Shamanic Voices and Cadair Idris Centre for Shamanic Studies:

Seidr Practice
With Shenoah Taylor & Christine Mark

Seidr Practice are regular events exploring different aspects of working with Seidr. These experiential online practice events are offered via Zoom on UK time.

Practice events are for those who already work with seidr and have an ongoing shamanic practice.
For the next face to face Seidr Intro day go here
For the next zoom Seidr intro day go here

Seidr Practice – upcoming events
To book for any of the events below please email shenoah@shenoahtaylor.com If you have not done seidr work with us before please confirm who you did your shamanic and seidr training with.

Meetings run on UK time. To find your own time zone go here https://www.worldtimebuddy.com

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Community Power Seidr – via zoom
Sunday 29th March 2026
3pm-6pm – BST
£20
There are two kinds of community seidr ceremonies. One is for information and the other is for sending power and each have very different qualities. We will work as a community to send power to something we would like to support to manifest positive change. During the meeting we come to an intention we collectively agree on. One or more will take their place on the seidrhjiel as volvas while the rest of us sing them on the journey sending them the energy that is required for their mission and then sing them home once it has been delivered. There will also be an opportunity to ask personal questions of the Spirits. Beautiful and powerful work has always emerged from our collective efforts.

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Future Dreams from The World Tree – Via Zoom
Sunday 3rd May 2026
3pm – 6pm BST
£20
We have found that the World Tree holds differently focussed powers and energies within it. In a recent meeting the top of The Tree showed us its ability to future dream and we were intrigued by this possibility.  In this meeting we will explore the tantalising prospect of finding out more of what The World Tree dreams for us and what is our part in enabling these dreams to be manifested. 

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Blessed by the Moon – via zoom
Sunday 31st May 2026
3pm – 6pm BST
£20
Today is a full Moon so an auspicious time to explore working with the Moon. There are many myths and stories of how the Moon affects the land, the people and the sea with its magical and mystical properties. In this meeting we are aiming to deepen our understanding and our relationship with the power of the Moon and how it can support us in our seidr and shamanic practice. 

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The Web of Life – via zoom
Sunday 28th June 2026
3pm – 6pm BST
£20
It is often said in spiritual practices that ‘there is no separation, we are all connected, but what does that mean for us in our seidr and shamanic practice? By Journeying into the Web of Life we will deepen our current understanding of its connections and learn how and when we can manipulate it for the good of all. 

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The World Tree – Via Zoom
Sunday 26th July 2026
3pm – 6pm BST
£20
The World Tree has shown itself to be central to seidr work and in our meetings has often presented itself as a destination and conduit for transmitting power into our world. In this session we will explore the healing qualities and other attributes of the World Tree and how deepening our working relationship enhances and expands our seidr and shamanic work. 

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Seidr Craft – introduction to seidr via Zoom
Saturday 19th September 2026
10am – 6.30pm BST
£110
for more information and booking form https://shenoahtaylor.com/courses/seidr-craft/
This is a good introduction for those who are new to seidr or want to revisit the basics. During our time together we will explore working with the staff and the song for ourselves, each other and in community. We will look at the qualities needed to allow song and power to flow easily through us to bring information, healing and power as we deepen our shamanic practice and allow the craft of seidr to teach and inspire us.   

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Seidr Stepping the Issue – Via Zoom
Sunday 27th September 2026
3-6pm BST
£20
These Seidr Stepping sessions enable us to go deeper into using Seidr for collaborative problem solving and healing as a community as we take issues we can all bring to the group – either for ourselves or for someone or some place where help has been requested. We will explore various methods to engage with these challenges, fostering unique collaborative approaches for each issue. During the meeting we come to an agreement on the issues/s to work with, we determine the format that feels right, and actively participate in the healing process. Previous meetings have brought miraculous shifts and support both for the bringer of the issue and those supporting the healing process.

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Teachings from the First Volva – via zoom
Sunday 25th October 2026
3pm – 6pm GMT
£20
It is a commonly held belief that seidr originated in the Nordic tradition. However, as a community we may have seidr teachers from different pantheons, traditions or practices and yet we still work powerfully with seidr. At this meeting we will ask the First Volva for insights as to how the form of our seidr teacher influences our seidr work and ask for teachings to strengthen our seidr practice. 

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Saturday 21st November 2026 – Theme TBC – Face to Face seidr in Vauxhall London 1-6pm GMT
£20
Annual face to face seidr as part of the London Open Drumming Group. Training in Core Shamanism required to attend. for more information about LODG here

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Sunday 22nd November 2026 – Theme TBC – Zoom seidr
1 – 6pm UK GMT
£20
Annual zoom seidr as part of the London Open drumming group. Training in Core Shamanism required to attend. or more information about LODG here

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Power from the Season – via Zoom
Sunday 6th December  2026
3pm – 6pm GMT
£20
The fixed points of the seasons are the solstices and the equinoxes, and these are the same all over the world. However, they have different meanings for us dependent on where we are in the world as the energy of each season affects us in different ways.  In this meeting we will explore how we can use this seasonal energy to bring power to and deepen our seidr work. 

