The Whisperings of Woden: Nine Nights of Devotional Practice

by Galina Krasskova

The Norse God Odin, known among the Anglo-Saxons as Woden, has been revered and honored for thousands of years. Although the original religion and cultures that worshipped Him were irrevocably changed by the spread of Christianity across Europe, He is still very much honored today among reconstructionist Heathens. This book is one of internal prayer, a heartfelt collection of prayers and meditations celebrating Woden, in all His many guises. It is written by a woman dedicated to Woden and is offered as a simple guide to those who may wish to draw closer to the Old Man.

Genres: Paganism, Nonfiction

73 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2008

About the author

I'm a poet, polytheist, theologian and the majority of my writing is religious, of one flavor or another. I've written over twenty books covering a broad range of topics within contemporary Heathenry (Norse/Germanic polytheism), several devotionals (including a couple to Greco-Roman Deities), and I've edited several anthologies. I'm the managing editor of "Walking the Worlds" journal, the first peer reviewed journal focusing on issues of interest to polytheists and I maintain a blog at http://krasskova.wordpress.com. I cause a lot of trouble. LOL.

When I'm not writing (and causing trouble), I'm slogging my way through graduate school, round three. I currently hold a Masters in Religious Studies, worked for six years in a Phd program in Classics, hold a Masters in Medieval Studies, and I'm currently in my third year of PhD work in Theology.

I'm also an artist - acrylic and watercolor, some photography. Despite rumors to the contrary, I don't bite and I'm usually happy to answer any questions. ;)

Reviews

[Gunnar Runa]

Absolutely awful...
I bought this book with another of Galina's books,
and this was worse than the other,
I thought what a wonderful title for a book until I got into the meat and potatoes of it,
More fluffy, Wiccany crap,
Sorry I gave Galina two chances to impress me and she failed..
Non the less there is a market for this type of book on heathenry's fringes, But for those of us with reason and some semblence of balance and sanity, It is on the fringes that these sort of things will remain, hopefully,

[Marci]

I really enjoyed Krasskova's book on Sigrdrifa's Prayer: Much of it resonated for me and where our perceptions differed I was happy to see a different point of view.
I was less impressed with this book. The devotionals themselves are, for the most part, not particularly specific to Woden. While it is nice that they are readily adapted to other gods, I was not looking for general devotional practices.
And Krasskova's interaction with Woden as deity seems to be pretty specific. This is a devotional to one very specific aspect of the god and, as such, seems dismissive of his other faces.

[Emily]

Good ideas for devotional rituals. Excellent appendix with recipes for oils and incense. Great starting point for building your own devotionals.