Download or read book Spinning Wyrd written by Ryan Smith and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2023-08-08 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delve Deeper into Norse Paganism with this Radically Inclusive Approach Expanding on the progressive ideas and practices in The Way of Fire and Ice, this next-step book teaches you how to tap into the forces of the Nordic cosmos. The greatest of these forces is wyrd, the symphony of life cocreated by all beings, from the humblest plants to the mightiest gods. Bestselling author Ryan Smith guides you deep into the mysteries, where you'll discover the role of fate, the importance of the Nine Worlds, the Norse concept of the self, and more. Ryan helps you develop direct relationships with animistic powers, commune with the dead, and cultivate your skills in ecstatic trance journeywork. Spinning Wyrd is for practitioners who are looking for more than the basics, who want to master the mysticism of Heathenry and build a better world.
Download or read book Knight s Wyrd written by Debra Doyle and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ahead of its time on its original publication, Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald's Mythopoeic Fantasy Award-winning dark medieval fantasy Knight's Wyrd is perfect for contemporary tastes. Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. With an introduction written for this edition by Sherwood Smith. On the eve of his knighting, Will Odosson learns his wyrd, or destiny: He shall meet death before a year has passed. Will rushes north to release his betrothed from their engagement, but on the way he is beset by all manner of horrors--a man-eating troll, carnivorous mermaids, a magic-working dragon . . . and something far worse: an evil unlike anything Will ever imagined. Knight’s Wyrd is an award-winning gem that’s perfect for revival as a Tor Essential and will appeal to fans of books like Hild and Spear, and films like The Green Knight–-a medieval fantasy with the authentic lived-in strangeness of the real Middle Ages. It was originally published by a pair of YA imprints, but it works equally well as an adult read. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book The Way of Fire and Ice written by Ryan Smith and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Radical New Take On Norse Paganism The Way of Fire and Ice reimagines Norse Paganism with mystical practices and rituals for today's world as well as tips for building community and resisting fascism. This approach to working with Norse deities and beliefs is a living, adaptable tradition, representing a strong alternative to the reconstructionist perspectives of Asatru and Heathenry. In these pages, the old ways come alive in a radically inclusive form. You will explore the secrets of the World Tree and the mysteries of the gods, work with the many spirits around us, and feel the deep rhythms that drive all life while creating new songs of power. You will also discover how to make these practices part of your every waking moment, developing your own personal spirituality and building healthy, sustainable communities along the way.
Download or read book Secret of the Dragon written by Margaret Weis and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the action-packed second book in the Dragonships series, Skylan Ivorson and the Vindrasi clan embark on a mission to save their dying gods. They must unravel an ever-expanding web of deceit and foul play if they hope to survive.
Download or read book The Complete Dragonships of Vindras Series written by Margaret Weis and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 1917 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This discounted ebundle includes: Bones of the Dragon, Secret of the Dragon, Rage of the Dragon, Doom of the Dragon “Action-packed, utterly riveting.” —ComicBookBin Filled with heroes and heroines and spanning locales of exotic adventure in a magic-forged world, the Dragonships of Vindras series fully illustrates the mastery of world-building and storytelling that has made Weis and Hickman into the bestselling fantasy co-authors of all time. Welcome to the World of Dragonships! Bones of the Dragon Skylan Ivorson is a sea-raider of the Vindras, an undefeated champion of the Torgun clan, and eventually the Chief of Chiefs of all Vindras clans, an honor he truly feels he deserves as one who has been blessed by Skoval, the god of war. But sometimes a blessing is a curse in disguise. Secret of the Dragon Weis and Hickman's second action-packed book in the series features a world of Viking-like warriors who sail the seas in ships powered by dragons, following their gods on a quest that will determine not only the fate of mortals but the fate of the gods as well. Rage of the Dragon In the ever-twisting saga of Skylan Ivorson and the Vindrasi Clan, this third volume pits our heroes and their lone surviving dragon against a vast army. Enemies become friends and vice versa, as adventure, romance, and war pull readers through another epic tale by the bestselling author duo. Doom of the Dragon Age-old enemies must band together to combat a group of fiendish beings bent on their destruction. With the help of a newly formed Dragon Brigade, heroes from both sides race to uncover long-hidden magical secrets that are the key to defeating their enemies and protecting their world. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book A Twist of Wyrd written by P. J. Friel and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder and fate unite Bryn Ullman and Trygg Mackenzie in the search for a butcher. She's a PI blessed with retrocognition but cursed with a paralyzing fear of the dark. He's part bodyguard, part feral berserker and entirely sure that a loss of his control will add to the body count. Lies, secrets, and enemies on all sides hobble their attempts to discover the truth. But it's their passion that poses the real danger, propelling them on a collision course with Bryn's deadly birthright and Trygg's ties to her devastating past. He swears that she's his wyrd, but in the dark can she actually trust the love of a monster?-------------------------------------------------------A TWIST OF WYRD contains violence and adult sexual situations that are not appropriate for readers under the age of 18.
