Norse pagan books refer to the literature and texts that explore the religious and spiritual beliefs of the ancient Norse people, also known as the Vikings. These texts provide important insights into the mythology, cosmology, rituals, and practices of the Norse pagans. One of the most well-known Norse pagan books is the Poetic Edda, a collection of Old Norse poems that serve as a primary source for Norse mythology. It was compiled in the 13th century by an anonymous author and contains poems about the gods, heroes, and epic legends of the Norse culture. The Poetic Edda is divided into two main sections: the mythological poems and the heroic poems. The mythological poems in the Poetic Edda provide valuable information about the creation of the world, the pantheon of Norse gods and goddesses, and their interactions with humans.
Saturday 2 September; Carshalton Straw Jack - traditional folk festival parading from pub to pub and ending in the burning of Jack. Starts at 11am at the Racehorse, West Street, Carshalton. The Jack is burned in the evening. More details: http://calendarcustoms.com/articles/carshalton-straw-jack/ and http://www.strawjack.co.uk/
This year, our meetups will continue apace, with Melbourne Pagans in the Pub in the CBD, the Monthly Hills Pagan Coffee Meets in Belgrave, the Frankston Pagan Meets and the Central Vic Pagan Meets in Creswick and Castlemaine. Working with the energy of the month, September, for a personal journey of discovery with gods, goddesses, herbs, crystals, rituals, meditation and more.
The mythological poems in the Poetic Edda provide valuable information about the creation of the world, the pantheon of Norse gods and goddesses, and their interactions with humans. One of the most famous poems in this section is the Völuspá, which describes the creation of the world, the eventual destruction of the gods, and the rebirth of a new world. Other important mythological poems include the Hávamál, which offers moral and practical advice, and the Lokasenna, which recounts Loki's verbal duel with the gods.
Pagan meetuos near mw
Here are some of the events in London plus a few in other parts of the UK over the next week or so that could be of interest to pagans. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at [email protected].
Now to 30 September; Austin Osman Spare exhibition at the Last Tuesday Society. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/
Now to the end of 2017; Poppets, Pins and Power - an exhibition on the craft of cursing at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, Boscastle, Cornwall. http://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/
Now to 31 December; The London Stone on Display. Venue: Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN. Free exhibition during museum opening ours. http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london
Now - 3 September; Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono. Play about a young witch, for families and children, adapted for the stage by Jessica Siân. Venue: Southwark Playhouse, 77-85 Newington Causeway, London, SE1 6BD. Time 7.30pm (Matinee Starts 3pm). Price £20/£16, preview tickets £12, £64 family ticket (4 tickets: must include at least one adult and one under 16). http://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/kikis-delivery-service-2/
Wednesday 30 August; Let's Meditate - group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Starts 6pm. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/
Wednesday 30 August; Study Group - Esoteric Science. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 7.15pm. http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/ and https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiners-spiritual-science/
Wednesday 30 August; Talking Witchcraft and Activism, with Witchbody Interview Discussion: Sabrina Scott and Brooke Palmieri Sabrina Scott. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/
Thursday, 31 August; Conspiracies. Talk and book signing by Andy Thomas. Venue: Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/
Thursday, 31 August; Introduction to Wicca: Seven Moons to Magic with the London Wicca Meetup Group. Venue tba. Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/
