This blog is about paying close attention to the mysteries and magic of life that inform my paintings, poems and art videos! It is also about the Northern European Ancestral tradition and Old Norse wisdom teachings. I have committed to writing regular blogs about major festivals and feast days - because I feel it is important for those people who feel ancestral or spiritual resonance with this to find inspiration and quality information here. Also because many of my students have requested I do so!
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Please note that for years I used to write a blog on Wordpress.com offering a shamanic perspective on many life issues and major world events. Those blogs are still up and they offer wealth of specialised information on tricky questions and matters.
https://imeldaalmqvist.wordpress.com/ (blog)
Imelda Almqvist is an international teacher of shamanism and sacred art. Her book Natural Born Shamans: A Spiritual Toolkit For Life (Using shamanism creatively with young people of all ages) was published by Moon Books in 2016 and her second book Sacred Art: A Hollow Bone for Spirit (Where Art Meets Shamanism) will be published in March 2019. She was a presenter on the Shamanism Global Summit in both 2016 and 2017 and is a presenter on Year of Ceremony with Sounds True. She divides her time between the UK, Sweden and the US. She is currently working on her third book Medicine of the Imagination.
www.shaman-healer-painter.co.uk (website)
https://imeldaalmqvist.wordpress.com/ (blog)
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=imelda+almqvist
(YouTube channel: interviews, presentations and art videos)
In this blog Imelda Almqvist, international teacher of Sacred Art and Seidr, (/The Ancestral Wisdom Teachings of Northern Europe), seeks an audience with an old Frisian goddess cal... more
Welcome to my website! I hope that you found what you were looking for (if not, please drop me a message).
I am off work during the month of August 2024. I will occasionally scan emails, but please expect long delays in hearing back from me.
One year ago I moved my mailing list from Mailchimp to Substack, where I currently send out one proper essay a week. You can either subscribe (and receive the pieces in your inbox) or follow me there. (It is currently my main and favourite platform!)
I am thrilled to be back to in-person teaching (in the UK, Sweden, Greenland and the USA) but I am trying to balance this with some on-line offerings, to stay connected to me global audience of loyal students!
In response to FAQ: the next Seidr Introduction course runs in Wisconsin (USA) in 2025, at the Golden Light Healing Centre.There is an online version of the Introduction course available (email me for more details).
The professional Seidr program at my Forest School in Swedenstarted rolling all over again from September 2023. The current cohort is about to do Module #3. I currently have some people mixing advanced modules in Wisconsin with modules in Sweden. All modules are currently available on a rotational basis.
As I do not spend much time in London any longer, theIntroduction to Making Sacred Course has moved on-line, making it accessible for everyone, anywhere. It is the prerequisite for all my sacred art retreats.
Follow me on Facebook and Instagram to see daily posts about sacred art, forest witch life, magical consciousness and videos of the amazing wildlife here at my Forest School in Sweden!
On the Shamanic Healing page here you will find a listing for several shamanic practitioners who have availability for one-to-one sessions. All are trained by me personally and I wholeheartedly recommend their work! For an international listing of practitioners who work with children and teens, please visit the Global Grid of Practitioners for Kids page.
Please remember that your own life is the greatest piece of art you will ever make!