Download or read book Wyrdcraft written by Matthew Ash McKernan and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2023-01-08 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaving Germanic Paganism with mysticism, magic, and his background as a transpersonal therapist, Matthew Ash McKernan introduces you to wyrd, a mysterious web of being that connects everything. Wyrd encompasses all organisms, ecosystems, matter, phenomena, purposes, and possibilities. It is destiny, nature, soul, magic, and mystery intertwined. In Wyrdcraft, McKernan guides you through a process of attuning to wyrd as it manifests within all the domains of your life, teaching you how to sense and intuit the ways of wyrd more clearly than ever before. Exploring the intersections of psychotherapy, ecotherapy, Heathenry, and magic, this contemplative and experiential book offers nearly fifty exercises to help you cultivate wyrd consciousness—an awareness that is naturally revealing, healing, transformative, and becoming. Becoming what, you may ask? You will see as you align with the wisdom of wyrd, heal yourself and our interconnected world, and remember the nature of your Higher Self.
Download or read book Imagining the Anglo Saxon Past written by Eric Gerald Stanley and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2000 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decisive argument on the issues under review by one of the leading Anglo-Saxon scholars.
Download or read book Nine Worlds of Seid Magic written by Jenny Blain and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible study of Northern European shamanistic practice, or seidr, explores the way in which the ancient Norse belief systems evoked in the Icelandic Sagas and Eddas have been rediscovered and reinvented by groups in Europe and North America. The book examines the phenomenon of altered consciousness and the interactions of seid-workers or shamanic practitioners with their spirit worlds. Written by a follower of seidr, it investigates new communities involved in a postmodern quest for spiritual meaning.
Download or read book Habitrot and The Wood Maiden written by Carolyn Emerick and published by Carolyn Emerick. This book was released on with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: European Fairy Tales Series Vol 7 This volume builds off of discussions in previous volumes, but digs deeper into the native spirituality indigenous to Europe. In this volume we look deeply into spinning goddesses, feminine divinity, and the symbolic meaning behind spinning and weaving in European spirituality in relation to life force, creation of life, and fate/destiny. This volume culminates with an analysis and retelling of two European fairy tales that involve supernatural beings associated with spinning.
