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Ancient Wisdom and Pagan Spirituality

Jackpine Radical

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3. Thank you. That was a great explanation.

Reply to De Leonist (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 09:30 AM

Aug 2014

I'm familiar with Thorsson and don't think much of his work. A lot of it is based on a silly and quite inauthentic late-19th century German "revival" of Germanic paganism.

BTW, a long time ago I wrote a book on the runes called The Enchanted Alphabet in which I tried to trace the rune meanings back to their earliest meanings, and explored the psychosocial background in which they arose. It's been out of print for a long time, but you can usually find a decent copy on Amazon if you look for it.

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I thought I knew a bit about Germanic paganism, but this Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #1

I think I can answer this.... De Leonist Aug 2014 #2

Thank you. That was a great explanation. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #3

Hi. Sorry that I've been away for a while. icymist Aug 2014 #4