SEIDHR AND SEIDHRWORKERS: Recovering shamanic practice in contemporary Heathenism
The Saga of Eirik the Red describes the visit of a spákona, a seeress, to a Greenland farm, one thousand years ago. Her clothing and shoes, her staff and cloak, are detailed. She is asked to predict the progress of the community; she eats a meal of the hearts of the farm animals, and the next day a...
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crequinoxpubl:10.1558/pome.v13i6.6 2024-06-02T08:07:27+00:00 SEIDHR AND SEIDHRWORKERS: Recovering shamanic practice in contemporary Heathenism Blain, Jenny 1998 http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/pome.v13i6.6 https://journal.equinoxpub.com/POM/article/download/2782/2846 unknown Equinox Publishing Pomegranate volume 6, issue Autumn, page 6-19 ISSN 1743-1735 1528-0268 journal-article 1998 crequinoxpubl https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.v13i6.6 2024-05-07T13:51:51Z The Saga of Eirik the Red describes the visit of a spákona, a seeress, to a Greenland farm, one thousand years ago. Her clothing and shoes, her staff and cloak, are detailed. She is asked to predict the progress of the community; she eats a meal of the hearts of the farm animals, and the next day a “high seat” is made ready for her, where she will sit to foretell. She engages in ritual practices known as seidhr, which requires a special song to be sung to “the powers” in order that she may gain their knowledge, in trance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Equinox Publishing Greenland Pomegranate 6 Autumn 6 19 |
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The Saga of Eirik the Red describes the visit of a spákona, a seeress, to a Greenland farm, one thousand years ago. Her clothing and shoes, her staff and cloak, are detailed. She is asked to predict the progress of the community; she eats a meal of the hearts of the farm animals, and the next day a “high seat” is made ready for her, where she will sit to foretell. She engages in ritual practices known as seidhr, which requires a special song to be sung to “the powers” in order that she may gain their knowledge, in trance. |
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