
In my opinion, if we’re talking about the use of body-oriented practices in runic art, then we need to dig much deeper. So at school "NordHeim" We successfully use a technique we call runic constellations - an extension of Hellinger's idea that the human body is capable of perceiving and displaying certain information.
How dangerous can working with runes be?
Most dangerous situations occur among two categories of people.

First- these are neophytes who have just reached the big water, but still don’t know anything and simply don’t understand where exactly trouble might await them.

Second– those who have just passed a certain milestone in their improvement and suddenly feel permissiveness.
Maximum danger– from objective harm to oneself or one’s neighbor to loss of contact with reality – accompanies working with runes precisely at those stages when a person has just crossed a certain line in mastering the art.
Usually first dangerous situation comes immediately after getting acquainted with runes: I read a brochure on runic magic, felt like a magician and... Serious card players know: beginners are lucky. Only in this case, such luck often backfires - strength allows a beginner to do something the meaning of which he himself does not understand.
Second dangerous situation– transition to the state of an experienced user, when a person actually acquires certain knowledge and capabilities, but does not yet understand that rights inevitably entail responsibilities and opportunities require certain self-restraint.

About, how to learn runic art, where to start for beginners. Such a small instruction for dummies. It’s just that this topic constantly comes up both in the comments and in your letters. Therefore, I decided that such an article on this topic was necessary.

In addition, many beginners get the wrong impression that runes are very simple and completely safe. Well, how to brush your teeth. That you can draw a few signs that are completely incomprehensible to you and expect that right now everything in your life will change dramatically. And so these people write asking for a magic formula that will solve all their problems without any participation or labor on their part.

Perhaps this is my fault, that I try to present it as simply as possible. But this does not mean that a person who does not even know the names of the runes will be able to achieve at least something in runic magic. And you must understand this. That runes are a serious and ancient magical tradition. That first you need to get acquainted with this tradition and delve into it, immerse yourself headlong, and only after that, perhaps, something will begin to work out with magic. Or maybe, having delved into it, you will decide that this is not your thing, and will go to seek happiness in other places.

I studied runes for 2 years before I decided to make my first runescript. I'm not saying that you need to wait that long. No, everything here is different for everyone. But, really, I sincerely don’t understand how it occurs to people that after spending 2 days on forums, they can already practice. For some reason, it never occurs to anyone to get behind the wheel of a car without learning. And here all the time. Although the consequences can be no less sad.

Do you know, my friends, that they used to bring food to the northern gods? human sacrifices? Or that midwives cut out runes for women in labor right on their hands? Of course, a modern runologist should treat human sacrifices symbolically; this is an image of sacrificing the human to the divine. Well, as an echo of ancient terrible rituals - the use of one’s own blood in

And besides, the northern gods are very stern, they are by no means kind old men and women who sit on the clouds and play harps. Even though they are strong, and wise and brave. They fight with each other, intrigue, take revenge, kill. Suffice it to remember that one of Odin’s names is God of Storms and Madness. And it’s easy to anger them. Especially with such blatant disrespect as the desire to get results from runic magic without studying the runes and without delving into the tradition.

Those. you must become strong enough and be knowledgeable enough in the runic tradition to feel almost on an equal footing with the Northern Gods. You must, of course, treat them with respect, but without reverence or fear. Only in this case can you count on their help.

So runes are not toys at all, believe me. And it is very, very easy for an inept person to harm himself with runes.

I don’t think that runes are only available to a select few, no. But I believe that before you start practicing, you should undergo at least minimal theoretical training. Firstly, you must know the names of all the runes and you, of course, must easily recognize them in, be able to pronounce and write runes without hesitation.

To do this, I advise beginners to read something on runes. It’s better to start with my dearly beloved Freya Aswynn, from her book "Runes and mysteries of the northern peoples", sometimes on the Internet for some reason it is called “Runes and Feminine Power,” although the text is the same, and not much is written about feminine power. Probably some kind of translation intrigue. You can download this book. I consider this guide to be the best on runes, and I am very grateful to fate that I came across this book about runes first.

