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VORYUUL - Night 7
Today was the Parade of Spirits in Philadelphia, which affords a rare opportunity to share elements of Urglaawe and Deitsch culture with the wider community. The Parade of Spirits always lifts my mood...
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VORYUUL - Night 8
So, after spending a few tough nights earlier in the season and having my ass kicked by the goddess Berchta, things are on the upswing. Although I know myself pretty well, I really did have to confront...
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VORYUUL - Night 9
CompartmentalizationHere's one that has cost me some relationships in the past. Compartmentalization can be a very useful tool, actually, so why is this turning up as part of a meditation on the shadow...
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VORYUUL - Night 10
"All alone in a crowd."This one may sting for a lot of us.Loneliness is difficult... Perhaps one of the most difficult feelings for humans, as social creatures, to process. Loneliness in a crowd adds...
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VORYUUL - Night 11
"Imposter Syndrome""Imposter syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident success. 'Imposters' suffer from chronic self-doubt and a sense of...
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VORYUUL - Night 12
VORYUUL - Night 12So, the light is low, even though the solstice is not until Saturday, Yuul begins tomorrow at sunset by Urglaawe reckoning. Also, the sunrise time is 07:17 and sunset time tonight and...
View ArticleBerchtaslaaf: Herring, Lentils, Coins
Berchtaslaaf begins at sunset tonight.In addition to the required herring and gruel meal, we have a couple of other things to consider.- Three coins set out on the windowsill. There is an echo of the...
View ArticleNOOCHYUUL - BERCHTOLDSDAAG
Noochyuul ("after Yule") begins at sunset today and is mostly a quiet period that lasts until sunset on February 1. This is the time when resolutions are begun and are most challenging.Berchtoldsdaag...
View ArticlePlanning for Entschtanning
PLANNING FOR ENTSCHTANNINGThis post is not about the actual Entschtanning ritual, but it is about the education piece for the Urglaawe community in the Deitscherei and the Diaspora. Entschtanning...
View ArticleEntschtanning: What's Up with the Groundhog, Anyway?
The Groundhog (Deitsch: Grundsau, actually a "ground sow") bears some similarities to Ratatosk, the squirrel that runs up and down the World Tree, Yggdrasil, bringing news of the nine worlds. While we...
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Entschtanning 2: Freidsege
FreidsegeA major component of the Entschtanning season is the concept of bringing things into being, making things manifest, and the emergence of existence from ideas. This ties in with the idea that...
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Entschtanning 3: Baerk un Haerdbutzerei - Birch and Cleaning of the Hearth
Yesterday we discussed the goddess Freid and Her role in the home and hearth. Tonight we will expound upon the role of the hearth in Entschtanning and how birch fits into that role.Birch by itself...
View ArticleEntschtanning 3.5: First Urglaawe Podcast!
Victoria Young, Ziewern of Distelfink Sippschaft, has published the first-ever Urglaawe podcast. The topic is Entschtanning! Come find out more about our current...
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Entschtanning 4: Lenzbutzerei - Spring Cleaning
Of the whole of the components of Entschtanning, Lenzbutzerei, or Spring Cleaning, is probably the easiest one to explain. It seems readily evident that we are to get our affairs into order, to clear...
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Entschtanning 5: Eede / Oaths
The importance of oaths within Heathenry is pretty well known, so I will not, due to time constraints for this brief article, reinvent the wheel; instead, I will add links to a few relevant articles at...
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Entschtanning 6: die Zusaagpflicht
Die Zusaagpflicht, also called die Zusaagfassing: The closest loose translation would be that of a “Sacred Duty” or a "Sacred Promise" as it relates to an an unwritten (though guidelines are in...
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Entschtanning 7: Idise and Feminine Energies
die Idis; plural: die Idise: An Idis is a matriarchal spirit who watches over the progression of her clan (which is not necessarily defined by bloodlines; this will be covered in the write-up for Night...
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Entschtanning 8: Butzemann, Butzemannsege, Kannsege
The Butzemann, the related honoring Butzemannsege (honoring of the plant spirits within the scarecrow), and the Kannsege (Ceremony of the Corn, which is when those plant spirits are awakened) are among...
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Entschtanning 9: Matronae
The Matronae (Deitsch: Midder or Hausmitter) are deities who were honored Northwestern Europe. Numerous (over 1,100 throughout Europe) votives dating from the 1st to the 5th century are found in that...
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Entschtanning 10: Gemietlichkeet and the Sense of Belonging
Some of this was written way back in 2010, but it is actually a tough topic. On the surface, it is a fairly simple concept, but the execution and attainment of it is very complicated.Virtually every...
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