Publisher's Synopsis
This book is about the beliefs and spiritual techniques indigenous to northern Europe, known as the Northern Tradition. It explores the basic aspects of the spiritual experience rooted in the lands of the north. This is the area of human consciousness sought out and entered by meditators and holy men, martial artists, magicians and shamans, wise women, cunning men and, sometimes, ordinary people. The Northern Tradition is seen as appropriate to the climate, culture and peoples of northern Europe and an integral part of a proper understanding of our culture or history.;The Northern tradition, derived from Celtic, Saxon, Norse and Baltic practices is examined from ancient origins to modern usage and explains the craft of working with natural forces.
