dreams – Mystic Iceland

AI-generated historical illustration of a tense encounter between a woman and a man in a firelit nineteenth-century Icelandic farmhouse.

October 28, 2026October 30, 2026dreams, Hidden Histories, murder case, Vatnsnes

Jealousy, Betrayal, and Death: The Tragedy at Illugastaðir

A remote farmhouse, tangled loyalties, and ominous dreams: the story behind the killings at Illugastaðir in 1828. Part 1 of 2.

AI illustration of a healer standing behind a seated woman, with two luminous spirit figures beside them.

February 18, 2026October 30, 2026dreams, Icelandic Folklore, Mysticism, Reykjavík History, Spiritual Healing, Uncategorized

Touched by the Unseen: Stories of Prayer, Spirits, and Recovery

In Reykjavík, accounts of prayer, spirit doctors, and unexpected recovery reveal how people experienced healing beyond the visible world.

February 9, 2026October 30, 2026dreams, Health, Hidden Histories, Hveragerði, reykjavik, Uncategorized

The House of the Plague: Reykjavík’s Early Hospital

Too small, too dark, air thick with despair. Dim rooms choked the sick, a lone bathtub mocked cleanliness, plague whispered through its walls. Doctors fought death by lamplight; dreams brought corpses. Echoes linger in Farsóttuhúsið, the House of Plague.

January 19, 2021October 30, 2026dreams, Glaumbær, Miklabæjarkirkja Glaumbæjarkirkja, Miklibær, Silfrastaðakirkja

The legend of Sólveig

The utter agony of love Glaumbær. mariejirousek Being in love with a priest was a foolish thing for Sólveig. She was a […]

November 30, 2020October 30, 2026dreams, Einar Kvaran, Helga Möller, Högradalir, Möðruvallakirkja, Möðruvellir, Vatnsnes

Möðruvellir: Fires, Forewarnings, and a Cursed Axe

Could mystic warning signs have prevented the tragedies? Möðruvallaklaustur. Jón Ingi Cæsarsson For stories of Helga’s mystical dreams on Möðruvellir, read my blog […]

November 19, 2020October 30, 2026dreams, Helga Möller, Högradalir, Möðruvallakirkja, Möðruvellir

Helga’s Dreams: Visitors from Beyond the Grave

Visions of the newly dead interacting with loved ones The church at Möðruvellir. Photo by Birgitta Lúðvíksdóttir Helga Magnea, from my previous […]

November 6, 2020October 30, 2026dreams, Einar Kvaran, Eyjafjöll, Helga Möller, Hjalteyri, Hólanes, Möðruvallakirkja, Möðruvellir, reykjavik, Sauðaneskirkja

What are your dreams telling you?

How dreams can be a telepathic way of transmitting information The childhood home of Helga M. Möller, Hafnarstræti 16 in Reykjavík. Visitations […]

Þingeyrarsandur is just east of Illugastaðir

October 23, 2020October 30, 2026dreams, murder case, Vatnsnes

The Illugastaðir Murders and Iceland’s Last Execution

A tyrant pays the price for his mistreatment of the women in his house Þingeyrarsandur is just east of Illugastaðir. You […]

June 1, 2020October 30, 2026dreams, reykjavik

The Intruder in the Dream: Sveinn Víkingur’s Nighttime Mystery

Photo 1: Ljósvallagata 8. Ljósvallagata is a charming road that runs along the west side of the Hólavalla Cemetery. In the 1940’s, […]

Image accompanying A dying boy received medical aid through his dream

April 9, 2020October 30, 2026dreams, Indriði Einarsson, Indriði Indriðason, reykjavik

The Woman in the Dream: Guðmundur’s Story of Recovery

Source: Albedo20 The oldest part of Reykjavik lies east of Austurvöllur in an area called Grjótaþorp. Its outer edges are Aðalstræti, Vesturgata, […]