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Shaman’s Teachings

The road of the shaman is not measured in miles, but in thresholds crossed. Each step is a passage — through forests where shadows breathe, through mountains where the sky leans close, through dreams where the ancestors wait in silence.

To travel as a shaman is to walk two worlds at once. The visible path winds through villages, rivers, and distant lands. Yet beneath each stone and cloud lies another journey: into the unseen, where gods whisper, spirits stir, and the threads of fate are revealed.

In the North, the raven’s cry carries wisdom; in the East, the fire spirits dance; in the South, the waters remember; in the West, the winds call the names of the forgotten. Wherever the journey unfolds, it is the same great circle, and the same drumbeat — the heartbeat of the earth — guiding the way.

The travels of the Úlfhé∂nar are not pilgrimages of conquest, but of communion. To enter a new place is to greet its spirits, to honor its stories, to weave its essence into the greater song of the worlds.

Those who gather with the shaman on these journeys are invited into the circle. Together, we call upon the old powers, learn the tongue of symbols, and share in rituals shaped by the land itself. The drum carries us across rivers of dream, the chant lifts us through veils of time, and the fire reminds us that all paths lead back to the same flame.

Every journey is both outward and inward. The shaman carries the teachings of many lands, yet also reminds us: the farthest voyage is into the self. For within each heart lies a wilderness as vast as the nine worlds, and a spirit longing to come home.

“The true travel is not to escape the world, but to awaken within it — to walk as bridge, as witness, as song.”

Teachings

Experience’s Perspective.

Our lives are all about the perspective in which we look at it from. Our experiences throughout this existence provide lessons of emotional management through the multitude of perspectives of these life’s experiences. As we encounter different events within our existence, it is our emotional responses that are dictated by the self that creates our view of a reality interpreted by our physical sensory input. For we can be afforded ...

Our Mind. Understanding how we think.

Shaman’s Teachings Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Skáldskapr: Our Mind. Understanding how we think. Hosted by: Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Release Date: May 1st, 2024 In this episode the Shaman is joined by his grandfather to discuss how the brain actually works from a laymen’s perspective. While there are tons of scientific explainations for much of the brain, the “magic” it is capable of making is still largely misunderstood. From a laymen’s view of our ...

Thinning the veil. Understanding the energy of our dreams.

Shaman’s Teachings Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Whispers of the Norse: Thinning the veil. Understanding the energy of our dreams. Release Date: February 28th, 2024 In this episode, the Shaman discusses the power of understanding our dreams, and the value of experiencing the thinning of the veil between the realms during our sleep. He speaks about the energy transmission that happens overnight when we are sleeping, as well as the value of our ...

The power of Love. The reason to recognize its value.

Shaman’s Teachings Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Skáldskapr: The power of Love. The reason to recognize its value. Release Date: February 14th, 2024 In this episode, in recognition of “Valentine’s Day”, the Shaman discusses the true power of love. He discusses the influence that this energy of love can have on our psyche, sometimes leading us astray in the manifestation of our physical reality, due to its ability to install a level of ...

Spiritual Health. Understanding our balance.

Shaman’s Teachings Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Skáldskapr: Spiritual Health. Understanding our balance. Release Date: February 7th, 2024 In this episode the Shaman discusses our obtainment of balance between our physical and spiritual sides. He discusses the pitfalls of being out of balance, as well as why many seem to be successful in obtaining this balance without seemingly trying, while others struggle to obtain this. Most importantly, he teaches us how we can ...

Belief in Magic. Recognizing the magic in the modern day world.

Shaman’s Teachings Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Skáldskapr: Belief in Magic. Recognizing the magic in the modern day world. Release Date: January 17th, 2024 In this week’s episode, the Shaman invites a wonderful co-host to join him in the discussion about the magic around us here on the physical plane. The “Boss Witch” joins in a discussion about both from a personal perspective, as well as from the recognition of the natural magic ...

Time Traveler: Understanding our brain’s concept of past and future.

Shaman’s Teaching Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Shaman’s Teachings Skáldskapr: Time Traveler: Understanding our brain’s concept of past and future. Release Date: November 1st, 2023 INTRO Hello my dear friend. Velkommen, or welcome. Welcome to this week’s show, where today I’d like to talk about how your brain sees the past and the present. I’d like to explain, from an in-depth technical perspective what the past, present, and future really mean to the ...

