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Óðsmál is a research project, starting 1990, conducted by Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir. The research is done at Guðrún's Óðsmál-research institute, Freyjukettir – Norræn menning, in Iceland. The research is inspired by
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (born Mahesh Prasad Varma, 12 January 191? – 5 February 2008) was the creator of Transcendental Meditation (TM) and leader of the worldwide organization that has been characterized in multiple ways, including as a new ...
, founder of Transcendental Meditation. Guðrún met Maharishi in 1962. The Óðsmál research is revealed as a series of books and online lectures reflecting many new theories and insights into spirituality, the profundity of meaning inherent in Heathenry, Paganry,
Asatru Heathenry, also termed Heathenism, contemporary Germanic Paganism, or Germanic Neopaganism, is a modern pagan religion. Scholars of religious studies classify it as a new religious movement. Developed in Europe during the early 20th century, ...
(Icelandic: Ásatrú), the Viking spiritual heritage, "vor forni siður" ("our ancient tradition"). The purpose of Óðsmál is to easily make everyone literate on the symbolic language and
allegory As a List of narrative techniques, literary device or artistic form, an allegory is a wikt:narrative, narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a meaning with moral or political signi ...
of Norse
Edda "Edda" (; Old Norse ''Edda'', plural ''Eddur'') is an Old Norse term that has been applied by modern scholars to the collective of two Medieval Icelandic literary works: what is now known as the ''Prose Edda'' and an older collection of poems ( ...
poems and myths.


Books

The Óðsmál series were funded by the Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science and Culture in 2011, and Hagthenkir (the Association of Non-fiction and Educational Writers in Iceland).Morgunblaðið 27 September 2009 (newspaper)
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Adult books

In 2015, 93 Óðsmál books have been published in two languages, Icelandic and English, including: * ''Óðsmál''. In Icelandic and English. Published 1996, * ''Óðsmál in fornu: efnisyfirlit vefútgáfu''. In Icelandic, 2010, * ''Valhallar Óðsmál in gullnu: Handa þróuðum, vísindi, skilningur og djúp þekking forfeðra okkar enduruppgötvuð''. In Icelandic, 2010, * ''Skírnismál: helgileikar: handrit handa börnum'' / ''A script for bairns: ritual performance''. In Icelandic and English, 2012, * ''Óðsmál 2012: Ævi hver til uppljómunar''. In Icelandic, * ''Óðsmál – The Unseen Reality: Science of Consciousness in Heathenry''. In English, 2013, * ''Óðsmál – Norse Edda Spiritual Highlights: We should know why we choose to be born''. In English, 2014, * ''How to Lay the Bridge Bifröst''. In English, 2015, * ''Consciousness and Mother Nature: What is Pure Consciousness and what is Mother Nature? Gain intellectual understanding from Óðsmál-books''. In English, 2015, * ''Baldur Höður Loki: What are we celebrating and why? Óðsmál gives intellectual understanding''. In English, 2015, * ''Að leggja Bifröst lag fyrir lag''. In Icelandic, 2015, * ''Baldur Höður Loki: Lesum Óðsmál til að skilja''. In Icelandic, 2015, * ''Vitund og móðir náttúra: Nemum upp ámáttkar fimbulrúnir''. In Icelandic, 2015, * ''Óðsmál for bairns'', a series of 40 books, an English translation of ''Krakka-Óðsmál in fornu'', (note: "bairns" means "children" in Old English), published 2014 * ''Krakka-Óðsmál in fornu'', a series of 40 books. (Note: "krakkar" means "children" in Icelandic). Published 2011 The 40 books in the Krakka-Óðsmál in fornu series are: # ''Þór'' # ''Ægir og Rán'' # ''Þríeindir'' # ''Þjóðvitnir, Ullur, Heimdallur'' # ''Tefla teitir á Iðavöllum unz koma þursamegir III'' # ''Syn, Glasir, Valhöll, Einherjar'' # ''Sif, Gefjun'' # ''Freyr, Skírnir, Gerður'' # ''Segðu mér, seiðskrati'' # ''Uppeldi'' # ''Rígur'' # ''Jól, þorri, gói'' # ''Helía, Mímir, valkyrja'' # ''Svinnur, vín Valföðurs, Gungnir, Glaðheimar'' # ''Óðinn, synir, hrafnar, eljur, Sleipnir, Valhöll'' # ''Týr, Fenrir, Drómi, Læðingur, Gleipnir'' # ''Sól og Nanna'' # ''Frigg, Sága'' # ''Fjörgyn, jörð, móðir, árstíðir, Svalinn, Mundilfari'' # ''Gyðjan mikla, Freyja með Brísingamen'' # ''Skaði, Njörður, Baldur'' # ''Geri, Freki, jötnar'' # ''Jólasveinar, álfar, gandreið'' #'' Guðin, dagarnir, reikistjörnurnar, mannsheilinn'' # ''Haftsænir, Gapþrosnir og fleira torskilið – ja bara óskiljanlegt'' # ''Ginnungagap – höfuðskepnurnar 5'' # ''Ginnungagap – nýsta ek niður'' # ''Þund, heilög vötn hlóa'' # ''Íslenska, samskrít'' # ''Huginn, Muninn, Valhöll, einherjar'' # ''Tært taugakerfi'' # ''Tröll, jötnar, þursar, vættir, dvergar, þursameyjar, framþróun'' # ''Urður, Verðandi, Skuld'' # ''Yfir heiðina með vitkanum'' # ''Hljóð og efni'' # ''Hin árborna ámáttka, Grótti, þanþol, meiðmar'' # ''Vitundarþroskamenntun handa öllum'' # ''Að heyja frið, stjórnarskrá alheims'' # ''Matur, melting, hegðan'' # ''Ósvinnan horfin, Mímir endurheimtur''


