The Völva Stav Guild is an educational and cultural healing cooperative of 6 women who are dedicated to the principals and methodologies of Völva Stav and who practice and use them daily in our personal and professional lives.
Our Mission
Restoring Northern European root cultural traditions and providing opportunities for communities to heal inherited cultural grief in ourselves, our families, and
our communities.
Sitting With the Elders
In keeping with our mission and commitment to continuing education in Nordic spiritual traditions, we are proud to offer two opportunities to sit with elders from Scandinavia. Since most of us can not travel to meet with them, it is important for the Guild to create access for the community to have experience with vetted elders. Your tax deductible donation secures your seat at the virtual table. Your generosity will go towards supporting these elders and you will receive a confirmation email with zoom link.
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Stina Fagertun is a Sami, Kven, and Norwegian elder from Tromsø, Norway.
A professional singer and storyteller. She is well known in Norway and the US.
Kari first met Ms Fagertun in Minot, North Dakota as part of Høstfest 2018 where
Sami and Norwegian songs floated over the Iron Age village.
Of special interest is the care taken around indigenous knowlege, relationships
within the reenactment community in Norway, and building relationships with the
world through song.
Elder Stina Fagertun
past events
Elder Gudrun Victoria Gotved
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Gudrun is a practicing vølve who worked with the Ribe Viking Center for several years exploring the historical vølve in the Iron Age.
From plant medicines to the famous runic skull fragment she contributes to the larger body of knowlege in Norse spiritual practice.
Kari was introduced to her work in 2019 when seeking an opportunity to learn from another who balances historical exploration and modern practices. Recognizing the value Gudrun's work Kari is honored to bring it to the broader community.
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Runic skull fragment
Maria Kvilhaug is the author of The Seed of Yggdrasill, The Maiden With The Mead and the Blade Honer series, as well as other books, articles and lecture videos on the LadyoftheLabyrinth YouTube Channel and her Facebook and Patreon Pages.
Her works stem from an academic background in the historical, cultural, linguistic and religious aspects of pre-Christian Scandinavia as well as family of origin and lived experience as a Norwegian. She writes and teaches beautifully in English to best reach a broad international audience.
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Volva Kari included a learning session with Ms Kvilhaug as part of her 2023 Viking Connection Apprenticeship. They spent a day hiking to Bronze and Iron Age burial mounds near Oslo - singing, pouring mead, and feeling into the antiquity of place.
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We will focus on topics around healing including:
Groagaldr - shaking off the shock
Nine Healing powers - Menglod's maidens
and the traces of Labyrinth use in Scandinavian ritual life.