ABOUT IMELDA

Imelda Almqvist is an international teacher of Sacred Art and Seiðr/Old Norse Traditions, the ancestral wisdom teachings of Northern Europe.

An accomplished artist and author, she has written five non-fiction books and two picture books for children. Natural Born Shamans: A Spiritual Toolkit for Life (Using shamanism creatively with young people of all ages) in 2016, Sacred Art: A Hollow Bone for Spirit (Where Art Meets Shamanism) in 2019, Medicine of the Imagination - Dwelling in Possibility (an impassioned plea for fearless imagination) in 2020, and North Sea Water In My Veins (The Pre-Christian Spirituality of the Low Countries) June 2022.  Please see her photos and videos below.

The Green Bear is a series of picture book for children, aged 3 – 8 years. The stories and vibrant artwork, set in Scandinavia, invite children to explore enchanting parallel worlds and to keep their sense of magic alive as they grow up.

Imelda has presented her work on both The Shift Network and Sounds True. She 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.

Imelda is currently working on a handbook for rune magicians (about the runes of the Elder Futhark) and on more books in the Green Bear Series.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Imelda's shamanic practice is at full capacity. She is unable to take on more clients for one-to-one work but takes on new students at regular intervals.

Please see her images below and check out her on-line school Pregnant Hag Teachings, where all classes she teaches remain available as recordings which can be watched any time! For information about in-person courses and sacred art intensives, please visit her website https://www.shaman-healer-painter.co.uk/ and sign up for her Substack https://imeldaalmqvist.substack.com/