Also for beginners you can read Aditi's book "Runes", the basics are presented there very clearly, and most importantly, briefly, i.e. there will be no confusion in your head. You can download . Well, read Batyushkov too, his book "Runic amulet practice", also a lot of practically useful things.

I also mentioned the book once V. Katyshkova and E. Krasnova “Rune Lagus or the path of shamanic dreams in the interpretation of futhark.” A very good and interesting book, but not for beginners. It’s just that there are very broad interpretations of the runes, you will get confused and your head will start to smoke. So you will read this book later, when you have mastered the basics.

Also be sure to study something according to Scandinavian mythology. This way you will better understand the archetypes of the northern gods and tradition. I would recommend you 2 books: 1st - Helen Gerber "Myths of Northern Europe", download it, it is on the Internet, and 2nd: Vladimir Petrukhin “Myths of Ancient Scandinavia”, excellent book, I couldn’t find it on the Internet, I bought it at Ozone. This book is selling very well, so you may have to wait until it comes back on sale.

The Elder and Younger Eddas can also, of course, be read, but there is little that beginners can understand. The rest of the books on runes somehow didn’t impress me, so I won’t recommend anything else to you.

But a theory is a theory. Runes are symbolic signs, images, and each person sees something different in each rune. This is similar to interpreting dream images. The same symbols can mean different things to different people. And you should also have your own images and concepts regarding each rune. They will be different from the books and from mine. This is the main reason that the same runic formulas can affect different people differently, but will not affect someone at all. Runes are always an individual path.

To understand your personal meanings of runes, I recommend starting with Buy or make your own fortune-telling set of runes (see article), consecrate it (I wrote how to do this ) and start guessing. Make readings for yourself and your friends, guess for the day, for the month, for the year, guess for the situation.

Be sure to have a notepad, where you will write down your interpretations, so that after some time you can see which runes fell out and what happened as a result. Don’t rely on your memory, you will definitely forget what happened then, I know from myself :).

In fact, they are very similar, I am absolutely convinced of this, although some authors do not think so. In addition, if you learn to guess well, the need for many magical actions will disappear by itself. You will simply know the causes of problems and ways to solve them.

Also to understand the energy and meaning of each rune there is practice of living runes. Freya Asvinn recommends this method (quote from her book): « The method I resorted to turned out to be very effective, and I am ready to recommend it to anyone who wants to get in touch with runes. I baked twenty-four square cakes and decorated each one with a rune in Futhark order. Every evening I called on Odin and Freya with a request to bless the next rune, and then ate a flatbread. Then I simply focused on this rune and wrote down all the associations that came to my mind in connection with it. I still keep these notes. From them my book was born.”

That's what I did. I didn't live every rune. I did this for those runes that were difficult for me to get in touch with. I simply drew this rune on myself with a red marker, sometimes adding or, and asked the rune to manifest itself. And then I watched what happened. How my well-being changed, what events began to happen (and they definitely began to happen), what thoughts came to me regarding this rune. As a rule, I did not wash off the rune until I began to understand its energy.

In general, you can choose one of the above methods and use it. Unless, I would not recommend that you use the method of living for potentially dangerous runes: and. But here it’s up to you.

Regarding the drafting, I probably won’t write anything. Just when you understand, you can easily create your own formulas. Or use someone else’s, but in this case you must internally agree with this specific formula and understand what this or that rune is for.

Well, forums on runic magic and fortune telling are also very useful to read. People there share their personal experiences, and this is, so to speak, a living immersion in the runes.

And I would like to separately touch on the issue of people from other traditions who want to study runes.

Very often people write to me that they are Christians or Muslims and want, for example, to use some kind of runic formula.

Now I will probably disappoint everyone very much. My friends, you You cannot use runic magic if you live in Christianity or Islam. You must solve your problems within the framework of your tradition. And runic magic is strictly contraindicated for you, if only because your traditions prohibit it. And you will have a strong subconscious conflict, which can result in very unfavorable things. You will cut yourself, injure yourself, you may become dangerously ill, get hit by a car, and something else bad may happen to you. The runic tradition is paganism in essence, and we bring gifts to our pagan Gods - Thor, Odin, Freya, Frigg. And you believe in one of your gods.

