seiðr
nounEtymology Borrowed from Old Norse seiðr.
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Lifestyle, Paganism, Religion Germanic A form of magic originating in Viking society and revived by modern pagans, incorporating ritualistic, shamanistic, and divinatory elements.
- One of the special methods of seiðr was to cover oneself with a cloak or similar garment like a blanket, or an animal skin, or even just a hood.2004, Leo Ruickbie, Witchcraft Out of the Shadows: A Complete History, page 48:
- To find the magic of seiðr we must give up our belief in the value of physical strength and power and our need to control others.2016, Nicholas E. Brink, Beowulf's Ecstatic Trance Magic: Accessing the Archaic Powers of the Universal Mind, page 212:
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- It has also sometimes been said that seiðr is closer to what is commonly thought of as “shamanic” practice.2016, Stephen E. Flowers, Witchcraft Out of the Shadows: A Complete History, page 13:
- Derived terms
- seiðworker