tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447576964264940072024-03-18T21:44:08.240-07:00Die BrauchereiDeitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-62467443468032671132019-03-10T12:28:00.000-07:002019-03-10T12:28:45.402-07:00En Hexeschpiggel<div style="text-align: justify;">
A Hexeschpiggel ("witches mirror") is a protective item that one may carry on oneself or keep static in the home. Any mirror will suffice. Some people also use ornamental glass balls for the same purpose in one's yard.</div>
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A Hexeschpiggel is fairly easy to make with simple intention to function as a static, sympathetic protection charm... You may use an actual mirror, a pendant of glass or some stones (quartzite works well). </div>
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Typically one places the Hexeschpiggel flat on a table, and places ones own fluid (saliva is ample) in a triangle form, starting in a clockwise pattern staring at a point farthest from oneself (one's body should be on a side of the triangle, not at a point). Thus, one of the points would be on the opposite end your body. Draw the first line down on the mirror toward the right, then the second line will form the angle to your right and go off to the left. Then the third line will go from your left back to the originating point, which is the point that represents the casting back of any negative energy.</div>
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Below is one chant that has been passed to me by Hexerei practitioners. Typically the chant is said in groups of three, while continuing to draw the triangle. The items in brackets [ ] represent two slightly different versions of this same charm that were presented by the practitioners. </div>
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<i>Schpiggel, Schpiggel</i></div>
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<i>mei Zauberei</i></div>
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<i>Beschitz mir vun</i></div>
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<i>beeser Hexerei</i></div>
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<i>Schpiggel, Schpiggel</i></div>
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<i>Sicher hald mich</i></div>
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<i>Wann die mir kummt</i></div>
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<i>Schick [die][graad] zerick</i></div>
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<i>Zauber-Daag </i></div>
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<i>Zauber Nacht</i></div>
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<i>Schpiggel, Schpiggel</i></div>
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<i>mei Freindschaft</i></div>
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<i>Beschitz mir vun</i></div>
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<i>aller Feindschaft</i></div>
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<i>Mirror, Mirror</i></div>
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<i>My magic</i></div>
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<i>Guard me from </i></div>
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<i>wicked Hexerei</i></div>
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<i>Mirror, Mirror</i></div>
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<i>Safe hold me</i></div>
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<i>When she (referring to wicked Hexerei) to me comes</i></div>
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<i>Send [her][straight] back</i></div>
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<i>Spell-Day </i></div>
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<i>Spell-Night</i></div>
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<i>my Kin </i></div>
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<i>Guard me from </i></div>
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<i>every Foe.</i></div>
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Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-27300545827905782372018-03-05T03:48:00.003-08:002018-03-05T03:48:58.184-08:00Sacred Space Conference<div style="text-align: justify;">
Sacred Space will be held in Hunt Valley, Maryland, from Thursday, March 15 through Sunday, March 18, 2018. </div>
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This year, there are four Braucherei- and Urglaawe-related items on the schedule:</div>
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<li>Muunraad (Moonwheel): The Pennsylvania Dutch Lunar Calendar and “Zodiac”</li>
<li>Oschdresege: Ritual with Introductory Discussion</li>
<li>Braucherei in the Urglaawe Context 201</li>
<li>Nine Sacred Herbs of Braucherei and Urglaawe</li>
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It's not too late to register!</div>
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<a href="http://www.sacredspacefoundation.com/">http://www.sacredspacefoundation.com</a></div>
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Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-69191291109893971992017-09-22T18:48:00.000-07:002017-09-22T18:48:00.830-07:00Halliches Erntfescht<div style="text-align: justify;">
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The autumn equinox and surrounding days served as the time of the original Deitsch (and German, for that matter) Thanksgiving. We Urglaawer observe the equinox and celebrate the harvest as a community as close to the equinox as possible. The Schwenkfelders observe the thanksgiving on September 24, other localities hold it on different days, also often based on the equinox.</div>
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In Heathen times, communities pitched in to help to finish harvests, to trade different crops, and to tend to kin and neighbor so that everyone had a variety of foods to store for the winter. This is the root of the Harvest Home tradition, which continues in many churches today.</div>
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The establishment of a national Thanksgiving holiday was actually met with some resistance in Deitsch communities because we already had a thanksgiving observance that was placed at the time of the completion of the harvest. The end of November seemed to be an odd time to many people. The traditional harvests were well over by then, it was typically very cold, and, prior to the rise of modern transportation and grocery, people would be more likely conserving their food stores, outside of game, to ensure a supply to carry them through if Spring came late.</div>
