Queering the Runes by Siri Vincent Plouff

The Elder Futhark, both ways. Traditional meanings beside queer-forward readings.

Practice included. Castings, layouts, galdr, and journal prompts.

240 pages, paperback. A working guide, not a coffee-table survey.

• Title: Queering the Runes; author: Siri Vincent Plouff
• Format: paperback, 240 pages
• ISBN: 9781578637546; SKU: BQUERUN

Rune study has long carried baggage about who the tradition belongs to, and Plouff's project is the straightforward one of widening the door: the lore, deities, and mythic context of the Nordic tradition presented intact, each rune's established meaning given honestly, and then read again through masculine, feminine, and nongendered aspects of self for readers the older manuals never pictured. The exercise sections keep it a working book, spreads and castings to practice, galdr to chant, prompts to write against. Readers on the Heathen path and rune-curious newcomers alike get the same offer: the Futhark whole, and room in it.

1. Read each rune's traditional meaning beside its queer-forward reading.
2. Practice the included castings and layouts as you learn the set.
3. Work the journal prompts to make the meanings your own.

• Citrine Rune Set: a Futhark to cast while you read.
• Queering Your Craft by Cassandra Snow: the companion volume from the same shelf.
• Quartz Japa Mala, 108 Beads: for the meditation side of a study practice.

Do I need rune experience first?

No: the book teaches the Elder Futhark from the ground up, traditional meanings included, before layering its rereadings.

Is the traditional lore kept?

Yes: Nordic lore, deities, and established meanings are presented intact, with the queer-forward readings offered alongside rather than instead.

What is galdr?

The Norse practice of chanting rune sounds; the book includes chantwork exercises among its practices.