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Themes with dates TBC. Other than community seidr and seidr stepping which are done once or twice a year, other themes will usually come around approximately every 2 years.

The Song, Staff and Seat – all meetings via Zoom
The song, staff and seat are 3 major components of seidr work. Exploring each of them in more depth supports the deepening and flow of our practice.

The days are best taken as a series but can be taken individually

Exploring the Seat in Seidr – via Zoom
3pm-6pm UK Time
Next dates tbc
The ritual seat is a major component in Seidr. It is most often used in community seidr but working with the seat for personal as well as community rituals can heighten the magical quality of the work of those that step onto the hjel. During this seidr practice meeting we will explore the use of the ritual seat in seidr.

Exploring the Song in Seidr – Via Zoom
3pm – 6pm UK time
Next dates tbc
Song is a major component in Seidr. Song not only provides the power that takes us on the journey but also brings the magical component, the enchantment that is often experienced by others when singing or being sung. The song in Seidr is greater than the sum of its parts and during this seidr practice meeting we will explore the qualities of a seidr song, how the song en-chants and how we can more deeply integrate the gift of song into our work.

Exploring the Staff in Seidr – Via Zoom
3pm -6pm UK time
next dates TBC
The staff is a major component in Seidr. It provides grounding and enables us to travel between the worlds and offers a very different quality than using drums or rattles. How to work with drums and rattles is clear from the outset but how to work with the staff is more of a mystery despite many people having found or been gifted a staff on journeys or in ordinary reality. During this seidr practice meeting we will explore the use of the staff in seidr.

Community Information Seidr – Via Zoom
3-6pm UK time
next dates TBC
There are two kinds of community seidr ceremonies. One is for information and the other is for sending power and each has very different qualities. An information seidr is a great opportunity to work together with a joint intention to receive wisdom, insights and advice around a specific question. Participants are invited to suggest the intention of the seidr and we agree the intention as part of the process. There is the opportunity for a few people to take their place on the hjel to on behalf of us all. Everyone at the meeting will play an active part in singing the Volvas out and back from their journeys, there will also be an opportunity to ask personal questions of the Spirits.

Gathering and Holding Power in Seidr Practice – via zoom
3-6pm UK time
Next dates TBC
As we go deeper into the craft of seidr we further develop the discipline of gathering and holding power using our voices and energy and intentionally sending it where it needs to go. During this meeting we will explore where we can call power from and how to hold and release it effectively.

When the Time is Right – via zoom
3-6pm UK time
next dates TBC
Doing ceremony and journeys ‘when the time is right’ gives the best chance of our Seidr and shamanic work being effective both when practicing alone and when working in groups. There are the traditional points of power such as solstice, equinox, sunrise, dusk, full and dark moons but what are the best times for our personal rhythms and connections and for those we work with and for? 
Traditional shamanic practices pay a lot of attention to ‘when the time is right’ for work to take place. Those of us who have learnt core shamanism may have a set time frame for seeing clients that fits in with our lives and family.  Do we even ask ‘when the time is right’ to do specific work? What are the implications if we either don’t ask or choose to ignore advice given by the spirits and do it at a time we may feel more ‘comfortable’ or when it is convenient? This may be especially relevant to the efficacy of the work when working for those who may be about to have surgery, medical treatment or doing psychopomp work. 

Seidr & Ethics
3pm -6pm UK time
Next dates tbc
In the course of a day each of us faces numerous choices.  Some are simple, some more difficult, while some may call on us to choose based on our personal ethics. What or who influences our choices and ethics?
Do they come from what we have learned? From our parents, our teachers, our peers or do they come from our spirits?
Are they personal choices, from our own inbuilt sense of what is right? And if so, where does this “inbuilt” sense come from?
What if the spirits we work with in seidr use a different moral compass from the one we live by? What if they lead us to question the ethical stance we would normally take?
This workshop explores some of the ethical dilemmas we may face while working with seidr

Blessings with the Song and Staff – Via Zoom
3pm – 6pm UK time
Next dates tbc
The power of blessings are often undervalued, the perception being that healings are more powerful. In this workshop we are revisiting that perception and aim to explore and experience the power and beauty in the magic of giving and receiving blessings. 
With spirit, staff, song and seat we seek to understand the different ways blessings can be applied to bring us the positive outcome we seek for ourselves and others. 

Words of Power – via Zoom
Date: Next dates TBC
3pm – 6pm UK time via zoom
Whether sung, spoken, or declaimed aloud, when used with intent, words have intrinsic magic and power within them. 
The enormous benefits of this ancient shamanic knowledge and skill are currently little known and often overlooked when working for ourselves and others. We will explore the value and power of using words as an effective form of healing in the context of Seiđr magic. 
By looking at this primal magic through our work with Seiđr we will come to understand how to integrate Words of Power into our Seiđr and shamanic work.

