#gandreiðarstafur

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[justins-galdrastafir]

Hi, I purchased this pouch recently for some small runes. The seller claims that the staves are Gandreiđarstafur. But it more closely resembles the Hulinshjalmur staves on your website. I'm not going to bug the guy for a refund since I basically just needed a small pouch and this one is nice. But it puzzles me how the seller managed to conflate those. Is this common? Does it come from a bad book or website?

What pouch? I didn't see a link.

The Gandreiðarstafur is one single stave, not a collection of them, so whatever the case, that assertion is incorrect.

My remaster of it is available for purchase from my shop page. It is one of the most impressive looking staves. The translation is "witch riding stave", however for the modern age I offer it as a stave for enabling travel (e.g. keep it visible to inspire you when saving up for a holiday overseas).

[barberwitch]

Added this Icelandic witch riding stave https://justins-galdrastafir.tumblr.com/post/145935517647/gandreiðarstafur-witch-riding-stave-to-go from @justins-galdrastafir that @professorgoat sent me. “She sends her spirit on me in church” - The Crucible

[thisheathenlife]

gandreiðarstafur: geometric gorgeousness (also flying, apparently, or at least “You may go where you wish”)

[justins-galdrastafir]

Hi. The Gandreiđarstafur, have you any other info about it? Origin? "To go wherever you want" is a bit.. vague. Did Mr Konráđsson write anything else about it? Many thanks

The purpose given in text that accompanies staves is always brief and often open to interpretation. In the case of Gandreiðarstafur, its original is at least from the mid to late 17th century. According to one manuscript, the formula begins “He who wishes to ride through the air like a witch…”. In a later publication, there are further instructions on creating a “witch-ride bridle”, enabling the rider to fly faster and through water”. Thus, it can be interpreted two ways - to fly on a witch or to fly like a witch.

My graphic remaster is for sale in PDF form on my website at http://users.on.net/~starbase/galdrastafir/shop.htm. With it comes full translation of the text, including the gruesome spell and ceremony, images of multiple versions, their source information and my assessment.

[barberwitch]

I’m new to necromancy but has anyone tried the “STAVE FOR WAKING THE DEAD“ from the Mental Floss article “9 Spooky Spells from an Icelandic Book of Sorcery” by Erin McCarthy? It seems pretty legitimate if the article is real? Or perhaps the “GHOST STAVE” of course I cannot confirm the authenticity of the spells? So idk

I can’t verify if it’s “real” or not because I’m not sure what your asking about it.

I haven’t used seal and fox blood to paint the stave on a horse scalp if that’s what you’re asking.

I have used a version of the Witch Riding stave or Gandreiðarstafur but not with the recommended supplies found in that article. And also, some of the details of the design are different from the one in that article, but it’s definitely similar to the version recorded by Þorsteinn Konráðsson in the 1800’s

Good luck? I don’t really know what your question was about lol

🦇Cheers, Barberwitch