Imelda Almqvist is an international teacher of Sacred Art and Seiðr/Old Norse Traditions (the ancestral wisdom teachings of Northern Europe). She has her own Forest School in Sweden, in a remote place where the Forest Meets the Sea and where wolves (sometimes) howl at night.
Imelda appears in a TV program, titled Ice Age Shaman, made for the Smithsonian Museum, in the series Mystic Britain, talking about Mesolithic arctic deer shamanism. She has also presented her work on Sounds True and The Shift Network.
Her five non-fiction books include:
🔹Natural Born Shamans: A Spiritual Toolkit for Life (2016)
🔹Sacred Art: A Hollow Bone for Spirit (2019)
🔹Medicine of the Imagination: Dwelling in Possibility (2020)
🔹North Sea Water In My Veins: The Pre-Christian spirituality of the Low Countries (2022)
🔹Portals, Patterns and Pathways - A Handbook for Rune Magicians (May 2026)
The Green Bear is her series of picture books for children, aged 3 – 8 years. The Scandinavian stories and vibrant artwork invite children to explore enchanting parallel worlds and to keep their sense of magic alive as they grow up.
She is currently working on a book about Inuit deities and mythology.
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TOPICS WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE:
🔹Writing as a Spiritual Practice
🔹Dream journaling since teenage years
🔹Writing as spirit-led, not a conscious decision
🔹Imelda's forest school as a place for spiritual and shamanic development
🔹Sitting on grave mounds as an ancestral practice
🔹Imelda's painting sabbatical in Greenland under the northern lights
🔹Ceremonial work in Greenland honoring local deities like Sedna and Sila
🔹Reconnecting with neglected deities and ancestral spirits
🔹How imagination serves as an interface for spiritual connection
🔹The importance of discernment between real connection vs projected fantasy
🔹Imelda's time connecting with the Arctic people, including the Sami
🔹The complex dynamics of ancient tradition vs modern lifestyle
🔹The impact of historical trauma on indigenous cultures
🔹Imelda's initiation into elderhood
🔹Embracing the Hag archetype as Baba Yaga's daughter
🔹And much more...
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CONNECT WITH IMELDA:
🔸Website: https://www.shaman-healer-painter.co.uk
🔸Substack: https://imeldaalmqvist.substack.com
🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imeldaalmqvistTHEPREGNANTHAG
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🔸Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imelda.almqvist
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