Feeding the Flame: A Devotional to Loki and His Family

by Galina Krasskova

"Feeding the Flame" is a devotional anthology of prayers, poems, rituals, and more gathered from around the world in the honor of Loki and His family. In this book, readers will find not only Loki and Sigyn, but also Angurboda, Odin, Glut and all of Loki's children equally honored. It is a celebration of devotional consciousness and an offering of love to a very complex family of Gods.

Genres: Paganism, Religion, Mythology, Spirituality, Magick

205 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 2008

About the author

I'm a poet, polytheist, theologian and the majority of my writing is religious, of one flavor or another. I've written over twenty books covering a broad range of topics within contemporary Heathenry (Norse/Germanic polytheism), several devotionals (including a couple to Greco-Roman Deities), and I've edited several anthologies. I'm the managing editor of "Walking the Worlds" journal, the first peer reviewed journal focusing on issues of interest to polytheists and I maintain a blog at http://krasskova.wordpress.com. I cause a lot of trouble. LOL.

When I'm not writing (and causing trouble), I'm slogging my way through graduate school, round three. I currently hold a Masters in Religious Studies, worked for six years in a Phd program in Classics, hold a Masters in Medieval Studies, and I'm currently in my third year of PhD work in Theology.

I'm also an artist - acrylic and watercolor, some photography. Despite rumors to the contrary, I don't bite and I'm usually happy to answer any questions. ;)

Reviews

[Ruby Hollyberry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am so glad to be living in a time and place where my religion has been discovered again and is being written about. I can't write it, the gratitude I feel. I will tell it to Loki instead.

[Sarah Farthing · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful poems and stories of personal faith told by many authors. If you want a deeper understanding or a stepping off place to connect with Loki and everyone he loves, then this is a great place to start.

I love reading the poems at Loki's Day in April during our family rituals. Welcoming one family to another, just to figure out we were family all along.

[Gabriel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful; quite a lot of Loki's extended family received a share of their due, though perhaps unsurprisingly, due to the author's devotion to Sigyn, there was an overbalance of material devoted to her, compared to the others.

[Jean-Pierre Vidrine · Rating 5 out of 5]

An insightful and eye-opening look into the worship of a deity feared and scorned by some of the Heathen faith. There is much more in here than I expected. People of any faith can read this book and come away with new insights into how they worship and (perhaps) how they should.