Welcome to Litsy!

3/5⭐ Offers many useful meditation & visualization exercises. Provides alternatives for different learning types (visual, kinesthetic, auditory, etc). I appreciate the balance between grounding in reality & journeying through the spiritual/psyche. The info gets repetitive, & the copious examples illustrate her points without adding to the conversation. The last 1/4 of the book, which delves into religious/deity theory, is an unfocused tangent.

(Odin be praised) These amazing texts from the 13th century Icelandic manuscript are of huge historical, mythological, and literary importance, containing the Lion's share of information that survives today about the gods and heroes of pre-christian Scandinavians, their unique vision of the beginning and the end of the world, etc.

This is an okay book for beginners. There‘s an overview of the history of the runes, but easily half of the book is description of each one of the 24 runes. There is a pronunciation guide, which is really helpful. There‘s also a quick reference guide at the end of the book (also really helpful). There‘s also a list of books for further reading, several of which I‘ll be tracking down so I can learn more. All in all, it‘s a soft pick for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I‘m still working my way through this book. The author estimates that it could take a couple months to complete the book, which makes sense. There‘s a lot of information here, but I‘m finding it really interesting so far. Definitely glad I have a copy of this one. I‘d hate to have to return it to the library before I was finished with it.

I‘m only a couple of chapters in, but this book is really interesting so far. I‘ve already learned something, and I‘m only on page 22. I‘ll post an update once I‘ve read further. :)

#runes

I wasn‘t sure whether to give this a pick or a so-so. There really wasn‘t a lot to it, but given its length, I suppose I should‘ve expected that. All in all, it was fairly academic, and while it was mildly interesting, I don‘t think I can recommend it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Although some liberal watchdogs have tried to define Thor‘s hammer as a hate symbol, most of those who wear it are as positive in their outlook as those witches who wear the pentagram”…no one is wary of racist iconography because it‘s “negative”. No one is like “those Nazis are such Debby Downers”. Having your religious iconography co-opted by assholes happens, ask the Buddhists, but don‘t downplay it.

Sunday mornings are sooooo much better now than the ones of my childhood. Now it's tea with Jane and #pemberlittens then it was my parents crazy cult. Those church services would make you long for a sermon from Mr. Collins!

#heathen #prideandPrejudicereadalong

@sprainedbrain

My essay “Heathen” is now live at:
https://asitoughttobemagazine.com/2020/06/27/cody-sexton-heathen/
check it out!
#athinsliceofanxiety #asitoughttobemagazine #essay #heathen #atheist