about

my story

My initiations started in my teenage years, and so far I have been through a 7 year, 9 year, 11 year, and 13 year initiation. they overlapped troughout my 20’s, and in 2025 I consecrated these positions at the altar.

i have walked with elders, passed through their hands- and am expected to uphold order, honor, and justice in the highest elevation as a part of these rites I hold. I’m grateful, always, for the work there that is offered to me, as it is an honor to be offered the freedoms I have been given.

My art experience spans from building and managing gallery programs, to doing murals and commissions for clients. I’ve been actively working as an artist since 2015, when i sold my first commission piece. in 2020, I lost my job as a bartender during the pandemic, and I told myself i had to make it work (a make it or break it moment, if you will). at the end of 2020, i had a video go viral and gained 20k followers overnight. Just prior to that first viedo going viral, and my platform beginning to grow- that’s when I dedicated my life to this work.

that dedication of my life’s work came after I made the decision to go through with my first abortion in early 2020, at the very beginning of the covid shutdown. it is my aim that the work I do in the spirit, and with my art, brings honor to both of my children in the spirit every single day. And, it’s an honor to be their mother through Death, as they have offered me much life through the veils.

being born into work in the spirit has offered me much experience through my life. I had prophecy dreams as a child, and started actively working magick around the age of four (about as early as i can remember). I had opportunities throughout my childhood years to study different arts in the spirit, but it wasn’t until I was 18 years old that I started taking this path more seriously. After a (thankfully) failed attempt at suicide, i started picking up more practices, and it has become what I do today. I’ll forever be grateful to the spirits who interceded on my behalf and kept me alive. May the work I do honor those spirits who honored me in those moments where I had wished to live instead.

it is a long life i have lived, and I’m only 29. there are many stories i could share about my experiences, or things that may qualify me for this work. for now though, let it be as easy as it can be in this note. Thank you. for your interest, and for reading. Gratitude, reverence, and love to you. and, gratitude reverence, and love to the indigenous spirits of the land where the both of us practice, sit, talk, walk, and stand.

mediums of work

born into this work, I’ve gone through several initiations so far in my life. Mother Priestess valkyrja Vörðr Raina is my full name in the spirit, and encompasses the current positions I have consecrated.

I’ve Dedicated my life to this work, and sacrificed more than most would imagine. Death walks with me, as do many mothers in the spirit. For everything I have been offered, I am grateful. Thank you to the spirits who walk with me in this lifetime in the highest elevation.

experience

The longest medium I’ve been working in is painting. I had a teacher train me up when i was about 13 years old, focusing on realism. from their my style has grown. these days I’m working in a much more abstract fashion, but for what I’m doing with that painting- the abstraction is not only much needed, but also allows me to receive spiritual wisdoms that would be unavailable through the work of realism.

Trained in singing since I was young, and singing in many different choirs, decided in my early 20’s to learn how to produce music. there is much of a musical era that i have delted from the internet, although these days i’m re-exploring what this medium can do.

The writing i do these days is mostly poetry, and is focused either on storytelling, or on the wisdoms that the spirits bring to me. it is an interesting thing to have the spirits in your ear, so i hope to share what i hear.

ritual is a medium that is more new to me, which may surprise some people. it wasn’t until i got into my early 20’s that i started practicing what we would normally call “magick.” I have been practicing magick my whole life, but in the altar, and specific forms of spiritual work, this is my newest medium- albeit the spirits turned me away from my other art forms for many years to ensure i was well versed in the arts of the unseen. I’m grateful for those years I’ve spent training, and away from my art craft. I’m also grateful to now be returning to the artistry I know all so well.