This work-written during what Hermann Hesse has called
"the end of modern times, shortly before the return of the
Middle Ages"-is designed for the student of occult religions.
Paganism is a growing force, and I believe a disinterested
observer should record and publish some of the material
available on the Odin Brotherhood, a mysterious fraternity that
is one of the most interesting manifestations of Odinist polytheism.
Because my aim is preservation rather than criticism, I have
simply detailed the Brotherhood's beliefs and have made no
attempt to scrutinize their "mysteries." At times the ideas
relayed to me were unusual in the extreme-doctrines that deify
men and humanize gods, legends of magic gates that lead to
divine enclaves, prophecies of wars with apocalyptic monsters,
clues concerning a treasure trove of golden monoliths, and much
more-but I have decided to record these ideas without
comment. It is my hope, however, that others will some day
evaluate the interesting and perplexing phenomenon that is
called Odinism.
