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Stav- finding the wisdom in the Younger Futhark runes. As a woman practising Stav for over twenty years, the balance of Seidr and Galdr is something that is really important to me. The standard “Stav” conversation goes something like this: Galdr is masculine, logical and structured.Seidr is feminine, intuitive and unquantifiable. Therefore, because the core of Stav, the stances, is taught in a structured way, Stav is galdr. As a very “seidr” female in a predominantly masculin

Stav is based on the 16 runes of the Younger Futhark The healing arts within Stav: A Personal Perspective I work within the Stav lineage, and my teacher is Shaun. I was fascinated, yet slightly unnerved, to read the chapter on the healing bind rune in the recently published book, “Stav” by Roland Zerpe. I am grateful to have so much of the tradition collated into one book. However, I feel unsettled by the lack of distinction between the tradition and the author's personal exp

A Unique Experience with a Shaman Student I'm still reflecting on the fun I had today with a shaman student. She has a background in...

Looking Beyond the Gurus Let's be really honest. It's time to step away from the so-called gurus and prominent authors who claim to know...

I have been teaching shamanism for about 12 years now, and I have explored various ways. I don't think shamanism can be easily...

Honestly there is not that much information left to us. We have descriptions of clothing, ritual items, and the use of a song. It seems...