Dean KirklandSeiðr Magic
The Norse Tradition of Divination and Trance
Dean Kirkland, Ph.D., has been a practicing reconstructionist heathen for more than 35 years. A goði, or spiritual leader, of the Three Castles Kindred located in the English Danelaw, he is also part of the ritual-specialist team for the inclusive heathen organization Asatru UK. He completed his shamanic apprenticeship with the Sacred Trust in Dorset, UK, and studied traditional Andean shamanism for several years with an indigenous paco. He has a Ph.D. in ecology and works in the field of conservation and woodland restoration in Lincolnshire, UK, where he lives.
Acknowledgments
Foreign Terms and Pronunciation
An Introduction to Seiðr
1 Seiðr Practice Historically and Today
2 Seiðr Trance
3 The Tools of Seiðr
4 Varðlokur and Protection
5 Traveling the Nine Realms
6 Wyrd and Divination
7 The Hearth Cult, Cofgodas, and the Landvættir
8 Basic Healing in Seiðr
9 Death, Dying, and Dealing with the Dead
10 Gandr and Venom
Epilogue
Glossary of Terms
Works Cited
Index
