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Overview
Runic divination is a system of fortune-telling invented in the 1970’s. It has since become a popular oracle alongside tarot, dice, and others.
The most basic form of runic divination works on the basis of drawing lots. Each rune is individually carved or painted onto some kind of token, and these tokens are placed in a bag or a box. The practitioner then speaks a question and randomly draws a rune. Each rune has a meaning, and the meaning of the rune drawn advises the practitioner based on their question.
There are many methods to reading the runes, some of which are devised by practitioners themselves. Some practitioners use divinatory “spreads” for their rune readings similar to the ones used in tarot. Others use methods where they cast a cluster of runes onto a chart and interpret meaning based on how the runes fall. Oftentimes a person discovers their preferred way of reading runes as they continue to use them. Like with other forms of divination, runes can also be read for others.
Rune sets can be made up of any materials and use any of the futhark scripts, including their variations.
