Free Spirit is about coming home to our very essence and core energy, to journey through our shadows to our inner light to integrate our authentic self, and to hold space for ourselves and for one another in this process.
It is about weaving together our healing energies to find a path where humanity as a whole reconnects to nature, to remember our connection to all that is and the vital importance of this interconnectivity.It is about remembering that all life on earth is of equal value and that none is above nor under, for we all exist as a part of a whole within the web of life.
Free spirit is for love and respect, and for the sacredness of all life!
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I have had a wonderful time talking with Jameson Foster from The Nordic Sound Channel. We talked about my musical journey, about the Midgardsblot festival and what makes it special, as well as music as healing, among other things...
Wounded Healer is my own journey and process of healing past trauma. I have spent a fair amount of time spinning my way back to the source of my inner darkness and the reason for the social anxiety and depression that have greatly influenced my life from the very start.
On this journey I have understood that my own painful experiences have been tainted by the unresolved traumas within my family, that reflected upon me. Whether passed down through genetics or through how their presence, actions and energies have affected my life, I became aware of the ancestral patterns that vibrate in disharmony within me, which needs to be transformed.
One layer at a time, I have been diving deeper into the inner sea of my unconscious, with Mother Nature to give me a shelter and to always remind me of the magic of this world and with music to give me a way to express myself when I otherwise became silent.
One layer at a time, I came closer to the source of my aching. The hardships, violence and abuses experienced within my family have left a deep open wound, which has been influencing my own way of coming into this world and experiencing life.
So I had a drum journey which I initiated by inviting the spirit of all my ancestors to join me and heal as I heal within. And as I journeyed back in time seeking answers, old wounds and forgotten memories concealed within my subconscious came back to the surface. And so I saw the faces of my ancestors and I could see in their eyes the tremendous and deeply ingrained amount of pain that had been torturing them. I could feel how their own life experiences, their struggles to survive and the wars they had to endure had shaped them. And I could see how this transpired from one generation to the next and how it had been defining a long line of individuals, and in the end, haunting me.
So I sat among the shadows and I listened to those distant whispers. As I held space for them, it became clear to me that what they had been craving for all along was nurture, safety and care. As this part of me emerged from my underworld, I met the darkness with love, and I breathed in the life energy it had been withholding. And as this transcending stream of energy rises from within, I sing myself free and back into my body, I dance with the wilderness and feel the ecstasy of life spellbinding me.
My shadows and my light makes me whole on this ever-going process of transformation, acknowledging both the wounded and the healer within.
Sacred Feminine is out now digitally on Bandcamp and on all major platform.
“Sacred Feminine” is about nurturing and holding space for what once has been wounded and, by doing so, starting a process of transformation and regeneration to re-ignite a life-force from within.
The writing of this EP was initiated by forgotten memories coming back to the surface. Old wounds, concealed deep within my subconscious, longing for relief. For me, the only way onward has been to listen to those distant haunting whispers. As I hold space for my shadows and darkest emotions, it becomes clear that what they had been craving for all along was the nurture, safety and care I am now giving. As this part of me emerges from my underworld, I meet my wounded self with love and I breathe in the life energy it had been withholding. And as this stream of energy rises from within, I sing myself free, dance with the wilderness and feel the ecstasy of life spellbinding me.
Sacred Feminine is released independently with Astral Synergy Productions. Astral Synergy is the label Gustav Holberg and I started together to release our own music for our respective projects Astralseid and Rúnahild, as well as supporting other projects and artist friends we work together with.
I am honoured and deeply grateful to have been interviewed by my friend Júlia Cruzán and her friend NeferShu, who chose today, when we celebrate Women's Day, to release it online. We talk about my lifestyle and spirituality and I share also about my inspiration and personal experience that gave birth to my new EP Sacred Feminine, set to release this Friday, 12th March.
The interview is both available in Spanish and includes the original English version below.
I have had the honour to be interviewed by Rhyd from Gods&Radicals Press! We talked about my lifestyle, inspiration and connection to nature, and I also shared the stories behind the songs Ørnedans, Seidrúnar and Urseid...
Seidkvinnens Urter released a beautiful video to share her interpretation of a volve through a serie of evocative pictures taken within the spellbinding Norwegian nature. I feel deeply honoured that she chose my song Vardlokkur to accompany her video and I am glad I discovered her art and magic vibe! Feel welcome to check her page where she shares her knowledge and connection to sacred herbs, plants, nature beauty and folklore.
Here is what she wrote about this video:
“As cited in the Saga of Erik the Red, Vardlokkur, the song of Seidr, refers to that special shamanic song, used to prepare the Volve for trance and to summon the spirits to her. It is used for inducing trance and performing seiðr.
Runahild, a amazing artist from Norway, has made her own interpretation of vardlokkur!
And I am so happy to get to borrow her music to my interpretation of a volve! Thank you Runahild!”
