Ash and Elm Kindred of Amiskwacîwâskahikan

10/08/2024

After being foiled by heat, smoke, and migraines: Our next study circle (on the second Wednesday of October, 7pm) will be public in Wilfrid Laurier Park!

07/10/2024

Given the heat warning, today’s planned public study circle will be online. (Posting here as well as in our private FB group.) We still plan our study circle on the second Wednesday of August will be public in Wilfrid Laurier Park.

04/15/2024

Hey gang? Who wants to try brewing mead and/or cider this year?

This stunning image of the woman carrying the beer horn was found not so long abo in Denmark by Kaare Bøgh-Jensen. The image is a common symbol of pre-christian connectivity and it should not just be understood in patriarchal terms as the woman taking the servant role. Rather it expresses that it was women who owned the secret of the vessel of connectivity, the beer - check more about this in my video about how beer as a female sphere of competence came to be targetted during the witchhunts. Here https://youtu.be/nVbXzxf2lFk

06/14/2023

Kindred travel plans mayhaps?

Heilung returns to the USA this fall!

Ticket sales begin Friday morning. Find yours here:
www.amplifiedhistorytour.com

As usual, we are donating one dollar for each person joining our ritual to plant trees. This time we will be deciding together with you where to plant all of them. More on this later.

We look so much forward to spend time with y'all again.

See you out there.

Love
Heilung

Photo by Uncle Allan photo.

06/12/2023

Upcoming events reminder! The locations are subject to change based on weather and air quality considerations.

05/06/2023

Join us for Heathen Hijinks on Sunday May 7th at the Edmonton Beltaine Faire at Ritchie Hall!

03/24/2023

03/02/2023

CLASS FULL
Didn't get a spot in our Wire Weaving class in April? Still want to learn how a cool Viking craft? Sign up now for our class on May 13th!

02/24/2023

CLASS IS FULL!
Want to learn a craft that that the Vikings did? Try out Wire Weaving!

02/07/2023

FEBRUARY 2ND
Happy Candle Knot / Candlemas.
In Christian mythology this day represents the purification of the Virgin Mary and in Northern Europe this symbolism dialogues with Animist female figures such as Goa and Göja which represent a month where the first calls for agrarian fertility start to be visible in the Animist practices. Women’s ceremony generally characterize the month of February and in the Nordic Wheel of seasons this primstaff symbol marks the day.
In the upcoming seminar on the Nordic Wheel of Seasons I will talk about primstaf symbolism of traditional calendars. The course can be found on linktr.ee in Bio – and here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-nordic-wheel-of-seasons-tickets-509046059467

12/22/2022

Medieval shipwreck in near perfect condition discovered at the bottom of Norway's largest lake : A team of Norwegian researchers uncovered a maritime miracle while mapping a massive lake bed last month. Archaeologists discovered a near-pristine shipwreck they believe to be up to 700 years old at the bottom of Norway's largest lake, Mjøsa, during a government research mission. The vessel, which is estimated to date back sometime between the 1300s and 1800s, was found nearly 1,350 feet below the surface, according to a Facebook post from the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment. Underwater images captured the 33-foot long ship in the lake's depths. Archaeologists said the stern of the ship showed signs of having had a central rudder, which didn't begin appearing on boats until the late 13th century.
Fuzzy, underwater photos of the boat show that the vessel is made of wood and was built with planks laid overlapped on top of one another — an old Norse technique used during the Viking age.