{"title":"Books by Diana L. Paxson","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781578634057","title":"Trance-Portation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe ability to move from the ordinary into an altered state of consciousness is one of the most valuable skills in both magic and religion. From the ceremonial magician to the shaman, using trance work to explore inner realms is essential to the magical process of healing, transcendence, and wisdom desired throughout diverse occult and spiritual traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrancePortation offers a comprehensive and multispirited way to enter the inner realm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending the modern world with the ancient arts, \u003ci\u003eTrancePortation's\u003c\/i\u003e first three chapters, Travel Planning, Crossing the Threshold, and Getting Started, offer preparatory suggestions including meditations and relaxations, breathing, warding, shifting gears, and returning. Drawing on examples from varied traditions, from Western Mystery to Native American, Ancient Celtic to Eastern Mysticism, and peppered with folk lore and tales from popular science fiction stories, \u003ci\u003eTrancePortation\u003c\/i\u003e explores spiritual journey work extensively, offering readers the chance to find their own ways into the inner realm, encounter their own guides and fellow travelers, and create divine relationships with the deities and gods and goddesses that they meet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304084418933,"sku":"9781578634057","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781578634057_e88fe0f1-a97d-400b-b244-b96415c531f3.jpg?v=1786023458"},{"product_id":"odin","title":"Odin","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A god for the ages, Odin's veneration remains vital and active. Paxson provides songs, rituals, magical exercises, and practical advice to help you develop your own personal relationship with the Lord of Runes. Highly recommended.\" —Judika Illes, author of\u003ci\u003e Encyclopedia of Spirits, Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells,\u003c\/i\u003e and other books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOdin is arguably one of the most enigmatic and complex characters in Norse mythology. Revered since the Viking Age, Odin has been called the greatest of the gods--the god of words and wisdom, runes and magic, a transformer of consciousness, and a trickster who teaches truth. He is both war god and poetry god, and he is the Lord of Ravens, the All- Father, and the rune master.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOdin: Ecstasy, Runes, and Norse Magic\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book on Odin that is both historically sourced and accessible to a general audience. It explores Odin's origins, his appearances in sagas, old magic spells, and the Poetic Edda, and his influence on modern media, such as Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy. 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Readers will learn the historical meaning of each individual rune and its use and meaning now, in contemporary culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But, Paxson reveals, the real power of the runes comes from internalizing them and using their symbols as sources of wisdom and power. At the end of each chapter are rituals and spells for all levels of ability that aim to help internalize the attributions, meanings, symbolism, and use of the runes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Everything regarding runes is covered in this definitive workbook, from the history of runes and how to make your own rune sets, to how to work with them on a psychic, spiritual, and magical level.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57499273199989,"sku":"9781578637294","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781578637294.jpg?v=1786694588"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-diana-l-paxson.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}