I thought at first my oracle of choice was Tarot, I have a beautiful shapeshifter deck, but I heard the calling of the runes and I have been learning this system every since.

 

I  bought a set of amyethist runes, but my Reiki Teacher (traditional reiki) gave me her first set, one that she crafted herself.  It is beautiful made of wood and of course made more personal by her, then I consecrated them and now they are mine.  I love Runes and I am looking forward to learning more about them.

 

Winged.

On the new front:  I have also become interested in the Egyptian Scarabs...anybody use those?

 

Winged.

 

 

 

 

I bought a book on rune dice, but I didn't really like it because it just seemed much to comical for such a serious topic.  I have not looked at Rune Cards although I read in Silver RavenWolfs book (...Silver Broomstick) that she prefers the rune cards. 

 

I picked up a starter set of Scarabs that came with a book and they seem quite interesting...I like the idea of adding them to my readings to enhance accuracy.

 

Red when it comes to using Staves explain the process of casting and reading them.  Do you carve the runic alphabet on the staves?  Do you use 25 Staves?

 

Winged.

 
In 1994 Stephanie and Philip Carr-Gomm, Scribe and Chief of the Order of Bards Ovates & Druids, together with artist and Pendragon of the Order, Will Worthington, combined their talents and knowledge to produce The Druid Animal Oracle. Now, a decade later, in The Druid Craft Tarot, they have joined together again to create a stunningly beautiful deck that is due to be published in October 2004.

 

The exquisitely designed cards, painted in tempera, using egg yolk and ground minerals, achieve an extraordinary depth of feeling and artistic quality, while the accompanying manual explores the earliest roots of the Tarot in the tales of the Bards and the numerology of Pythagoras taught by the Druids in their Sacred Groves.

 

 

The fire element. Creativity, excitement, adventure, courage, personal power.