Trolldom Magical Practices
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 4:36 pm
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No, not that kind of troll, nor that.
Long before Western culture's neo-pagan movement of the 20th century, there has always been, and continues to be, thriving indigenous magical practices all around the world (from which neo-pagan religions draw their sources). An old, indigenous magical path of Scandinavia, which somehow defied Christiandom's seemingly zealous attempt to annihilate any and all "competing" spiritual paths on this planet, is Swedish Trolldom. This is an actual spiritual and magical path, not just about trolls. But apparently the troll folk, whoever they are, made such a lasting impression on Swedes that they still nominally associate trolls with magical practice, to this day.
In the videos below (which end kind of abruptly, lol), a "Dr. Johannes" gives examples of Trolldom divination, healing and other techniques. What struck me about his work were certain elements similar to hoodoo practices (American folk magic, also known as conjure, or rootwork), like the co-creating relationship one has with one's ancestors, regularly utilizing The Crossroads, doing uncrossing work (curse removal), and other practices. Hoodoo itself is a rich gumbo (stew) of African, Old European, and Native American practices, so it is not surprising it has elements of archaic, little-known European magical practices brought to America long ago by European immigrants.
Equally not surprising is that Dr. Johannes himself is a bonafide hoodoo practitioner whose work is well-regarded in American hoodoo circles. He has written a book about Swedish Trolldom that is unique, and perhaps one of the few of its kind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_stTrGz9Nw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFYG4VxNJWE
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Johannes ... fref=photo
Dr. Johannes's Trolldom book:
http://www.amazon.com/Trolldom-Spells-M ... s=trolldom
https://www.facebook.com/trolldombook
Websites:
http://www.therootdoctor.se/
readersandrootworkers.org/index.php?title=Dr._Johannes (<---- cut and paste into browser)
An online "radio" appearance:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/luckymojoh ... -in-format
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No, not that kind of troll, nor that.
Long before Western culture's neo-pagan movement of the 20th century, there has always been, and continues to be, thriving indigenous magical practices all around the world (from which neo-pagan religions draw their sources). An old, indigenous magical path of Scandinavia, which somehow defied Christiandom's seemingly zealous attempt to annihilate any and all "competing" spiritual paths on this planet, is Swedish Trolldom. This is an actual spiritual and magical path, not just about trolls. But apparently the troll folk, whoever they are, made such a lasting impression on Swedes that they still nominally associate trolls with magical practice, to this day.
In the videos below (which end kind of abruptly, lol), a "Dr. Johannes" gives examples of Trolldom divination, healing and other techniques. What struck me about his work were certain elements similar to hoodoo practices (American folk magic, also known as conjure, or rootwork), like the co-creating relationship one has with one's ancestors, regularly utilizing The Crossroads, doing uncrossing work (curse removal), and other practices. Hoodoo itself is a rich gumbo (stew) of African, Old European, and Native American practices, so it is not surprising it has elements of archaic, little-known European magical practices brought to America long ago by European immigrants.
Equally not surprising is that Dr. Johannes himself is a bonafide hoodoo practitioner whose work is well-regarded in American hoodoo circles. He has written a book about Swedish Trolldom that is unique, and perhaps one of the few of its kind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_stTrGz9Nw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFYG4VxNJWE
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Johannes ... fref=photo
Dr. Johannes's Trolldom book:
http://www.amazon.com/Trolldom-Spells-M ... s=trolldom
https://www.facebook.com/trolldombook
Websites:
http://www.therootdoctor.se/
readersandrootworkers.org/index.php?title=Dr._Johannes (<---- cut and paste into browser)
An online "radio" appearance:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/luckymojoh ... -in-format
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