Seiðr Craft - Chapter 4: Mörk - Boundaries
In Seiðr, power without mörk - without boundary, soon turns to chaos.
Mörk is the art of standing firm between worlds: the law that guards the soul, the hearth that keeps the flame alive. Without it, the seer becomes porous, open to every spirit and storm. With it, the völva becomes a sanctuary of strength and clarity, walking the staff-road in safety.
This chapter explores the sacred craft of boundaries: how to shield, how to close, how to honour your own edges so that the voice of the gods can be heard clearly. For in Seiðr, as in life, it is not enough to open - one must also know how to close.
Seiðr craft - Chapter 2: Virðing - Respect
Seiðr Craft – Chapter 2: Virðing (Respect) explores the heart of Norse magic through the ancient principle of virðing — the deep respect that binds all things in the web of being. Before the chants, before the visions, comes honour: to gods, to land, to ancestors, and to oneself.
Through stories from the sagas, lessons of reverence, and modern practices, this chapter reveals how seiðr is more than ritual — it is relationship. It teaches that power without respect becomes chaos, and that every act of magic begins with humility. When we honour what sustains us, our craft grows clear, steady, and alive.
This is a guide to walking the path of the völva with integrity, rooted in frith, woven into wyrd.