Llewellyn's Truth About Teutonic Magick

By Edred Thorsson

Discover the incredible storehouse of power available in the faith, symbols, and practice of the ancient Germanic traditions. In The Truth About Teutonic Magick, renowned author Edred Thorsson explores:

·The key deities of Teutonic religion: Woden, Freya, Thor, Frigga, and others 
·The divine realms and Yggdrasill 
·The 24 runes—a magickal map of the cosmos and human consciousness 
·The use of runic ritual for magickal and divinatory purposes 
·Seidhr: the shamanic practice of traveling to other dimensions 
·Rituals of Teutonic magick: hallowing, blessing, drinking, rede, giving, and more 
·The sacred cycle of the year 
·The Faustian tradition and Saturnian magick 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
• Release date: Nov 8, 2013
• ISBN: 9780738738673

Edred Thorsson

Since 1972, Edred Thorsson has been dedicated to the esoteric and esoteric study of the Indo-European, Celtic and Teutonic traditions. He studied Old Irish, Middle Welsh and Indo-European religion and culture at major universities in Germany and in the United States.

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About the Author

Since 1972, Edred Thorsson has been dedicated to the esoteric study of the Indo-European, Celtic, and Teutonic traditions. He studied Old Irish, Middle Welsh, and Indo-European religion and culture at major universities in Germany and in the United States.

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INTRODUCTION

On a lonely windswept hill under the boughs of a gnarled oak, a man in a blue cloak carves elder runes in a stave of yew wood. He calls out the names of the runes in the tongue used by his ancestors 2,000 years ago—forging a direct link between himself and the holy power of the runes and between his time and place and that of his ancestors. Several dozen folks gather themselves before an altar of stone glinting with the rays of the midsummer's sun and sing out the songs of celebrations, giving holy gifts to their elder gods for everlasting peace and prosperity. In this time and in this place they have become whole with the spirit of their ancestral troth, or faith. High atop a wooden platform a woman sits