Energy of our Ancestors

Shaman’s Teachings Skáldskapr: Energy of our Ancestors Release Date: July 26th, 2023 In this episode the Shaman addresses the understanding we have of the energy sent by and received from our ancestors. He teaches us about the different types of energy transmitted, and how our human minds interpret that energy to properly use. The Shaman makes a comparison between us and our cell phones ...

Loss of our Societal Culture

Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Shaman’s Teachings Skáldskapr: Loss of our Societal Culture Release Date: June 14th, 2023 In this episode the Shaman discusses our loss of connection between our modern day living and that of societal culture of antiquity which would have included our spiritual understanding. in this discussion the Shaman talks about how our loss with our culture has separated us from the magical understandings of our ancestors. A great show ...

Beginning our Spiritual Journey

Shaman’s Teachings In this episode the shaman takes us on a educational exploration of beginning our spiritual journey. He begins with offering an understanding of the influences of spirituality on our daily lives, then delves into understanding how we can begin our personal journey of understanding. “Every journey begins with the first step”, and this podcast was the first step in a larger grasp of our part of the spiritual ...

Studies

Losing my religion. Understanding spirituality.

Skáldskapr: Loosing my religion. Understanding spirituality. Hosted by: Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Release Date: May 15th, 2024 In this episode the Shaman is joined by his grandfather to discuss the history of societal acceptance and obedience to some form of top-down form of religion. They dive into the understanding of separating the spirituality and the millennia old development of practice. Pitting neighbor against neighbor in a societal manipulation for control by the ...

The Nornir Sisters.

Shaman’s Teachings Whispers of the Norse: The Nornir Sisters. Understanding the path of the fates. Hosted by: Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Release Date: March 13th, 2024 In this episode the Shaman draws on his ancestral legends knowledge to retell the story of the three Nornir sisters who reside at the Well of Urd, at the root of Yggdrasil, and their value to the modern day human being. He speaks at the level ...

Dancing and singing. The value of the ritual.

Shaman’s Teachings Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Skáldskapr: Dancing and singing. The value of the ritual. Release Date: January 24th, 2024 In this episode the Shaman discusses the use of our physical activity to generate additional energy for both healing, and focusing on our goals. How the exaggerated movements can produce an energy sacrifice toward the energy beings referred to as the deities. Finally, the Shaman discusses how we can use this skill ...

Winning the battle with Depression

Shaman’s Teachings Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Skáldskapr: Winning the battle with Depression Release Date: September 27th, 2023 In this episode, the Shaman takes depression head-on as he explains the power with the utilization of spiritual energy to reverse the negative cycle caused by the chemical imbalance that our brains recognize as depression. The Shaman explains from a physiological perspective what depression is and how to address it in our modern day lives ...

True love needs Vulnerability

Shaman’s Teachings Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Shaman’s Teachings Skáldskapr: The Fracture of culture. Release Date: September 6th, 2023 In this episode the Shaman discusses the energy involved in loving others, as well as loving ourselves. Explaining the difference between vulnerability and dependency, he breaks down the balancing of the ego with that aura management. By truly allowing the energy of love to pass between ourselves and the world around us we expose ...

Hope. The generation of Energy within.

Shaman’s Teachings Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Skáldskapr: Hope. The generation of Energy within. Release Date: August 9th, 2023 In this episode the shaman discusses the topic of hope and the energy generation behind our intrinsic hope. He enlightens us with an understanding of how we surrender it, and regain it when depleted. How hope is the underlying energy necessary for love, and how it can be tied to pain. Finally the Shaman ...

Supremacy is Perception.

Shaman Studies “Keepers of the Spirit” This week the Shaman returned to wisdom to discuss last week’s podcast release. While the Shaman received no individuals who spoke up, over 20 listeners tuned in to his presentation where he further drilled down on the spiritual knowledge from the last podcast. Please feel free to join us on Monday evenings at 4:45 Alaska time on the Wisdom platform to ask questions are ...

The Energy of Manifestation

Shaman’s Teachings Alaska Úlfhé∂nar Shaman’s Teachings Skáldskapr: The Energy of Manifestation Release Date: June 7th, 2023 In this episode the Shaman discusses the use of intrinsic and external energies in the process of manifestation, while ensuring that our desires for modern day trinkets are not of importance to the universe. He delivers a message about understanding that sometimes the path forward in our lives may not be the one the ...

