Galdrbok: Practical Heathen Runecraft, Shamanism and Magic

by Nathan J. Johnson, Robert J. Wallis

Galdrbok offers a complete system for accessing the nine otherworlds of the Northwest European shamanic world tree Yggdrasil.The initiatory system in Galdrbok is inspired by the spiritual legacy of Heathen Northwest European communities of the migration age.Galdrbok maps the altered conscious states which enable shamanic travel - by means of scrying ('to descry' / 'foresee' / crystal gaze), galdr ('sung spells'), runic mediation and other powerful techniques, you can enter ecstasy and 'walk between the worlds' in the footsteps of Woden and Freyja, the Northern shamanic deities par excellence.

Genres: Nonfiction

404 pages, Paperback

First published June 21, 2005

About the author

Nathan J. Johnson spent seven years learning Buddhism in a contemporary monastery. He holds a fifth degree black belt in Karate, a fourth degree black sash in Chinese Kung Fu and teaches Chinese empty hand arts and simple meditation techniques. He holds seminars and gives lectures throughout both Great Britain and the USA. He lives in Hampshire, England where he was born.