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.

Journeying & Pathwalking

mostly excerpt from The Pathwalker's Guide to the Nine Worlds

• Articles about Pathwalking

  • Pathwalker's Blessing
  • Worldwalker: The Introduction
  • Journeying and Pathwalking
  • The Etiquette of Alternate Reality
  • Pathwalking: What and Why
  • Doing Magic In Otherworlds
  • The World Tree In Your Backyard: Building a Stang
  • A closer look at my Pathwalking Kit
  • Pathwalking With Runes
  • Journeying Tips From A Cosmic Diplomat by Lydia Helasdottir

• Nine Worlds Travel Guide

  • Yggdrasil The World Tree
  • Midgard Home of the humans
  • Muspellheim Home of the Fire-Giants
  • Asgard Home of the Aesir
  • Ljossalfheim Home of the Light-Elves
  • Vanaheim Home of the Vanir
  • Jotunheim Home of the Giants
  • Svartalfheim & Nidavellir Home of the Dark Elves and Dwarves
  • Niflheim Home of the Frost-Giants
  • Helheim Land of the Dead

• Races of the Nine Worlds

  • Jotnar the Giants
  • Alfar the Elves
  • Duergar the Dwarves

• Raven's Pathwalking Journal

  Journal entries written during and in preparation for nine straight days of pathwalking, October 6th to October 14th of 2003.

  • Preparation for the Journey

    • 3 Huath 2003
    • 5 Huath 2003
    • 1 Duir 2003
    • 5 Duir 2003
    • 12 Tinne, 2003
    • The Day Before Leaving
    • Before Heading Out

  • Nine Worlds, Nine Days

    • Day 1, Midgard: "I am a traveler on Man's Roads."
    • Day 2, Muspellheim: "I am a skald before the Great Fire."
    • Day 3, Asgard: "I have learned kingship on borrowed thrones."
    • Day 4, Alfheim: "I am a harbinger of the teind."
    • Day 5, Vanaheim: "I am a keeper of the cycle of the year."
    • Day 6, Jotunheim: "I am the lost child of the Iron Wood."
    • Day 7, Svartalfheim "I am a carrier of the hammer's blessing."
    • Day 8, Niflheim "I have shed tears for the chained beast."
    • Day 9, Helheim "I am a speaker for the dead of my tribe."

• General Information

  • Welcome
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • About Shamanism

• NT Shamanism Books

  • The Jotunbok
  • The Pathwalker's Guide
  • Wyrdwalkers (Techniques)
  • Wightridden (Altered States)
  • Northern-Tradition Herbal
  • Nine Sea Songs CD
  • The Giants' Tarot

• Shamanic Techniques

  • Altered States
  • Elemental Spirits
  • Journeying & Pathwalking
  • Rune Work
  • Shamanic Healing
  • Spirit Possession
  • Gender & Sexuality
  • Ordeal Work

• Herbalism

  • The Shamanic Herbal
  • The Nine Sacred Herbs
  • Herbal Treatments

• About Raven Kaldera

  • About & Contact
  • Workshops & Classes
  • Shamanic Readings