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Spinning Wyrd: A Journey Through the Nordic Mysteries by Ryan Smith

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I’m going to get my nitpick out of the way first: this book could’ve had a little tighter editing, there can be some repetition sometimes within just a few sentences (one example being the fylgjar entry). But like I said, a nitpick.

I loved Ryan Smith’s Way of Fire and Ice and Spinning Wyrd didn’t disappoint. There’s so much here, including comments from other practitioners such as Esteban Sevilla that resonate with me so much. 

Of course I haven’t done all the exercises yet (I’ll be slowly making my way through), but the description of Breathing Fire and Ice made me tear up: 
 
“Will help you loosen the hard lines imposed by the world around you … can also be used to give yourself a burst of energy for mystical workings or to help swiftly shift focus in times of stress and difficulty.” 

The last few years have been exhausting: professionally, personally; I lost my faith in humanity as a whole and even fell out of my spiritual practice. This was a nice kick to the butt.  

I look forward to more from Smith!
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