Are you tired of hearing “you’re doing it wrong”? Norse Witch by Connla Freyjason celebrates the Spirit of the Norse Tradition, fusing past with present towards a more magickal future. Rather than steadily looking backwards into the past, and treating History as the Letter of the Law, this book focuses on building a living, breathing faith that is as vibrant and electric as a Scandinavian night sky. Participate in Godfinding; procure, bless, and ensoul your ritual objects; go wight-walking, and reclaim your Heidhrinn Heart, as you journey down this spiritual path, shimmering with the myriad colors of the Northern Lights.

ISBN: 978-0-692-09294-1

Connla Freyjason prefers to think outside the box, even as he practices the Old Ways.  Having spent the past twenty years as a Pagan, he is a practicing vitki and also a digital artist.  Author of Norse Witch: Reclaiming the Heidhrinn Heart, his is a voice straight from the Otherworld.  The “presiding spirit” currently “horsed” by Ollamh Michelle Iacona, he is also the CEO of Iaconagraphy, and author of the Iaconagraphy blog.

“This little book right here in your hands is a brave thing. In fact, it is far more brave, and far more beautiful, than anything I have ever written. Connla has proven that he is as much of an artist with words, as he is with paint, or brush, or pen, or paper, or pixels. In writing this, he has also proven that he is precisely the warriorthat I have always known him to be. Your viewpoints will be challenged, as you read this book. By the last page of it, parts of your worldview might even find themselves thoroughly changed. But if books cannot touch our lives, why do we waste our time reading them? And if writers must only write books that maintain the status quo, why waste time writing them?”

–Ollamh Michelle Iacona, Foreword: Norse Witch: Reclaiming the Heidhrinn Heart

 

“As Norse Witches, we aren’t Heathen, we’re Heidhrinn. Note: those two words are pronounced exactly the same way. That’s because they are etymologically identical, stemming from the same Old Norse root: Heidhr. The original Heidhr was Gullveig, after her “trial” at the hands of the Aesir (and specifically Odin Himself). Heidhr means “bright” or “clear”, and is encountered so often throughout the Eddas and Sagas as the name of various volvas (or seidhrworkers; i.e., Norse Witches), that this suggests it may have become a title for such practitioners of Norse magick. Over time, as Christianity came to dominate the spiritual landscape of the Norse lands, the word Heidhrinn sprang up to denote those who still followed the “Old Ways”; the Pagan Path of the Norse. Today, that term survives as Heathen. Though often mistranslated as meaning “of the heath”–people who lived on the fringes of society in the countryside, and, therefore, clung to the “Old Ways”–in truth, the very word Heathen is actually a combination of the word Heidhr and the Old Norse suffix -inn, which is used to turn nouns into adjectives. Therefore, to be Heidhrinn is to be like Heidhr: a bright, clear, some might even say shining witch.” –Connla Freyjason, Norse Witch: Reclaiming the Heidhrinn Heart, Chapter One: Northern Lights

 

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Check out Connla’s guest-spot on Gifts of the Wyrd Podcast with Jan Tjeerd!

“This little book right here in your hands is a brave thing. In fact, it is far more brave, and far more beautiful, than anything I have ever written. Connla has proven that he is as much of an artist with words, as he is with paint, or brush, or pen, or paper, or pixels. In writing this, he has also proven that he is precisely the warrior that I have always known him to be. Your viewpoints will be challenged, as you read this book. By the last page of it, parts of your worldview might even find themselves thoroughly changed. But if books cannot touch our lives, why do we waste our time reading them? And if writers must only write books that maintain the status quo, why waste time writing them?”

–Ollamh Michelle Iacona, Foreword: Norse Witch: Reclaiming the Heidhrinn Heart

 

Wow! This looks great! The subjects addressed in this book are very relevant to Heidhrinn practices today. Very happy about this release!

–Jan Tjeerd, Gifts of the Wyrd Podcast

More from Jan Tjeerd at Gifts of the Wyrd:

“In this book, Freyjason has created a dialog and sacred safe space in which those who feel the call of the Northern Gods, Goddesses, and Beings can practice in a modern context in ways that they sense those same Gods and Beings are leading them. Freyjason has a very deep connection to many of the God/desses with very intense and personal relationships as well as knowledgeable foundation of the lore, sagas, Old Norse language, and archaeological findings….Norse Witch sets out to reclaim the Heathen (or Heidhrinn) HEART. This is accomplished in a writing style that makes the reader feel like they are sitting in the same room with the author and hearing the experiences first hand. Freyjason cuts through the distance with a writing style that engages on many levels during the experience and entices the Heidhrinn heart to wake up and move forward with how the God/desses are interacting with them.”

