Book Review: Norse Divination by Gypsey Elaine Teague

  • Source: I received an advance copy of this book on NetGalley

  • My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (see my review on Goodreads)

I've long been interested in Norse history and lore, so when I saw this book I knew I wanted to read it. Somehow I didn't realize that this was going to be a guide for actually doing my own divination based on Norse lore; I was expecting it to be a history book about how the Norse did divination or something, haha! In any case, what a delightful surprise! The beginning of this book provides a GREAT foundation for what to expect and explains some things about Norse history and various Norse alphabets over time. I was impressed to discover that the author created their own divination system here, and provides a very thorough guide for using it.

The best part? I can make my own set of rune tiles and use them along with this guidebook! Each chapter discusses the rune in detail, including the deity it represents, their story/history, and how to interpret the rune in your reading based on its position and orientation. Personally, I haven't even tried them out yet because I want to be sure I am drawing the runes correctly on my tiles (the advance copy doesn't seem to show me this bit very well, so I'll wait for my physical copy). Norse Divination is a wonderful combination of lore, history, and divination methods you can bring into your own practice! Highly recommended.

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