There is an important distinction between rune casting and fortune telling, being that rune stones operate at a spiritual level and interact with the subconscious. So the selected runes are not random but each is a choice made by the subconscious, the rune symbolic representation covers the entire cosmos and once a question is asked the whole spiritual, conscious and unconscious on all levels are centered on that question.

Used by the Vikings who understood the idea of cause and effect and knew that all things were connected, rune casting is a type of divination that is based on an ancient form of psychology.

A specific event is treated, and a scrutiny of the past, present, and future, when a psychic reader does a reading with rune stones. What is going on now, and the direction the future is taking, the future is always seen as changeable so there is an opportunity to look at the past.

If you are unfamiliar with rune casting, it might seem magical, mystical, or just plain super natural. However, once you are familiar with it, you will realize it is none of these things. It is a method of examining the path a person is on and what the effects might be if they continue on that path, it is not magical or fortune telling.

Dowsing or divination by means of a pendulum or bent stick is a similar thing and can be seen as the manifestation of the subconscious and not a supernatural act.

Making sure it is a quiet place as you do not want to be disturbed, to do a rune casting you will need to find a place suitable to cast the rune stones. When you are practicing rune casting, there are couple things you should know to do.  The first is have your cloth with the boundaries on it before you cast your runes.  You should be facing  the north direction.  Your cloth should be placed in front of you and the surface that it is on should be hard.

When you are having your runes cast and a reading done, it is important that you decide the question you want to ask, and when your runes are being cast and read you keep that question in mind during the reading. All runes should be of the same shape or size so that they will not be recognized, one from the other, and once you have decided on the question, shuffle the rune stones carefully in the pouch, until you feel the urge to pick a rune from the pouch. Rune casting consists of mixing the rune stones and removing them from the pouch till you have the needed number for the layout you will be using.

You will need to listen to your intuition when it comes to reading the runes, each rune can mean many different things and it is up to the reader to decide how the meanings apply to the question.

A Nors cast is about drawing three runes one at a time, from the rune pouch, they are then laid in a row, when it concerns rune casting, there are several methods of casting, for instance. The third has to do with the future and the outcome of the situation if the present path is followed, and the first rune represents the past of the situation, the second is the present and represents the path the person is on now.