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Nine Worlds of Seid-Magic: Ecstasy and Neo-Shamanism in North European Paganism
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by Jenny Blain
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Cover Type: Paperback with 192 pages
Published by: RoutledgeEdition: 1st Edition December 1, 2001
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0415256518
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0415256513
Book Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
Weighs: 9.1 ounces
Product Review
'It is good to see this degree of academic research applied to one of the more neglected aspects of our native spirituality and magick. Highly recommended.' - The Cauldron
It is good to see this degree of academic research applied to one of the more neglected aspects of our native spirituality and magick. Highly recommended. - The Cauldron
' this is an extremely honest attaempt by Blain to remain true to both her academic training and her faith as a seidr preistess.' - Jan Henning, Wood and Water
'Jenny Blain's Nine Worlds of Seid-Magic: Ecstacy and Neo-Shamanism in North European Paganism is a rich and engaging addition to the growing literature on Neopagan religions and modern-day shamanism.' - Nova Religio
this is an extremely honest attaempt by Blain to remain true to both her academic training and her faith as a seidr preistess. - Jan Henning, Wood and Water
Jenny Blains Nine Worlds of Seid-Magic: Ecstacy and Neo-Shamanism in North European Paganism is a rich and engaging addition to the growing literature on Neopagan religions and modern-day shamanism. - Nova Religio
Product Description
This accessible case-study of Northern European shamanistic practice, or seidr, explores the way in which the ancient Norse belief systems evoked in the Icelandic Sagas and Eddas have been rediscovered and reinvented by groups in Europe and North America. Drawing on ethnography, religious studies, anthropology and sociology, the book looks at the phenomenon of altered consciousness and the interactions of seid-workers or shamanic practitioners with their spirit worlds in historical and political contexts.
Written by a follower of seidr, this study not only investigates, but also addresses those new communities involved in a postmodern quest for spiritual meaning.
Reader Reviews
There are many schools of thought concerning seidh. The Author has provided an overview of one area of practice, oracular seidh, as taught by Diana Paxon's Hrafnar group. The student of northern magic will recognize old friends in the bibliography (Bauschatz, Byock, H. R. Ellis Davidson). Other books listed there give further indication of the Author's direction in this study - that of shamanism and gender issues related to seidh. Perhaps the most important aspect of this book is it's emphasis on doing the work - when they aren't mounting the high seat, they are lying under the blankets accessing other sources of knowledge. They are sharing their experiences and building the horde of knowledge needed to reconstruct this magical form. My problems with the book are: 1) lack of definition for some of the terms used, e.g. the nine worlds of sied-magic could refer to the nine worlds of Yggdrasil or something specific to the Hrafnar system; 2) the frequency with which forthcoming articles/books were referenced in the text and appear in the bibliography; 3) the Author references a 1906 edition of Snorri Sturluson's HEIMSKRINGLA: A HISTORY OF THE NORSE KINGS which does not include the Ynglingasaga, there is a more recent edition which does include that saga (HEIMSKRINGLA: HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF NORWAY, Snorri Sturluson translated with introduction and notes by Lee M. Hollander, University of Texas Press, Austin, third printing, 1999. The importance of this particular saga is that it contains a catalogue of the magic powers associated with seidh.); 4) relating the meaning of seidh to the word "seethe" - refer to WITCHDOM OF THE TRUE: A STUDY OF THE VANA-TROTH AND THE PRACTICE OF SEIDHR by Edred Thorsson (Runa-Raven Press, 1999) for the etymology of the word "seidhr"; the Author provides alternative translations of "illrar brudhar" as found in the Voluspa of the POETIC EDDA however pointing out that she is neither a philologist nor an etymologist - this limits the usefulness of her alternative translations, making them little better than hearsay until someone with the appropriate credentials validates them. This book deals with a narrow sector of the range of seidh practices which appear in the Icelandic sagas. For a discussion of other aspects of seidh, I recommend HOSTILE MAGIC IN THE ICELANDIC SAGAS by H. R. Ellis Davidson and OLAF TRYGGVASON VERSUS THE POWERS OF DARKNESS by Jacqueline Simpson, both appearing in THE WITCH FIGURE, Venetia Newall editor, Routlage & Kegan Paul Ltd., 1973.
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