Children's books

The following are Óðsmál for bairns, a series of 40 books, an English translation of Krakka-Óðsmál in fornu, published 2014: *Óðsmál for bairns 1 ''Þór'' *Óðsmál for bairns 2 ''Ægir and Rán'' *Óðsmál for bairns 3 ''trinities'' *Óðsmál for bairns 4 ''Þjóðvitnir, Ullur, Heimdallur'' *Óðsmál for bairns 5 ''In Iðavellir - triguna'' *Óðsmál for bairns 6 ''Syn Glasir Valhöll einherjar'' *Óðsmál for bairns 7 ''Sif Easter'' *Óðsmál for bairns 8 ''Freyr Skírnir Gerður - poem Skírnismál'' *Óðsmál for bairns 9 ''Tell me, wizard'' *Óðsmál for bairns 10 ''Upbringing'' *Óðsmál for bairns 11 ''Rígur (on Edda-poem Rígsþula)'' *Óðsmál for bairns 12 ''Yule, þorri, gói'' *Óðsmál for bairns 13 ''Hel, Mímir, valkyrja'' *Óðsmál for bairns 14 ''Svinnur, Valföðurs wine, Gungnir, Glaðheimar'' *Óðsmál for bairns 15 ''Óðinn, sons, Sleipnir, Valhöll'' *Óðsmál for bairns 16 ''Týr and Fenrir'' *Óðsmál for bairns 17 ''Sól and Nanna'' *Óðsmál for bairns 18 ''Frigg, Sága'' *Óðsmál for bairns 19 ''Fjörgyn, Mother Earth'' *Óðsmál for bairns 20 ''The Great Goddess'' *Óðsmál for bairns 21 ''Skaði, Njörður, Baldur'' *Óðsmál for bairns 22 ''Jötnar, Geri, Freki'' *Óðsmál for bairns 23 ''Jólasveinar, elves, gandreið'' *Óðsmál for bairns 24 ''Gods, days, planets, and more'' *Óðsmál for bairns 25 ''Haftsænir, Gapþrosnir, Geirölnir, valkyrja'' *Óðsmál for bairns 26 ''Ginnungagap and the 5 elements'' *Óðsmál for bairns 27 ''Ginnungagap - nýsta ek niður'' *Óðsmál for bairns 28 ''Þund'' *Óðsmál for bairns 29 ''Sanskrit and Old Norse'' *Óðsmál for bairns 30 ''Huginn, Muninn, Valhöll, einherjar'' *Óðsmál for bairns 31 ''Pure nervous system'' *Óðsmál for bairns 32 ''Tröll, jötnar, thurse-maidens, wights, dwarfs'' *Óðsmál for bairns 33 ''Urður, Verðandi, Skuld'' *Óðsmál for bairns 34 ''Guided bird's eye view'' *Óðsmál for bairns 35 ''Sound and "matter"'' *Óðsmál for bairns 36 ''Mighty old Nature'' *Óðsmál for bairns 37 ''Consciousness-based education'' *Óðsmál for bairns 38 ''Waging peace'' *Óðsmál for bairns 39 ''Food, digestion, behaviour'' *Óðsmál for bairns 40 ''Ignorance gone, Mímir regained''


References


External links

*https://www.youtube.com/user/Goiagodi *Many related online books and lectures are on http://www.mmedia.is/odsmal *http://www.odsmal.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Odsmal Research projects Culture of Iceland Modern paganism in Iceland 1990s in modern paganism