Download or read book Pagan Magic of the Northern Tradition written by Nigel Pennick and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-05-21 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide to the magical history, customs, and practices of pre-Christian Northern Europe • Details the everyday magic of the Northern Tradition, including household magic, protection spells, and the significance of the days of the week • Explores direct natural magic, such as shapeshifting and soul travel, and talismanic or sigil magic, including runes and rituals to unlock the power of crafted objects • Explains how many of these customs continue to the present day In the pre-Christian societies of Northern Europe, magic was embedded in the practical skills of everyday life. Everything in Nature was ensouled with an inner spirit, as was anything made by hand. People believed in magic because it worked and because it was part of the functionality of their day-to-day lives. Many of these practical observances and customs continue to the present day as rural traditions, folk customs, household magic, and celebrations of the high and holy days of the calendar. Exploring the magical pagan traditions of the people now called Celtic, Germanic, Scandinavian, Slavonic, and Baltic, Nigel Pennick examines the underlying principle of the Northern Tradition--the concept of Wyrd--and how it empowers the arts of operative magic, such as direct natural magic and talismanic or sigil magic. Through direct natural magic, individuals can shape shift, journey out of the body, or send one of their three souls (fylgia or “fetch”) ahead of them. Sigil magic involves the powers contained in objects, which can be channeled after the appropriate ritual. Runes are the most powerful sigils in the Northern Tradition and were used to ward off illness, danger, hostile magic, and malevolent spirits. Emphasizing the importance of the cycles of Nature to the tradition, Pennick explores the eightfold sun dials and the four ways the solar year is defined. He looks at the days of the week and their symbolic association with different deities as well as why particular acts are performed on certain days and what the customary lucky and unlucky days are. He also examines sacred spaces, household magic, protection spells, and the role of music in the Northern Tradition. Explaining all the traditional holidays and activities necessary to honor them, Pennick shows how anyone can participate authentically in the magic of the Northern Tradition if they take care to do things properly, with respect, and on the right day.
Download or read book Weaving Words and Binding Bodies written by Megan Cavell and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: References to weaving and binding are ubiquitous in Anglo-Saxon literature. Several hundred instances of such imagery occur in the poetic corpus, invoked in connection with objects, people, elemental forces, and complex abstract concepts. Weaving Words and Binding Bodies presents the first comprehensive study of weaving and binding imagery through intertextual analysis and close readings of Beowulf, riddles, the poetry of Cynewulf, and other key texts. Megan Cavell highlights the prominent use of weaving and binding in previously unrecognized formulas, collocations, and type-scenes, shedding light on important tropes such as the lord-retainer "bond" and the gendered role of "peace-weaving" in Anglo-Saxon society. Through the analysis of metrical, rhetorical, and linguistic features and canonical and neglected texts in a wide range of genres, Weaving Words and Binding Bodies makes an important contribution to the ongoing study of Anglo-Saxon poetics.
Download or read book Taking Up the Runes written by Diana L. Paxson and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible, in-depth exploration of the runes as a living spiritual tradition. Diana Paxson has distilled her many years of experience working with the runes into this essential source book. Readers will learn the historical meaning of each individual rune and its use and meaning now, in contemporary culture. But, Paxson reveals, the real power of the runes comes from internalizing them and using their symbols as sources of wisdom and power. At the end of each chapter are rituals and spells for all levels of ability that aim to help internalize the attributions, meanings, symbolism, and use of the runes. Everything regarding runes is covered in this definitive workbook, from the history of runes and how to make your own rune sets, to how to work with them on a psychic, spiritual, and magical level.
Download or read book The Book of Frank written by CAConrad and published by Wave Books. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait equal parts hope and cruelty, this searing, compelling book is an enduring fan favorite by Philadelphia-based poet CAConrad.
Download or read book Queering the Runes written by Siri Vincent Plouff and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2024 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a love letter to the runes, the gods, and the people who follow the Nordic path. It also presents an alternative approach to the runes, offering a contemporary, inclusive, nonbinary, and forward-thinking approach. The author gives the traditional meanings of the runes, then helps the reader to 'queer' the runes in their own way, to get to know their energy, and to use them move forward in a journey of self-discovery"--
Download or read book The Fatal Strand Tales from the Wyrd Museum Book 3 written by Robin Jarvis and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timely release of the classic fantasy trilogy by Robin Jarvis in ebook format, following on from the landmark publication of DANCING JAX, his first novel in a decade
Download or read book The Saxons in England written by John Mitchell Kemble and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-08-14 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
