Völuspá

Voluspa or Völuspa means The Prophecy of the Seeress and tells the story of the creation and coming destruction of the world related by a volva or seeress in a shamanic trance to Odin. It is considered a primary source for the study of Norse mythology. It is the first song in the collection known as the Elder Edda.

The prophecy commences with an address to Odin, (who summoned her by use of seid), in which the seeress Heidi explains how she came by her knowledge. She explains further that she understands the source of Odin's omniscience, and other secrets of the gods of Asgard.

She then continues to relate the story of the creation of the world in an abridged form. She then deals with the then present and future happenings, the substance of many of the Norse myths, such as the death of Baldur, and ultimately, Ragnarok, or Twilight of the Gods, the end of the world, and its second coming, as a continuous narrative.