Ásatrú for Beginners

A Modern Heathen's Guide to the Ancient Northern Way

By: Dr. Mathias Nordvig

Narrated by: David Marantz

Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's Summary

Ásatrú is a spiritual belief system based around the pre-Christian folklore and mythology of Northern Europe. It gained popularity in the 1970s across Europe and North America and is still thriving today, sought out for its nondogmatic structure and emphasis on individuality, hospitality, and community-based values.

Ásatrú for Beginners is a newcomer's guide to this spirituality. It breaks down everything from the history and traditions to the gods and goddesses, ancient texts, sacred rituals, and the use of runes with simple language anyone can dive into. It's an inclusive and practical guide that makes it easy to apply Ásatrú in your modern-day life and find greater spiritual satisfaction.

Ásatrú for Beginners offers:

• See yourself more clearly - Ásatrú centers around ideas like friendship, community, and sharing. Discover what's important to you and how to worship in a way that fits your life.
• What's old is new again - explore the thousand-year-old roots of the original Ásatrú religion and what makes its recent rebirth so powerful.
• Gods and goddesses - find wonder, purpose, and inspiration in the stories and poems about gods like Thor, Loki, and Frigg.

Enter the world of Ásatrú with a simple guide that puts you on the path to spiritual health.

©2020 Rockridge Press (P)2020 Tantor

Very Helpful

I didn’t know what to expect from this book, but it confirmed in my mind that the attraction I have to Norse Mythology is something that I want to explore further and incorporate into my own spirituality. This book emphasizes the fact that a perfect reconstruction of the old Scandinavian religion is impossible, and much of the narrative was written through the lens of biased Christians. It emphasizes an individual approach to the faith and that there is no one way to practice. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in exploring this faith, or for anyone that wishes to understand it better.

Definite overview

I have read Essential Asatru and a Practical Heathens Guide. This is a must read or listen to anyone who is interested in following the old gods or as an introduction to family members to better understand. Very well researched and reads like a breeze

Insightful and recommended

I learned a great deal from this book. It shared many new things, reinforced things I already knew, and corrected some misconceptions that I may have never have known to correct.

Great for those learning!

This book lays out a simple guide to learning and understanding Ásatrú. Excellent for anyone interested in it or wanting to learn how it’s practiced today.

Amazing beginner book!!

This is a great book! After 30 years of being Asatru I have found few books that I would recommend any higher! Please enjoy!

Great listen

I listened to this along with reading the book. It helped a ton with the proper pronunciation of names and words. For someone that has always been infatuated with Vikings and recently discovered I am from Scandinavian decent, this was a great start on my journey to learn more about my ancestral heritage. So much more to learn. Enjoy.

great

informative and illuminating on the asatru ways, worth listening to again and again.
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very solid information

there is so much packed in here I could see it being worth owning the hard copy for continued refreance. or listen to this version at a time you can take notes and look things up. it was difficult to spell them from the audio alone for me. great resource though.

Information was good, But

Yes you do have to have Europa descendants to be Asatru.

I’m sorry but “colored” people can’t have everything. Whites shouldn’t be Jewish or Muslim or African.

We are all what we are. Take pride in your race and be what you are.

Great & Balanced Introduction

I was surprised by how balanced this book turned out. Often, a subject like this is either academic or spiritually passionate. The content here is, instead, coming from a passionately practiced spirituality that is processed through analytical rigor. It manages to do this in a very accessible way, too. I highly recommend this quick read to start and/or strengthen your understanding of Asatru in contemporary life.

Interesting

I enjoyed this book, funnily enough i discovered it after listening to a podcast Dr Nordvig does with Daniel Farrand, knowing that he has a vast knowledge on all things Nordic i thought it would definitely be a good start

Heavy

Boringly interesting describes this book with some useful facts along the way. Worth a listen