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A guide to using ecstatic trance to connect with your ancestors,
rediscover your extrasensory powers, and reclaim the peaceful
nature of humanity
- Illustrates ecstatic trance postures to connect with the ancient
Nordic people, to journey to exact points in time, and to access
powers such as seeing into our future
- Explains how the coming new age of peace and veneration for
Mother Earth was predicted in Norse mythology as the rebirth of the
compassionate god Baldr
- Expands on the stories of the early Nordic gods and goddesses
from the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda
Connecting Norse mythology, ecstatic trance, the Universal Mind,
and the dawn of a new age of peace and veneration for Mother Earth,
Nicholas Brink reveals how we can use ecstatic and hypnotic trance
to learn more directly and deeply from our distant ancestors,
rediscover our extrasensory powers, and reclaim the original
magical nature of humanity. The imminent rebirth of a peaceful,
balanced, connected world was predicted in Norse mythology as the
return of Baldr, the gentle and compassionate Nordic god of truth,
healing, and rune work.
Illustrating ecstatic trance postures to connect with the ancient
Nordic people and their beliefs, to journey to exact points in
time, and to access specific powers, such as seeing into our
future, Brink explores humanity's evolving cycle of consciousness
from the era when the Great Mother goddess was the center of life
through the transition to the worship of power and physical
strength in the Bronze Age and the world of the Vikings. He
explores the coming return of Baldr and the imminent new age of
peace and respect for the earth. Through hypnotic divination, the
author expands the stories of the early Nordic gods and goddesses
from the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda, in particular the
fertility deities of the Vanir, such as Freyr, Freyja, and Idunn,
who came before the warrior deities of the aesir, such as Odin,
Thor, and Loki. He details the epic battle of Ragnarǫk and the
birth, life, death, and rebirth of Baldr.
Brink shows how these ancient stories happen outside of time, in
the past, present, and future, thus Baldr's return is replayed in
our death-rebirth experiences of life, in each dawn, with each
spring, and now with the birth of a new age that we see happening
all around us. Through the power of trance at this time of rebirth,
we move full circle to reclaim the magic of the earliest times, the
times of the Garden of Idunn.
Combining traditional research on folklore and the Eddas with
trancework and meditation techniques, Alice Karlsdottirr was able
to rediscover the feminine side of the Norse pantheon and assemble
working knowledge of 13 Norse goddesses for both group ritual and
personal spirit work. Detailing her trancework journeys to connect
with the goddesses, the author reveals the long-lost personalities
and powers of each deity. She explores the Norse goddess Frigg the
Allmother, wife of Odin, along with the 12 Asynjur, or Aesir
goddesses, associated with her, such as Sjofn the peacemaker, Eir
the Healer, and Vor the Wisewoman. She shares their appearances in
the Eddas and Germanic mythology and explains the meanings of their
names, their relationships to each other, and their connections to
the roles of women in Old Norse society. She provides detailed
instructions for invocations and rituals to call each goddess forth
for personal and group spirit work. She also offers a comprehensive
guide to ritual tranceworking to allow anyone to directly
experience deities and spiritual beings and develop spirit-work
relationships with them.
While the main focus of the book is on telling the stories, some
scene-setting is provided at the beginning and each chapter also
contains a section of commentary to explain what is going on and
its significance. The Norse myths have gained widespread attention
in the English-speaking world, partly through a Scandinavian
diaspora, especially in the USA) and partly through a great
interest in the myths and legends which lie behind Viking activity.
Tolkien's 'Middle Earth', too, as seen in both The Lord of the
Rings and The Hobbit films is heavily indebted to Germanic/Norse
mythology. The Whittock's book fills a gap in the market between
academic publications and the interest-generating (but confusing)
products of Hollywood and comic-culture. This is an accessible
book, which both provides a retelling of these dramatic stories and
also sets them in context so that their place within the Viking
world can be understood. The book explores Norse myths (stories,
usually religious, which explain origins, why things are as they
are, the nature of the spiritual) and legends (stories which
attempt to explain historical events and which may involve
historical characters but which are told in a non-historical way
and which often include supernatural events).
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
The Aesir are dead, and the Vanir, now uncontested in their divinity, come to claim what is left of the Nine Realms. The War Clans must oppose, or align with, these new foes.
Ragnarok: The Vanir features new Godsparks that War Clans may harness to combat the marauding Vanir, as well as new scenarios, monsters, and options to further develop players' campaigns.
A study of the disparate religions and mythologies which have
dominated Celtic and Scandinavian regions.
