Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celestial Wisdom for Every Year of Your Life | 2003 | Diana L. Paxson | Buy |
| 2 | Taking Up the Runes | 2005 | Diana L. Paxson | N/A |
| 3 | Essential Asatru | 2006 | Diana L. Paxson | Buy |
| 4 | Trance-Portation Learning to Navigate the Inner World | 2008 | Diana L. Paxson | Buy |
| 5 | The Way of the Oracle | 2012 | Diana L. Paxson | Buy |
| 6 | Words for Warriors | 2012 | Diana L. Paxson | Buy |
| 7 | The Essential Guide to Possession, Depossession, and Divine Relationships | 2015 | Diana L. Paxson | Buy |
| 8 | Odin: Ecstasy, Runes, & Norse Magic | 2017 | Diana L. Paxson | Buy |
Alongside her fiction, Diana L. Paxson has been a practising Heathen and spiritual teacher for decades. Her non-fiction work bridges scholarly interest in Norse and Germanic tradition with practical guidance for people engaged with modern Asatru and Heathen practice.
Taking Up the Runes (2005) and Essential Asatru (2006) are probably the most widely used of her non-fiction books, offering accessible introductions to rune practice and the foundations of Asatru as a living religion. Trance-Portation (2008) covers her work with oracular trance practices, and Odin: Ecstasy, Runes, & Norse Magic (2017) focuses on the central figure of the Norse pantheon.
The non-fiction series shows a dimension of Paxson’s intellectual life that runs parallel to her fiction writing, with the same commitment to historical accuracy and spiritual seriousness she brings to her fantasy novels.