A practical guide to the magical history, customs, and practices of pre-Christian Northern Europe - Details the everyday magic of the Northern Tradition, including household magic, protection spells, and the significance of the days of the week - Explores direct natural magic, such as shapeshifting and soul travel, and talismanic or sigil magic, including runes and rituals to unlock the power of crafted objects - Explains how many of these customs continue to the present day In the pre-Christian societies of Northern Europe, magic was embedded in the practical skills of...
A practical guide to the magical history, customs, and practices of pre-Christian Northern Europe - Details the everyday magic of the Northern Tra...
An illustrated exploration of the origins and history of amulets, lucky charms, talismans, and mascots • Looks at the age-old spiritual principles, folklore, and esoteric traditions behind the creation of magical objects as well as the use of numbers, colors, sigils, geometric emblems, knots, crosses, pentagrams, and other symbols • Explores hundreds of artifacts, such as hagstones, Norse directional amulets, car hood mascots, objects made from bones and teeth, those connected with plants and animals, charms associated with gambling, and religious relics • Includes photos of...
An illustrated exploration of the origins and history of amulets, lucky charms, talismans, and mascots • Looks at the age-old spiritual principles,...
Explores ancient mask customs, rituals, and traditions throughout Europe, from Scandinavia and England to Germany and France to Greece and Rome • Reveals how mask rituals are akin to shamanic journeying and allow the mask wearer to personify an ancestral presence, spirit, deity, or power • Examines animal guising and shows how mask customs are tied to creation myths and the ancestral founders of a people, tribe, city, or nation • Looks at morris dancers and mummers in the UK, Krampuslauf and Perchtenlauf in Germanic areas, the Gorgon myths of Greece, Norse Berserker rituals, and...
Explores ancient mask customs, rituals, and traditions throughout Europe, from Scandinavia and England to Germany and France to Greece and Rome • R...
An exploration of the traditional rites of auspicious building and crafting • Explains the ceremonial beginnings and Hermetic principles in the laying out of foundations not only for sacred buildings like temples but also for homes and barns • Examines the principles and ceremonies of electional astrology and details how to compute natural time, as opposed to clock time • Shares examples from ancient Egypt, Iran, India, and Europe that range from the Stone Age to the Renaissance and include secret societies When we make things--whether a building, a sacred space, or a magical...
An exploration of the traditional rites of auspicious building and crafting • Explains the ceremonial beginnings and Hermetic principles in the lay...
A guide to the history and practice of traditional European nature-based spirituality • Examines the Eight Directions and the powers of their Winds, the Tides of the Day, and the eightfold year of modern Pagan practice • Explores geomancy practices, how to work with spirits of place, and the power of mountains, rivers, caves, standing stones, and crossroads • Shares spiritual exercises, including runic practices and divination techniques, as well as how to craft your own magical tools In this guide to the Way of the Eight Winds, Nigel Pennick explores the history and practice of...
A guide to the history and practice of traditional European nature-based spirituality • Examines the Eight Directions and the powers of their Winds...
