Sylvia Rose
Ouroboros Glyph: Snake Eating its Tail
A mythical serpent or dragon, ouroboros appears in literature and illustration from ancient Greece. Tales of ouroboros spread east, and...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 14, 20236 min read
Copper (Cu): Ruddy Metal of Myth & Magic
Copper (Cu) is one of the original seven metals of antiquity and has been used for thousands of years. This metal is found in the ground...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 14, 20237 min read
Before the Viking Age - Gods of the Sámi
The earliest people in Scandinavia came up the Volga River in Russia after the last Ice Age about 25,000 years ago. They settled along...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 13, 20236 min read
Seven Metals of Antiquity - Metallurgy
The Metals of Antiquity are the seven metals identified and used by humans in Europe and the Middle East in prehistoric times. They are...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 13, 20236 min read
House Spirits of Germanic Mythology
House spirits such as Kobolds , domestic elves , gnomes and the earth hen are popular figures in Germanic myth and folklore. They have...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 13, 20233 min read
Gnomes: Earth Spirits of Renaissance Mythology
Beloved in gardens, gnomes bring blessings of Earth. Thought to dwell in underground tunnels, caverns, soil and rocks, chthonic gnomes...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 12, 20235 min read
Mythical Gods of Ancient Germania
Primordial gods of ancient German nature cultures include Earth Goddess Erde, Nerthe, Nerthus; and Sky God Ziu. Many of the myths of...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 12, 20234 min read
Ziu - Ancient Sky God of Germania
Among the Old Gods of German mythology is Ziu (pr. Ts-ee-ew) the Sky God. He's equated with the Norse Týr, the one-handed god. The Sky...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 11, 20234 min read
Belsnickel - German Yule Ghoul
Belsnickel comes from the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany. Part of the spirit of the season, Belsnickel is male but often dresses...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 11, 20233 min read
Der Türst: Dread Huntsman & the Wild Hunt
From the southern Germanic lands, past the Swiss border come tales of der Türst, the dreadful huntsman who rides like a demon through...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 11, 20233 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20236 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20235 min read
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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