Norse Divination Illuminating Your Path with the Wisdom of the Gods
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Gypsey Teague (Callahan, FL) is an elder and high priestess in the Georgian tradition and high priestess in the Icelandic Norse tradition. She is also the author of The Witch's Guide to Wands (Weiser, 2015) and Steampunk Magic (Weiser, 2013).<p>"<em>Norse Divination</em> is a breath of fresh air in what has become a largely stagnant field. Gypsey Teague has created and tested a thoroughly modern system of runic divination in which the diviner departs from the more typical meanings extrapolated from the rune poems, and instead enters a realm of story.? In this incredibly intuitive system, the reader is taken on a journey through a realm of Holy Powers, cosmology, and eschatology...Gypsey's style of writing is no-nonsense and to the point. Easy to read without losing any depth of meaning. She's upfront about her sources and her instructions are thorough. The end result is a highly workable modern system of divination and something truly creative."—Cat Heath, author of <em>Elves, Witches & Gods</em></p>
Contents
Acknowledgments xv
Part One: Introduction 1
Understanding the Alphabet 7
The Divination System: Creating and Using the Pieces 11
The Beginning and the End 17
Part Two: Introduction to the Pieces 33
Baldr 37
Bifr?st 41
Bragi 45
Fenrir 49
Freyja 53
Freyjr 57
Frigg 61
Fulla 65
Gjallarhorn 69
Heimdallur 73
Hel 77
H?ðr 83
Huginn 87
Iðunn 91
Jörmungandr 95
Loki 99
Mimir and Mimisbrunnr 105
Mistletoe 109
Mjölnir 113
Muninn 119
Nanna 123
Níðh?ggr 127
Nj?rðr 131
The Norns 137
Odin 141
Ragnarök 147
Ratatoskr 153
Sif 157
Sleipnir 161
Surtr 165
Thor 169
T?r 175
Ullr 179
Valknut 183
Valkyrie 187
Yggdrasil 191
Conclusion 195
Part 3: Additional Entities 199
Appendix: Handy Piece Reference Sheets 203
Glossary 209
Bibliography 225
Index 227