A3 books Seidr the northern path

A3 books Seidr the Norse path
Ancient Northwest Europe. Immigrants continuously dripped into Scandinavia from the continent. They brought their religious customs, priestesses, and priests with them. Women and men who were praised for their knowledge of the past, present, and future, their connection to the land, and their magical abilities. Their religious images were gradually influenced by those of the already present Scandinavian peoples: the Finns and the nomadic Sami. In ancient legal provisions, the Icelandic sagas, the Eddas, and Norse myths, we read about mysterious people, who, depending on their specialty, were referred to as vala, völva, seidkona, or seidhmadr, among others. And about the magic they practiced: seidr.
Much knowledge about religion and spirituality in pre-Christian Northwest Europe has been lost, but especially in the Scandinavian countries, traces can still be found. Traces that speak of magic, witchcraft, and shamanism. Ancient laws that deal with curses, magical platforms, and human influence on the weather. Stories that tell of the people who practiced seidr. People who spoke with their ancestors in their burial mounds, communicated with the land spirits, and oracled for the community. They sat on high seats, had contact with the realm of the dead, were reviled, feared, and honored. Who were these people? Were they witches, shamans, or priest(ess)es? What was their connection to the land? What exactly did they do? And what can we learn from them?
For this book, Linda Wormhoudt, shaman and ritual guide, worked on two tracks. On one hand, she gathered the scarce information about seidr that can still be found in Norse prose, historical sources, and archaeological information. On the other hand, she conducted research through ritual, experimental, and fieldwork at sacred sites in Norway, Lapland, and the Netherlands.
"Seidr, the Norse path, working with magical and shamanistic traces in Northwest Europe" is a versatile book that, alongside much historical source material, includes personal experiences and accounts of ancient rituals and new spiritual paths.
It is time. Time to look at the spiritual practices of our European ancestors, their worldview, their rituals, their gods. In the ground beneath our feet lies knowledge about them, in the landscape still resides the old magic. Northwest Europe is a treasure trove of wisdom, and that treasure chest is open to those who wish to connect with their roots and with the land.

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