runework

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English

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Etymology

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From rune +‎ work.

Noun

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runework (uncountable)

  1. The use of runes for esoteric purposes.
    • 1989, Edred Thorsson, A Handbook of Esoteric Runology, page xv:
      In the magical realms, runework is used for personal transformation, building wider consciousness, psychic development, healing, investigation of Wyrd, and shaping the environment according to the inner will.
    • 1995, Timothy Miller, America's Alternative Religions, page 342:
      Often some form of divination, astrology, tarot, or runework will accompany the ritual as sign or communication from the powers invoked as to the probable outcome of the rite.