RUNEMAL

Il Grande Libro delle Rune (The Great Book of the Runes)

Origins, History, Interpretations

by

Umberto Carmignani and Giovanna Bellini

THE BOOK

out very soon (in Italian)

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Il Grande Libro delle Rune

Fruit of 13 years of intense research and experimentations, this book accompanies the reader into an intriguing journey around the world of Runes, tracing the guide to an aware use of divination and interpretation of the runic oracle.
Runes are the Sacred Language of Gods and Heroes, letters of an ancint and mysterious alphabet through which we can call the Forces of Nature and receive from them the energy required for our travel into joy and light. With their help we can face and win our demons of rage, the monsters of fear, obstacles for a serene path into self-realization. We can unchain our Soul from the past and the pain, defeat the Dragon of renounce and desperation that tries to steal the Treasure of our Life.
Umberto Carmignani and Giovanna Bellini have gathered the fruits of a twenty-year experience of artists and spiritual researchers, in order to provide precious information regarding the Heroic Journey everyone of us is called to take.
This book is structured just as an Inner Travel of Growth and Spiritual Evolution, following step by step the viaticum that Runes sign for us; the reader is encouraged to discover the Secrets of Life, penetrating that Mystery that is the Unknown Land, the Ultimate Thule, the Hyperborea of every Spirit Seeker.
The path of Runes is a Sciamanic Journey toward our Indo-European roots, a travel that starts from very far in time, from the Eurasian steppes of thousands of years ago, passing through the Cult of the Great Mother, revealing the religious and cultural inheritance still intact into greek art and mythology and into Vedas, the Indian sacred texts.
From the icy mountains, to the dark woods, from the stormy seas of North to the reef and sunny beaches of Mediterranean Sea, a Trip through time, in order to recover our forgotten Gods and Goddesses, re-acquiring our relationship with the World and Nature, to set free from prejudices and moralisms, from guilt, original sins, penitence and expiations, in order to feel in depth the joyous meet of the body and pleasure, of mind and spirit, to fully enjoy of good food and wine, of friendship and love, abundance and prosperity, brotherhood and family.

Paganism, polytheism, pantheism are all aspects of celebration of forces within Life and Nature, vital expressions of our Indo-European nature; we are sons of many Gods and many Goddesses, sons of a solar God and a Lunar Goddess, sons of Air, Water, Fire; our Mother is Life and Death, our Father is Time and Destiny.
Pagan Gods dwelled in the top of the mountains and the depths of the oceans; but they are also inside of us. They are Universal Archetypes that live again into myths, sagas, fairytales and legends. We are Gods ourselves, whenever we can see our divine image reflected into the world and the face of our brothers and  sisters, and through Love share the essence with rocks, plants and animals.
We live at the very height and depths of our conscience, sometimes falling into the hell of hate and intolerance.
But if just we could see, only for a moment, our glazing light, we could make the world into a Paradise.
And it's there that Runes can bring us, if we really want it.

Learn the Runes of Victory
and you will gain it!

Use the Runes of the Storm
neither tremendous tides
nor terrible waves
will be obstacles for thy haven

Learn the Runes of Eloquence
and thou shall reach the bottom
of men's heart

But the Runes of Mind above all
Thou have to learn and recognize
If thour desire is to have a pure soul
If thou want to be a wise man
You have to learn them, to engrave them,
So they can reach the heart in time

Volsunga Saga

Umberto Carmignani, artist, spiritual researcher, advisor in communication, Reiki Master, facilitator in Family Constellations, researcher of symbology and phenomena of expansion and evolution of conscience, is the founder of “La Città della Luce” ('The City of Light' – www.reiki.it) Association of Social Promotion (subject of Co.n.a.c.r.e.i.s. National Organization of Ethic, Inner and Spiritual Research Community and Associations), intentional community and Ecovillage (associated with R.I.V.E. Ecovillages Italian Net) experimenting bionatural disciplines for an healty and aware life in the respect of individual, family, society and environment. He holds conferences, seminaries and workshops in Italy and abroad.

Giovanna Bellini, artist, Reiki Master, born and lived in Venezuela until 1982. Since a child she goes travelling around the world meeting the ancient civilization of the earth and discovering the art and the folklore. In Italy she attends the Artistic Lyceum and the Faculty of Architecture. In Ireland she knows the Steinerian architect and scuptor Peter Rawstorne, who introduces her to the mysteries and fascination of celtic art. She attends the Jewellery Art school, learning the Art of the Lathe and Raku Ceramic, partecipating to many celtic festivals, taking inspiration from Runes for the realization of pendants and amulets in silver and manufacts in pottery: chalices, rings, necklaces, pendants. She is a Teacher in Runology, Pottery Techniques and Archetypical Jewellery into "La Città della Luce" (www.runemal.org)