Re: Runes: Their meanings
Taliesin_2

Fri Jan 22 13:30:29 1999
Searles wrote,*br*: The Runes are Germanic and Norse.  They are not Celtic.  *br*: Using Ogham, lots, crannchur, and wooden sticks, to divine *br*: the future is a very Celtic thing to do.  Why not study *br*: those?*p*Mainly because there appear to be more text references to Runes on the open market than to Ogham. Unless you know of some very specific books which give clear definitions of the Ogham, I'm willing to look into purchasing them. Could you supply a list of books Searles? Either here or in a private Email is fine.*p*: I recommend studying the Ogham, as the traditions, cosmology *br*: and deities surrounding the Runes are not fully synchronized *br*: with Celtic tradition and practice.  If they call to you, *br*: then you should seek them, but why confuse a pathway that *br*: already has a way that is traditional?*p*Good point.*p*: There is nothing wrong with being eclectic in one's seeking, *br*: if one is eclectic in practice.  If one is Celtic in *br*: practice, then the eclectic knowledge will at some time *br*: become synchronized with the traditional knowledge or *br*: coimgne.   This was a primary function of the Filidh and is *br*: one reason why the tales of the Leabhar Gaba/la became *br*: synchronized with Christian traditions and myths after *br*: Christianity was embraced by the Irish.  We've all seen the *br*: results that attempt at synchronizing has created.*br*:*br*: Searles
Re: Runes: Their meanings
Searles
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Fri Jan 22 00:17:08 1999