{"product_id":"pre-order-nordic-witchcraft-by-carl-nordblom","title":"PRE-ORDER: Nordic Witchcraft by Carl Nordblom","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order for hardback, which is due to arrive from the publisher in October\/November 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis hardback edition will be sewn with gold foiling on front and spine and have a matte dustjacket. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteeped in the strangest mysteries and lore, the \u003ci\u003eårsgång \u003c\/i\u003e(‘year walk’) is perhaps the most legendary of all Swedish practices of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003etrolldom - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe folk magical \/ witchcraft traditions of Scandinavia. At first glance, this particular ritual might be conceived of as a simple method of divining the events of the year ahead. Yet when we allow ourselves to truly listen, a very different story emerges from the wild terrains of the past - a tale of profound esoteric insight, sorcerous power, and strange forbidden rites.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNordic Witchcraft\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an exploration of the various folkloric aspects of the year walk ritual and includes a translation of the chapter ‘Klokskap: Gå Årsgång’ from Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWärend och wirdarne\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(originally published 1864–1868). Nordblom also seeks to situate the practice within a wider context of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003etrolldom\u003c\/em\u003e, spanning ancient Norse necromantic and oracular methodologies, divinatory practices, and the arts of entering into communion with the spirits of the land. The path moves from the Bronze Age grave mounds and Medieval elven hills to the cemeteries and crossroads of early modern Scandinavia, where the wisdom of ancient gods, trolls, and the mighty dead awaits those who dare to set out on the year walk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost essentially, this is a work that seeks to present the material from a perspective grounded in practical, emic understanding—one that moves beyond purely theoretical and rigid conceptual modalities to breathe new life into the ancestral spiritual practices of the North.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watkins Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58643258409334,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/0635\/6656\/files\/NordicWitchcraft.png?v=1788879489","url":"https:\/\/shop.watkinsbooks.com\/products\/pre-order-nordic-witchcraft-by-carl-nordblom","provider":"Watkins Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}