Product Description

These simple words form one of the most important and revered messages of our age. For so many people in desperate situations—seeking wisdom, peace, and the strength to overcome overwhelming problems—the prayer has offered a beacon of hope and helped them through their darkest hours. The prayer is attributed to American theologian, Pastor Reinhold Niebuhr and is thought to have been written during the 1940s. Now, Ralph Blum has blessed the words with five beautifully crafted rune stones and enhanced their meaning with fresh runic commentaries to make the prayer even more powerful and accessible. So whatever your situation and however impossible the odds, you too can use the Serenity Prayer to help you face your challenges and to take the first step on your own road to recovery. In the accompanying book, Blum and co-authors, Susan Loughan and Bronwyn Jones, provide full instructions for using the runes with the prayer. They present the commentaries and the counsel of each rune stone and suggest meditations and other techniques to use. The pack is completed by a cloth bag to keep the Serenity Runes safe and a portable, credit-card-sized card on which is printed the Serenity Prayer.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #523260 in Books
• Published on: 2005-07-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Misc. Supplies
• 64 pages

About the Author
Ralph Blum was born in Beverly Hills, California, in 1932. He attended Andover Academy and earned a degree in Russian Studies from Harvard. Following two years in Italy as a Fulbright Scholar, he returned to Harvard where he did graduate work in anthropology on grants from the National Science Foundation and the Ford Foundation. He is the author of several rune books including The Book of Runes: A Handbook for the Use of an Ancient Oracle and The Healing Runes: Tools for Recovery of the Body, Mind, Heart, & Soul and has been working with the runes as tools for self-counseling since 1977. Susan Loughan is a healer and a counselor who specializes in recovery from abuse. Bronwyn Jones has been editing and writing about the runes with Ralph Blum since 1981.

Customer Reviews

Serenity Runes
God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.




We all know the Serenity Prayer. It is commonly used in a multitude of 12-Step programs. What most of us probably don't know is that the original version of this prayer was written in 1943 and first published in the Book of Prayers and Services for the Armed Forces. This prayer gave comfort to military personal and their families during those very difficult times. It continues to touch and empower many individuals.

Serenity Runes: Fives Keys to Spiritual Recovery has taken this extremely poignant, inspiring prayer and added an original twist. This kit includes a booklet the details personal healing and spiritual growth through serenity contemplation, meditation, and journaling. Then, to be used as a mnemonic during meditation, five runes representing God, Serenity, Acceptance, Courage, and Wisdom are also supplied. These runes are also small enough to slip into your pocket as a constant reminder of particular aspects of the prayer throughout the day.