Read the entirety of this fabulous review at the Gifts of the Wyrd Blog!

“Norse Witch is a book written with passion, intelligence, and wisdom. It not only contains the basics of Heathen cosmology but shows how one can develop their own personal practice and connection with the Norse deities. If you’re interested in Heathenry but tired of the dogma, racism, or the armchair snobbery that can be found in some of these circles and want something with a strong devotional and magickal perspective – this is definitely a book for you.”

–Mat Auryn, Author, Psychic, and Reviewer at For Puck’s Sake

Read the entirety of this amazing review at For Puck’s Sake on Patheos Pagan!

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Are you tired of hearing “you’re doing it wrong”? Norse Witch by Connla Freyjason celebrates the Spirit of the Norse Tradition, fusing past with present towards a more magickal future. Reclaim your Heidhrinn Heart, as you journey down this spiritual path, shimmering with the myriad colors of the Northern Lights.

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Are you tired of hearing “you’re doing it wrong”? Norse Witch by Connla Freyjason celebrates the Spirit of the Norse Tradition, fusing past with present towards a more magickal future. Rather than steadily looking backwards into the past, and treating History as the Letter of the Law, this book focuses on building a living, breathing faith that is as vibrant and electric as a Scandinavian night sky. Participate in Godfinding; procure, bless, and ensoul your ritual objects; go wight-walking, and reclaim your Heidhrinn Heart, as you journey down this spiritual path, shimmering with the myriad colors of the Northern Lights.

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Are you tired of hearing “you’re doing it wrong”? Norse Witch by Connla Freyjason celebrates the Spirit of the Norse Tradition, fusing past with present towards a more magickal future. Rather than steadily looking backwards into the past, and treating History as the Letter of the Law, this book focuses on building a living, breathing faith that is as vibrant and electric as a Scandinavian night sky. We cannot live as our Ancestors did, nor should we really want to, but we can and should learn from them, and then take those lessons forward into our modern world. That is the soul of what it means to be a Norse Witch; to reclaim the Heidhrinn Heart.

Participate in Godfinding; procure, bless, and ensoul your ritual objects; go wight-walking, and reclaim your Heidhrinn Heart, as you journey down this spiritual path, shimmering with the myriad colors of the Northern Lights. Highlights of your journey will include:

• Self-work
• Devotional Acts
• Godfinding
• Morality (Good vs. Evil)
• Jormungandr
• Ritual Objects; Sacred Tools
• Wight-Walking
• Angels Among Us: The Alfar, The Ancestors, and The Disir
• The Wild Hunt (Protection Magick)
• Runelore
• Magick for Manifestation
• Faring-Forth (Astral Travel)
• PLUS: Sojourns with Odin, Freyr, Freyja, Hella, Tyr, and Baldur!

“As Norse Witches, we aren’t Heathen, we’re Heidhrinn. Note: those two words are pronounced exactly the same way. That’s because they are etymologically identical, stemming from the same Old Norse root: Heidhr. The original Heidhr was Gullveig, after her “trial” at the hands of the Aesir (and specifically Odin Himself). Heidhr means “bright” or “clear”, and is encountered so often throughout the Eddas and Sagas as the name of various volvas (or seidhrworkers; i.e., Norse Witches), that this suggests it may have become a title for such practitioners of Norse magick. Over time, as Christianity came to dominate the spiritual landscape of the Norse lands, the word Heidhrinn sprang up to denote those who still followed the “Old Ways”; the Pagan Path of the Norse. Today, that term survives as Heathen. Though often mistranslated as meaning “of the heath”–people who lived on the fringes of society in the countryside, and, therefore, clung to the “Old Ways”–in truth, the very word Heathen is actually a combination of the word Heidhr and the Old Norse suffix -inn, which is used to turn nouns into adjectives. Therefore, to be Heidhrinn is to be like Heidhr: a bright, clear, some might even say shining witch.” –Connla Freyjason, Norse Witch: Reclaiming the Heidhrinn Heart, Chapter One: Northern Lights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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