MARK MIRABELLO - Odin Brotherhood

70 Mark Mirabello
in the crucible that men call imagination—the celebrant must
visualize himself as the deity he has selected.
AUTHOR: If the visualization is successful, what will occur?
THE ODIN BROTHERHOOD: If the celebrant achieves his
vision—if he literally sees himself as one of the race of lords—
he will experience “The-Glimpse-of-Extraordinary-Beauty.”
AUTHOR: And can you describe the experience?
THE ODIN BROTHERHOOD: I will say only this: when a man
enjoys “The-Glimpse-of-Extraordinary-Beauty,” he is
enveloped and penetrated by the thoughts of a god.
AUTHOR: How is such a thing possible?
THE ODIN BROTHERHOOD: If the will is sufficiently strong—
if its power is sufficiently awesome—any thing that can be
imagined can be realized.
AUTHOR: If what you declare is true, why are not miracles
more common?
THE ODIN BROTHERHOOD: Because most mortals can
wish—only extraordinary mortals can will.
The Fair Goddess Idun and Her Enchanted
Fruit
AUTHOR: When you first mentioned Bragi, you noted that he
had a wife named Idun.
THE ODIN BROTHERHOOD: Yes. The god of the eloquent
words is married to Idun, the shapely goddess of youth.