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The Harvest Home church traditions nowadays take place all throughout September, but they are a legacy of the thanksgiving festival. Urglaawe groups hold thanksgiving festivals as close to the equinox as possible. All of these observances focus on spreading the wealth of the harvest around, most typically in the form of canned food donations to food shelters.</div>
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Over time, the national holiday in November has meshed well with traditional Pennsylvania Dutch foods and has become part of our lives. However, it is good to keep our cultural traditions alive, too.</div>
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Most of us who were born after World War II are so accustomed to supermarkets having everything we could want all throughout the year that it is difficult to fathom the reliance on root cellars, springhouses, and cooperative efforts among neighbors. Jump back a few generations, when most food was grown locally, and it becomes easier to see why there would be a formal expression of gratitude for a successful harvest. We can capture a bit of the experience of our forebears by appreciating events like the end of the harvest.</div>
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Besides, it never hurts to have another day where we are a little more deliberate in our gratitude for the food that nourishes us. So, sometime this week, you may want to incorporate an extra expression of gratitude in the religious or philosophical context that resonates with you to the plants and the animals that feed us, to the farmers who produce the food, and to the transportation and outlets that make it available to us.</div>
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Let's make Erntfescht/Erntdankfescht a thing again in our communities!</div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-15344917721734277352017-02-26T04:37:00.001-08:002017-02-26T10:06:55.600-08:00Hailstones, Haagel Rune<div style="text-align: justify;">
The first hailstorm of the year is first transformational and the protective and definitely associated with Holle. The hailstorm heralds impending changes or shifts (good, bad, even neutral), and the saved hailstones bring Holle's protection and banishment of harm through the changes and through the year. </div>
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Historically, refrigeration would have been problematic, so the stones would melt (also symbolic of the spring thaw in most cases, unless there was no hail until late int he year), and people would either drink the water from the fallen stones or they would save the water to pour to the growing garden or field plants when spring had set in. When refrigeration became more available, people began to save the stone throughout the year. There is no set removal time for saved stones, but I've never kept them past the Yuletide of the same year in which they were taken, and I generally put them out in the spring in the garden.</div>
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Aspects of this tradition appear to be echoes of the Haagel rune, which in Deitsch use has meanings akin to Hagalaz and Anglo-Saxan Hagal. The structure of the Deitsch rune looks more like that of the Younger Futhark than of the Elder Futhark; however, it is just as frequently depicted standing on two of its legs as it is on one. </div>
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The same circumstance applies to the common six-point rosette symbols on hex signs, and many people believe that the rune and the rosette are related. Indeed, the meaning of the rosette in hex signs is similar to that of the Haagel rune: banishment and protection. </div>
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Haagel is a rune of proactive elemental Spirit, which places it useful in dealing with issues associated with reactive Spirit (depression, grief, death) and with elemental Earth issues (often digestive disorders), particularly of the reactive type (diarrhea, food poisoning, parasitic infections, etc., but, of course, always see a doctor, too!).</div>
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The rune may also be used in the general application of protection and also for transformation of the mind, of understanding, and in interpersonal relationships. It may applied for good or for ill, for terminations to allow new beginnings, for bringing about or confronting radical change, for inciting change in the self or others, for the expulsion unwanted baggage on the mind and the soul, and for dealing with the shadow of the self and the shadow sides of others. There is no rune in Deitsch practice more associated with both the application and the blocking or deflection of hexes, and indeed, skilled practitioners can use Haagel to transform hexes into blessings that draw energy from the sender. It is also the most commonly used rune in Urglaawe house blessings.</div>
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Along with Loch (Laguz), Haagel is a rune of mirrors, which brings in aspects associated with Berchta as well. While Loch is the reactive side of the mirror (that which looks back at the view), proactive Haagel is the eye seeking answers in the mirror. It is the seeker of wisdom, insight, and truth, and it is that which causes the active deflection of harm. </div>
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Haagel, in both physical and runic form, has longstanding traditions within the Deitsch culture, and its lore and applications will continue to grow as Urglaawe evolves.</div>
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<br />Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-45684188226012719032016-12-01T03:42:00.000-08:002016-12-01T03:42:31.119-08:00A Wurthexe Charm<div style="text-align: justify;">
Here is one of the charms involving the Three Sisters, who appear to be Wurthexe (Norns)... No particularly meter to this one. Of unknown age. The first line is interesting because it is essentially without discernible time while the other lines are clearly past, present, future. </div>
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It is important to note that Deitsch seldom uses the simple past and most verbs do not even have a form for it. Instead, the present perfect, past perfect, and past progressive (which does not exist in standard Hochdeutsch) tenses are the more common. This utilizes the present perfect, most like for synergy among the lines. In normal speech, the past perfect would more likely be used.</div>
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<i>Dreie Schweschdere am Laafe</i></div>
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<i>Erschdi hot vun der Vergangeheit die Weh gschtole</i></div>
