Tag Archives: lapland
The Sacred Rhythms of Sápmi
In the vast wilderness of Finnish Lapland, where the aurora borealis dances across endless skies and reindeer migrations have carved pa...
Embracing the Wisdom of Winter’s Darkness
Here, above the Arctic Circle, darkness envelops us like a thick, warm blanket. The sun now graces us with its presence for six hours a...
Syöjätär sleeps, Naavisemo rules
Long ago, in the far North, lived the Daughter of the Sun, Naavisemo (Njávezan, Njàveseatni), and the Daughter of the Moon, Syöjätär (l...
Are you interested in shamanism? Do you have a shamanic altar?
Shamanism could be a religion, a belief, or a world view, among other things. Many practitioners of shamanism have their own altar at h...
Sámi mythology: The witch drum was a tool for the wizard and the healer
The drum of a Sámi shaman or witch (´noaidi´ in Sámi language) was both a mystical and a magical instrument. The elaborate and mysterio...
