Der Türst: Dread Huntsman & the Wild Hunt
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From the southern Germanic lands, past the Swiss border come tales of der Türst, the dreadful huntsman who rides like a demon through...
Sylvia Rose
- Oct 11, 2023
- 3 min
Tannenbaum - About the Yule Fir Tree
Tannenbaum is often equated with Christmas Tree. Fir is the best type of tree. Its needles are softer and shorter than pines, it's easy...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 11, 2023
- 5 min
Warrior Queen: Kriemhild of the Burgundians
Kriemhild marries Germanic hero Siegfried of Xanten. A princess of Burgundy, she grows up in the halls of royal plots and suspicious...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 10, 2023
- 5 min
Women of the Wild Hunt: Holle, Diana, Frigg
A European phenomenon, the Wild Hunt is a supernatural event crossing several cultures including German, Norse, Roman, French, English...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 10, 2023
- 5 min
Create a Goddess Wish Tree for Equinox or Yule
A wish tree or wishing tree was popular in early times and some enjoy this tradition today. Trees hold special status in the cosmology of...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 9, 2023
- 3 min
Make a Frau Holle Altar For Yule
Creating a Frau Holle altar for the Yule season is fun. Frau Holle is among the most beloved of German deities. She's a domestic goddess...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 9, 2023
- 4 min
Pagan Christmas Yule Fests: Frau Holle
The Festival of Frau Holle decks the halls from her Feast Day 25 Dec to the 5-6th of January. An ancient German goddess, Frau Holle...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 9, 2023
- 2 min
Al-Mi'raj: Unicorn Hare of Arab Myth
One horned hare Al-Mi'raj or Almiraj appears in popular Arabic mythology. Most famously the unicorn hare is part of the mythological tale...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 9, 2023
- 3 min
Bird Woman Elwetritsch: German Folklore
Elwetritsch is a hybrid bird creature from the Palatinate region in southwest Germany. She's described as a chicken or woman-like bird...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 8, 2023
- 2 min
Wolpertinger - German Myths & Folklore
Wolpertinger (Wolperdinger, Woiperdinger) lives in the dark alpine forests and rolling hills of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in southern...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 8, 2023
- 5 min
Mulberry Tree (Morus): Uses, Folklore & Myth
Benefits of mulberry (Morus) include personal health, wood, silk, color for yarn and food. Romantic myth surrounds fruitful mulberry...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 8, 2023
- 8 min
Sun Goddesses of World Mythology
The Sun Goddess fulfills a special role in mythology. She nurtures the earth with warmth, and her sunshine nourishes plants through...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 8, 2023
- 4 min
Sun Goddess: Creator to Cannibal Myths Australia
The Sun Goddess or Sun Woman is a creator, mother goddess, fertility deity or solar divinity in myths and lore of Indigenous Australia....
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 7, 2023
- 5 min
German Deities: Sonne the Sun Goddess
This post has been archived. The most recent version is HERE. Thanks! Sonne or die Sonne is a German Sun Goddess. Sonne is both a divine...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 7, 2023
- 6 min
Cult of the Bull: Divine Sacrifice
A symbol of strength and virility, the Bull appears in frescoes, mosaics, paintings, sculpture and architecture. Blood sacrifice of bulls...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 6, 2023
- 8 min
German Nature Spirits: Evolution
German nature spirits include elves, imps, fairies, dwarfs, nixies, tree spirits, solar and lunar spirits and countless other creatures...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 6, 2023
- 7 min
Little Elder Tree Mother: A Fairy Tale
The Little Elder Tree Mother is an 1845 Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. It's also known as The Elderbush. The Elder Tree...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 5, 2023
- 5 min
How to Summon Animal Spirit Guides
Techniques to contact and summon animal spirit guides or totem animals are many. Birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, all...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 5, 2023
- 5 min
Folk Magic: Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)
Amanita muscaria, fly agaric or fly amanita is the most widely recognized of the magical plants and fungi. The use, folklore and magic of...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 4, 2023
- 5 min
Plant Lore: Stinking Nightshade, Henbane
Also known as henbane and black henbane, stinking nightshade (Hyoscyamus niger) is a toxic plant reputed to have magic, spiritual and...
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