The Way Of Wyrd

The Way Of Wyrd
Author: Brian Bates
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2004-10-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1848504497

This compelling spiritual classic about an Anglo-Saxon sorcerer and mystic “deserves a spot on our bookshelves along with Carlos Castaneda” (Time Out) Charged with the difficult task of converting the ‘heathens’ of Anglo-Saxon England to Christianity, Christian scribe Wat Brand begins to doubt his mission when he learns more about the pagan ways of his neighbors. Guided by a shaman named Wulf, Brand is introduced to a world unlike anything he has ever known—one of runes, fate, life force, and the Wyrd. But his greatest lesson awaits him in the spirit world, where he will journey and come face to face with the nature of his own soul. The Way of Wyrd is a bestselling cult classic based on years of research by psychologist and university professor Brian Bates. An authentic and deeply compelling insight into the spiritual world of the Anglo-Saxons, it has inspired thousands of people to learn more about the ancient northern spiritual tradition.

The Wisdom of the Wyrd

The Wisdom of the Wyrd
Author: Brian Bates
Publisher:
Total Pages: 306
Release: 1996
Genre: Cosmology, Ancient
ISBN: 9780712672771

Today, many of us hunger for guidance on how best to live our lives. In this fascinating and scholarly book, psychologist Dr Brian Bates offers a journey into a way of wisdom which once was ours a thousand years ago when our ancestors lived as indigenous peoples in ancient Europe. To them the archaic word 'Wyrd' meant all that was sacred and unexplainable - the force which underlay all life. This force was at the heart of their spiritual tradition which, in its scope and depth, had remarkable parallels to the Eastern Tao and the Native Americans' Great Spirit. Drawing on twenty years of research, Brain Bates gives a rich description of the creative, organic vision of the world which our ancestors held - at the centre of which were the shamans, powerful figures who mediated directly with the spirits and the pulse of the earth's rhythm. He also shows how, through practical techniques and mediations, as well as through extraordinarily fertile stories from our past, we can once again rediscover and reclaim our sacred heritage - a wisdom which is still deep within us all, and needs only to be brought to the surface.

The Wizards of Wyrd World

The Wizards of Wyrd World
Author: Pamela F. Service
Publisher: Darby Creek ™
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1467730319

Josh Higgins and his sister Maggie have vowed not to use the alien gizmo that lets them visit other worlds. But when Josh's favorite writer comes to town, the temptation is too much. Along with famous author P. L. Cuthbertson, Josh and Maggie prepare to visit the land of Cuthbertson's books: Wyrd World. As soon as the crew arrives, some of Wyrd World's thuggish locals mistake P.L. for a wizard—and that's not a good thing. Josh and Maggie begin a rescue mission, sneaking through fortresses and dungeons. But to challenge the planet's evil rulers, they'll have to unite a group of rebels and outcasts who would just as soon fight each other. . . .

Wyrd

Wyrd
Author: Cate Whittle
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2018-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1760272744

Emma has a very different outlook to Pip's, and the pair just cannot seem to get along. This shouldn't be a problem, and it wouldn't be a problem–if it weren't for the fact that Emma's Dad is getting married to Pip's Mum! For Dad's sake, Emma tries to keep the peace, but it is a very difficult task. That is, until a book of spells and wishes finds its way into the household, and she accidentally becomes a witch in a secret ceremony intended to impart magical powers to Pip. Emma is horrified. She never wanted to be a witch, and there seem to be a lot of difficult responsibilities attached to the job. Pip isn't too pleased either–it was meant to be her. Pip and Emma find themselves working together to reverse the effects of the spell, but nothing they can come up with offers a solution to their problem. Horrible! But now Emma has an advantage over Pip, and maybe it would be fun to put it to good use...

