The Book of Runes A Handbook for the Use of an Ancient Oracle

Ralph Blum’s handbook introduces the modern popular use of runes as a divinatory system derived from older Germanic symbols. Historically important for helping revive rune divination in contemporary spirituality, the book includes interpretations of the runes, methods for casting them, and guidance for reflective use.

Ralph H. Blum (1932–2016) was an American author best known for popularizing the I Ching in the English-speaking world, especially through his influential 1970 book The Book of Changes. His work helped make divination and East Asian philosophical ideas accessible to a broad modern readership, and he also wrote on spirituality, tarot, and related symbolic traditions.