* Completely new and fresh descriptions of all the individual runes based on traditional sources, rune poems, Old Norse literature, from one of the most respected runic scholars living todayThis follow-up to the author's classic Futhark, breaks new ground by applying current scientific theories on how magic works in traditional societies to the world of practical magic. The book contains completely new and fresh descriptions of all the individual runes based on traditional sources, rune-poems, Old Norse literature and more. Thorsson, one of the most respected runic scholars living today synthesises the old and the new, the scholarly and the practical and brings the use of runes in magical work to a new level in ALU, AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO OPERATIVE RUNOLOGY. This book includes: Practical magic Divination practices. Reveals new techniques and methods How modern English can be used in the creation of runic writings.