Nigel Pennick, author of Pagan Magic of the Northern Tradition: Customs, Rites, and Ceremonies This book is his compelling vision of the ancient northern spiritual tradition, a fine introduction to Asatru for all followers of the old Gods and seekers after spiritual enlightenment. Stephen McNallen is known to all followers of the Northern Tradition as a stalwart upholder of Asatru of many years standing.

Edred Thorsson, author of ALU: An Advanced Guide to Operative Runology Any and all who are interested in the tribal religion of our ancestors need to have this book in their libraries. Years in the making, this book represents the distillation of a lifetime of work by the most significant single figure in the history of the revival of the Norse Gods and Goddesses in modern America. Richard Rudgley, author of Pagan Resurrection: A Force for Evil or the Future of Western Spirituality? This book is the literary distillation of more than four decades of experience and will be highly informative and inspirational to both newcomers and those who have been involved in Asatru for many years.There could be no better single book for the beginner on this path as all the aspects of Asatru are explained with great clarity. As such, it is at least as much about who we are as what we believe. the spirituality and the ethnicity of the people who practice it are indivisible parts of a whole.The same holds true for Asatru. Navajo spirituality is primarily for Navajos. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Īsatru is a Native European spirituality and as such has far more in common with Native American religions or the Shintoism of the Japanese people than it does universalist religions such as Christianity. For men and women of European descent, Asatru is the key to unlocking our vibrant spiritual heritage.

Asatru is more than just another empty offering on the spiritual smorgasbord of post-religious America. More importantly, McNallen explains his vision of what Asatru can and must become. He outlines the rituals, seasonal festivals, and code of ethics embraced by modern practitioners of Asatru. In Asatru: A Native European Spirituality, McNallen describes the origins and development of Asatru, its kinship with other tribal and ethnic religions, and the cosmological and philosophical underpinnings of this dynamic and inspiring faith. Now, over forty years later, Asatru (an Icelandic word that means true to the Gods) is one of the fastest growing new religious movements in America. When Steve McNallen pledged his loyalty to the Gods and Goddesses of Northern Europe in the late 1960s, he could have hardly imagined the far-reaching implications of this personal act of devotion.

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