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Voice of Seiðr

What Brings Us Here
What Seiðr Is and Isn’t
The Völva Through Time
Threads of Power
Ritual Tools & Sacred Wear
Crossing & Listening
Working with the Thread, Modern Practice

The Seiðrfolk Hearth

This isn’t a place for quick answers.
It’s a space to learn, unlearn, and remember.

Seiðr came from the Norse people and to understand Seiðr, you have to understand them.
Their stories. Their land. Their beliefs.
What they held sacred, and what they were willing to fight for.

That’s why everything here begins with the culture.
What we know, what we’re still learning, and what echoes through. I study what’s known.

I walk what’s remembered, and I share it as honestly as I can.

Völva at the Hall: A Blót for Union with Freyja and Eir

A völva travels to a chieftain’s hall to set luck and ward a union. Freyja and Eir honored in blót, vé tended, red thread bound, friðr kept.

Útiseta in a Dry Year: Belonging Before Results

A personal chapter on útiseta during a drought, keeping friðr with the landvættir, and how belonging steadied my hands more than any sign.

Fylgja, Keeper of My Strength

Lately, my body has been its own battlefield. Some days the pain sits quiet. Other days it’s a storm I can’t outrun. When it gets bad, I...

Megin: The Strength That Walks with You

Megin is the Norse soul part of living strength. More than muscle, it is the power of presence, integrity, and will. Learn what megin is, how it grows, and how to work with it in practice.

Nine Herbs Charm: Woden’s Cure for Poison and Pain

They used to bind sickness with plants and poetry. Not with handfuls of herbs tossed together… but with nine chosen for their power and their names. And words sharp enough to strike.The Old English Nine Herbs Charm comes from the 10th century. It calls on Woden, the same god the Norse knew as Óðinn, to strike a serpent with nine “glory-twigs.”It names each plant in turn, praises its virtue, and commands the poison to flee. Mugwort. Plantain. Lamb’s cress. Chamomile. Nettle. C

Threads of Healing: Charms, Runes, and Prayers in the Old Norse Way

An introduction to the Norse tradition of charms, runes, and prayers for healing. We’ll explore each one in detail over the coming posts, connecting ancient Seiðr practice with the modern path.

Viðr, The Core of Self

Viðr in Old Norse belief was the core of self, the essence beneath all other soul parts, rarely named but deeply felt.

Lítr, The Soul’s Hue

In Old Norse belief, Lítr was the soul’s hue, an aura or vital color reflecting health, energy, and spirit.

Líkamr, The Flesh

Líkamr was the body, the physical vessel for the soul in Old Norse thought. Impermanent, but essential.

Salr, The Soul- Hall

In Old Norse belief, Salr was the soul’s inner hall, a sacred dwelling place for self, memory, and ancestral presence. Keywords: salr, Norse soul hall, Viking spirituality, Old Norse inner world, Seiðr, soul parts