Friday 1 - 14 September; Rhythms of Magic - September. Free online course by Kitchen Witch School of Natural Witchery. Online, worldwide, free and open to everyone. Working with the energy of the month, September, for a personal journey of discovery with gods, goddesses, herbs, crystals, rituals, meditation and more. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1988087264808074/
Friday 1- Sunday 3 September; 41st SPR International Annual Conference. Venue: De Vere Horsley Estate, Ockham Road South, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6DU. Complete package £380. Day tickets £120. https://www.spr.ac.uk/
Friday 1 September; Shamanic Journeying Circle run by Shamanic Spirit at a venue in New Addington, Croydon, South London. Time: 6.30pm. For details and to book places call 07952 041477 or visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/
Friday 1 September; Heart Beat - An Evening of Drumming, Sound and Celebration with Gong Master Olaf Nixon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £20/£22. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/
Friday 1 September; 'Sensing the Paranormal' panel discussion organised by Spooky London Pubs. Venue: King and Queen Hotel, 1 Foley St, London W1W 6DL. Time: 7pm. Entry: £2 donation to Macmillan Cancer Support https://www.meetup.com/spookylondonpubs/
Friday 1 September; Open Circle - every Friday for anyone wishing to develop their psychic and mediumistic abilities. Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford, London E18 2JR. Time 7.30pm. Cost: £3. http://woodfordchurch.com/
Friday 1 September; Om Healing for body mind and soul. Venue: The Dhyana Centre, 50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA. Time: 8pm. https://www.meetup.com/Light-in-London/
Saturday 2 September; The Nameless Arte - Aspects of Traditional Witchcraft in Britain. Venue: Balmoral Community Centre, Westcliff-on-Sea, Sailsbury Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 7AU. Time: 10am-5pm. Speakers: Gemma Gary; Richard Ward; Andrew D Mercer; Michael Clarke; Martin Duffy. Tickets: £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-nameless-arte-aspects-of-traditional-witchcraft-in-britain-tickets-30335352857
Saturday 2 September; A Crash Course on Jung by The Weekend University. Professional course with CPD credits awarded. Venue: Central Working Paddington, 2 Kingdom Street, London, W2 6BD. Time: 10am-5pm. Tickets: £100. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-crash-course-on-jung-tickets-36896029016
Saturday 2 September; Really Get to Know Your Wild Plants Through the Seasons - Daisy Family. Venue: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, The Soanes Centre, Southern Grove, London E3 4PX. Time: 10am-5.30pm. Tickets: £25-£30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/really-get-to-know-your-wild-plants-through-the-seasons-daisy-family-tickets-35206495576
Saturday 2 September; A Day with Nature and the Plant Spirits at a venue in New Addington, Croydon, South London. Time: 11am. For details and to book places call 07952 041477 or visit http://shamanicspirit.co.uk/
Saturday 2 September; Carshalton Straw Jack - traditional folk festival parading from pub to pub and ending in the burning of Jack. Starts at 11am at the Racehorse, West Street, Carshalton. The Jack is burned in the evening. More details: http://calendarcustoms.com/articles/carshalton-straw-jack/ and http://www.strawjack.co.uk/
Saturday 2 September; The Minor Arcana cards in detail. Meetup with the Tarot and Healing Group. Venue: The Manor House, 129 Wanstead High Street, London E11 2RL. Time: 1.30pm. Entry: £8. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Healing-Group/
Sunday 3 September; Meditation at Russell Brands Trew Era Cafe, 30 Whitmore Road, London N1 5QA. Starts 10.15am. Free event. Details: https://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/
Sunday 3 September; North West Kent Green Pagan Circle Moot. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, Bromley, BR7 5NL. Time: 10am-noon. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887/
Sunday 3 September; The British Museum and the Awakening of English Magic. Walking Tour with Caroline Wise organised by Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am. Ticket price £15. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/
