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Odin : ecstasy, runes, and Norse magic by Diana L. Paxson, Jo Anna Perrin is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.

What is Odin : ecstasy, runes, and Norse magic about?

"Paxson provides songs, rituals, magical exercises, and practical advice to help you develop your own personal relationship with the Lord of Runes." —Judika Illes, author of Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells Odin is arguably one of the most enigmatic and complex characters in Norse mythology. Revered since the Viking Age, Odin has been called the greatest of the gods—the god of words and wisdom, runes and magic, a transformer of consciousness, and a trickster who teaches truth. He is both war god and poetry god, and he is the Lord of Ravens, the All- Father, and the rune master. Odin: Ecstasy, Runes, and Norse Magic is the first book on Odin that is both historically sourced and accessible to a general audience. It explores Odin's origins, his appearances in sagas, old magic spells, and the Poetic Edda, and his influence on modern media, such as Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy. Each chapter features suggestions for rituals, exercises, and music, so readers can comprehend and become closer to this complicated god. Author Diana Paxson, an expert on Viking-era mythology, provides a complete portrait of Odin and draws on both scholarship and experience to provide context, resources, a

Who reads Odin : ecstasy, runes, and Norse magic?

It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.

Common subject areas: religion, theology.

Author
Diana L. Paxson, Jo Anna Perrin
Publisher
Red Wheel Weiser
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9781578636105
Category
religious
Subjects
Science, Body Mind & Spirit, Fiction

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