The Path of Elemental Witchcraft

The Path of Elemental Witchcraft
Author: Salicrow
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2022-05-24
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1644113376

• Details hands-on techniques, spells, and rituals paired with personal stories from the author’s decades of magical practice • Presents teachings on working with each element in different ways--such as divination, communication, healing, protection, manifestation, and enchantment • Explores elemental altars, scrying and reading the bones, undines and fairies, working with runes and crystals, ancestral healing, weather sensing, fire gazing, candle magic, sex magic, and communicating with the Otherworld A Book of Shadows is a witch’s sacred journal, filled with personal experiences and the intimate working of spells. In this practical guide to elemental witchcraft, Salicrow invites you into her personal Book of Shadows, detailing hands-on techniques, spells, and rituals to work with the magic of the four elements--Water, Earth, Air, and Fire. She presents teachings on each element through the lens of different schools of magic, such as divination, healing, protection, manifestation, and enchantment. Within each of these elemental teachings is a series of progressive lessons, including a personal story from the author’s lifetime of magical practice paired with a technique for you to explore. For the Water witch, she explores scrying, engaging with undines, weather protection, fairy glamour, and healing with kitchen spells. For the Earth witch, she describes reading the bones, animal messengers, listening to plants, crystal grids, and shadow work. For the Air witch, she looks at communicating with sylphs and crows, divination through clouds and wind, sonic magic and healing, spell accelerants, and smudging. For the Fire witch, she examines the Djinn, the magical hearth, fire divination, candle work, and sex magic. For all the elements, she explores how to build elemental altars and customize the ceremonies and rituals. Sharing intimate examples and practices to help you progressively develop the skills of witchcraft, Salicrow invites you to create your own personal Book of Shadows as you forge a magical relationship with the natural world.

Knight's Wyrd

Knight's Wyrd
Author: Debra Doyle
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2023-08-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250881994

Ahead of its time on its original publication, Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald's Mythopoeic Fantasy Award-winning dark medieval fantasy Knight's Wyrd is perfect for contemporary tastes. Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. With an introduction written for this edition by Sherwood Smith. On the eve of his knighting, Will Odosson learns his wyrd, or destiny: He shall meet death before a year has passed. Will rushes north to release his betrothed from their engagement, but on the way he is beset by all manner of horrors--a man-eating troll, carnivorous mermaids, a magic-working dragon . . . and something far worse: an evil unlike anything Will ever imagined. Knight’s Wyrd is an award-winning gem that’s perfect for revival as a Tor Essential and will appeal to fans of books like Hild and Spear, and films like The Green Knight–-a medieval fantasy with the authentic lived-in strangeness of the real Middle Ages. It was originally published by a pair of YA imprints, but it works equally well as an adult read. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Way of the Actor

Way of the Actor
Author: Brian Bates
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1988-04-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780877734413

Interviews with world-famous actors introduce the work of the actor as an exhilarating journey of self-discovery.

Wyrd Sisters

Wyrd Sisters
Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Harper
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-04-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780062225733

Terry Pratchett’s fantasy classic Wyrd Sisters, a novel in the Discworld series, is the story of Granny Weatherwax, the most highly regarded non-leader a coven of non-social witches could ever have. Generally, these loners don't get involved in anything, mush less royal intrigue. but then there are those times they can't help it. As Granny Weatherwax is about to discover, though, it's a lot harder to stir up trouble in the castle than some theatrical types would have you think. Even when you've got a few unexpected spells up your sleeve. Granny Weatherwax teams with two other witches — Nanny Ogg and Margat Garlick - as an unlikely alliance to save a prince and restore him to the throne of Lancre, in a tale that borrows — or is it parodies — some of William Shakespeare's best-loved works.

A Twist of Wyrd

A Twist of Wyrd
Author: P. J. Friel
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-03-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781985696341

Murder and fate unite Bryn Ullman and Trygg Mackenzie in the search for a butcher. She's a PI blessed with retrocognition but cursed with a paralyzing fear of the dark. He's part bodyguard, part feral berserker and entirely sure that a loss of his control will add to the body count. Lies, secrets, and enemies on all sides hobble their attempts to discover the truth. But it's their passion that poses the real danger, propelling them on a collision course with Bryn's deadly birthright and Trygg's ties to her devastating past. He swears that she's his wyrd, but in the dark can she actually trust the love of a monster?-------------------------------------------------------A TWIST OF WYRD contains violence and adult sexual situations that are not appropriate for readers under the age of 18.