The Path of the Vitki / Völva

Explore the Ancient Nordic Wisdom Tradition and its Animistic and Shamanic Spiritual Practices

with Olof Lindqvist

Starts 13/14/15 February 2026

Do you long for a deeper connection to Nature and the Earth?

Are you curious about our capacity as humans to journey between worlds?

Have you heard the call of the ancient ones guiding you back to their old wisdom?

Are you intrigued when you hear mention of Freyja, The Norns, Runes or Seiðr?

Do you want to be part of the change and healing in the world?

The Path of the Vitki/Völva is one of deep communication with the land, the spirits, the divine, and your own self. This path brings you on a journey through the Nordic animistic wisdom tradition. It is an exploration into the old ways of our northern ancestors – knowledge that has been left to us as pieces of a puzzle. These pieces are for us to weave together with our own present-day experiences into a powerful web – the web of Urðr to which we are all connected.

In this course, you will journey through the wisdom of the Vitki/Völva, the people of the old ways who carried the old wisdom. The image of the Völva as the old Norse sorceress is perhaps more well-known. Her title means “staff carrier,” referring to the staff used in the important and powerful Seiðr (a shamanic practice of communicating with the spirits) — a symbol of her status and power. Vitki means “knowledgeable one” and is often used in the sources as a male equivalent to the Völva. Throughout this course you will get a deeper, more complex understanding of these titles and what they might mean for us today. We will deconstruct modern, patriarchal interpretations of these figures and find our own way back to the older truths. The Vitki/Völva always seeks to know the way of the spirits and the worlds beyond, gathering wisdom through their journeying. Their practice is also deeply dedicated to the service of their community. These are just two of the many words describing the wisdom-carriers in pre-Christian Scandinavia. You will learn to see the world through their eyes and walk through the landscapes with their soft but firm steps.