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<i>Zweddi iss vun der Gegewart die Weh am Weckschtosse</i></div>
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<i>Driddi watt vun der Noochkunft die Weh verschtecke</i></div>
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<i>Die Zeit wie en Raawer</i></div>
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<i>Mach’s so!</i></div>
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<i>The Three Sisters walking</i></div>
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<i>The first has stolen the woe from the Past </i></div>
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<i>Time as a robber</i></div>
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<i>Time as a guardian</i></div>
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<i>Make it so!</i></div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-73536578449125072692016-11-23T13:38:00.003-08:002016-11-23T13:38:38.937-08:00Regarding Standing Rock...<div style="text-align: justify;">
Today, many Heathens are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjipHq8Awos" target="_blank">posting this video to express our solidarity with the Standing Rock protesters</a>, and I would like to share my personal sentiments as well.</div>
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The opening of the video makes a reference to the forces of nature, personified in the giant troll women, turning against King Frothi for his unjust leadership, thereby bringing down his kingdom.</div>
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We Urglaawer just completed the observance of Allelieweziel. Part of our observance is the <a href="http://deitschmythology.blogspot.com/2013/11/ewicher-yeeger.html" target="_blank">recognition that the settlers of Allemaengel had violated a social contract that exists among all living things</a>, thereby causing the plants and animals to abandon them. Had the settlers not recognized their error and been instructed by Hexes and Brauchers to make amends, the colony would have perished.</div>
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Standing Rock presents the potential for the same circumstance. I recognize that the matter has some complicating angles. For example, I drive vehicles for my private use as well as for part of my paid job. I recognize that fuel is necessary for our society to continue. However, does the pipeline need to be built through the sacred lands of the Dakota and Lakota? Does their water supply really need to be put in jeopardy?</div>
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The history of the relationship between the tribes and the US government is well known: Broken promises, broken treaties, broken arrows, and wounded knees. The Standing Rock Indian Reservation is itself the result of a broken treaty that unilaterally altered the Great Sioux Reservation. A feature of this action was to break up the tribal culture and relationship that existed among the tribes and bands in the region. Something about that undermining of a folk culture sounds familiar to this Deitsch man.</div>
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The broken promises and broken treaties are of critical importance to me as a Heathen. The keeping of oaths is central to our religion and our social integrity. The US breaking treaties affects our Wurt as a nation, and our government's actions toward the tribes diminish our honor and imperil our future.<br />
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Additionally, the pipeline construction endangers burial grounds of the tribes' ancestors. As a Heathen who owns a cemetery, I recognize the importance to my own soul of honoring my ancestors.</div>
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To allow for the disruption or destruction of the tribes' sacred graveyards is beyond reprehensible and places a stain on us that will last from generation to generation. How would the average American feel if his or her ancestors graveyards were overturned for someone else's profit? It is appalling that we are even having to talk about this in the current era. Have we learned nothing since the 19th Century?</div>
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Apparently we have not. We are seeing the violation of Standing Rock sovereignty and Dakota/Lakota dignity in order to feed the corporate machine. We are seeing a disrespect for the land, for the land spirits, and for those who have gone before. We are witnessing the violation of promises and treaties. This is unacceptable.</div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-86906341250546998492016-11-20T11:47:00.000-08:002016-11-20T11:48:42.840-08:00Yuletide Sock DriveSocks are one of the most requested items at homeless shelters, but they are also one of the least-donated items.<br />
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From December 17, 2016 (Krampuslauf Philadelphia: Parade of Spirits) through January 1, 2016, Distelfink Sippschaft will be collecting new, unworn socks for folks in need. We need all sizes, from baby to adult male. Practical socks, fun socks, fuzzy socks, holiday socks, argyle socks are all needed!<br />
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Stock up stacks of socks and stockings and help to bring warmth to the feet of those in need this Yuletide!<br />
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Contact Robert L. Schreiwer (schreiwer@urglaawe.org) for collection sites. The first location will be at Parade of Spirits/Krampuslauf:<br />
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Saturday, December 17, 2016</div>
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Liberty Lands Park</div>
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Philadelphia, PA</div>
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3:30 PM Gathering Time</div>
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Donations will be directed to homeless shelters in the Delaware Valley.Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-69712866835751500062016-06-14T16:28:00.000-07:002016-06-14T16:28:02.081-07:00Guild GrowthThe Urglaawe Guild of Braucherei and Hexerei Practitioners is thrilled to announce that Staci Baisch of the Seattle area and Jo Spinks of the Pittsburgh area had the power passed to them this weekend at Trothmoot at Fort Flagler, WA.<div>
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They will continue to study and to expand their knowledge, and they may now each be known as a Braucherin by our community.</div>
