I bought this book mostly as a resource as I learn to read Pictish runes. I wasn't expecting too much from this book, as I've seen books on divination before and at best they have partial information and I have to go around hunting for the rest of the information elsewhere.

I was pleasantly surprised.

Not only does Susan Sheppard write clearly and extensively on the runes themselves, she also discusses their meanings overall, and then again when it comes to interpreting their meaning. Her history on the witch was written with passion and love for the craft, which is something that I highly appreciate. Too many books like these come off as condescending and others even seem more like charlatanry than an honest book about what it means to work within the craft.

As it is a resource book, I'll be discovering new things every time that I open and read it. ( )