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At their simpllest, runes are the alphabet used by the norse, germanic and anglo-saxon peoples from around 1500 years ago... They were/are believed to be a powerful divinatory and magical system.
They are equivalent to the Roman, Greek, Cyrillic or Hebrew alphabets.
The word Rune means secret, mystery or hidden, to whisper.
I gave you two links that give alot more detail.
Each stone has a meaning . For instance a wild ox, represents strength. Cattle represents wealth.. Each stone also is associated with one of the Nordic Gods. It is these deeper meanings that make runes such an important divinatory and magical system.
Whispered words with meanings that a person can follow.
So, the readings, can show the past, where you are now and the future, much like any other reading.. But, it is all positive as in there are no death cards, rather paths.