Northern Magic (Rune Mysteries and Shamanism)
Northern Magic (Rune Mysteries and Shamanism)
Author/Title: Edred Thorsson-Northern Magic (Rune Mysteries and Shamanism)
Publisher: Llewellyn
By: Aislinn Unne
Pub. Date: Sept. 2005
Rating: 8
Book Description: Runes/Shamanism/Northern Mysteries
Url: Llewellyn
One of the many greats of runic studies and their approaches Edred Thorsson complies the most comprehensive book detailing the wide knowledge of abundance with Gothic/Germanic magic in association to runes. With this re-release of Northern Magic-Rune Mysteries and Shamanism Thorsson covers a varied system with in-depth research and historic applications in relation to beginner vitki or northern magician into Teutonic ways of shamanic magic. Although the ideas behind this some of the magical examples Thorsson writes should be thought out carefully considering this is a book that gives a extensive variation of settings that almost should have a lengthy structured guideline.
Taking the reader/learner into the basics of the Teutonic ways, the lore of the worlds to the aspects of the Troth and the Gods/Goddess one can find many workable uses from chapter to chapter. One of the bonuses of this book is the mentioning of the Icelandic attributes of magic with correspondence to the Galdor-Staves. Apart from the explaining of certain spells and runic casting the use of symbolism of the runes gives another waiting apart of the mind utilizing the meanings behind them in any spell crafting creation. One of the main touched bases he explains the Germanic role in western tradition that goes into detail with Pennsylvania Dutch magic to the Icelandic magic of Seith blends an array of approaches one has to be completely blown away by this. Well read and developed by a mind of considerable vast wealth of facts Northern Magic compels the average individual into a history of intensity showing worlds magical or physically into a new realm of existence. This book by all means is a must for the serious practitioner of any kind. Bravo!