People are often surprised to learn that the Vikings did not use the runes of the Elder Futhark. They actually used the runes of the Younger Futhark!

After the time of the Elder Futhark, the runic script(s) continued to evolve (wane and wax). There were many rune rows in operation and some scripts were unique localized variants. One striking example are the Dalecarlian runes, or dalrunes. This (late) version of the runic script was in use in the remote Swedish province of Dalarna until the 20th century!

Perhaps surprisingly the Younger Futhark has only 16 runes but soon a need arose for more runes, to express a larger variety of sounds, also in locations south-west of Scandinavia.

The Anglo-Saxon/Northumbrian/Frisian Futhorcs which then evolved offer nine additional runes in all. This brings the total up to 33 runes, in comparison to the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark!

These nine runes offer new lenses of perception, new in-dwelling spirits and new layers of interpretation. Getting to know them can enrich and enhance the work of any Rune Magician!

This class consists of a series of 3 sessions x 90min

Session #1 - Thursday February 10th, 8pm UK time:  Rune EAR, Rune AC and Rune IOR

Session #2 - Thursday, March 10th, 8pm UK time:  Rune YR, Rune OS and Rune Cweorth

Session #3 - Thursday, April 21st, 8pm UK time:  Rune STAN, Rune CHALC and rune GAR

A recording of each session will be available to all ticket holders until May 31st.

About Imelda
Imelda Almqvist is an international teacher of shamanism and sacred art. So far she has published three books: Natural Born Shamans: A Spiritual Toolkit for Life (Using shamanism creatively with young people of all ages) in 2016 and Sacred Art: A Hollow Bone for Spirit (Where Art Meets Shamanism) in 2019. She has presented her work on both The Shift Network and Sounds True. She appears in a TV program titled Ice Age Shaman, made for the Smithsonian Museum, in the series Mystic Britain talking about Neolithic arctic deer shamanism. Her third book: Medicine of the Imagination - Dwelling in possibility (an impassioned plea for fearless imagination) was published by Moon Books in 2020. She is currently working on her fourth book, about the pre-Christian spirituality of The Netherlands.

Website http://www.shaman-healer-painter.co.uk/

Informative blog on the topic of the runes of the Elder Futhark and how rune magicians in Scandinavia work with them: http://www.shaman-healer-painter.co.uk/post.cfm?p=1178