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
Blog by Imelda Almqvist, international teacher of Sacred Art and Seidr : "The day of the Autumn Equinox is approaching fast. Recently I have found myself wondering: on what days ex... more
In this blog Imelda Almqvist describes a ceremony she performed to connect with three ancient goddesses indigenous to her country of birth, The Netherlands: Nehalennia, Hludana and... more
In this article international teacher of Sacred Art and Seiðr Imelda Almqvist explains why the use of the words "shaman" and "shamanism" by western people is controversial and she ... more
Staying In The Place Of Love is a blog about a vision that appeared in a recent dream, about asking The Divine Mother (as you understand her) to create a temple in your heart for h... more
In this post international teacher of Norse Shamanism and Fornsidr Imelda Almqvist explains how to perform a typically Swedish "Årsgång" or Omen Walk to "read the signs" as a form ... more
This blog is about sitting out (utiseta) on the Swedish grave mound Uppsa Kulle on Christmas morning, to observe the turning (and return) of the Sun and Daylight in the frozen nort... more
Long before Western Culture adopted the figure of Father Christmas a far more ancient divine mother was linked to the Winter Solstice: The Deer Mother or Reindeer Mother, as explor... more
International teacher of sacred art and Northern European Tradition shamanism Imelda Almqvist describes the small Álfablót (Sacrifice to the Elves) Ceremony she performed on her la... more
This piece of writing is based on a dream I had in Sweden, on the night of Sunday October 28th in 2018. The Big Bear Mother in the night sky, (the asterism Ursa Major), observed th... more