Völva of Norse mythology

Translated, Völva only means woman with a staff, but its meaning in the Nordic language
Mythology is very diverse. There the term stands for fortune teller, seer, healer as well as
shaman. On the one hand popular but also due to their magical ability feared.

Völr, as her staff was called, was the symbol of her power and magical powers. They were
mostly masters in the Germanic sorceries of Seidr and Galdr, as the two magical practices
were called at the time.

Through ecstasy and song, they could put themselves in a state that They were able to gain
insights into other worlds, which, among other things, also gave them an idea of the future
could interpret.

There they also found the answers to questions they were asked. The best known of these
seers may be Heiði, whose predictions are found in the Völuspa, and predicted the creation
of the world and its downfall at Ragnarök.

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