The Disclaimer: First, I do not practice any form of Native American spirituality. My practice is derived from my understanding of ancient northern Eurasian practices. Second, I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of any Asatru or Heathen group.
I do not identify as Asatru or Heathen. I am a northern-tradition Pagan, which is a religious tradition that is reconstructionist-derived, rather than a reconstructionist religious tradition such as Asatru and/or Heathenry. The views espoused in these pages may or may not reflect the views of most Asatru and/or Heathen people or religious groups. They are derived from the personal gnosis of myself and other people whom I trust and respect. I do not claim that they are provable by academic sources, nor that they are anything other than what I say they are. Read at your own risk.
Northern-Tradition Shamanism
Books on Northern Tradition Shamanic Technique
These books can all be ordered direct from Asphodel Press at a discount from retail price.
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Wyrdwalkers: Techniques of Northern-Tradition Shamanism |
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Wightridden: Paths of Northern-Tradition Shamanism |
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From dealing with Gods and spirits, to mastering the elements to reading the Threads of Wyrd, this book is a primer for the basic skills of a northern-tradition shaman or shamanic practitioner. The third book in the Northern-Tradition Shamanism series, this book includes spirit-taught lessons from many different spirit-workers and the Gods that they serve and revere.
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The Eightfold Path is a wheel of eight roads to opening the mind and soul, eight paths of altered states. From rhythm to utiseta to fasting to ordeal, this book covers the ways that the ancient shamans of the Northlands used these paths to open themselves to the Wights. The fourth book in the Northern-Tradition Shamanism series, this book includes spirit-taught lessons from many different spirit-workers and the Gods that they serve and revere.
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The Pathwalker's Guide to the Nine Worlds |
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The Gods of the Northern Tradition - the religion of the ancient Norse/Germanic/Anglo-Saxon peoples - have been rediscovered in growing numbers in the past years, as have the elves and dwarves that inhabit the Nine Worlds of the Cosmic Tree along with them. However, few have written about the Giants of those worlds and the Gods who number among them-–Loki, Hela, Fenris, the World Serpent, and others-–until now. The Jotunbok–-the first book in the Northern-Tradition Shamanism series-–is a collection of the wisdom, ways and tales of the Giants and their Gods, told by those who revere and work with them.
Selections from The Jotunbok: Jotun Lore
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The Eightfold Path is a wheel of eight roads to opening the mind and soul, eight paths of altered states. From rhythm to utiseta to fasting to ordeal, this book covers the ways that the ancient shamans of the Northlands used these paths to open themselves to the Wights. The fourth book in the Northern-Tradition Shamanism series, this book includes spirit-taught lessons from many different spirit-workers and the Gods that they serve and revere.
Selections from The Pathwalker's Guide to the Nine Worlds
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Nine Sea Songs and Other Tides
A CD featuring the songs of the Northern-Tradition Shamanism Series is now available through Asphodel Press. This is a homemade recording for folks who want to learn the songs, not a performance quality recording.
The CD includes the Song of the Nine Sacred Herbs, which can be heard at the Northern Tradition Herbal page.
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This section contains magical and shamanic uses for just over one hundred Northern-Tradition herbs, as well as information on (and a recording of) the Song of the Nine Sacred Herbs from the Lacnunga. This information will be included in the fifth book in the Northern Tradition Shamanism series.
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The Jotunfolk, or Giants, of northern myth are a widely varied race. Some are fiery, some watery, some earthy, some like the blizzards of winter. Some are Gods, some are simple trolls, and many are in between. Their stories weave through northern myth like the tracks of wild animals. This Tarot deck celebrates them, showing their faces all together for the first time.
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Raven Kaldera
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Saami Shaman working, 1671