Nigel Pennick
Nigel Pennick is an authority on ancient belief systems, traditions, runes, and geomancy and has traveled and lectured extensively in Europe and the United States. He is the author and illustrator of more than 50 books, including The Pagan Book of Days. The founder of the Institute of Geomantic Research and the Library of the European Tradition, he lives near Cambridge, England.
Related Links:
- The Golden One review of Fortuna
- Review of Fortuna from Facing North
- Review of The Spiritual Power of Masks in the Journal of Folklore Research Reviews
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- Read Runes and Astrology excerpt on A Badwitch's Blog
- Hepatomancy In Ceremonial Beginnings article from Ancient Origins
- Review of The Ancestral Power of Amulets,Talismans, and Mascots from The Magical Buffet
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- The Ancestral Power of Amulets, Talismans, and Mascots review from Musing Mystical
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Books By Nigel Pennick
The Pagan Book of Days
By Nigel Pennick
$14.95
In this revised edition the author provides details on auspicious and inauspicious days, holy days of the ancient gods and goddesses, and the eight stations of the year (the solstices, equinoxes, and cross-quarter days). He also includes lunar and solar charts indicating dates of major Pagan celebrations from the year 2011 through 2033.
Pagan Magic of the Northern Tradition
By Nigel Pennick
$19.95
In the pre-Christian societies of Northern Europe, magic was part of day-to-day life. For example, individuals could journey out of the body using direct natural magic, and runes were employed to ward off illness. This book shows how anyone can participate authentically in the magic of the Northern Tradition today.
The Book of Primal Signs
By Nigel Pennick
$16.95
Since ancient times, human beings have created symbols to convey deeper information that can not be communicated in words. Many glyphs have retained their meanings over millennia whereas some have modern meanings vastly different from the original connotation. This study, with more than 300 unique woodcuts, drawings, calligraphy, and photographs, examines ancient and enduring glyphs in detail, revealing how symbols link the cosmic with the terrestrial and allow us to infuse the mundane with the numinous.
Runic Book of Days
By S. Kelley Harrell
$14.99
Offering a step-by-step primer to work with runes throughout the year, Kelley Harrell shows how the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark follow a seasonal progression in which each stave rules the calendar for a half-month. She includes structured devotionals for each half-month and runic initiation rituals for the 8 pagan Sabbats.
Runic Lore and Legend
By Nigel Pennick
$16.99
In this guide to the Wyrdstaves, or runic practices, of Old Northumbria, Pennick details the meanings, symbolism, and magical uses for each of the thirty-three runes of the Anglo-Saxon Futhark, as well as their relationships to tree and plant spirits and their use in divination.
Witchcraft and Secret Societies of Rural England
By Nigel Pennick
$16.99
Drawing on scholarly research and personal contacts, Nigel Pennick describes the secret rites, folk customs, and magical traditions of guilds and rural fraternities of the British Isles, such as the Shoemakers, Horsemen, Plough Witches, Free Gardeners, Toadmen, Mummers, and Bonesmen, revealing how these secret traditions still live on.
Operative Witchcraft
By Nigel Pennick
$16.99
Nigel Pennick takes readers on a journey through the practice of operative witchcraft in the British Isles from the Middle Ages through the Elizabethan era to the decriminalization of witchcraft in the 1950s and its practice today. He also offers practical insight into spells, charms, amulets, sigils, and tools of the craft.
Magic in the Landscape
By Nigel Pennick
$16.99
Our ancestors were deeply aware of the magical power of their local landscape. In this book Nigel Pennick details the ancient practices of geomancy and Earth magic, including how to work with ley lines, astrology, and the four directions to honor a space and make it a place of power.
Elemental Magic
By Nigel Pennick
$14.99
Exploring earth, mineral, and plant magic as well as the magical properties of the earth’s cycles and power places, Nigel Pennick presents a comprehensive introduction to the principles, practices, and tools required to draw on the magic inherent in the natural world for personal development and spiritual empowerment.
