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A Roadmap to Worship Feb 12, 2008
If you are walking with The Grey Wanderer, you will deeply appreciate this wonderful and inspiring work!
Before you "sign on the dotted line" with a God of such complex personality, a through knowledge of yourself and what you are willing to give is necessary! Galina opens wide the doors to both exploration of this process and a method to offer devotion that is personal yet easily adapted to your own walk.
Her instructions on creating both Odin Oil and Incense was wonderful!! I added to this reciepe and made the results even more personal...
The ritual deirections are simple but life changing and I will never forget the impact they have made on my life!
This is hands down, my favorite text to offer to others who feel the call of Woden!
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Devotions are a Whisper no more... Jan 23, 2008
This is the very first devotion published in the modern day reconstructed religion of Northern Europe, commonly known as Asatru or Heathenry. For so long the modern community has focused too much of their efforts on a vast body of work from ancient times, examining the minutiae of it; while failing to acknowledge or even write about the personal devotions happening in the community today. This trail-blazing book of profound spiritual reverence has caused a veritable onslaught of fellow devotional texts on the Gods and Goddesses of Northern Europe to follow, including a second devotional book on Odin by Krasskova, Walking Towards Yggdrasil.
So many people find devotional work daunting simply because they don't have an idea of where to begin. The Whisperings of Woden: Nine Nights of Devotional Practice offers suggestions that people can use as is, or adapt to create something unique to their own personal devotions and tastes.
Finally we have a text that points to this religion as being more than a subculture of people who like to play at being a "Viking" for the day, but rather demonstrates by the personal fervor of one devotee that this is a living, breathing faith where practitioners struggle with understanding and developing relationships with the Gods. This seminal work is filled with essays illuminating personal insights on Odin, Krasskova's personal thoughts and practices including suggestions on how to create an altar to the Old Man, a wide variety of meditation types, special recipes such as Odin incense, and heart-felt prayers.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Personal touch Jun 26, 2007
This book is designed to help people, heathen or not, connect and develope a relationship to the god Odin. It is not a dedactic scholarly publication, but rather a very personal look at one woman's devotion to Odin, her experiences and practices. It is set up by nine chapters, each of which looks at a different type of devotional practice to the Allfather. I did not particularly like the chapters on ritual baths, anointing or journaling to Odin, or the appendix of incense blends but only because those practices are not to my taste. I did really like the chapters on building an altar to Odin, making offerings to him, and making your own rune set, and the different mediations were interesting. I also thought the poetry throughout the book was well placed and added an extra dimension to the work. It would be a good buy for anyone seeking to know Odin.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Beautiful Apr 30, 2007
This book is a must for those like myself who, while deeply attached to the integrity of the historical record, want more of heathenism than arguments over matters of fact and history.
This book, then, is a door towards the personal relationship that the author has with Woden. As I have a similar relationship, I found the book to be extremely moving and powerful. It is so rare to read books on heathenism which have any sense of personal connection or understanding. There is no abstraction here.
Furthermore, Galina is extremely clear about where the historical record ends and her own personal inspiration begins. This is an important step because in doing so she demonstrates that care for the historical record can go hand in hand with developing new expressions of heathen spirituality. The latter does not Have to come at the expense of the former.
Some of the practices offered in the book are not that directly interesting to me, largely because some of these things I have invented in my own way already. But the real gift is the inspiration, the invitation to forge new ways of exploring my relationship to One Eye.
Thank you so much for this work, Galina. I am deeply glad that I bought it.
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D E V O T I O N Jun 11, 2005
Modern-day reconstructed Heathenry has had a number of books and articles written on it through the years. Yet for all the material that has been written, this religion has had very little text regarding matters that are far more spiritual in nature. This is a refreshing change of pace, to finally see some devotional materials on this religion. More so, it is well written from the point of view of a devotee.
For people interested in this religion, you can finally see a glimpse of the heart and faith of this religion, and see an entirely new perspective. This is a well written book, with a number of ways to help connect with Odin, or just learn something new about him. For anyone serious in expanding their spirituality, especially for a Heathen, this should be on your reading list.
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