Ask The Water
​How it all started
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Bryndís Fjóla works with pure Icelandic water as a unique and valuable resource.
Known for its ability to awaken all the senses.
She has collected water from beautiful and unique springs,
rivers, waterfalls, and glacial rivers throughout Iceland.
She introduces you to the water in elegant glasses, along with a pencil,
a brush, a watercolor palette, and high-quality paper to work with.

“In 2023, I came across a small river
out in the countryside in the
north of Iceland.
It caught my attention,
and I listened "

Bryndís's Story: Ask The Water 
The water that first drew me in was flowing peacefully down a narrow yet beautiful mountain brook,
shaped by mountain water over hundreds of years.
The watercourse ran from a high mountain peak,
down its slopes, across the fields, and ended its journey at the shoreline,
where the salty sea welcomed the fresh mountain water.

That day, I was walking with the farmer of the land at his request.
I joined him as a Völva, describing where the elves dwell and where the hidden people have their homes on his land.
The farmer wanted to know whether the land he had inherited from his grandfather still held the same magic his grandfather had often spoken of when he was a child, stories of elves and huldufólk protecting the land and the farm.

After a couple of hours of walking, I felt thirsty, and the small, beautiful stream caught my attention as it ran clean and cool past me, surrounded by soft, moss-covered banks that held it gently.
It flowed like any other stream, one of thousands, down the mountainsides of Iceland. I knelt at the bank of the stream and gently placed my palm just beneath the surface of the water. At the same time, I gave my gratitude and thanked it for allowing me to quench my thirst.
I stood there, surrounded by the beauty and stillness of nature, grateful and at peace with my day, sipping a good mouthful of the pure, delicious water.
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​I had barely swallowed it when I felt anxiety, not my own, definitely not, but an intruding feeling. From where ?

I found it strange to experience this immediately after drinking such beautiful, pure water straight from the stream that had caught my full attention only moments earlier.
I knelt again by the water to ask for one more sip, to be sure whether the anxiety was influenced by the water.
Yes, it was. As soon as I swallowed, the same feeling returned.
Why? I wondered.
The stream was so beautiful and clean, flowing through the farmer’s land, and he truly loved it. I have always dedicated my voice to nature when it is needed.
So I turned to the farmer and asked,
“Why is your stream so anxious?” The farmer paused. He looked at the water, his eyes following the stream down the hill toward the sea.

​“Well,” he said, “they are coming next week, a company with heavy machinery. Their plan is to dig through the stream down there to lay power lines through the countryside.”
“Well,” I said, “the stream wants you to know that it does not like this. It is making me feel its anxiety because of what is about to happen, an action that will destroy the beauty of nature and the balance the stream has preserved for centuries. The huldufólk live on one side of the stream, and the elves on the
other, and the stream is the cord of magical energy that this land holds.”

The farmer was shocked to hear that his stream carried such meaning. While we stood there, he immediately took action and phoned the company responsible for the work.
The machinery manager answered, and the farmer spoke with clarity and conviction:
“I have a lady here with me who is a Völva. She tells me that my mountain stream does not want to be destroyed or cut in half by your company.
The stream wants to protect the magic of my land, and I believe we should honor it.” In that moment, the beautiful spirit of the Icelandic people appeared.
The manager was uplifted and showed immediate respect for the farmer and the land.
The following week, he called me, the Völva, and asked me to join their project and guide them on where and how they could dig without disturbing the stream or the magic of the land.
He said, “We respect the spirit of the land we work with.
It benefits us as a company to do so. We believe that if we dishonor the land, we risk accidents that could harm our coworkers and machines, and that is very costly.”
I walked the land with them, accompanied by the farmer, and together we found a solution that benefited everyone:
the water, the land, the elves, the huldufólk, the farmer, and the company.
After this powerful experience of listening to and acting on behalf of the water, I felt a strong responsibility to share it and to explore how many of us humans could do the same.

It was magical: the ability to be a water influencer, from water to human. I needed to discover whether others could feel and listen to the water as I had.”

