I think I purposely kept away from Blum when I encountered negative views of his approach (such as in Sweyn Plowright's Rune Primer), and I haven't checked in to see if I ought to update that evaluation. Since it's the internet and reading subtlety can be hard, are you saying "Ralph Blum is a worthwhile different perspective to check out", "Ralph Blum is an example of what happens when you don't lean on Thorsson (and that sucks)", or something else?

I've not read any Don Webb, and I'll respond more over there, unless you think he has some good thinking on Germanic religion or magic specifically. Or perhaps the connection was that he gives some good insight into the Temple of Set/Left-Hand Path stuff that folks like Thorsson and Michael Kelly are tied to?