Sunday 3 September; Conversation with the Trees: Energy Outdoor Workshop with the Sensing Energy and Intuition Development group. Meet at Gloucester Road Tube Station, Gloucester Road, London. Time: noon. Price: £10. https://www.meetup.com/Sensing-Energy-and-Intuition-Development/
Sunday 3 September; Farnham Pagans (every 2nd Sunday). Venue: Caffe Nero, Castle Street, Farnham, Surrey. Time: 2pm. Details on Facebook and meetup
Sunday 3 September; Barefoot In the Woods: Divine Feminine Play with Wild Women Gatherings. Venue: Hackney Marshes, Mandeville Road, Homerton, Hackney, London. Time: 3pm. Price: GBP20. Advance booking essential. https://www.meetup.com/WILD-WOMEN-CIRCLES-LONDON/
Sunday 3 September; Psychic and Spiritual Development Class with London NW8 Psychic and Spiritual Development Group. Venue: Violet Hill Studios , 6 Violet Hill , St Johns Wood, London, NW8 9EB. Time: 7pm. Price: £15. https://www.meetup.com/London-NW8-Psychic-and-Spiritual-Development-Group/
Sunday 3 September; September Full Moon Peace Fires. Light a candle or fire for peace wherever you are in the world, for as short or long a time as you like between 2pm and 10pm PDT (US) time, which is from 10pm-6am UK time. You can light a candle just for an hour or so and state the intention: “Let there be peace on earth and love for one another.” Details: http://peacefires.org/
Monday 4 September; Dim Sum Talks - How the Mind Heals Your Body. Talk by David Hamilton. Venue: Ping Pong, Covent Garden, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets £25 - includes food. Tickets must be booked in advance. http://uk.funzing.com/funz/dim-sum-talks-how-the-mind-heals-your-body-11443
Tuesday 5 September; (tbc) Romford Moot hosted by Mamma Moon Magick, Venue: Golden Lion, Romford, Essex. Time: 7.30pm. Entry £4. https://www.facebook.com/mammamoonmagick/
Tuesday 5 September; Witches' Inn Gathering. Venue: Red Lion, 48 Linkfield Lane, Redhill, RH1 1DP. Starts at 8pm. Moots are the first Tuesday of each month. For more details visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1219954618115987/
Wednesday 6 September; Let's Meditate - group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Starts 6pm. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/
Wednesday 6 September; How to Make Your Own Tree of Life, workshop with David Goddard. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15, advance booking essential. https://www.meetup.com/Rising-Phoenix-Magic-Mysticism-and-Meditation/
Wednesday 6 September; London Energy Share. Venue: The Skylight Centre, 49 Corsica Street, London N5 1JT. Time: 7pm. Tickets £10. https://www.meetup.com/londonhealingshare/
Wednesday 6 September; Full Moon Magic Ceremony. Venue: London, NW1 7SU (Exact address will be provided after booking). Time: 7.15pm start. Tickets: £8 http://uk.funzing.com/funz/full-moon-magic-ceremony-11769?
Wednesday 6 September; Tamesa/Wicca Full Moon Ceremony by the river Thames with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Venue: Meet at Tate Modern green outside Tate Modern and Bankside Gallery, London SE1 at 7.30pm for a Wiccan circle ritual on the banks of the Thames. Cost: £3 You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring food and drink to share. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/
Wednesday 6 September; Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub - Methods from Madness: Magic, ghosts, and the origins of experimental psychology. Talk by Matt Tompkins. Venue: The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. Time: 7.30pm. Details: http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org/
Thursday 7 September; Candle Magic Evening Workshop - I am running another session of my candle magic workshops based on my book Pagan Portals - Candle Magic. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £20 per person. You can book online at https://www.treadwells-london.com/events/ or reserve a place by calling 020 7419 8507, emailing [email protected] or visiting the shop. (View my book at Treadwell's)
Thursday 7 September; Guildford Moot (every 1st Thursday). Venue: Kings Head, Quarry Street, Guildford, Surrey. Time: 7.30pm. Details on Facebook, meetup and Twitter.