Photo : Jessica Auer

The land kept its magic and respect and will be able to be felt and to guide the generations to come. 

We can all feel the wisdom in the water

​The Experiment

I decided to do an experiment. I collected water in glass bottles from streams, rivers, lakes, and upland springs, places I knew well and trusted as balanced and magical environments. I presented the water to a few friends, pouring it into small glass bottles without labeling their locations, though marked in a way that allowed me to identify each source.
My friends had no idea where the water came from; they were on a blind date with every sample.

Over the year, I conducted many experiments with water from different places and with participants of all ages in Iceland, Denmark, and England.
I was amazed at how the water retained its energy from the place it was collected until it reached those who wished to sense it.
The water consistently revealed its surroundings: how fast or slow it flowed, whether it came from lowland or mountain areas, whether herbs grew nearby, and whether something had happened along the riverbank that needed attention.

I ruled out the possibility that my own mind influenced the outcome.
I sent water samples to Reykjavík, Copenhagen, and London, asking participants to choose their own time to sense the water without me knowing when it took place.

Again and again, participants perceived the subtle vibration of the
water and its environment.

The outcome was clear: the majority of people are able to sense and ask the water where it comes from—and the experience often has a meaningful and personal effect.

Photo : Jessica Auer

To make a long story short, I did multiple experiments throughout the year, with water from different places with different individuals, both young and older participants, in Iceland, in Denmark and in England.  I was very surprised at how the water could keep its energy, from where I collected it, until I was able to bring it to the people that was wanting to take part in this new method of asking the water. 
The spirit of the water always delivered, in spirit, its or the water's surroundings, how fast or slow it was running where I collected it, or if something had happened around the river bank that needed to be brought up.
I ruled out the possibility that I - or my mind had nothing to do with the outcome  or what people were sensing with the water.
I sent from Akureyri, examples of water to Reykjavík, Copenhagen, to London and asked the participants - to choose a time to sense the water - without me knowing when it took place. 
The participants were always able to reach out and sense the sensitive vibration from the water, its surroundings, herbs around it, waterspeed, on low grounds, on a mountain or just a small mountain spring. 
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The outcome was - that the majority of humans can sense and
" Ask The Water " - where it comes from and it usually has a special effect on the person that asks the question, in many different ways. 

Reviews

I had a brand new experience connecting with water!  This experience was different, having the chance to "hold" the water in my hands and feeling embraced by it first received a straight feeling from the water (feeling dizzy within a spiral movement when holding the first bottle; feeling rooted and flourished when holding the second one). However, I could identify myself feeling nervous and wondering if I was approaching the experience the right way: it was my mind trying to trick the connection I was already having with the water. It was beautiful to notice that intuition was already right at first reaction because intuition is already inside of us. I feel more humble, thankful and open hearted after this experience with the water and I was moved by the fact that water is claiming its identity. I'm still reflecting on this profound concept and right that water has.​

Carmina, a journalist for National Geographic  from Spain.
​Workshop in Reykjavík, 2025.

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Working with water opened up a new dimension in my connection with nature. Realizing that something as everyday as water carries memories, emotions, and nature spirits deepened my understanding and intuition that every single part of nature matters. I came from the workshop with a deeper intuition and sensitivity to nature and the nature spirits that dwell within it.

Þórunn Björnsdóttir Bacon.
​Workshop in London, 2024.

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When I saw Bryndís Fjóla advertising her course The Awareness of Water and Reading into the Realms of Elves and Hidden Beings, I was very excited to have the opportunity to learn more from her.
The course exceeded all expectations — feeling how I connected with the water she presented to us, and witnessing how my intuition, and also of the others in the course, could read into the water was a magnificent experience.
Today, I carry even greater respect for the water around me and in general. It is a giver of life, and it is our responsibility to protect and ensure it is treated with care. Out of respect and gratitude.

Mirjam Blekkenhorst from Ytra Lón.
​Workshop in Borgarnes, 2025.