I bought two books and I'd appreciate anyone's opinions on them. They are Essential Ásatrú by Diana Paxson and True Magick by Amber K.
I'm actually almost done with Paxson's, and it has seemed very informative, but while she does wonderful citations on what she's taken from the mythos, it seems like I have no way of knowing if she's legit in the realm of actual history or if she's just pulling stuff from her arse. Besides that, I found it rather good if too author-focussed in discussing the deities and heroes and so on, and I have enjoyed it. To be honest, I'm hoping at least some of her history is fact, because it seems to make a lot of sense and supports a certain theory of mine on the Gaulean[sic?] leader Vercingetorix.
I've seen Amber K's work recommended highly by some, but I've also learned to beware the "fluff" that seems to encompass most of Llewellyn's publications these days (Ravenwolf et. al.). Then again, I'm the kind of person who will read anything once (or try to) and try to learn something even if a lot of it is bad information (again I feel I must cite Ms. Ravenwolf).
Any experience with either of these books/authors?
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