As I’m wrapping up my current book project, I would like to go both back and forward to the previous one. Back because it’s in the past for me, and forward because it’s in the future for you. I have recently received some very sweet endorsements for my Nordic Rune Magic book, and I’d like to share them with you here.
“We are witnessing a second Renaissance in occult thought—of which scholar-artist Carl Abrahamsson stands at the center. Carl’s study of Sigurd Agrell’s runological vision is canny, rigorous, probing, original, and stirring. Nordic Rune Magic is unquestionably one of the essential rune studies of this era.”
– Mitch Horowitz, PEN Award–winning historian and author of Uncertain Places and Esoterika
“In this book, Carl Abrahamsson introduces us to the works of Sigurd Agrell. He lays down a rich vein of a largely hidden Runic Tradition of the Uthark theory. We owe Abrahamsson a great debt of gratitude for finally sharing these mighty Rune Works with the English-speaking audience. A very important book.”
– Freya Aswynn, teacher of runes and author of Power and Principles of the Runes
“By unpacking the work of the great Swedish runologist Sigurd Agrell (1881–1937), Carl Abrahamsson has delivered an outstanding book that opens up many intriguing perspectives on the multilayered symbols called the runes.”
– Christopher McIntosh, author of Occult Prague and The Call of the Old Gods
“Carl Abrahamsson’s fascinating Nordic Rune Magic fills a very conspicuous gap in contemporary runology, introducing readers to the strange life and even stranger theories of Sigurd Agrell, whose esoteric reading of the runes remains highly controversial. In Abrahamsson, Agrell has found a worthy champion.”
– Gary Lachman, author of Touched by the Presence
“Carl Abrahamsson, a gifted scholar and magician, is doing a great service by bringing Agrell’s background and thought to the English-speaking world. It takes heart, mind, and spirit to cast such a work successfully into the world. Carl, fortunately for us, excels in all three.”
– Don Webb, author of Overthrowing the Old Gods
“Carl Abrahamsson provides wide-ranging explorations of the academic and esoteric dimensions of the work done by the early 20th-century Swedish scholar Sigurd Agrell. Nordic runes, classical numerological theories, and even runic symbolism on the drums of the Sámi shamans provide deeply fascinating insights into an otherwise unseen world.”
– Stephen E. Flowers, PhD, author of The Revival of the Runes
“Nordic Rune Magic is a fascinating journey into the borderlands of scholarship, esotericism, and the enduring mysteries of the runes. Carl Abrahamsson brings Sigurd Agrell’s audacious and long-neglected ideas back into the light with infectious curiosity, historical sensitivity, and an admirable openness to the speculative. Whether or not one accepts Agrell’s theories, this book shows why they still have the power to provoke, inspire, and enchant.”
– Henrik Bogdan, professor of Religious Studies at the University of Gothenburg, and author of Western Esotericism and Rituals of Initiation
“In the mottled history of Nordic mysteries, Sigurd Agrell, ‘poet, professor, and provocateur,’ deserves pride of place for his revolutionary theories on runes, their origin, and magical implications, combining rigorous analysis with intuitive esoteric insights. And who, if not Carl Abrahamsson, would be better equipped to act as an experienced, practice-hardened mediator, blending Agrell’s inspired revelations with symbolic and magical interpretations highly pertinent to today’s practical work? A thoroughly enlightening and captivating read!”
– Frater U∴D∴, author of High Magic: Theory & Practice
“I wish this book had existed twenty years ago, when I was working on my doctoral dissertation on modern Heathenism in Sweden. Carl Abrahamsson makes Sigurd Agrell and his theories come alive. While many books use Agrell to present their own ideologies, Abrahamsson allows Agrell’s own voice to be heard for a modern readership, making it a significant contribution to the study of rune magic.”
– Fredrik Gregorius, senior associate professor in History of Religion, Linköping University, Sweden
The book proper will be out in March 2027, but you can pre-order it at these sites already now (thank you!):