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Hail the Healers!</div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-57714885135964213762016-06-14T16:24:00.002-07:002016-06-14T16:24:30.776-07:00An Urglaawe Ritual Response to the Pulse Massacre<br />
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The question has arisen on the main Urglaawe group about how to honor those murdered in the Pulse Massacre. I am thinking this is a time to make use of our color associations. Perhaps six candles:</div>
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Red: Representing the blood spilled, calling to Ziu for justice and to Dunner for courage and strength.</div>
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Orange: A request to the deities, to the ancestors (our own and those of the victims), to each other, and to ourselves to attain the energy needed to surmount the polarization and hatred that is consuming this world.</div>
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Yellow: Our response needs to be appropriately angered, but our love of humanity must be victorious over these hateful actions.</div>
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Green: For the growth and expansion of messaging and ideas that toward putting an end to this sort of terror.</div>
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Blue: A call for peace and consolation to those who loved the victims.</div>
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Violet: Appeal to the sacred and to the things that connect us because, as much as our humanity is what got us into this world plight, it will be our humanity that gets us out.</div>
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Per Urglaawe funerary rites, one may also want to get some seeds or something to represent the victims, then wrap the seeds up in four pieces of paper or cloth of different colors. Say the name of a victim while adding each seed.</div>
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The first would be red. Set each seed onto a red sheet. The color and action represents the loss of life and blood and the journey to death. Draw a Raidho rune on the red paper pack with the seeds inside.</div>
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Then take the red pack and wrap it in yellow-green. Draw the Yaahr/Jera rune on the now yellow-green pack. This represents the commending of the bodies back to nature.</div>
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Then take the pack and wrap it in black. Draw the Kenaz rune on it. This represents the Higher Self's journey through The Mill.</div>
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Take the pack and wrap it in white. Draw Ingwaz on the pack. This represents the rebirth of those lost into new soul constructs. </div>
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After that, perhaps add an uncounted number of seeds to a pack formed from purple cloth or paper. Draw the Mannaz rune on that pack, and add it to the fire along with pleads to Ziu, Zisa, and Dunner to aid the victims' loved ones.</div>
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I am going to work this into our Dingsege on Saturday. Perhaps if everyone performed the same -- or a related -- ritual at the same time (say, 2:30 PM EDT locally), we can strengthen our cause. </div>
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Feel free to make this idea viral. Perhaps this virus can combat the virus of hate, destruction, and despair that is becoming an epidemic throughout the world.</div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-41705905149639047062016-01-17T02:24:00.000-08:002016-01-17T02:31:01.865-08:00Requirements for Butzemann Construction<div style="color: #141923; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Since he is a scarecrow until his spiritual activation in the Kannsege (Ceremony of the Corn), you can use any scarecrow pattern, size, etc. in the construction. Because I am artistically-challenged, I usually get hold of a muslin doll shell (AC Moore and Michael's have them). This year, though, I am again going to aspire to a larger Butzemann.</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #141923; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is not required, but I usually draw runes on his hands and his feet and insert them on charm tickets. Typical runes are Jera, Ingwaz, Othala, Ansuz, Berkano, and Laguz. After some consideration, I am also going to include Mannaz. While it is a rune that reflects humanity, human awareness, and human evolution, plants and animals are also on their own evolutionary courses, and our successes are all tied one to another.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This whole process is very much about connection and interdependence among plants, humans, and animals. It is also about the connection to the land wights (Landwichde) and the synergy that arises from understanding ourselves as belonging to physical and spiritual existence rather than trying to set ourselves above the world around us.</span></div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-62720585081679188702016-01-04T13:34:00.004-08:002016-01-04T13:37:32.300-08:00Guild Growth<div style="text-align: justify;">
The Guild of Urglaawe Braucherei and Hexerei Practitioners is pleased to announce that Douglas Helvie has completed the requirements of the Urglaawischi Braucherei Freindschaft and has received the power this past Saturday in New Bern, North Carolina. </div>
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The passing of the power is not an end, but it is a major step for Douglas on his lifelong journey of the study and the mastery of all aspects of the practice. Douglas began his study of the historical context of Braucherei at the Three Sisters Center and then was given over to the Urglaawe Brauchers for his apprenticeship. </div>
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Let the community all know and recognize Douglas as a Braucher in the Guild of Urglaawe Braucherei and Hexerei Practitioners and in the Oley Freindschaft of Braucherei Practitioners. </div>
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Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-13658380318437890462015-10-28T18:10:00.001-07:002015-10-28T18:10:30.825-07:00Allelieweziel Article in the "Wild Hunt"<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
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Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-63306355780863057972015-09-15T09:01:00.000-07:002015-09-15T09:01:36.985-07:00Harvest Season and Erntfescht<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i>As this is an important observance coming up, this post is shared from <a href="http://www.blanzeheilkunscht.com/">www.blanzeheilkunscht.com</a>.</i><br /><br />It has been a busy summer, which, of course, makes it a little less difficult to make regular posts to this site!</div>
