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Title: A few interesting concepts . . .
Review: Steffen makes a few interesting observations, but he also has made a number of glaring errors.First and foremost, he is rather insistant in his feeble defense of Blum's "Wyrd" (blank) rune theory. There is no "blank" rune. If you are given a set of runes, the "blank" (of which there should be several) is intended to be inscribed by the owner in the event that a carved rune is either broken or lost. There is NO reference to a "blank" rune anywhere in the history of runelore (encompassing multiple systems).Secondly, he adds odd correspondences and attributes to each rune (in addition to the "traditional" ones found in most other books. Apparently (as he is a "quantum shaman"), Steffen seems to have come up with these new concepts himself, and wishes for them to be accepted as valid.If you've read Aswynn, Thorsson, and Tyson, you might consider taking a look at what Steffen has to say for himself and form your own conclusion.
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