The Ancestral Power of Amulets, Talismans, and Mascots
By Nigel Pennick
$22.99
An illustrated exploration of the origins and history of amulets, lucky charms, talismans, and mascots
Examining hundreds of artifacts, including photos of unique artifacts from his extensive collection, Nigel Pennick explores the magic of objects from the mineral world, such as hagstones, amulets and talismans connected with plants, and charms and symbols connected with animals, such as the rabbit’s foot and black cats.
Examining hundreds of artifacts, including photos of unique artifacts from his extensive collection, Nigel Pennick explores the magic of objects from the mineral world, such as hagstones, amulets and talismans connected with plants, and charms and symbols connected with animals, such as the rabbit’s foot and black cats.
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The Spiritual Power of Masks
By Nigel Pennick
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$24.99
Explores ancient mask customs, rituals, and traditions throughout Europe, from Scandinavia and England to Germany and France to Greece and Rome
In this illustrated study, Nigel Pennick explores the magical and spiritual aspects of mask wearing from ancient times to the present. He shows how mask rituals are similar to shamanic journeying and near-death experiences and can induce ecstatic states that allow the power signified by the mask to take possession of the individual wearing it.
In this illustrated study, Nigel Pennick explores the magical and spiritual aspects of mask wearing from ancient times to the present. He shows how mask rituals are similar to shamanic journeying and near-death experiences and can induce ecstatic states that allow the power signified by the mask to take possession of the individual wearing it.
Creating Places of Power
By Nigel Pennick
$24.99
An exploration of the traditional rites of auspicious building and crafting
Sharing examples from ancient Egypt, Iran, India, and Europe that range from the Stone Age to the Renaissance, Pennick examines all the factors behind the ancestral art of geomancy: the auspicious creation and alignment of sacred buildings and places of power. He also explains how electional astrology and chronomancy were understood in ancient societies.
Sharing examples from ancient Egypt, Iran, India, and Europe that range from the Stone Age to the Renaissance, Pennick examines all the factors behind the ancestral art of geomancy: the auspicious creation and alignment of sacred buildings and places of power. He also explains how electional astrology and chronomancy were understood in ancient societies.
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Runes and Astrology
By Nigel Pennick
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Explores how runes relate to the cycles of time
Detailing the significance of natural time cycles in the Northern Tradition, Nigel Pennick explores how the stars, planets, seasons, months, and the precessional year relate to the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark. He also provides charts and calculations to discern which rune is the primary influence on a particular day, week, month, or year.
Detailing the significance of natural time cycles in the Northern Tradition, Nigel Pennick explores how the stars, planets, seasons, months, and the precessional year relate to the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark. He also provides charts and calculations to discern which rune is the primary influence on a particular day, week, month, or year.
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Fortuna
By Nigel Pennick
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$16.99
Traces the history of good fortune traditions from sacred divination to modern gambling
Nigel Pennick explores the many ways people through the centuries have sought to divine the future, ensure protection, and draw the full benefits from days of good omen. He shows how dice were originally considered sacred objects of divination and reveals the divinatory geomancy techniques and meanings of a dice oracle and other divination traditions.
Nigel Pennick explores the many ways people through the centuries have sought to divine the future, ensure protection, and draw the full benefits from days of good omen. He shows how dice were originally considered sacred objects of divination and reveals the divinatory geomancy techniques and meanings of a dice oracle and other divination traditions.
Celtic Tree Alphabets
By Nigel Pennick
$18.99
A guide to the ancient wisdom of the Ogham and Coelbren symbols as well as Celtic tree lore
Examining the Ogham tree alphabet of Ireland and west Britain as well as the Bardic secret alphabet of Wales known as Coelbren, Nigel Pennick shows how these ancient symbols represent the voices of elemental powers and speak to the inner, untamed part of the human soul, offering the possibility of deep psychic transformation.
Examining the Ogham tree alphabet of Ireland and west Britain as well as the Bardic secret alphabet of Wales known as Coelbren, Nigel Pennick shows how these ancient symbols represent the voices of elemental powers and speak to the inner, untamed part of the human soul, offering the possibility of deep psychic transformation.