Pagan Portals - Freya

Pagan Portals - Freya
Author: Morgan Daimler
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2023-08-25
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1803410035

'Morgan Daimler has gifted us with a well-crafted and engaging introduction to the Goddess Freya. Truly a must read for anyone interested in or already working with this powerful and intriguing Goddess.' Ceri Norman, author of A Beginner’s Guide to Ogham Divination and Faerie Stones The most popular of the Norse goddesses is the Vanic deity Freya, found across the Norse myths and into modern mass media, yet often obscured by contradictory tales and external moral coding. Freya is an alluring deity of magic and fertility, a being so important in the mythology that gods and giants fought over her, yet she is never shown as a passive prize to be won only as a forceful being with agency and will of her own. Who is this powerful goddess who has left such a profound mark across not only Norse culture but also wider Western culture? Pagan Portals-Freya is a basic introduction to the Norse Goddess Freya that covers her history, mythology, associations, and modern appearances, and offers readers suggestions for how to begin connecting to Freya in their own lives.

Pagan Portals - Odin

Pagan Portals - Odin
Author: Morgan Daimler
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2018-03-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1785354817

Known by many names and with a wide array of characteristics Odin is a God who many people believe is just as active in the world today as he was a thousand years ago and more. A god of poetry he inspires us to create. A god of magic he teaches us to find our own power. A god of wisdom he challenges us to learn all we can. In this book you will find some of Odin's stories and history as well as anecdotes of what it can be like to honor him in the modern world.

Pagan Portals - Thor

Pagan Portals - Thor
Author: Morgan Daimler
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2020-03-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1789041163

Thor is an immensely popular God but also one of contradictions, whose complexity is sometimes underrated. Often depicted as oafish, he was clever enough to outwit the dwarf Alviss (All-wise). A god of storms and thunder, he brought fertility and blessed brides at weddings and although a defender of civilization and order, he usually travelled with a trickster deity. Pagan Portals - Thor is an introductory book that examines both history and mythology, untangling older beliefs from modern pop-culture.

Freya

Freya
Author: Tammy Gagne
Publisher: Legendary Goddesses
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1543574157

Presents the story of the Norse goddess of love Freya, including her role in Scandinavian culture, where she fits in a family of gods, and her continued influence through popular culture today.

Pagan Portals - The First Sisters

Pagan Portals - The First Sisters
Author: Lady Haight-Ashton
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2019-02-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1789040809

It was said in the beginning, in a garden called Eden, that woman was created at the same time as man, and not from his rib. Lilith, the first female, created equal to stand as a partner. But she proved to be a person so troublesome that she vanishes from her rightful place in civilization’s mythological legends in place of Eve, the first wife. With her younger sister Eve’s story heralding the future of all womankind, Lilith and her story stands alone as a testament to the Sacred Feminine and man’s fear of the mysteries that lie within her. The First Sisters: Lilith and Eve is a gateway to a provocative awakening.

Pagan Portals - Kitchen Witchcraft

Pagan Portals - Kitchen Witchcraft
Author: Rachel Patterson
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2013-02-08
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1780998422

Pull up a chair, have a cup of tea, sit back and take a glimpse into the world of Kitchen Witchcraft. This little book will give you an insight into what a Kitchen Witch is, what they do and how they do it. It gives an overview of the Sabbats, working with the Moon, the elements and candle magic. Packed full of ideas for crafting such as washes and smudges for your home and your body, witch bottles, incense, medicine bags, magic powders and offerings. Take a stroll through a Kitchen Witch's garden and discover what you will find there and finish up with some lovely meditations. Follow the heart of a Kitchen Witch... ,

Pagan Portals - Blodeuwedd

Pagan Portals - Blodeuwedd
Author: Jhenah Telyndru
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2021-07-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1785359223

Like a gathering of flowers from hedge and field, or a cloak made of owl feathers, Blodeuwedd is a figure of great complexity. She is both Flower Maiden and Owl of Wisdom… unfaithful wife and representative of Sovereignty… fallen woman and feminist heroine… medieval cautionary tale and reclaimed divinity. Yet, for all of these seeming inconstancies, the key to understanding Blodeuwedd is being able to see her as a whole. Bringing together strands of Celtic lore, Welsh literature, British folk practice, and modern devotion, Celticist Jhenah Telyndru weaves a solid foundation from which scholars and seekers alike can come into deeper relationship with this oft-misunderstood figure. Ultimately, this journey to reclaim Blodeuwedd’s identity - a Sovereignty Goddess who ensured the cycle of the seasons by choosing, in turn, to partner with the Solar Hero of Summer and the Otherworldly Champion of Winter - reveals a transformational mythic pathway that can also guide us in the reclamation of our own sovereignty.

Pagan Portals - Raven Goddess

Pagan Portals - Raven Goddess
Author: Morgan Daimler
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2020-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1789044871

Pagan Portals - Raven Goddess follows on from the author's earlier book, The Morrigan, to help the reader continue to get to know the Irish Goddess of war, battle, and prophecy with a particular focus on disentangling truth from common misconceptions. As the Morrigan has grown in popularity, understandings of who she was and is have shifted and become even more nebulous. Raven Goddess is intended to clarify some common points of confusion and help people go deeper in their study of the Morrigan and assist in nurturing a devotional relationship to her.

Freyja, Lady, Vanadis

Freyja, Lady, Vanadis
Author: Patricia M. Lafayllve
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781598004212

An Insightful Look at a Complex Deity Freyja, Lady, Vanadis: An Introduction to the Goddess examines Freyja, perhaps the best-known goddess of Norse mythology. Using original source material, extant writings, and scholarship the author builds an image of the goddess as she may have appeared to her followers in pre-Christian Northern Europe. Patricia Lafayllve then uses the knowledge she has compiled to speculate on aspects of modern worship of this complex deity.