Understanding Asatru by Bryan Wilton

by Bryan Wilton

Asatru has been interpreted in many different ways. Yet the freedom and promise we caught a glimpse of when we found Asatru; seems to have eluded us. This book is a clear outline of how we may use our faith to surmount the obstacles of not only our society; but the hindrances within ourselves as well. The complications in our lives which may have drawn us to Asatru sometimes require a little more work on our part. But how? I believe this book will help those folk who are struggling to implement this faith in their life. For the long time Asatruar it is a gateway to the next stage of growth. For the newcomer it is an outline to help grasp concept of our own responsibility for our spiritual well being. With even the barest of beginnings we possess within ourselves the power to enact the kind of powerful success and fulfillment which has eluded so much of the world today.

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Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Chastised

I didn’t enjoy this book. Don’t get me wrong, I am I agreement with much of what he wrote. I can’t tell you how many times I groan at the “heathens” around me that perpetuate the Viking mead axe beard fight. As if we are no more than the caricaturized biker gangs on the tv.

So yeah, we need a loud voice saying we could be more.

Instead of titling this as it is, it should have been title “Put down the horn, quit yelling at everyone around you, and grow the fuck up”.

But I can’t imagine anyone that needs to hear this actually sitting still to read this book. It didn’t hold my interest at all and I had to force myself to keep reading in order to find the golden nugget. Didn’t find it for me.

[Author and Writer Mary Ellen Campbell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed it. I am part of the McDougall family clan from Ireland and this is one of the reasons I liked this book.