The guidelines given in the previous section were pretty elementary, but they will get your feet planted on the Way of our ancestors.
What now?
Now it's time to start learning.
Recommended Resources
There is a vast amount of information on the AFA web site, and most of it will be useful in your quest. In particular, visit the Resources page and examine the growing list of items archived there.
Then, purchase and read some of the essential works on Asatru. You will find our suggested Reading List elsewhere on this site.
The AFA's Living Asatru is a good guide to day-to-day living of our ancestral religion. Also useful is A Book of Uncommon Prayers, which offers some simple and non-submissive ideas for talking with the Gods and Goddesses. In addition, the AFA produces two videos providing a broad overview of our religion; these are Steve McNallen on Asatru and Asatru: A Native European Religion. All these, and more, can be ordered directly from us.
Northern Magic by Edred Thorsson gives information on Asatru and on some of our traditional magical lore, as well. The AFA Book of Blotar and Ritual is an excellent guide to Asatru rituals of every type.
Two volumes of mythological lore and heroic tales are The Poetic Edda by Lee Hollander and The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson. The Eddas are available in several different translations, and you may want to investigate several of these.
Of the books that relate to the practice of native European religions in ancient times, almost anything by H. R. Ellis Davidson can be Recommended without hesitation. Gods and Myths of Northern Europe is the best starting place, though Myth and Symbol in Pagan Europe is also superb. For an Introduction to the culture of our tribes as seen through Roman eyes read The Germania and Agricola by Tacitus, available in Penguin paperback.
Free eBooks (Can Be Downloaded):
Arthur Edward Waite - The Hermetic And Rosicrucian MysteryAntoine Fabre Dolivet - The Golden Verses Of Pythagoras
Asatru Free Assembly - The Lessons Of Asgard
