The Sacred Flame
Episodes
Songleikr - Nordic folk music with Maria Franz, Ingrid Galadriel, and Kasia
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that Heilung's Maria Franz has been deeply involved with the coolest Nordic folk music project for over 20 years? Together with her ...
Tattooing in Ancient Northern Europe with Sean Parry from Sacred Knot Tattoo
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Amina and Mathias join Sean Parry from Sacred Knot Tattoo in a fascinating conversation about tattooing in ancient northern Europe. Sean is a Welsh ta...
Elves, Fairies, Hidden Folk, and Dwarfs - All the little people in the North
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Amina and Mathias sit down and talk about elves, fairies, hidden folk, dwarfs, and all the different "minor" entities in Nordic and Gaelic m...
Ancient Nordic Sun Cults ... and a chat about the weather ...
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's a new year and a new season. Amina and Mathias sit down and chat about ancient Nordic sun cults. Did people really worship the sun that much...
Yule Traditions in the North Part 2: Spirits and Other Beings
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amina and Mathias continue their conversations about Yule traditions in the North. This time they are talking about spirits and other beings that we e...
Yule Traditions in the North Part 1: Ancient Rituals
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amina and Mathias dive into Yule traditions in the North. first, they talk about some aspects of pre-Christian Scandinavian jól -including if it even...
Vikings in narration with author Gregory Amato
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amina and Mathias sat down with author Gregory Amato. He is the author of the book series Spear of the Gods, which takes place in the Viking Age. Greg...
The Wild Hunt in Pagan Europe
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amina and Mathias are diving deep into the myth of the Wild Hunt in different European cultures. They explore the connections between the Wild Hunt an...
Slavic and Northern European Fall Traditions with guest Alexandra Zavyalova
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amina and Mathias sit down with Alexandra (Sasha) Zavyalova to talk about Slavic and Northern European pagan fall traditions. Sasha is from St. Peters...
Norse-Gaelic underworld mythologies and fall traditions
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Amina and Mathias discuss underworld mythologies and how they seem to link up with ancient fall traditions in the European North. The...
Fall traditions in the pre-Christian North
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mathias Nordvig and Amina Otto discuss fall traditions in the pre-Christian North on The Sacred Flame Podcast. They manage to cover the entire North A...