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Sylvia Rose
Jul 16, 20233 min read
Gingerbread Houses: German Folklore
Gingerbread houses are part of German folklore. Seasonal food traditions from Germany include gingerbread or Lebkuchen . Thanks to the...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 13, 20234 min read
Four Early German Inventions We Still Love Today
Coffee filters, gummi bears, guide dog school and refrigeration are among the German inventions of the 19th and early 20th centuries,...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 12, 20233 min read
Germanic Mythology - Brook Horses
Nature spirits, Brook Horses inhabit fresh waters such as rivers, lakes, marshes and streams. Beautiful and alluring, they have a...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 9, 20238 min read
Animal Spirits - Wolf, Mouse, Swan
Shamanic magic perceives animal spirits as helpers, guides, wisdom givers and protectors. Animal and nature worship thrived in pagan...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 4, 20234 min read
German Myth - Harvest Spirits
Harvest spirits abound in German mythology and folklore. They're helpful, harmful or indifferent but must all be treated with respect....
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 29, 20234 min read
Fortune Telling - The Mystic Victorian
Fortune telling, divination and mystic arts gain huge popularity in the European Victorian Era. Nations careen through cycles of progress...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 28, 20238 min read
Animal Spirits - Frog, Cat, Bull
Ancient people of Europe including the Germanic tribes were close to nature in all its forms. In shamanic tradition, animal spirits can...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 26, 20233 min read
German Myth - White Ladies & Changelings
White Ladies and Changelings exist in the pagan traditions of Germany and other parts of Europe. German folklore and mythology is rich...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Aufhöcker - Cursed Undead of German Myth
When traveling through realms of German mythology and folklore, it's wise to avoid these deadly hitchhikers. The Aufhocker (pl...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 17, 20233 min read
Maiden & The Lindwyrm: A Fairy Tale
The Maiden and the Lindwyrm is a 19th century fairy tale from Denmark. The Lindwyrm appears throughout Germanic mythology. Lindwyrm is...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 16, 20234 min read
Animal Spirits - Puma, Butterfly, Dog
Within the shamanic bestiary countless animal spirits and totems arise. An ancestor of the Puma once roamed the fertile valleys and...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 14, 20236 min read
Lindwyrm, Mare & Pig Demons: German Myth
Lindwyrm dragon, sinister Mare and fiery pig demons are fantastic creatures in the realm of German mythology. Eldritch nature spirits,...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 13, 20234 min read
Industry & the Age of Monsters Europe
The Age of Monsters in 19th century Europe is the result of a cataclysmic explosion of art, literature, science and philosophy. Nations...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 11, 20238 min read
Nature Spirits of German Mythology
Pagan nature deities are the core of German myth and folklore . To ancient Germans, spirits reside in all natural things, not only trees,...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 10, 20233 min read
3 More Great German Artists
For lovers of art, history and trivia , we travel back to the Renaissance and High Middle Ages to meet three more amazing German artists...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 9, 20234 min read
19th Century: Home Gym, Bicycles, Antiseptic
The home gym, antiseptic, bicycles and Bunsen burners all emerge in the 19th century . European engineers, scientists, physicians and...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 8, 20237 min read
Animal Spirits - Bear, Stag & Eagle
Pagan peoples follow a tradition of nature reverence still active in parts of Europe. Spirits live in trees, water, sunlight, wind....
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 5, 20234 min read
The Strange Case of Rudolf Diesel
Rudolf Diesel (1858 – 1913) invented the diesel engine. The powerful piece of machinery changes lives and engineering forever. What...
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Sylvia Rose
May 31, 20233 min read
Off to the Black Forest we go!
The Black Forest ( Ger. Schwarzwald ) in southwest Germany is treasured for its unsurpassed natural beauty. Two major rivers begin in...
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Sylvia Rose
May 29, 20231 min read
Death Cruise Crime Novella - Map
This map shows the ports of call in the novella Death Cruise, the first of the Reiker For Hire trilogy. The Reiker For Hire novels are...
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