It’s easier for those people who believe that there is a single divine energy, and it can take different forms, and different Gods are archetypes that reflect parts of our psyche. Or that God is love and people are the physical expression of the divine. And who know that the goal of all official religions is not your approach to the Divine and the realization of the best in you, but mainly the struggle for power and influence. And in this regard, many important things in official religions are distorted. For people with such a worldview, everything will definitely work out with runes.

And a few final words about runic magic. Runes are a very powerful tool for changing reality. Those who have tried it have already been able to verify this. I want to warn you about just one thing. Beware, my friends, of getting carried away by fantasies about how things should be, and not finding your own path and not living your own life. This is the worst thing that can happen to a person.

During the Middle Ages, they knew nothing about runes. However, during the Renaissance, interest in these symbols arose with renewed vigor. In the 9th-20th centuries, they became widespread and began to be used to predict the future.

What awaits you in the near future:

Find out what awaits you in the near future with the help of runes.

What danger do runes pose?

“The power contained in magical signs can serve both creation and destruction” - unknown rune master.

Power and danger

The runes contain powerful energy: they arose during the times of ancient beliefs and worship of warlike gods. Having the necessary knowledge, you will be able to change your own destiny, but if you do not have the required skills, you will ruin it in just one day. Runic symbols require respect, wisdom and extreme caution. It’s easy to draw a sign, but getting rid of its negative effects is quite difficult.

Slavic runes are dangerous in inexperienced hands, and therefore simple and understandable rules for handling them have been developed.

List of rules

1 . Use specialized literature. Instead of learning from your own experience, take advantage of other people's knowledge. Wise people have long described the characteristics of runes, the rules for their use, and possible negative effects.

2 . Feel each sign. To do this, you should put one rune on paper and observe the changes in your own life. During this period, it is prohibited to use combinations of several symbols.

3 . Practice runology with extreme caution. To get started, you can use ready-made kits made by an experienced craftsman. And only after that start creating your own runes. It is safest to use paper media: in extreme cases, you can burn the paper, and along with it, get rid of the effect of the sign.

4 . Take notes on your feelings from each Slavic rune. Describe the plots of your dreams, changes in your personal life and at work, your state of health and emerging thoughts. Later, you will be able to analyze all the data and enter into close contact with runic symbols.

5 . Keep all achievements obtained through the use of Slavic runes secret. There will always be envious people who can neutralize the effect of ancient signs.

6 . Do not use the acquired knowledge to harm. All negative actions will return to you with triple the effect: only experienced runologists who are able to establish protection can engage in this practice.

7 . The use of runes by Christians and Muslims is prohibited. Magic signs are rooted in pagan mythology: by drawing them, a person turns to the ancient pagan gods for help. If you have found yourself in a certain faith, ask for help from your God and do not force your soul to rush between two fires.

Now the stars advise you to use one of the layouts suggested below. Don't miss your chance to find out the truth.

Runes and fortune telling with them go back to the distant past - it was practiced by all Scandinavian, Germanic and Anglo-Saxon peoples. Is it possible to tell fortunes using runes, is it dangerous, and how does runic fortune telling differ from the rest? The mythology and traditions of the inhabitants of the north can tell about this.

In the article:

History of Runes

The most ancient runic alphabets date back to the first millennium BC. However, historians and archaeologists note that runes have not been used for writing for a long time. They were sacred symbols with deep magical meaning and were used exclusively for magical purposes. Fortune telling with runes was one of the ways to use this most powerful magical tool.

World Tree Yggdrasil and the runes that God Odin saw

According to Scandinavian tradition, the main purpose of these signs was not fortune telling, but practical magic. It included putting symbols on objects, creating amulets and using them to achieve goals. According to legends, runes were part of the universe and an axiom, just like the laws of physics. Elder Edda reports that the god Odin was the first to recognize these sacred signs, seeing them in the interweaving of nine branches World Tree Yggdrasil. For this knowledge and universal wisdom, the supreme god of the Vikings sacrificed himself, nailing himself to Yggdrasil with a spear and hanging upside down for nine days and nights.

