Chapter 261 Tools for understanding the world!
The origin of Rune is quite mythical and may even be related to the legendary God-King Odin.

However, there are more scientific and systematic records about the origin of Rune in history.

"The earliest runes were recorded orally, dating back to the second century BC, before writing developed.

"Bo Xun, are you from the East?"

Guna hesitated and asked curiously.

Wang Yuanjing nodded.

"Then you should know oracle bone script. Runes are a magical system that, like oracle bone script, are generally presented in the form of pictograms to express the power and state of nature.

"The most popular runes currently have a total of 24 letters, divided into three groups, each with eight letters, namely Freya's eight letters, Hagar's eight letters, and Tyr's eight letters."

Guna waved her hand, and the armor on her body made a sound of metallic friction.

Twenty-four rune letters shining with blue light were arranged in three rows, which happened to be the three groups of eight characters that Guna mentioned.

"Runes are everywhere. Runes can affect the weather, help animals grow, and cure diseases. They are found in many projects. Weapons, wine jugs, harpoons, figureheads, and beams and pillars of houses can all have various combinations of runes. These are usually for luck and safety, and to protect oneself from evil."

More like it!
Wang Yuanjing felt emotional.

This Rune is simply the Western version of the talisman, but compared to the complicated talismans, the Rune is obviously simpler and more instrumental.

In contrast, talismans are mixed with a lot of religious meanings.

Various great gods have infused power into the talismans, allowing them to communicate with the power between heaven and earth and exert astonishing effects.

We can only say that there are pros and cons on both sides.

When the strength of both sides is similar, the talisman can exert a more powerful force, but it is more difficult to master the talisman, unless you possess a unique skill like the Tongtian Talisman.

The talisman also requires yellow paper and cinnabar as a carrier.

Rune is simpler, and the Valkyrie can summon Rune at will by just raising her hand. The difference is obvious.

"Ms. Gunna, please look at this."

Wang Yuanjing stretched out his fingers and drew a few times in the air. A talisman appeared out of thin air. He reached out and grabbed the talisman and handed it to Guna who was looking curious.

"The thing in your hand is called a talisman. It is a special power from our East, the power of the talisman."

He briefly introduced the efficacy and situation of the talisman, and then raised the question that concerned him most.

"What I want to know is, where does Rune's power come from?"

Talismans have their own system, including the talisman head, talisman core, and talisman foot. The power comes from the user himself and the deity on the secret code on the talisman head.

The common "three hooks" are the symbols representing the Three Pure Ones (Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, Taiqing Daode Tianzun) or the Three Realms Gods (City God, Land God, Patriarch).

When writing the "three hooks", you should recite a spell in your mind: "One stroke makes the world move; two strokes make the master's sword; three strokes drive away all the evil spirits a thousand miles away." Every stroke and every sentence must be just right, which is the so-called "stepping on the talisman head."

The use of Tongtian Lu can omit this process.

But there is no doubt that the effectiveness of talismans is inseparable from these gods and immortals.

As for whether the true identities of these people exist or whether it is simply some kind of power of faith, Wang Yuanjing himself cannot say for sure, but there are always clues to follow, but Rune still cannot find the source of the power.

"Just call me Gunna."

The Valkyrie took the talisman and her eyes lit up.

"I have heard of your Eastern talismans for a long time, but unfortunately I have never had the opportunity to see them. I should thank you."

Only Wang and Wei were recognized by the outside world, but this was only for the sake of face. In fact, most countries did not welcome people from Nasen Island. After careful research without any results, Guna shook her head with some regret.

Looking at the confused Guna, Wang Yuanjing laughed secretly in his heart.

It is very difficult to get started with talismans. Most people need three years to lay the foundation. Even he took a long time to draw the first talisman in his life.

"If you are interested, I can teach you a little about talismans."

He said kindly.

He would return the favor if the other party gave him a peach. It was not convenient to teach the content of Tongtian Talisman, but the other things were not a problem. After all, he first came into contact with talismans by self-study through "Mo Jin Rou Gu".

Gu Na seemed to be somewhat moved. After a while, she forced a smile:
“Now is not a good time to study.”

Wang Yuanjing remained silent.

Yes! After this incident, it is not certain whether Nathan Island can continue to exist!

“Let’s go back to Rune.

Runes are very simple, they are just primitive symbols born from the natural world. As long as you are willing to combine yourself with the power of nature, anyone can enter the world of Runes. "

Guna paused and continued.

"Of course, in order to use Rune to exert extraordinary power, the user must have certain qualifications."

Hearing this, Wang Yuanjing nodded.

This is the same principle as talismans and even most of the esoteric methods. Ordinary people can draw talismans as well, and many people can even draw talismans better than some extraordinary people. However, without true Qi, they cannot make the talismans radiate extraordinary power.

"If we live in an area where oak trees grow, rather than palm trees or pomegranates, our bodies will naturally appreciate and understand the runes of the oak tree, but not the palm tree or the pomegranate tree, both of which appear in the High Priestess of the Waite Tarot.

If we have never experienced a palm tree in our life, we can only understand the symbolic meaning of the palm tree from an intellectual perspective. On the contrary, if the oak tree is part of our life experience, we can appreciate and understand the oak tree from multiple physical and intellectual perspectives.

We have our own personal experience of many things, such as an oak tree, a herd of cattle, hail, snow, the sun, etc., all of which are described by the runes.

Everyone has their own interpretation of these things, and only through such a personal approach can the potential of the Rune system be fully realized.

The discovery and manipulation of these personal interpretations can occur in dreams, symbolic events, or anything that stimulates the subconscious mind, such as meditation.

Once you have learned these methods of interpretation, you can use them to cast spells or predict the future, stimulate your personal imagination, help you understand the relationship between yourself and your surroundings in another way, and also give you the ability to realize and change your future. "

Guna’s words were very mysterious, but Wang Yuanjing understood them.

Runes seem to be related to the user's perception of the world.

In Norse mythology, Odin, the father of the gods, hung himself on a tree for nine days and nine nights to ponder the mysteries of the universe in order to seek higher wisdom.

When he came down from the World Tree, he understood the secret of Rune.

In other words, runes represent the crystallization of wisdom and are the tools used by ancient Germanic people to understand the world.

This aroused Wang Yuanjing's great interest in Rune.

The further you advance in your practice, the more you need to gather the strengths of all schools. There is no identical snowflake in this world, and there are thousands of roads to heaven, but not all are suitable for everyone.

Being able to perceive the world from the perspective of other systems will definitely be of great help to him.

"Now, let me teach you the twenty-four most basic runic letters."

(End of this chapter)