Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #193022 in Books
• Published on: 1998-12-05
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 264 pages

Synopsis
Thorsson's in-depth primer covers the concepts and practices of Gothic or Germanic magic, the ancient root of English, Dutch, Icelandic, Danish and Swedish traditions. He explores traditional Northern psychology, the religious tradition of the Troth, and concludes with four mini-grimoires on rune magic, galdor staves, hex signs and shamanism.

Customer Reviews

Hear hear!
Indeed, as the previous reviewer comments, this book is a very informative read. I found it to be a treasure chest of Teutonic religious and magical lore, and one can usually trust Thorsson to be accurate and to base his stuff on old sources (even if he does use a bit of modern inspiration to make things coherent and practical for modern practitioners). I'd advise new Heathens to buy this before books like Conway's "Norse Magic", which is rather Pagan/Wiccan in flavour.

Surprisingly Informative
This is a really good reference for the very busy professional person who needs a clear presentation of ideas in a very short space. It would function as an excellent primer to Runelore and/or Futhark.

This book gives a really good quick overview of the Northern Way as it exists in its present remanifestation. In Chapter III, Dr. Thorsson explains the similarities and differences between the Troth, Rune-Galdor (operative rune magick), and Seith (norse shamanism) in a clear and concise manner.

Chapters IV and V explain Teutonic Cosmology and Theology in a quick, clear, and concise manner.

Dr. Thorsson does make a run at describing the Teutonic "soul" concept, but this is not as satisfying as the foregoing-described concise summaries.

Dr. Thorsson focuses on the younger runes and some home-grown Pennsylvania Dutch magick in this book, which might be interesting to some.

In my opinion, this book is most valuable for the quick summaries, and illustrations accompanying same, discussed above.