November 9: Queering the Runes workshop

Join us for a book signing of Queering the Runes with Siri Plouff at 5pm and a workshop at 6pm. 

The Elder Futhark create a beautiful system of divination, though finding good information about them can be difficult - especially for queer, progressive, modern heathens and witches. Norse mythology includes an incredible diversity of gender and sexual expression, but this has been largely excluded from books published on contemporary heathenry or runic divination. Even worse, the runes have been wrongfully co-opted by white supremacists and heathens have to actively fight against this stereotype of the rune reader. In recent years, rune readers have been reclaiming the feminine side of the runes, bringing nuance to the craft. In this talk, Siri will explore the queer qualities of the runes through understanding pre-Christian Nordic gender concepts, translating that through a simulation and simulacra, and carving from this root culture a modern future-facing divination system.

The book signing is open to the public during the shop's open hours and doesn't require advance signup!

When: Sunday, November 9, Book signing at 5pm, Workshop at 6pm
Where: The Future
Cost: $30