Friday 8 September; Oasis of Sound - Sound Bath and Mantra with Anne Malone. Organised by the Oasis of Sound Meetup Group. Venue: The Life Centre Islington, Brittania Row, London. Tickets £15. Time: 7.30pm. Details: https://www.meetup.com/Oasis-of-Sound-Sound-Bath-n-Sound-Scape/
Saturday 9 September - Sunday 10 September; Seriously Strange - ASSAP's conference with talks on various paranormal subjects. Venue University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY. Starts 10am. Tickets £10-£40. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seriously-strange-tickets-33387264206
Saturday 9 September; Talk and Heathen Rite for Autumn. Short Lecture and Blot with Andre and Amanda Henriques. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 5pm-7.30pm. Ticket price £10. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: [email protected] http://www.treadwells-london.com/
Sunday 10 September; Meditation at Russell Brands Trew Era Cafe, 30 Whitmore Road, London N1 5QA. Starts 10.15am. Free event. Details: https://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/
Sunday 10 September; Wicca Course - part one of three. This lesson will look at consecrations, circle work, the elements and energy. This is an outdoor course with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Venue: Wimbledon Woods (meet outside Windmill Tea Room), Windmill Road, London, SW19 5NQ. Time: 10.30am. Cost: £18. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring a blanket to sit on. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/
Sunday 10 September; Secret Doctrine Study Day organised by the Theosophical Society in London. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 11am to 5pm. https://www.meetup.com/Theosophical-Society-in-London/
Sunday 10 September; The Crick Crack Club presents the Iliad (storytelling). Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 2.30pm. Tickets: £8. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/
Note: I am not responsible any of these events except my candle magic workshop. If you have any questions, please contact the organiser of the event you wish to attend. If you want to notify me of changes to any events, so I can update my listing, please email [email protected].
Here are some of the events in London plus a few in other parts of the UK over the next week or so that could be of interest to pagans. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at [email protected].
The heroic poems in the Poetic Edda focus on the adventures and exploits of legendary Norse heroes, such as Sigurd the Dragon Slayer and Helgi Hundingsbane. These poems often involve themes of honor, bravery, and the hero's quest. One of the most famous heroic poems is the Völsunga saga, which tells the story of the Völsungs, a legendary Norse family, and their conflicts with dragons and gods. Another important Norse pagan book is the Prose Edda, also known as Snorri's Edda. Written by Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century, it serves as a practical guide to Norse mythology and poetics. The Prose Edda contains various sections, including Gylfaginning, which presents the Norse creation myth and the genealogy of the gods; Skáldskaparmál, which offers advice and examples of poetic techniques; and Háttatal, which explores various poetic meters. Apart from these primary sources, there are also several modern books that delve into the subject of Norse paganism. These books often combine scholarly research with personal experiences and spiritual perspectives. Examples include "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman, "Essential Ásatrú: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism" by Diana L. Paxson, and "The Road to Hel: A Study of the Conception of the Dead in Old Norse Literature" by Hilda Ellis Davidson. In conclusion, Norse pagan books play a crucial role in understanding the mythology and religious practices of the ancient Norse people. From the Poetic Edda to the Prose Edda and modern works, these texts provide valuable insights into the beliefs and traditions of the Norse culture, making them essential for anyone interested in Norse paganism..
Reviews for "The Power of Amulets and Talismans in Norse Paganism: Top Books to Explore"
- Sarah - 2 stars - I was really excited to read some books about Norse pagan mythology, but I was very disappointed with this one. The writing was dry and lacked any real depth or excitement. The characters were one-dimensional and I couldn't connect with any of them. Overall, it felt like the author just skimmed the surface of the topic and didn't put much effort into developing a captivating story.
- John - 1 star - This book was a waste of time. The author clearly had no understanding of Norse pagan beliefs and it showed in the inaccuracies throughout the story. The writing was also terrible, with awkward sentence structures and repetitive phrases. I couldn't even finish the book because it was so poorly written and poorly researched. I would not recommend this to anyone interested in Norse mythology.
- Emma - 3 stars - While I didn't hate these books, I also didn't love them. The storylines were predictable and the characters felt generic and unoriginal. The writing style was also quite average, nothing stood out as particularly compelling or memorable. Overall, it was an okay read, but I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend it to others when there are so many other better options out there.
- Mark - 2 stars - As someone who enjoys reading about Norse mythology, I had high hopes for these books. Unfortunately, they fell short of my expectations. The writing was subpar and the pacing was off, making it difficult to stay engaged with the story. The characters were forgettable and the plot was uninteresting. Overall, I found these books to be a disappointment and would recommend looking for better alternatives.