Mermaid Spells: Sea Alchemy, Seiðr & the Goddess Mysteries of the Deep
Mermaids are archetypal initiators of transformation; liminal beings of sea and soul who embody Lady Alchemy, guiding us to unite opposites within and awaken the full, integrated self. As symbols of deep change, they help us reconcile shadow and light, matter and spirit, conscious and unconscious, opening the way to expanded awareness and spiritual renewal.
This rare and original talk invites you into the depths of ancient sea magic through the lens of archetypal and depth psychology. You will explore how the living energies of the ocean awaken intuition, inner magic and the divine feminine, while engaging with historic rituals and practical approaches to working with oceanic currents, ancestral memory, creation and rebirth.
The journey moves through ancient goddess traditions and living practices of sea magic, beginning with Isis—inventor of all things marine, Light bringer as Isis Pharia and known as Our Lady of the Seas,a title she later shares with Mary. From her waters, we descend into Norse oceanic sorcery and the legacy of Freyja, golden-haired goddess of love, war and witchcraft, and the first völva to initiate Odin into seiðr, the art of foresight and fate-weaving. The talk also weaves in sacred knotwork with Mesopotamian, Sámi and Norse roots, alongside the modern Blue Mind concept, revealing water as both a mirror of the soul and a powerful force for inner renewal and transformation.
Are you ready to answer the call of the deep? Book your place on this unique ocean-themed talk now and step into the tide of transformation.
Speaker Bio:
Helena B. Scott is a Jungian writer, linguist, historian, and cultural heritage specialist whose work in historical revisionism bridges medieval history, esoteric symbolism, and depth/archetypal psychology through a multidisciplinary lens. She specialises in the Knights Templar, the Grail tradition, and the sacred feminine, with research exploring spiritual alchemy, symbolism, and ancestral archetypes—particularly mermaids, Mary Magdalene, and sacred feminine mysteries preserved within Gnostic andesoteric medieval European traditions.
She was recently awarded an MA (Hons) in Public History & Cultural Heritage (2025) by the University of Limerick, following an MA internship with Waterford Medieval Museum, and in 2009 her work played a pivotal role in a UNESCO campaign that successfully declared falconry as intangible cultural heritage. Helena has also undertaken extensive training in Depth and Archetypal Psychology, including with Laurence Hillman, son of US psychiatrist James Hillman, the founder of Archetypal Psychology, and holds several diplomas from the Jung Centre (Dublin), including a Diploma in Jungian Psychology.
In October 2025, Helena founded Ireland’s first public Templar history festival, Waterford Templar Historical Day, developed as part of her MA research and framed under the UNESCO Historic Urban
Curated & Hosted By:
Lena Schattenherz Heide-Brennand is a Norwegian lecturer with a master degree in language, culture and literature from the University of Oslo and Linnaeus University. She has been lecturing and teaching various subjects since 1998. Her field of interest and main focus has always been topics that others have considered strange, eccentric and eerie, and she has specialised in a variety of dark subjects linked to folklore, mythology and Victorian traditions and medicine. Her students often point out her thorough knowledge about the subjects she is teaching, in addition to her charismatic appearance. She refers to herself as a performance lecturer and always gives her audience an outstanding experience
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