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Many of us are currently in the midst of the harvest. After a slow start, things like the passionflower are growing like crazy and are beginning to produce fruit. </div>
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There are many other herbs that are ready for a first, second, or even third harvest. This coming weekend, Urglaawer and many practitioners of Braucherei and Hexerei will observe the <a href="http://urglaawe.blogspot.com/2015/08/erntfescht.html">Erntfescht</a> or Erntdankfescht, which is the original Deitsch day of thanksgiving for the bounty of the harvest. This observance was so deeply engrained in the Deitsch culture that many people resented the creation of the national Thankgiving holiday. <br />
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The national holiday is in danger of being eclipsed by the consumer frenzy of Black Friday, so perhaps we can take advantage of the historical roots of Erntfescht. Regardless of one's religious identity, ethnicity, or climate, we can all tap into the spirit of gratefulness for --- or at least appreciation of --- the bounty we have in our lives.<br />
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">All of us should recount the blessings we have in our lives and to share in those blessings with others.<br /><br />Hail to the Harvest!</span></span></div>
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Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-67845609059483715822015-08-20T09:46:00.004-07:002015-08-20T09:46:32.922-07:00Hollerbeer Hof<div style="text-align: justify;">
The <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6ICKuRqjPxLQXVRRGNsNVZhbXc/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Spring 2015 issue of Hollerbeer Hof</a> is now available as a free .PDF download.</div>
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Please note the new name! "Hollerbeer Hof" translates to "Elderberry Courtyard" and reflects the beginning of the establishment of a grove of elder at the Lüsch-Müsselman Graabhof (cemetery).</div>
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This issue features the publication of the Urglaawe <i>Myth of Die Oschdre</i>, which is a story about the origin of the Distelfink, the Easter Bunny, Color, and Cardinal Directions. </div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-64226411580383988592015-05-06T18:40:00.001-07:002015-05-06T18:40:07.224-07:00Passing the Power!<div style="text-align: justify;">
It is with great pleasure that the Guild of Urglaawe Practitioners of Braucherei and Hexerei announces that Sarah Lyter, Jenny Grimm, and Michelle Jones have acceded from their apprenticeships to the level of Braucherin. They now join both the Guild and the Oley Freindschaft as part of the lineage.</div>
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Hail to the Healers!</div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-37282324508577450582015-04-28T03:28:00.001-07:002015-04-28T03:28:27.504-07:00Guild GrowthIt is with pride and pleasure that the Guild of Urglaawe Practitioners of Braucherei and Hexerei announces that Sarah Lyter and Jenny Grimm are each recognized by the guild and the community as a Braucherin. Hail!Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-2061346026588315532015-04-13T07:08:00.000-07:002015-04-22T02:58:33.137-07:00Der Schlangkeenich - The Snake King<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<i>One reference to the "Schlangekeenich" is translated as "snake queen" rather than "snake king," perhaps due to the use of the term "Keenich" rather than "Keenichen" (or "Keenichin") for "queen bee" in most variants of Deitsch. This reference appears in Richard Wentz's "Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Spirituality" (p. 199). Despite the gender difference between Wentz's reference and the clear reference to a King in this version, other features are identical. For example, the "snake queen's" whistle will rally all snakes "to waylay and fight the wayfarer." <i>This whistle is reflected in the folk tale.</i></i><br />
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<i>Phares Hertzog has a article titled "Snakelore in Pennsylvania German Folk Medicine" in "Pennsylvania Folklife" vol. 17 no. 2 (Winter 1967) pp. 24-26. I have this issue and will dig it out. I do not remember his viewpoints on it.</i></div>
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<i>As is the case with much of the rest of "Teutondom," dragons and serpents guard treasure (see also Henry S. Gehman's "Ghost Stories and Old Superstitions of Lancaster County" in "Pennsylvania Folklife," vol. 19, no. 4 (Summer 1970), pp. 48-53). In the case of the Schlangkeenich, the variants seem to reflect local lore regarding real or legendary resources. Gold appears in one variant. Silver, diamonds, and gems (particularly garnet) appear more frequently.</i></div>
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<i>Braucherei is almost schizophrenic when it comes to snakes. Despite many references to "thou, snake, alone are cursed," there are many incantations that call to snake spirits for the removal of poisons, charming, even fertility. As reflected in the story, snakes are simultaneously independent yet fiercely loyal to their King and their den. Another common perspective is that a snake is a snake: not inherently evil or cursed, but it must eat and defend itself as a snake must.</i></div>
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Harr and Fraa Keller (name randomly chosen) owned a farm in Franconia (PA). Unfortunately, having been caught placing damaged apples at the bottom of market baskets while placing shiny ones on the top, they had developed a reputation for being untrustworthy and greedy.<br />
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One day, Fraa Keller was collecting apples in her field when she spied a small horn-tailed snake (Hannschlang) slithering alongside a rock. Fraa Keller saw what she thought was a mouse in the snake's mouth, so she drew closer to get a better look. As she approached the snake, she could see it was not a mouse but a large garnet crystal in the snake's mouth.<br />
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Fraa Keller asked the snake where the garnet came from, and the snake replied that she had been given the garnet as a reward for good service to the Snake King. Fraa Keller grew excited by the idea that the Snake King might have more gems, so she asked where she might seek an audience with the Snake King. The snake responded that she was not permitted to share the location of the den.<br />
