What lies beyond using runes as simple symbols for divination or spellcraft?

In this livestream, I speak with David Linder, author of Advanced Rune Magic: The Greater Mysteries of Nordic Spirituality, about the Elder Futhark as a path of experiential knowledge and self-transformation.

David approaches the twenty-four runes as interfaces with Runa, the greater Mystery. Drawing on the Rune Poems, Eddic mythology, historical context, meditation, galdor, talismans, and lived practice, he explores how runes can shape not only magical workings but the practitioner’s character, relationships, and engagement with the world.

We will also examine where historical reconstruction ends and personal gnosis begins, how modern practitioners can create responsibly within a living tradition, and why Odin’s ordeal on Yggdrasil offers a powerful model of sacrifice, initiation, and the reconstruction of the self.

Is rune magic ultimately about changing circumstances, or about becoming someone capable of changing the world?

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00:00:00 Advanced Rune Magic with David Linder

00:02:20 From Vikings to Heathenry and Rune Magic

00:05:29 What Makes Rune Magic ‘Advanced’?

00:07:59 What Are Runes? The Elder Futhark Explained

00:09:43 Elder Futhark, Rune Names and the Rune Poems

00:12:04 Runa: The Great Mystery Behind the Runes

00:16:24 How Do You Really ‘Know’ a Rune?

00:21:40 Experiencing Runes: Galdr, Trance and Runic Practice

00:23:57 Rune Magic, Animism and Signs from Nature

00:27:57 Odin and Rune Magic as Self-Transformation

00:31:08 Historical Sources vs Personal Gnosis in Norse Magic

00:35:09 Can We Reconstruct Ancient Rune Magic?

00:41:01 Mystical Experience vs Rational Decision-Making

00:43:55 Christian Influence on the Rune Poems and Eddas

00:46:10 Creating New Myths in Modern Norse Paganism

00:48:54 Rune Magic, Fate and the Three Norns

00:52:16 Hagalaz: Chaos, Destruction and Transformation

00:56:12 Dagaz and the Dangers of Spiritual Extremes

00:58:56 The Dark Side of Odin: What Should Practitioners Emulate?

01:01:48 Laguz, Jung and the Collective Unconscious

01:04:30 Rune Practice, Compassion and the Greater Good

01:07:59 Odin, Shiva, Ásatrú and Galdr

01:09:03 What Does It Mean to ‘Win the Runes’?

01:11:47 David Linder, Living Runes and Further Resources

01:13:10 How to join Angela’s team of esoteric excellence.

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Published on August 9, 2026