This book provides a well-rounded perspective on the history and current practice of seiđr magic, a trance-based form of divination.
 
Beginning with an introduction to our understanding of seiđr based on historical sources and current practices, Kirkland leads readers through the practice of seiđr from the trance-state backwards through tools, protection, and more. While limited information survives about the practice of seiđr in primary sources, Kirkland’s extensive research on the subject’s past and modern practice fills in as many gaps in our understanding of this art as possible. Much of the content in this book is designed to enable readers to practice modern seiđr, and a basic understanding of modern heathenry is useful (though not strictly necessary) to gain as deep an understanding of the subject as possible.
 
Contents include:
Acknowledgements
Foreign Terms and Pronunciation
Seiđr Practice Historically and Today
Seiđr Trance
The Tools of Seiđr
Varđlokur and Protection
Traveling the Nine Realms
Wyrd and Divination
The Hearth Cult, Cofgodas, and the Landvaettir
Basic Healing in Seiđr
Death, Dying and Dealing with the Dead
Gandr and Venom
Epilogue
 
Rochester: Destiny Books, 2024. Paperback, 244 pages. New.