Winifred Rose

Heathen Soul Lore Foundations

Ancient and Modern Germanic Pagan Concepts of the Souls

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Produktbeschreibung

Heathen Soul Lore Foundations presents a living spiritual landscape, rooted in ancient Germanic languages and understanding, offered for modern Heathens to explore and use in their own spiritual practice. This book also presents an approach for identifying and exploring ancient concepts of 'what a soul is' that may be of interest to followers of other branches of historically based modern Paganism, and to scholars of comparative religion. Linguistic analysis, literature, folklore, comparative religion, anthropology, esoteric and philosophical approaches are used to analyze old Germanic-language words relating to 'the soul'. The following souls, identified through this process, are thoroughly reviewed: Ferah, Ahma, Ghost, Hama, Aldr, Mod, Hugr, Sefa, and Saiwalo. Both scholarly and inspirational perspectives are taken, intended to stimulate both intellectual and imaginative exploration of these soul-concepts and the world-view which opens out from them. This book is richly illustrated with B&W images, in order to stimulate engagement of the imagination in comprehending these abstract entities and their metaphysical contexts. // Review by Diana L. Paxson, author of "Essential Asatru: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism": "Since she first sent me the article on "Heathen Full-Souls" for Idunna: A Journal of Northern Tradition in 2006, I have been fascinated by Winifred Hodge Rose's development of the concept of the souls as an interactive system. I am delighted to see the full presentation of so many years of patient research and contemplation becoming available at last. In Winifred's hands, philology becomes a spiritual adventure, as words from the old Germanic languages reveal new insights into who we are and our place in the spiritual universe." // Review by John Michael Greer, author of "A World Full of Gods": "Winifred Rose has done an excellent job of gathering and synthesizing material about Heathen soul lore from a wide range of disparate sources. The resulting book is a scholarly, thorough resource that belongs on the bookshelf of every Heathen, and everyone interested in the subject." // Review by Cat Heath, author of "Elves, Witches & Gods: Spinning Old Heathen Magic in the Modern Day": "There's a wonderful shaping and hope-bringing quality to the work here that I think will play a key role in helping to move Heathenry towards something deep and infinitely satisfying. It's really hard to overstate the impact this book could have."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wordfruma Press
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 823g
• ISBN-13: 9781737932727
• ISBN-10: 1737932725
• Artikelnr.: 63090250

Autorenporträt

Winifred Hodge Rose has published two nonfiction adult books on concepts of the souls in ancient and modern Heathen (Germanic Pagan) tradition. Many of her articles can be found on her website at HeathenSoulLore.net. She has always enjoyed being around children and telling them stories, and her 15 years as a grandmother have offered many opportunities for honing her storytelling skills. This is her first published children's book. She is looking forward to writing more books for children. Forest Hawkins is a long-time artist and illustrator. As both a Heathen practitioner and a practiced artist, illustrating "Idunn's Trees" was the perfect opportunity to help spread a Heathen message of inclusivity and education. Those values along with the rich lore through which they are often shared, drew him to this project. You can follow Forest at _yonk_art_ on instagram.