Everyday Influences of Spirituality

Shaman’s Teachings In this episode the shaman speaks to the topic of understanding the influences that we receive from our spiritual connections, whether we choose to acknowledge them or not. Discussing the importance of understanding exactly how spiritual contact is made, and how that can influence us as humans. Just as importantly the shaman explains how this influence happens to all physical forms, trees, plants, animals, as well as humans ...

Ancient teachings in the modern day.

Velkommen to Season 3 In this episode the Norse shaman returns to provide some teachings to help us all cope with modern day. With a calming demeanor the shaman offers insight into the magic of the Celts. Returning for his third season, in this episode he talks about applying the teachings of antiquity to modern day. Please join us in welcoming the shaman back to the airwaves ...

Personal Thoughts

Journey of the Shaman

The Calling of a Shaman Like yourself, I never considered myself to be a spiritual person at all prior to a couple of decades ago. Originally, I was pretty dark. From an existence of violence, drugs, alcohol, and other expensive pacifiers within my life. Although I had been born and raised a “normal” kid throughout the east coast, deep south, and ultimately arriving in the deserts of Arizona where I ...

Mental health is all about perspective.

All too often, our physical minds get swept up on the pressures of the moment, drilling down to the micro to fight the ongoing battles of everyday, we forget to step back from our front lines to ensure we are using the best strategy to accomplish our objectives. Many of us here stories on how millionaires and retirees lose track of time and just have a lot less stress in ...

The power of the elements.

It would be during the dawn of civilization that the four elements of existence would be identified, originally by the Greek philosopher Empedocles around 490-430 BC, who would refer to them as the “roots”. Plato, who would live afterwards, may have been the first to declare them as elements. However, as the physical realm encountered experience after experience, it became clear that these four elements would come to frame much ...

Our constant challenge Part 1.

I n my role of being a conduit between the spiritual realm and where we currently reside, added to the interpretation of the imagery I receive to create steps of putting it into practice in the modern-day world, I have received a communication of clarity from the spiritual realm that I believe can help us implement to obtain or maintain our mental health. As physical forms and humans, we are ...

Skáldskapr: Embracing our individual Spirituality

Skáldskapr: Embracing our individual Spirituality Our Unique Spirituality Many people have come to me and inquired that their interpretation of spirituality was so different than mine, how do I reconcile them? The question that immediately comes to mind is I wonder why I have any need to. Herein lies the true understanding of spirituality, everyone interprets it differently, and that’s ok. Today I’d like to speak to the perceived necessity ...

Skáldskapr: Learning the usage of our Aura

Many have come to me and inquired about the use of one’s aura. Most of them do not understand the physical value to preserving a clear physical mind, that would translate to a clear aura. Today, I’d like to talk about our aura, as well as a detailed explanation of its usage as physical beings. What exactly is our personal aura, and how do we create it? Technically, we (as ...

Understanding the influence of the Fates

According to the legends of the Norse that I have come to know, the “Fates” were three sisters that represented the existence of humanity. These three sisters, although not gods themselves, were relied on by the gods as keepers of the structure of existence. We read in the sagas where the Norse god Ó∂inn sought them out that he might trade a physical eye to drink from the well in ...

Defining a Ritual

How do you define a ritual. A ritual is an intimate, emotional interaction with a spiritual entity on a level that is beyond our physical mind’s potential. It is not uncommon for a practitioner of the primal rituals to become lost in the emotional energy transfer between themselves and their spiritual counterparts, for once the portal is open, an enormous amount of emotional experiences may be passed between the two ...

Admiring the god Mani

Tonight I sit waiting for my youngest son to complete his football (soccer) practice, I looked to the night sky and noticed the Norse god Mani. Being mostly revealed in his waning gibbous stage, he beckons me to note his patience and understanding. Mani represents the balance with his sister Sol (the Sun), bringing the necessity for illumination into our lives. While the light energy brings knowledge and intellect, the ...

Today’s Thoughts.

Hello my friends, today as I pondered some additional tinctures to construct from several friends who are looking to generate the energy, they need for healing themselves, the idea of energy presented itself to me. I sat in contemplation about this question for some time today. Healing requires that we focus our energy on the injury to produce a solution for that issue, and medicines have always given us the ...