Location, Location, Location
Date: Next dates TBC
3pm – 6pm UK time
In this Seidr Practice Session, we will delve into the vital role that Location plays in shamanic practices, and in particular during Seidr work. By examining why spirits guide us to specific places — both in the spirit realm and the physical world — we  will come to a deeper understanding of ourselves and a greater connection to our spirits. We will explore the implications of conducting our rituals indoors versus outdoors; question why do our spirits tell us to do it one way or another; ask what are the implications if we choose to ignore their advice and do it where, perhaps, we may feel more ‘comfortable’? And how do the group dynamics change when we feel collectively connected to an external location while physically remaining indoors? We will also explore how we choose sites which amplify the potency of our work, so that our understanding of place and power in our Seidr and shamanic practices are enhanced.

Uteseta – via Zoom
Next dates TBC
To find your own time zone go here https://www.worldtimebuddy.com
You need to have attended at least one seidr workshop with us to be able to join
Útiseta It is the 4th string of Norse Magic, the others are Seiđr, Galdr, and Runes. 
Útiseta is a ceremony where a person sits in nature with the intention of receiving visions, inspiration, wisdom, and teachings from the spirits.   Útiseta is often carried out overnight or over a liminal point; sunrise, sunset, noon, at point of change; but any time of day or night can offer powerful insights.
Our Útiseta workshop will work with the Staff, the Song and the Seat and will be in two parts. You cannot join us if you are unable to attend both sessions so please do take note of the dates and timings.  There is also preparation work to be done in the weeks leading up to the first session and between the first and second sessions.

The first session. 3-6pm UK time. During this session we will be starting continuing the preparatory work necessary for this ceremony. This will include identifying, with the support of your spirits, a place of power where your Útiseta can take place. We will also be helping you to shape your intention to receive the vision and wisdom you are seeking. 

During the week following the first session, we will guide you in continuing your magical, spiritual, and physical preparations.

The second session will be the following Saturday 2 – 8pm UK time. We will be supporting you as you step into ceremonial space for the Útiseta to connect with nature in your sacred place of power to receive the wisdom, magic, and teachings from the spirits.

During your Útiseta we will be holding the power for you all. On your return we will join in our final circle, which is witnessing and sharing, an important part of the process to help ground and integrate your experiences. 

Previous Seidr Practice Events
Seidr Craft – introduction to Seidr – 21st March 2026
The Staff in Seidr – 22nd February 2026
Seidr Stepping the Issue – 25th January 2026
The Seat in Seidr – 7th December 2025
Spirit Boat Healing Seidr – 8th & 9th November 2025
The Song in Seidr – 26th August 2025
Community Information Seidr – 28th September 2025
Community Power Seidr – 27th July 2025
Gathering and Holding Power in Seidr Practice – 29th June 2025
When the Time is Right – 25th May 2025
Seidr Stepping the Issue – 27th April 2025
Seidr Craft – introduction to Seidr – 22nd March 2025
Location, location, location – 2nd March 2025
Community Power Seidr – 26th January 2025
Seidr Craft – introduction to Seidr Zoom – 16th November 2024
The Power of Seidr – Zoom – 9th October 2024
The Power of Seidr – face to face – 9th October 2024
Seidr Craft – introduction to Seidr face to face – 7th September 2024
Community Power Seidr – 25th August 2024
Seidr Stepping the Issue – 28th July 2024
Útiseter – 23rd & 29th June 2024
Words of Power – 21st April 2024
Seidr Craft – introduction to Seidr – 23rd March 2024
Blessings with Song and Staff – Sunday 23rd February 2024
Seidr Stepping the Issue – Sunday 21st January 2024
Community Power Seidr-Sunday 10th December 2023
Seidr Craft – introduction to Seidr – 26th October 2023
Seidr Stepping the Issue – Sunday 19th October 2023
Community Seidr – Sunday 17th September 2023
Exploring the Seat in Seidr Sunday 21st May 2023
Exploring the Staff in Seidr Sunday 30th April 2023
Exploring the Song in Seidr – Sunday 2nd April 2023
Seidr Craft – introduction to Seidr – 4th March 2023
Seidr & Ethics – Sunday 26th February 2023
Seidr Stepping and Issue – Sunday 17th January 2023
Community Power Seidr – Sunday 4th December 2022
Seidr Craft – introduction to Seidr – 16th October 2022
Community Seidr – 2nd October 2022
Community Seidr – 12th June 2022
Singing the Spirits Home – 13th – 18th May 2022 – residential
Exploring the Seat in Seidr – Sunday 24th April 2022
Exploring the Staff in Seidr – Sunday 20th March 2022
Exploring the Song in Seidr – Sunday 27th February 2022
Seidr Craft – introduction to Seidr – 23rd January 2022