Since then, the aces, and after them other creatures, including gnomes and people, have learned the runes. Knowledge of runes was initially considered a purely male matter and only priests and erili could master it - this is how the Scandinavians called experts in mystical symbols and magic. But subsequently women began to use runes for fortune telling, which was taught to them by the goddess Freya. Then Odin himself learned the ability to tell fortunes from her.

Is it possible to tell fortunes using runes and why is it dangerous?

Some modern neo-pagans and followers of Scandinavian traditions believe that fortune telling with runes is impossible. They connect this with the originally existing tradition, according to which runes were used only for practical magic. Thus, they cross out a whole layer of the Scandinavian tradition and lose their attention to the strongest instrument. At the same time, this opinion is erroneous, because the supreme god of the Scandinavians, Odin himself, subsequently began to tell fortunes on runes.

Supporters of this opinion believe that the result of fortune telling is an accident. But tiles with symbols that fall out in a random order change the universe so that the “predicted” events actually happen. Of course, it is impossible to prove or disprove this point of view, therefore it has little practical significance and everyone should decide for themselves whether it is possible to tell fortunes using runes.

A characteristic feature of fortune telling with runes is indeed the high veracity and accuracy of the results. However, even ancient myths warn that using runes thoughtlessly, for fun, or simply not knowing the meaning of these sacred symbols is really dangerous. In this sense, fortune telling is a much safer option, because a mistake with it can simply lead to a misinterpretation. While an incorrectly created amulet can cause serious problems in life and various misfortunes.

How to tell fortunes using runes

First of all, rune fortune telling will require you to have a ready-made set of runes. Depending on which futhark (rune alphabet) you choose, the number of these dies may vary. However, the most ancient, well-studied and widespread at the moment is the Elder Futhark. This is the most popular and famous runic alphabet, covering all aspects of life as fully as possible and having thousands of years of tradition behind it. Most of the other futharks are in some way “remakes” that appeared in the period from the 13th century to the present day.

Julia Wang also uses runes

If you want the dies to tell you the truth, the best option would be to make the runes yourself - there is a separate article on how to do this on our website. Such instruments will be in close connection with you, and if you understand their meaning and know how to interpret them, then you can easily predict the future and find accurate and effective answers to all your questions.

In a general sense, fortune telling looks like asking a question, choosing a suitable layout and taking out the appropriate number of runes one at a time. At the same time, there are two radically different methods of fortune telling. One of them includes inverted positions of some runes, while the other, more conservative, ignores them. Also, optionally, in fortune telling on the Elder Futhark, not 24, but 25 runes can be used. The last, twenty-fifth rune is depicted as an empty die without a symbol, which denotes uncertainty. However, well-known scholars of the runic tradition, such as Edred Thorsson, consider the “empty” die to be a modern unnecessary invention.

Runic layouts and fortune telling

The answer to the question of how to tell fortunes using runes can be easily found by deeply understanding and realizing the meaning of each of these Old Norse symbols. The simplest and most accessible way is fortune telling using one rune. For it you need to prepare a bag, focus on the question that interests you and take one die out of the bag. This will be your answer. Questions should be asked clear and simple, and only once at a time - repeated “guessing” is not encouraged in any fortune-telling tradition, and runes are no exception.

It is also very popular. There are so many options for this fortune telling that there is a separate article on our website dedicated specifically to it. With the help of several runes, you can always find out more accurate and specific answers to your questions, as well as find a possible way out of any current situation.

From the point of view of the technique of runic fortune-telling, you should start it exclusively in a stable mood. So nothing can affect either you and your feelings with the runes, or the correctness of the interpretation. Some fortune tellers prefer to toss the pulled out die or simply throw it away. When fortune telling with several runes, the latter can also be taken out of a bag or box and thrown chaotically onto any flat surface - in some types of such rune fortune telling, the position of each of the runes in relation to the others matters.

In general, fortune telling with the help of runes is an accessible and simple way to learn more about your current life, past and future. However, you should carefully study the interpretation of each of these Old Norse symbols, and also understand the principles of each chosen layout. Then you can not only prepare in advance for important events in your life, but also surprise everyone you know with your insight and intelligence. Also remember that runes are suitable not only for fortune telling - they can also be used as excellent amulets for all occasions.

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