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Fraa Keller replied that she understood, but she was not about to give up the quest. She asked whether the snake would be willing to trade the garnet for something else. The snake replied that she was thirsty and would welcome a drink, and the hospitality would be rewarded with the garnet.<br />
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Fraa Keller ran into her kitchen where she concocted a drink to charm the snake into telling the truth, placing it into a bowl for the snake to drink.<sup>1</sup> She then returned to the thirsty snake. The snake dropped the garnet and heartily drank the concoction.<br />
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The Kellers went to the location and found a hole wide enough to step into. Fraa Keller did not give it a moment of thought to wonder why the hole was so large when the snake she killed was so tiny. As Harr Keller stepped into the hole, Fraa Keller said, "I will wait for you here to help you out."<br />
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Harr Keller began to shovel the garnet from the piles into the bag, but then he heard a loud hiss. A large horn-tailed snake seemed to appear from the wall. Upon his head he wore a gold crown adorned in large, polished garnets.<br />
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The Snake King looked fixedly at Harr Keller and replied, "Yes, and who are you who is stealing my treasure?"<br />
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The Snake King, being much shrewder than Harr Keller had expected, responded, "Whether a snake needs treasure or not, it is not yours to take, and your claim is a lie."<br />
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Harr Keller, recognizing that he was in trouble, took the shovel and attempted to strike the Snake King on the head. However, he hit only the crown, and the garnet deflected the strike. Harr Keller dropped the shovel, and the Snake King stepped upon it.<br />
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The Snake King let out a powerful hiss that turned into a whistling sound, and all the snakes in his realm heard his call and headed toward the hole. Fraa Keller, hearing the rustling in the grass, sensed danger. She clutched her garnet and abandoned her post, returning to her kitchen.<br />
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Meanwhile, Harr Keller, tried to hide from the Snake King among the garnet piles. Using his mighty horned tail, the Snake King smashed the piles, causing the crystals to fly through the air, pelting Harr Keller in the face.<br />
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The commotion caused the roof of the pit to weaken, and dirt began to fall upon Harr Keller's head. Hiding behind a pile of treasure, he reached for the beam of wood, hoping that it would brace the ceiling.<br />
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The Snake King approached the beam, and Harr Keller called out, "If the pit caves in, you will be buried, too."<br />
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The Snake King responded, "Does a snake need a pit? My kin and I can dig our own way underground." He then used his tail to smash the beam. The ceiling caved in, burying Harr Keller.<br />
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The Snake King dug his way to the surface, where his army of loyal kin awaited him. He told them of Fraa Keller's treachery. He ordered them to seek out the woman with garnet. His army made its way toward the Keller's house, passing in horror the body of their deceased sister.<br />
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The Snake King slammed through the kitchen door with his horned tail, which allowed his army to enter. Fraa Keller attempted to utter the incantations against the Snake King, but, before the words could leave her lips, the army set upon her, biting, stinging, and twisting around her.<br />
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The Snake King found the traded garnet and, taking it in his mouth, returned to the spot where the first snake had been poisoned. He used the garnet to scratch into the soil, beginning a new den where he and his kin could live in peace.<br />
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<sup>1</sup> There are a few of these hypnotic "truth serum" types of concoctions reported, and they would fall under Verbot because of the removal of another's free will normally violates many tenets of Braucherei. I can say a few of the known ingredients often include hemp dogbane, violets and passionflower, but some of the other reported ingredients are potentially toxic to humans.<br />
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<sup>2</sup> There are quite a few charms for snakes. An example:<br />
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<i>Schlangel, Schlangel</i></div>
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<i>Beiss mich net</i></div>
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<i>Hald dei Saft</i></div>
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<i>Bischt du yetz</i></div>
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<i>Unn'r meinre Graft</i></div>
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<i>Schlangel, Schlangel</i></div>
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<i>Saag die Waahret</i></div>
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<i>Zu meinre Frooget</i></div>
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<i>Little Snake, Little Snake</i></div>
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<i>Bite me not</i></div>
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<i>Hold thy juice (venom)</i></div>
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<i>Thou art now</i></div>
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<i>Under my power</i></div>
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<i>Little Snake, Little Snake</i></div>
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<i>Say the truth</i></div>
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<i>to my question</i></div>
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<sup>3</sup> Caving in of ceilings, walls, or vaults is not an uncommon theme in Deitsch folk tales that relate to theft.<br />
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Informants (year 2010):<br />
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1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 Schwenkfelders requesting no identity<br />
4. K. Freed, Montgomery County<br />
