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Folk Magic Class
Folk Magic is actually a generic term. The “Folk” in folk magic means a specific region of a given country. Different regions in the same...
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Basics of Shamanic Journey Work
Shamanic Journey work is a quiet, solitary skill. It brings about a change in the shaman’s brain. a. Secret: It is the change that...
modernamericansham
Apr 63 min read
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Fire and Ice Shamaniam's Foundations for Inner Journey Work
Inner Journey work is a method form developing certain skills that have a positive effect on the person working with it. It is first and...
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Apr 63 min read
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Exercises for Combating the Jotuns
Exercise: Nine Simple Words Mantra. · Tools Needed: A set of rune beads or mala beads. This exercise is similar to the rune...
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Apr 62 min read
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How to Combat the Jotuns
How Modern American Shamanism works with the power of deeds, the mind, and even words in the context of Fire and Ice Shamanism. The...
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Apr 65 min read
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Ritual Work for Germanic Paganism
The following is a simple list to refer to and think about when preparing and working your Germanic Pagan rituals. · In ritual...
modernamericansham
Mar 312 min read
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Sacrifices
Found in Denmark - Swords broken and thrown into water. It does not matter if you are a Pagan or a Heathen, sacrifice is the basis...
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Mar 182 min read
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The Four Poems/Stories You Must Read to Completely Understand Ragnarok.
The four poems/stories you must read to completely understand Ragnarok will be listed below. Like all skaldic Poems the Voluspa can be...
modernamericansham
Feb 131 min read
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Northern European Philosophy
Our web page states that Northern European traditions have the same skills and philosophies as the more popular North and South American...
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Feb 131 min read
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Brunnhild
To start, Brunnhild is the daughter of the Norse Power Odin. She refused an order from her father, Odin so he put her into a spell the...
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Nov 24, 20241 min read
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Frau Holle
Frau Holle (Holda, Hulda) (Ruler of the Underworld, provides health to the flocks and fertility to women.) She is seen as a...
modernamericansham
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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Awareness, Learning, and Nature
Spending time in nature is one of the main requirements for learning Fire and Ice Shamanism. You cannot get around the need to spend time...
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Sep 5, 20242 min read
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Parts of the Norse Self, for 2024 class, Working With Your Inner World Tree.
Lik is the physical body and should be kept healthy and strong. The physical body is how the Elder Kin found Ask and Embla on the beach....
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Sep 2, 20243 min read
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German World Tree Outline for 2024 class, Working With Your Inner World Tree.
Nine Realms/Nine Worlds of Yggdrasil and Lewesbaam Yggdrasil Nine Realms: Asgard – home of the Aesir Alfheim – home of the Light Elves...
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Sep 2, 20241 min read
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A look at what names mean!!!
Odin and Fenrir: Odin means Spirit and Fenrir means Greed. Odin must engage in his final battle against the most dangerous quality of the...
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Aug 20, 20241 min read
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What is a Fylgja?
What is a fylgja? Is it like a Native American totem animal or is it something distinctly Northern European? In short conversations I...
modernamericansham
Aug 14, 20242 min read
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Freya
Freya (Her name means "The Lady”) is the Norse Goddess of love, beauty, fertility, war, wealth, divination and magic. She belongs to a...
modernamericansham
Aug 13, 20243 min read
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Idunn
Bragi sitting playing the harp, Iðunn standing behind him (1846) by Nils Blommér Idunn, her name means "ever young", "rejuvenator", or...
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Aug 13, 20241 min read
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Comfrey (AKA Comphrey)
(I would like to start out with that this blog is for information purposes only. I would also like to point out that we are not doctors...
modernamericansham
Aug 13, 20241 min read
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Ground Ivy
Ground Ivy (Glechoma Hederacea) (I would like to start out with that this blog is for information purposes only. I would also like to...
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Aug 12, 20241 min read
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