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Galina Krasskova

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Galina Krasskova is a free range tribalist Heathen who has been a priest and godatheow of Odin for close to twenty years. As part of her devotional practice, she also maintains strong ties to Loki, Sigyn, and Andvari. As a Northern Tradition shaman Ms. Krasskova specializes in divination and ordeal work. She is also a gifted rune-master and occultist. In addition to being the founder of Urdabrunnr Kindred in NYC, she maintains membership in several other groups, including Ironwood Kindred (MA), Asatru in Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) and the First Kingdom Church of Asphodel (MA). Her primary interest is Heathen devotional work and she has both written and lectured extensively on this subject. Ms. Krasskova is heavily involved in the reconstruction of Northern Tradition shamanism and, in addition to several of her own books, has contributed extensively to Raven Kaldera’s Northern Tradition Shamanism series.

Originally ordained through Fellowship of Isis and then The Interfaith Fellowship, Krasskova holds a diploma in interfaith ministry from The New Seminary in NYC, a BA in Religious Studies from Empire State College in New York City, and an MA in Religious Studies through NYU. Krasskova has returned to graduate school for a second Masters degree in Classics and hopes to pursue a PhD in medieval Latin. She is a member of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, the American Academy of Religion and currently serves as a staff writer for "Witches and Pagans" Magazine. Her publications include: “Exploring the Northern Tradition,” “Runes: Theory and Practice,” “Sigyn: Our Lady of the Staying Power,” “The Whisperings of Woden,” and many more. She may be reached at [email protected]. For more information on her work, please go to http://krasskova.weebly.com.

Works by Galina Krasskova

Following the Dead: Road Trip, Part 2

Galina Krasskova | August 23, 2011

Galina Krasskova continues her trip to honor the Civil War dead....

Recovering the Spiritual Quest: An Interview with Deirdre...

Galina Krasskova | August 17, 2011

We are only defeated when we stop trying....

Following the Dead: Road Trip, Part 1

Galina Krasskova | August 02, 2011

I decided to deepen my work with the military dead by honoring those who died in the......

Devotee of Dionysos: An Interview with Sannion, Part One

Galina Krasskova | July 26, 2011

Most Greek gods are a little aloof, maintaining that fundamental divide between......

Devoted to Dionysos: An Interview with Sannion, Part Two

Galina Krasskova | July 26, 2011

Dionysos is the Liberator who helps us break the bonds that hold us back from living a......

The Mother of All Ancestor Questions

Galina Krasskova | July 19, 2011

Perhaps you have ancestors who are African slaves and slave owners. Those conflicts......

The Top Ten Questions about Ancestor Veneration

Galina Krasskova | July 11, 2011

Definitions, instructions, and other handy guidance for venerating ancestors....

Indigenous Heathenry

Galina Krasskova | June 29, 2011

Our ancestors didn't struggle and suffer, didn't endure oppression, colonization, even......

Elevating the Ancestors

Galina Krasskova | June 14, 2011

I've been getting a lot of questions lately about exactly how one should go about......

Coming Out as Heathen, Pagan, or Wiccan

Galina Krasskova | June 07, 2011

Those converting to polytheistic religions often find themselves without support,......

The Power of Place, Part Two: What You Can Do

Galina Krasskova | June 01, 2011

Connecting with the here and now is as important as connecting with and honoring the......

The Power of Place, Part 1

Galina Krasskova | May 24, 2011

Each city has its own sentient spirit. Cities are alive. Places are alive....

Honoring the Elemental Powers Redux

Galina Krasskova | May 17, 2011

I may not like being out in nature but I respect the Powers that inhabit and form it....

Honoring the Mountain Spirits: Our Memory Keepers

Galina Krasskova | May 10, 2011

Mountains are meant to be honored, and when they are treated with the respect that is......

Honoring the Elemental Powers

Galina Krasskova | May 03, 2011

It is yet one more method of colonialism and genocide encouraged by the monotheistic......

A Meditation on Beltane

Galina Krasskova | April 26, 2011

Beltane is about deciding what kind of person we would like to be when the harvest is......

Queen of the Sacred Way: An Interview with Melitta Benu

Galina Krasskova | April 19, 2011

Beginning a devotional practice is simple: give to Her from your heart, listen for Her......