8. E. Renninger, Montgomery County</div>
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Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-43699617409180613842015-03-17T11:44:00.001-07:002015-03-17T11:44:40.032-07:00Hollerbeer Haven 25The <a href="http://urglaawe.com/uploads/25_Hollerbeer_Haven_Winter_2015.pdf" target="_blank">Winter 2015 issue of Hollerbeer Haven</a> is now available in .PDF format.Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-74985317048033048962015-03-03T13:48:00.000-08:002015-03-03T13:48:28.608-08:00Wordlists<div style="text-align: justify;">
In addition to the Urglaawe-specific words presented in <a href="http://www.lulu.com/us/en/shop/robert-l-schreiwer-and-ammerili-eckhart/a-dictionary-of-urglaawe-terminology/paperback/product-20168727.html" target="_blank">A Dictionary of Urglaawe Terminology</a>, there are, unfortunately, many words that we use in Deitsch that do not appear in the most accessible dictionaries.</div>
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The Deitscherei blog now has lists of words that I have noticed over the years are missing from the dictionaries. The word lists are still not comprehensive, but they do present omitted, yet current, words relating to technology, herbalism, religion, social issues, and more.</div>
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<a href="http://deitscherei.blogspot.com/p/words-missing-from-deitsch-dictionaries.html" target="_blank">Words Missing from the Dictionaries: English to Deitsch</a></div>
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<a href="http://deitscherei.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_3.html" target="_blank">Verseimunge vun de Waddebicher: Deitsch zu English</a></div>
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There are also lists of the Deitsch names of <a href="http://deitscherei.blogspot.com/p/bletz.html" target="_blank">towns</a> (needs to be updated) and <a href="http://deitscherei.blogspot.com/p/landkorde.html" target="_blank">states and countries</a>. </div>
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This is going to be a long-term, ongoing effort.</div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-65176392199011337802015-03-02T18:21:00.000-08:002015-03-02T19:11:23.402-08:00Brauch Remedy for Brand (Burns)<div style="text-align: left;">
This relates to virtually any type of burn, including scalds, sunburn, from fire, etc. </div>
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This little incantation can be uttered alone, or it can be combined with herbs, particularly a poultice or salve of Stinging Nettle (Deitsch: der Brennessel; Tax: <i>Urtica doica</i>). </div>
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<i>Wenn sich ee iss brennt, saag:</i></div>
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<i>Hitzbrandgschwulscht, nimm ab</i></div>
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<i>as wie der Dood im Graab </i><br />
X X X (Roon Gebo (adder Not*) dreimol)</div>
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<i>When one burns himself, say
<br />Heat-burn swelling, decrease</i><br />
<i>Like the Dead in the grave</i><br />
X X X (Gebo or Naudhiz* rune three times)<br />
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A variant form of this, exactly as written below, also appears in Brendle and Unger (153):<br />
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<i>Wenn sich eies brennt,</i></div>
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<i>Hitz brand geschwulst nimm ab</i></div>
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<i>als wie der Tod ihm grab</i> X X X</div>
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* The X symbol that is often transmitted is also sometimes actually serving the function of a seal of "Not/Need" rather than "Gewwe/Give." In the Urglaawe context, therefore, we are led in this case not to Gebo but to Naudhiz. The two runes do look similar when being drawn over an injury site with the finger, but X was the way it was transmitted to me. Naudhiz makes sense also as the rune of reactive Ice against the burn's
proactive Fire. Thus, I personally would use Naudhiz, but the choice is
up to the practitioner. <br />
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There are other herbal remedies to aid with burns, and those will be described over time on the Blanzeheilkunscht site. <br />
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Brendle, Thomas R. and Claude W. Unger. Folk Medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans: The Non-Occult Cures. Norristown, PA: Pennsylvania German Society, 1935.</div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-35971946796066602922015-01-26T15:56:00.001-08:002015-01-26T16:01:35.276-08:00Weather Protection Charm<div style="text-align: justify;">
There are many weather protection charms in Braucherei and Hexerei. Given the major snowstorm that is about to hit the eastern United States, it seems like an appropriate time to share one of them here. It can be combined with offerings such as mead, apple cider, or anything that has some significance to you personally. The offerings can be placed outdoors. If you have a fire burning, spit into it at the end of the chant. That act symbolizes the forging of your words.</div>
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<i><u>Wedderwut </u></i></div>
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<i>Wedderwut, Wedderwut</i><br />
<i>Musscht deelmol sei</i><br />
<i>Dunnersmut, Dunnersmut</i><br />
<i>Ich bleib gedrei</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i>Der Dunner uns b'schtizt</i><br />
<i>Darrich Schtaerm un Wind</i><br />
<i>Darrich Eis un Blitz</i><br />
<i>Abgesichert mir sinn</i><br />
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<i>Wedderwut, Wedderwut</i><br />
<i>Ich hab keh Bang vor dir</i><i><br /><br />Wedderwut, Wedderwut</i><br />
<i>Ich hab keh Bang vor dir</i><i><br /><br />Wedderwut, Wedderwut</i><br />
<i>Ich hab keh Bang vor dir</i><br />
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[Schpuck ins Feier]<i> </i><br />
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<i><u>Weather Fury </u></i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i>Weather fury, Weather fury</i><br />
<i>You must sometimes be</i><br />
<i>Thor's courage, Thor's courage</i><br />
<i>I remain good-hearted</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i>Thor will protect us</i><br />
<i>Through storm and wind</i><br />
<i>Through ice and lightning</i><br />
<i>We are protected</i></div>
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<i><br /></i>
<i>Weather fury, Weather fury</i><br />
<i>I have no fear of you</i><br />
