{"id":15822,"date":"2018-01-01T01:10:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T06:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=16674"},"modified":"2017-12-31T15:54:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T20:54:05","slug":"sacred-art-video-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2018\/01\/01\/sacred-art-video-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacred Art Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en-GB\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">SWAN MAIDEN&#8217;S SONG<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_28048\"  width=\"960\" height=\"720\"  data-origwidth=\"960\" data-origheight=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zIRn_ciIoAA?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\">\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zIRn_ciIoAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #111111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zIRn_ciIoAA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Have you ever had a life-changing dream?!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">In a dream I had in Sweden summer 2017 I was shown the soul journey of a Swan Maiden and her infant son after she died in childbirth. I was mystified and did some research. This took me to the town of Vedbaeck in Denmark, just north of Copenhagen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">In 1975 a Mesolithic era cemetery was discovered here. The body of a young woman (aged about 18) was found with the body of a premature baby boy. It is presumed that she and her son died in childbirth. The baby was cradled in a whooper swan wing and he had a flint knife by his side. His mother had grave goods with her, such as ornaments made from shells and the teeth of animals such as bear, deer, elk and boar. Both bodies had been sprinkled with red ochre. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It is believed that the swan\u2019s wing indicates an ancient belief in swans as soul conductors or psycho pomps, accompanying people on their transition to the otherworld. I was touched to my very soul because I realised that my dream had showed me the continuation of their consciousness after death, for these two souls. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It also led to delving and dreaming into the significance of swans in Early Europe and this art video shows some of my discoveries. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"color: #111111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>***<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\"><b><span style=\"color: #111111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">About the Author:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Imelda Almqvist <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">is an international teacher of shamanism and sacred art.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Her book\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i>Natural Born Shamans: A Spiritual Toolkit For Life (Using shamanism creatively with young people of all ages)<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0was published by Moon Books in 2016.\u00a0 She is a presenter on the Shamanism Global Summit\u00a0 2017 as well as on Year of Ceremony with Sounds True. She divides her time between the UK, Sweden and the US. She is currently working on her second book\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i>Sacred Art<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">: A Hollow Bone for Spirit &#8211; Where Art Meets Shamanism. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">For Amazon Information Click Image<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1785353683\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1785353683&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=paganpages-20&amp;linkId=9ea53c396956a1b7e929c82aed614a07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=1785353683&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=paganpages-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=paganpages-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1785353683\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shaman-healer-painter.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">www.shaman-healer-painter.co.uk<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span style=\"color: #185e15;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0 (website)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/imeldaalmqvist.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">https:\/\/imeldaalmqvist.wordpress.com\/<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span style=\"color: #185e15;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0 (blog)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=imelda+almqvist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=imelda+almqvist<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>(Youtube channel: interviews, presentations and art videos)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Imelda is a presenter on Year of Ceremony with Sounds True<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/affiliate.soundstrue.com\/aff_c?offer_id=124&amp;aff_id=2260&amp;url_id=86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">http:\/\/affiliate.soundstrue.com\/aff_c?offer_id=124&amp;aff_id=2260&amp;url_id=86<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>And she presented on the Shamanism Global Summit with The Shift Network in both 2016 and 2017<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/shamanismsummit.com\/program\/132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">http:\/\/shamanismsummit.com\/program\/132<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SWAN MAIDEN&#8217;S SONG https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zIRn_ciIoAA Have you ever had a life-changing dream?! In a dream I had in Sweden summer 2017 I was shown the soul journey of a Swan Maiden and her infant son after she died in childbirth. I was mystified and did some research. This took me to the town of Vedbaeck in Denmark, just north of Copenhagen. In 1975 a Mesolithic era cemetery was discovered here. The body of a young woman (aged about 18) was found with the body of a premature baby boy. It is presumed that she and her son died in childbirth. The baby was cradled in a whooper swan wing and he had a flint knife by his side. His mother had grave goods with her, such as ornaments made from shells and the teeth of animals such as bear, deer, elk and boar. Both bodies had been sprinkled with red ochre. It is believed that the swan\u2019s wing indicates an ancient belief in swans as soul conductors or psycho pomps, accompanying people on their transition to the otherworld. I was touched to my very soul because I realised that my dream had showed me the continuation of their consciousness after death, for these two souls. It also led to delving and dreaming into the significance of swans in Early Europe and this art video shows some of my discoveries. *** About the Author: Imelda Almqvist is an international teacher of shamanism and sacred art.\u00a0Her book\u00a0Natural Born Shamans: A Spiritual Toolkit For Life (Using shamanism creatively with young people of all ages)\u00a0was published by Moon Books in 2016.\u00a0 She is a presenter on the Shamanism Global Summit\u00a0 2017 as well as on Year of Ceremony with Sounds True. She divides her time between the UK, Sweden and the US. She is currently working on her second book\u00a0Sacred Art: A Hollow Bone for Spirit &#8211; Where Art Meets Shamanism. For Amazon Information Click Image &nbsp; www.shaman-healer-painter.co.uk\u00a0 (website) https:\/\/imeldaalmqvist.wordpress.com\/\u00a0 (blog) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=imelda+almqvist\u00a0 (Youtube channel: interviews, presentations and art videos) Imelda is a presenter on Year of Ceremony with Sounds True http:\/\/affiliate.soundstrue.com\/aff_c?offer_id=124&amp;aff_id=2260&amp;url_id=86 And she presented on the Shamanism Global Summit with The Shift Network in both 2016 and 2017 http:\/\/shamanismsummit.com\/program\/132<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":229,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/229"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15822\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}