Masks of Odin, The

“The Masks of Odin” opens up a time capsule which has been sealed for ages, revealing the knowledge of a remote antiquity when science, philosophy, and religion were one. Herein the Norse Edda is scrutinized and its tales of gods and heroes, elves and dwarfs are decoded, using Theosophical keys, to yield an overview of cosmic cycles of life on many levels of the World Tree. The myths contain ribald humor as well as grand inspiration. Elsa-Brita Titchenell’s commentary and her fresh translation of the Poetic or Elder Edda provide a key to understanding the timeless wisdom of the bards of antiquity.

Contents:
PART I
COMMENTARY
1. Myths – A Time Capsule
2. The Tree of Life – Yggdrasil
3. Gods and Giants
4. Cosmic Creation
5. Terrestrial Creation
6. Nature’s Kingdoms
7. Rig, Loki, and the Mind
8. Human Death and Rebirth
9. Initiation

PART II
NOTES, TRANSLATED LAYS, AND STORIES
10. Völuspá (The Sibyl’s Prophecy)
11. Gylfaginning (The Apotheosis of Gylfe)
12. Hávamál (The High One’s Words)
13. Vaftrudnismál (The Lay of Illusion)
14. Thor and Loki in Jotunheim (Gianthome)
15. Hymiskvädet (Hymer’s Lay)
16. Grimnismál (Grimner’s Lay)
17. Trymskvädet (The Theft of Thor’s Hammer)
18. Kvädet om Rig (The Lay of Rig)
19. Loki Steals the Brisinga-Gem
20. Grottasöngr (The Song of the Mill)
21. Völundskvädet (The Lay of Völund)
22. Lokasenna Loki’s Flyting)
23. Allvismál (The Lay of Allwise)
24. Grogaldern and Fjölsvinn’s Ordskifte (The Spells of Groa and Verywise’s Exchange)
25. Skirnismál (The Lay of Skirner)
26. Vägtamskvädet (The Lay of Waywont)
27. Odens Korpgalder (The Lay of Odin’s Corpse or The Lay of Odin’s Ravens)
28. A Summing Up

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX