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Lesson 11 - Tests and Reading

Comprehension Test

In Kenneth Meadows alternative rune arrangement which is the first rune?
What were Guido Von List's runes called?
Give one example of a NAZI use of the runes?
Which rune is still a favorite with right wing extremists?
Name a reputable organisation connected with the runes?
Who invented the Witches Runes?
Who is probably the most controversial modern author on the runes?
What is it about his style which has attracted so many readers?
What else did he do that increased the general acceptability of his book?
Name a rune for which his interpretation varies considerably from the standard?

Reading

In Freya Aswynn's Principles of the Runes, read the whole of chapter 3, entitled "Deeper Mysteries of the Runes".p 38-68.

Here Aswynn looks at the runes at a deeper level, considering the essence of their nature, emotional and psychological aspects and relates them to the norse mythology. She explains how each of the rune's power can be utilized magically in the way we considered in the previous Lesson. We saw there though that the magical and divinatory meanings are closely related and you should find the meanings given in this chapter intensify your understanding of the meaning of the runes.

Further Exercises

Using your local library, the net, or any other resources available to you, track down and investigate a group or organisation concerned with the runes. You should seek to answer the following questions

When they were founded
Why they were founded
What they believe
Number of members (if applicable)
What services they offer

"This is a time of major growth and rectification, and, as a rule, rectification must come before progress. The field is tilled before the seed is planted, the garden is weeded before the flower blooms, and the seed must know stillness before it can discover its true song."

The above is taken from Blum's New Book of Runes
- Which rune do you think this refers to?
- What aspects of his writing style do you think help to make this passage powerful?
This passage comes from Freya Aswynn's Principles of Runes, as used on this course

"Like Wunjo this rune refers to people as a collective, be it a family, a village or a magical fraternity ... the rune of the perfected intellect, melding reason and intuition, with reason being the senior partner .. may suggest legal affairs and matters of mutual co-operation, especially when it occurs in conjunction with Ehwaz"

Compare the style to the one above. Which is the more interesting to read?
Which is the easier to read?
Which do you find the more informative?
Which of the two do you prefer?
Why do you think someone might prefer the other?
How would you seek to change their mind

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