Why did the Vikings sail to England? Were they indiscriminate
raiders, motivated solely by bloodlust and plunder? One narrative,
the stereotypical one, might have it so. But locked away in the
buried history of the British Isles are other, far richer and more
nuanced, stories; and these hidden tales paint a picture very
different from the ferocious pillagers of popular repute. In this
book, Eleanor Parker unlocks secrets that point to more complex
motivations within the marauding army that in the late-9th century
voyaged to the shores of eastern England in its sleek,
dragon-prowed longships. Exploring legends from forgotten medieval
texts, and across the varied Anglo-Saxon regions, she depicts
Vikings who came not just to raid but also to settle personal
feuds, intervene in English politics and find a place to call home.
Native tales reveal the links to famous Vikings like Ragnar
Lothbrok and his sons, Cnut, and Havelok the Dane. Each myth shows
how the legacy of the newcomers can still be traced in landscape,
place-names and local history. Meticulously researched and
elegantly argued, Dragon Lords uncovers the remarkable degree to
which England is Viking to its core.
Ginnungagap, the Gaping Abyss, was once what separated the realms
of Ice and Fire, keeping them in balance and sparing the other
realms from their ravages. With the Nine Realms shattered, however,
Ginnungagap has been left unguarded and unspeakable horrors now
await those who wish to cross it. Ragnarok: The Abyss includes new
scenarios for Ragnarok as well as new monsters to vanquish in
glorious battle. New mechanics introduce something once barely
recognised by war clans - Fear - and present entirely new
challenges for them to overcome in the telling of their sagas.
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The Song Weigher
(Paperback)
Egill Skallagrimsson; Translated by Ian Crockatt
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Egill Skallagrimsson was the most original, imaginative and
technically brilliant of the Old Norse skalds, poets whose orally
composed and performed verses were as much revered in ninth- to
thirteenth-century Scandinavia as heroism in battle. Egill's saga
details his life-story as well as those of his immediate
predecessors, from whom he inherited his massive build, his early
baldness (Skalla in his name means 'bald') and his exceptional
ugliness. An arch enemy of Erikr Bloodax, he was a notoriously
difficult man and, as many of the poems demonstrate, was lethal
when crossed. But he also made poems which show he was capable of
concern for others, as well as romantic love. Physical, direct,
inventive, even transformative, Egill's poetry conjures up a
territory far beyond the normal scope of language, something that
only the finest poets achieve.
Step into the ancient fir-tree forests of Scandinavia and bear
witness to legends as epic as those of the Greeks and the Romans.
Loki, born within the heart of a fire in the hollow of a
tree-trunk, arrives in Asgard as an outsider. Over time, he goes on
to become one of Odin's closest allies and plays an integral role
in the rise of the Golden Era of the Gods - and their eventual
destruction. This book - told from the perspective of Loki, the
trickster god - charts the history of Norse mythology, starting
with the creation of heaven and earth and leading to the eventual
downfall of the gods. Told deftly with complexity and nuance, we
hear the famous stories of Odin's self-sacrifice on the World Tree
and the murder of Balder the Beautiful, and how Loki fathered
Odin's horse Sleipnir. This is a retelling of the cycle of Norse
myths for modern times, written with the vividness and earthy,
sometimes shocking humour for which this prize-winning author is
famous.
Sonya has brought a foreign army to free her country from imperial
rule, but her allies may have other goals in the second book of
this thrilling epic fantasy trilogy from Jon Skovron. The first
battle is over, but war yet looms on the horizon. Sonya and her
allies - the foreign Uaine and their armies of the undead - have
beaten back the imperial soldiers from the capital city. Now they
have the rest of the country to free. Meanwhile, her brother, the
famed wizard Sebastian, has retreated with the imperial forces to
regroup and lick his wounds. Betrayed by his sister and his wife,
the beautiful noblewoman Galina, he will regain control of his life
and his country at any cost. Praise for the series 'A magical tale
of power and sacrifice, manipulation and betrayal' Melissa Caruso
'This is epic fantasy done right' Publishers Weekly 'An undeniable
page-turner that will have readers salivating for the next volume'
Kirkus
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Beneath the Veil
(Paperback)
Martin Kearns, Angela Traficante, Todd Keisling
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The author’s Eagle’s Mead is a complex and weighty tome, a world full of magic and mysteries. Now, a small and friendly window into that world and the poetic possibilities of the path of Runic Initiation has been opened with this collection of poems from it.
A sample of each of his great themes will be found within: Mead, Runes, and Grails. These thirty-one poems include his translation of the Rúnatal, several rune poems, A Skaldic Eagle Takes Flight, Óðinsdrápa, Rúnagaldraljóð, Seek Rûna, Runes for the Grails, and Three Draughts from the Vine. Eirik Westcoat is a runic initiate who has presented his award-winning poetry at several regional Asatru gatherings in the American Northeast.
In addition to being a poet, he is also a scholar with a degree in Viking and Medieval Norse Studies who specializes in Old Norse mythology, poets, and poetry, with published articles on the galdralag meter, the meaning of the valknut, and the authority of poets in Old Norse literature.
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