Virtual Veneration: Online Shrines

Galina Krasskova | April 12, 2011

Sometimes all one can do is surreptitiously seek out a web shrine as a place of......

Honoring the Dead: An Interview with Laura Patsouris

Galina Krasskova | April 05, 2011

Without being rooted in your ancestral line, how do you expect to have the strength and......

Photographing Fortuna: Interview with Mary Ann Glass

Galina Krasskova | March 31, 2011

The magical aspect of photography is that it stops time. That fleeting moment is gone......

Reflections on Ostara, Part Four: Honoring Ostara

Galina Krasskova | March 23, 2011

Eostre is about potential and progress, birth, growth, and regeneration. This is what......

Reflections on Ostara, Part Three: A Meditation for Eostre

Galina Krasskova | March 16, 2011

Sometimes playfulness is precisely the tonic necessary to the grimness that life can so......

Reflections on Ostara, Part 2: Honoring Hrede, Goddess of...

Galina Krasskova | March 09, 2011

Chilly, windy days where the scent of spring is in the air but its promise not yet......

Reflections on Ostara, Part 1

Galina Krasskova | March 02, 2011

Christians renamed this celebration 'Easter' but the original name of this holiday comes......

Interview with Thor Halvorsen, Activist for the Rights of...

Galina Krasskova | February 25, 2011

Thor Halvorsen explains the challenges of Deaf Pagans in this Highway to Hel interview....

Hellenismos and the Future of Paganism: An Interview with...

Galina Krasskova | February 16, 2011

Facilitating a flowering of devotionals, Rebecca Buchanan shares her journey and hopes......

Interview with Tess Dawson: Qadish and author of Whisper...

Galina Krasskova | February 09, 2011

In this interview with Galina Krasskova, Tess Dawson reminds us that religion in the......

The Solstice Celebration That Wasn't

Galina Krasskova | February 02, 2011

When the trappings of ritual are used, the sacred has been invoked, and should be......

The Art of Respectful Speech

Galina Krasskova | January 26, 2011

I believe that we need to give a thought as to how we want people to relate to our Gods,......

A New Set of Virtues?

Galina Krasskova | January 19, 2011

Are the Nine Noble Virtues enough? Highway to Hel columnist Galina Krasskova thinks we......

Interview with P. Sufenas Virius Lupus, Founder of...

Galina Krasskova | January 12, 2011

P. Sufenas Virius Lupus talks about intrafaith dialogue, atheism, Shinto, hero cults,......

Spirituality Is a Two-Way Street: (or Suck it up,...

Galina Krasskova | January 05, 2011

We are in a war of ideas and attitudes, a war in which we ourselves are the worst of all......

Devoted to the Dioskouroi: Interview with John Drury

Galina Krasskova | December 24, 2010

The Dioskouroi may seem obscure, but they were more popular among the ancients than you......

On Prayer: A Heathen Perspective

Galina Krasskova | December 15, 2010

Should we pray? Do Heathens pray? How does one pray? Why should we pray?...

Meditating on the Maxims: An Interview with Allyson Szabo

Galina Krasskova | December 08, 2010

Szabo's Longing for Wisdom examines the Delphic maxims from a modern Hellenic Pagan......

Tradition Building: The Power of Honoring the Dead

Galina Krasskova | December 01, 2010

When it comes to restoring Pagan and Heathen religions, sometimes knowing where to begin......

The Sacred Craft of Divination: It's Not a Parlor Trick!

Galina Krasskova | November 24, 2010

Diviners practice a hard-won and demanding skill and they deserve your respect....

Happy Thanksgiving?

Galina Krasskova | November 19, 2010

This Thanksgiving, amid giving thanks with family and friends, take a moment to honor......

Honoring the Dark Lady of Sumer: A Book Review

Galina Krasskova | November 17, 2010

"Highway to Hel" reviews a devotional about a little-known Sumerian Goddess: Ereshkigal,......

Devoted to the King of the Gods: An Interview with Melia...

Galina Krasskova | November 12, 2010

Contemporary Pagan devotionals are on the rise, the latest being dedicated to Zeus,......

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