Invocation Norse rites where Odin is invoked to "ride" workers of seidr (Norse shamanism), much like the god rides his eight-legged horse Sleipnir. Indeed, forms of possessive invocation appear throughout the world in most mystical or ecstatic traditions, wherever devotees seek to touch upon the essence of a deity or spirit. Some have performed invocation for the purpose of controlling or extracting favors from certain spirits or deities. These invocations usually involve a commandment or threat against the entity invoked. The following is a curious example of such an invocation, found engraved in cuneiform on a statue of the Assyrian demon
Odin Brotherhood Melton has written that, "The brotherhood has distanced itself from the racism that has infected Norse beliefs in the twentieth century and eschews the idea that there are either chosen peoples or master races". From the beginning, the Odin Brotherhood has included women in its membership. Odin Brotherhood The Odin Brotherhood is the name of an alleged group that practices the modern Pagan religion of Heathenry. The group first came to attention when Mark Mirabello published a book discussing the group and its beliefs, "The Odin Brotherhood", in 1992. According to Mirabello's account, the Brotherhood alleges to be the direct