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<i><i>Weather fury, Weather fury</i></i><br />
<i>I have no fear of you</i><br />
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<i><i>Weather fury, Weather fury</i></i><br />
<i>I have no fear of you</i><br />
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[Spit into fire]<i> </i></div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-64446032594466170882014-12-04T09:30:00.001-08:002014-12-04T09:30:07.974-08:00Hinkeldreck<div style="text-align: justify;">
This post is about a well known (and often jokingly cited) charm for bruising (Schrunn) or for a "boo-boo" (Weh). </div>
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<i>Heili Heili Hinkeldreck<br />Bis mariyefrieh iss alles weck</i></div>
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Most translations set "Heili" as “Holy," but there are some reasons that lead me to disagree with that translation. For starters, the word for "holy" as an adjective is "heilich." </div>
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Additionally, there is a grammatical issue with that translation because "Hinkeldreck is a masculine noun. Thus, the phrase would have to be "Heilicher Heilicher Hinkeldreck" in order for it to be translated as "Holy Holy Chicken Dirt." </div>
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Third, the way that most folks pronounce "Heili" actually produces a different word: "Heele" or "Heeli," which means "hail" or "hails." </div>
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Thus, instead of the chicken dirt being described as being holy, it is instead being hailed to bring about the healing. As bizarre as that sounds to the modern ear, chicken dirt was considered to have healing properties (and that may actually have some truth to it), and people originally did rub it on
bruise site while saying the chant three times. </div>
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Farmers were not quite as skittish in those days. :)</div>
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Thus, the translation we end up with is as follows: </div>
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<i>Hail, Hail, Chicken Dirt</i><br />
<i>By tomorrow morning everything is gone.</i></div>
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The Deitsch chant is normally said three times while drawing a circle with the application hand (right hand for most people) clockwise over (or on) the bruise site. After doing so, the site is sealed by drawing the Naudhiz rune over it with the application hand with the thumb extended ("thumbs up" sign).</div>
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<br />Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-88578187569994573422014-11-27T12:32:00.002-08:002014-11-27T12:33:02.233-08:00Seidel (Stein) Blessing<div style="text-align: justify;">
The subject of a stein blessing came up today on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/Urglaawe/" target="_blank">Urglaawe group on Facebook</a>; thus, it seems like an opportune time to talk about what happened with one of <a href="http://www.distelfink.org/" target="_blank">Distelfink Sippschaft</a>'s steins this summer. Distelfink has two steins: one with an alcoholic libation and the other with a non-alcoholic libation. The two steins are always equal in every way spiritually, even if they are not physically identical. </div>
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The stein that we use for alcoholic libations, unfortunately, was shattered on the return trip from Trothmoot in June of 2014. We have not yet found the right replacement, so we have had to use a different stein for the time being.</div>
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I chose a stein that I have had at home for a couple of years. At the time of consecration, I placed the remnants of the shattered stein inside the replacement stein and sused my right hand (fist closed with the thumb extended, like a thumbs-up sign) and drew the Perthro, Laguz, and Ansuz runes three times each over the top, sides, and bottom of the replacement stein. As I was drawing the runes, I also said the following charm three times for each rune:</div>
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<i>Seidel, Seidel<br />Loss die Wadde, die gschproche warre<br />Vereenicht mit der Wurt aa warre<br />Viele Sege wattscht du heere<br />Loss die uns zu uns'rer Waahheit keere<br />(then own free words or additional runes)<br />Mach's immer so!<br />Heel!</i></div>
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<u>Translation</u><br />
<i>Stein, Stein<br />Let the words that are spoken<br />Also become one with Wyrd<br />Many blessing thou willst hear<br />Let them make us proper to our truth<br />(free words or additional runes)<br />Make it always so!<br />Hail!</i></div>
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The remnants remained inside the replacement stein until our next Sege, at which time they were placed on the altar. They were also placed on the altar for two more Seges for a total of three. This provides an opportunity for the energies to transfer to other objects on the altar.</div>
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The ground is frozen at the Graabhof now, but, when it warms in the Spring, the remnants will be buried at the site.</div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-77492063514091475652014-11-17T17:33:00.001-08:002014-11-17T17:33:36.859-08:00Hollerbeer Haven 23 - Summer 2014<a href="http://urglaawe.com/uploads/23_Hollerbeer_Haven_Summer_2014.pdf" target="_blank">The Summer 2014 issue of Hollerbeer Haven is now posted</a>. This issue focuses on the establishment of Urglaawe guilds for the practice of Braucherei and Hexerei.Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344757696426494007.post-32418557846480876052014-10-07T17:45:00.001-07:002014-10-07T17:45:40.719-07:00Speciality Guilds<div style="text-align: justify;">
The Guild of Urglaawe Braucherei and Hexerei Practitioners has opened up three new "specialty" or "sub-guilds" toward the goal of advancing the understanding and utilization of Braucherei and Hexerei in the Urglaawe context. These guilds are designed to remain true to the spirit of the practices and to the cultural context from which they have emerged.</div>
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http://www.braucherei.org/p/guilds.html</div>
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This lists links to all five of the Urglaawe specialty guilds that are currently functional: Fiber Arts, Herbalism, Artisans, Customs, and Musicians speciality guilds. </div>
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