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Chapter 8. The Making of a Seiðman 213
Of all be emotions, for the seiðman, jealousy/ envy are the most dangerous.
Oddly enough this also holds true for the South American Hispanics as well. And
Scandinavian folklore jealousy is treated as a disease and is called elske (and South
America it is called envídeo and is closely related to susto (fear) and grano (envy).
Both the Germanic and Hispanic areas treat the problem similarly: find the individual
against whom the fear is directed and set things straight. (Noticed that I use the
term ‘fear’ in the above sentence. This is not an accident. Fear when it is related to
jealousy or envy is the fear that one will not get one’s due or fear of loss or fear that
one will fall behind socially.) Jealousy or envy is particularly dangerous because one
is using all one’s energy to attack the individual against whom the fear is directed.
These specific emotions become very time-consuming and energy intensive to the
point where one begins to neglect himself and his duties to others. If taken to an
extreme it can even become the basis of some mental breakdowns.
Hunger is a simple fear. It is the fear of death. It is generally handled by the
body and one simply goes out to seek food. Social fears on the other hand are
far more complex. Fears can be generated by the loss of a loved one or of a good
friend (anguish or extreme sadness/ depression); fears of loss of social standing
(these are often related to sex issues or material issues but can be more complex
such as in affairs which result in discrediting a competitor). The fear of being alone
can be great and devastating. The Elder Edda speaks much about the importance
of friendship. This is not a quaint fluke. Man is an extremely social animal and
needs to interact with other human beings. If this need is not addressed as being
as important as any other type of hunger the individual can easily sicken, go mad,
become sociopathic, or die. When dealing with humans there is no such thing as
The Lone Wolf. Fear, then, is a major cause of disease in human beings.
The treatment of fear is crucial but can be very complex. The complexity of
fear exists because the individual often does not recognize fears being the basis
of his disease. There is a great reluctance among modern people to discuss fear,
particularly personal fears, amongst one another because “If you know my fears, you
know how to attack me.” From the seiðman’s point of view the best way to remove
fear is to confront it directly and then move from the high level of discomfort to a
more comfortable level; health, both mental and physical, will be quickly restored.
I worked once with a woman who had not slept in 17 nights. She had been
addicted to sleeping pills and decided to wean herself from them. Her disease was
fear based. Human beings cannot go indefinitely without sleep so she was sure to fall
asleep at some point, but her fear kept her awake for 17 full days. The session with
her lasted almost four hours. As it turns out she had previously been an alcoholic
and started taking the sleeping pills basically to replace the depressive effect that
she once gained from drinking. When she quit drinking, she also cut back severely