Óðsmál Explained

Óðsmál is a research project, starting 1990, conducted by Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir.^[1]

The research is done at Guðrún's Óðsmál-research institute, Freyjukettir – Norræn menning, in Iceland. The research is inspired by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 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 (Icelandic: Ásatrú), the Viking spiritual heritage, "vor forni siður" ("our ancient tradition").^[2]

The purpose of Óðsmál is to easily make everyone literate on the symbolic language and allegory of Norse Edda poems and myths.^[3]

Books

The Óðsmál series were funded by the Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science and Culture in 2011,^[4] and Hagthenkir (the Association of Non-fiction and Educational Writers in Iceland).^[5]

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:

1. Þór
2. Ægir og Rán
3. Þríeindir
4. Þjóðvitnir, Ullur, Heimdallur
5. Tefla teitir á Iðavöllum unz koma þursamegir III
6. Syn, Glasir, Valhöll, Einherjar
7. Sif, Gefjun
8. Freyr, Skírnir, Gerður
9. Segðu mér, seiðskrati
10. Uppeldi
11. Rígur
12. Jól, þorri, gói
13. Helía, Mímir, valkyrja
14. Svinnur, vín Valföðurs, Gungnir, Glaðheimar
15. Óðinn, synir, hrafnar, eljur, Sleipnir, Valhöll
16. Týr, Fenrir, Drómi, Læðingur, Gleipnir
17. Sól og Nanna
18. Frigg, Sága
19. Fjörgyn, jörð, móðir, árstíðir, Svalinn, Mundilfari
20. Gyðjan mikla, Freyja með Brísingamen
21. Skaði, Njörður, Baldur
22. Geri, Freki, jötnar
23. Jólasveinar, álfar, gandreið
24. Guðin, dagarnir, reikistjörnurnar, mannsheilinn
25. Haftsænir, Gapþrosnir og fleira torskilið – ja bara óskiljanlegt
26. Ginnungagap – höfuðskepnurnar 5
27. Ginnungagap – nýsta ek niður
28. Þund, heilög vötn hlóa
29. Íslenska, samskrít
30. Huginn, Muninn, Valhöll, einherjar
31. Tært taugakerfi
32. Tröll, jötnar, þursar, vættir, dvergar, þursameyjar, framþróun
33. Urður, Verðandi, Skuld
34. Yfir heiðina með vitkanum
35. Hljóð og efni
36. Hin árborna ámáttka, Grótti, þanþol, meiðmar
37. Vitundarþroskamenntun handa öllum
38. Að heyja frið, stjórnarskrá alheims
39. Matur, melting, hegðan
40. 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

1. http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3194062&issId=233992&lang=da Helgarpósturinn 7 December 1995 (newspaper)
2. http://www.mmedia.is/odsmal/ Odsmal homepage
3. http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=128927&pageId=1864667&lang=is&q=Krist%EDn%20Magn%FAsd%F3ttir Morgunblaðið 23 October 1996 (newspaper)
4. http://www.menntamalaraduneyti.is/frettir/Frettatilkynningar/nr/5943 The Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture, 5 April 2011
5. http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1302169/ Morgunblaðið 27 September 2009 (newspaper)

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