Description
This work—written during what Hermann Hesse has called
“the end of modern times, shortly before the return of the
Middle Ages”—is designed for the student of occult religions.
Paganism is a growing force, and I believe a disinterested
observer should record and publish some of the material
available on the Odin Brotherhood, a mysterious fraternity that
is one of the most interesting manifestations of Odinist polytheism.
Because my aim is preservation rather than criticism, I have
simply detailed the Brotherhood’s beliefs and have made no
attempt to scrutinize their “mysteries.” At times the ideas
relayed to me were unusual in the extreme—doctrines that deify
men and humanize gods, legends of magic gates that lead to
divine enclaves, prophecies of wars with apocalyptic monsters,
clues concerning a treasure trove of golden monoliths, and much
more—but I have decided to record these ideas without
comment. It is my hope, however, that others will some day
evaluate the interesting and perplexing phenomenon that is
called Odinism.