The Origins of Runic Mysticism and Magic - The Kabbalistic Noble Runes of Johannes Bureus

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  @TheEsotericaChannel · 2 years ago · pinned

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  @Pontus-Tarantulas · 2 years ago

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  @christinarosen7519 · 2 years ago

  Swedish archaeologist here. LOVED this episode.

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  @TheEsotericaChannel · 2 years ago

  A few points I could have made clearer in this episode: <br> <br>Pre-modern people primarily related to the Runes as a system for writing, not as a system of symbols. &nbsp;Bureus is the first person for which we have evidence for the use of Runes primarily as mystical symbols. &nbsp;If you primarily relate to the Runes as a system of mystical symbols then you are much more historically and spiritually similar to Bureus than pre-Christian Rune-users. That shouldn’t surprise us: he’s closer to us in virtually every sense - historically, religiously, philosophically, anthropologically, etc. - than he was to the Vikings, etc. <br> <br>Bureus’ mystical system is profoundly Christian, even if a specific kind of hermetic-kabbalisitic Christianity. &nbsp;Aside from his theological and soteriological interpolations, his text abounds in Biblical prooftexts. &nbsp;Unfortunately, this fact is conspicuously ignored and even distorted in contemporary occult discussion of the Adulruna Rediviva. &nbsp;I suspect this is out of other theological agendas or the unfortunate anti-Christian bias of much of contemporary occultism. However, let’s not commit the genetic fallacy. &nbsp;Neo-Pagan spiritual practices descended genealogically from this very Christian form of mysticism aren’t guilty of some original sin. &nbsp;Spiritual practices evolve and often reach religious escape velocity from their origins. <br> <br>Before mocking the admittedly outlandish mystical positions that Bureus comes to vis-a-vis surviving old Norse religious texts, recall that he was the best educated person on this topic in his lifetime. &nbsp;He employed the most advanced hermeneutical, linguistic and epigraphic tools anyone had access to. &nbsp;Further, his mystical orientation was underwritten by multiple learned streams that we all praise as part of the intellectually high water mark of the Renaissance and that he brought together with truly deft finesse. &nbsp;All that and he still ended up with positions that strike us - and are, to be honest - astoundly at odds with historical Norse religion. Let that inspire intellectual and spiritual humility in us and lead us to question those who unflinchingly provide The Answers™ when we pose honest questions because the historical evidence is simply inconclusive. Finally, while the spiritual creativity of Bureus can and should be praised, I hope it can also equally inspire us to be comfortable with simply not knowing and thus not rushing to fill in those gaps with our own wishes, biases and spiritual agendas.

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  @MFLimited · 2 years ago

  “ Bauhaus, Bella &nbsp;Lugosi’s Dead is playing in your head right now“… That’s pretty niche, not to mention Gen X. This guy knows his audience.

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• CO

  @colleenk5045 · 2 years ago

  The elder futhark changed my whole life! Thanks for another great video.

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  @michaelshelton5488 · 2 years ago

  Dr. Jackson Crawford has many excellent videos on the runes from the historical and linguistic side.

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  @CelesteGalacticTutor · 2 years ago

  I love how you thread very complex and very skewed ideals, options,notions of magic, esoteric all in one channel and inspire the spirituality of our own unique growth can now begin to bring in all aspects of study and then begin to wipe away much distortions, discriminations, and judgments - thank you for your channel -

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  @Rydonatello · 2 years ago

  Friday night ESOTERICA. &nbsp;Fantastic.

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  @kristinaschewenius6615 · 2 years ago

  Thank you for the extended knowledge about Bureus! Love from Sweden

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  @Faz_Evapourates · 2 years ago

  Needed this video today! Thank you Dr.

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  @Unkn0knPhil0s0pher · 2 years ago

  Another awesome piece of enlightened knowledge. Dr Sledge bravo ❤❤❤. Thank you 🙏

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