Beyond the North Wind, Christopher McIntosh
Beyond the North Wind, Christopher McIntosh
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Beyond the North Wind
The Fall and Rise of the Mystic North

Author: Christopher McIntosh, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 6 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2019

Synopsis

“The North” is simultaneously a location, a direction, and a mystical concept. Although this concept has ancient roots in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales, it continues to resonate today within modern culture. McIntosh leads listeners, chapter by chapter, through the magical and spiritual history of the North, as well as its modern manifestations, as documented through physical records, such as runestones and megaliths, but also through mythology and lore.This mythic conception of a unique, powerful, and mysterious Northern civilization was known to the Greeks as “Hyberborea”—the “Land Beyond the North Wind”—which they considered to be the true origin place of their god, Apollo, bringer of civilization. Through the Greeks, this concept of the mythic North would spread throughout Western civilization.In addition, McIntosh discusses Russian Hyperboreanism, which he describes as among “the most influential of the new religions and quasi-religious movements that have sprung up in Russia since the fall of Communism” and which is currently almost unknown in the West.

About Christopher McIntosh

Christopher McIntosh is the author of many books in various esoteric traditions. He holds a DPhil in history from Oxford, a degree in German from London University, and a diploma in Russian from the United Nations Language School. Christopher has a long-standing interest in nature-oriented belief systems and in particular the Nordic Heathen movement. He lives in Lower Saxony, North Germany. Visit him at Ozgard.net.

About Simon Vance

Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over fifty Earphones Awards and thirteen prestigious Audie Awards. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew “The Weirdling” on December 02, 2020

This is a strange, albeit informative, book. I don’t feel like I ever knew what to make of it. It is based on the mythic archetype of “the North“ and the way in which that archetype has been appropriated over the last few centuries, with special emphasis on recent history. The book has a definite te......more

Goodreads review by Erika on December 26, 2020

DNF It started off okay, but at some point you have to understand that just because there are, say, cows in multiple religious stories doesn't necessarily mean that they must have spawned from the North. I feel he REALLY reaches becuase hes desperate to prove his theory that Norse/Viking/ Northerns......more

Goodreads review by Kim on August 20, 2024

Keeping in mind the negative reviews of this book I’ve read. I still found it informative and readable, especially for a “scholarly” book. It’s the first book I’ve read on the subject and I’m sure this colors my opinion. That said, I did find the flow of the subjects and themes a bit all over the pl......more

Quotes

“Beyond the North Wind is a masterful example of academic detective work, leading to the astounding conclusion that our Arctic northlands were once home to a lost prehistoric civilization. Highly recommended.” Herbie Brennan, author of The Atlantis Enigma

“Like the runes he explores, Christopher McIntosh’s use of language contains ‘capsules of magical power.’ His shamanistic journey to Hyperborea leads the reader through myths, place names, folktales, star lore, and intriguing and outlandish archaeological traces. In Beyond the North Wind, McIntosh takes us back in time to a civilization older than Atlantis and called the origin of all primal tradition.” Mark Booth, author of The Secret History of the World

“Numerous important historical figures and traditions and all manner of ancient ideas are here, presented in an engaging way. If you’re interested in finding your spiritual North, read this book!” Arthur Versluis, author of Entering the Mysteries: The Secret Traditions of Indigenous Europe

"Beyond the North Wind is important and deserves celebration…The book contains a wealth of information from Russia, not seen before in the West, to my knowledge, as well as an extensive appendix listing gods and other beings from Norse mythology. Fascinating and pleasant to read.” Freya Aswynn, author of Northern Mysteries

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