The Völva Stav Guild is an educational and cultural healing cooperative of 6 women dedicated to the principals and methodologies of Völva Stav.
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.
Angelica is Kvann; Plant Deva Workshop With Elder Kari Tauring
A community fundraiser supporting Volva Kari Tauring’s study in Northern Norway with Sámi/Norwegian culture bearer Øistein Hanssen
Join us for a one day immersive class with Kvann (Ancelica, archangelica), a Nordic plant long held as a valuable ally with culture bearer and community Elder, Kari Tauring.
In this 2 hour garden intensive, we will work closely with Kvann as both a physical plant and a living sovereign being, hearing about its folklore, medicinal, energetic, magical and culinary uses. This is a sensory immersive class where we will taste, touch, smell, observe and listen to tis powerful plant ally.
Come prepared to be outside, engage with the plant directly, and to be in community learning together.
Class fees are on a sliding scale of $30 up and will be collected on the day of. All fees collected will go to the Kvann Project and will help to cover local travel, food and a gift to give Kari's teacher.
Light refreshments will be served.
Kari Tauring is a Norwegian-American Nordic Roots culture bearer, ritualist, performer, educator, and multiple published author based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For more than four decades, her work has supported communities through the preservation and sharing of Nordic Culture including, traditional arts, spiritual/cultural practice, music, dance, storytelling and plant lore.
As a Völva (a staff-carrying woman rooted in Nordic spiritual traditions) Kari helps people reconnect with both present day and pre-Christian Nordic traditions in ways that are grounded, and relevant to modern community life. For more information please visit her website at www.karitauring.com
past events
Elder Gudrun Victoria Gotved
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.
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.
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.
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.
Artic Surprise!
Songs and Stories with Stina And Catrine
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
