Shungite Rune Set in Natural Linen Drawstring Bag

This unique shungite rune set from Sage Goddess features24 tumbled black shungite stones, each with a runic symbol engraved upon it and painted gold.

One blank rune is included to make a 25-piece set.

The shungite rune setcomes in a beautifully made linen bag, with a postcard from Sage Goddess describing the runes and their meanings.

More About Runes

Runes began as a Scandinavian runic alphabet, with each rune having its own name and symbolic meaning.

There are several variants of the runic alphabet. The rune set uses the oldest, called Elder Futhark, which consists of 24 runic symbols.

Each rune represents a word or a phrase signifying concepts important to the early peoples who used them. Eachrune has a storyassociated withit, as well as an associated Norse god.

Besides theirlinguistic uses, the Vikings believed that runespossessedmagical powers, so they incorporated them into their mystical and religious practices, such as divination.

Runestoneswouldbe cast out or thrown, then the patterns and symbolsinterpreted -much like the practice of reading tarot cards or other forms of fortune-telling.

FUN FACT TheBluetoothsymbolis actuallyformed by theoverlapping of two Viking runic symbols. The technology is named after Harald Bluetooth, the Viking king who united Denmark and Norway in the 10th century.