#urglaawe

[faithless-faithful]

I need more pagan blogs to follow that are chill with me (a queer eclectic Christopagan) following them! Any pagans generally, but especially if you're eclectic/syncrectic, Heathen, or Hellenic, and especially especially if you're Ozarker or Urglaawer (howdy kin! :D) If you're pagan and friendly, give this a like or reblog so I can check you out! Peace and blessings upon all of you 🥰

[deitschanddeutsch]

Sunna or Sól the ☀️ Goddess of the Sun.

Sunna is High German

Sól is Old Norse

~

“The Shining Goddess”

[deitschanddeutsch]

Absolutely.

Added note to this, there is the Deitsch or Urglaawe (Pennsylvanian Dutch Folk Magic) which worships Wodan (spelled that way).

This path DOES NOT allow volkish bigots of any sort. If you have a hateful -ism or -phobia — Urglaawe is not for you.

I bashed atheists, and Christians. Now it's time for Norse fuck sticks who use this practice as a way to preach their ass backwards messages. I do not approve nor will allow my religion to be used for racist propaganda. To anyone just starting out this is a very real threat we face and one we cannot allow it to taint our traditions. We practice inclusion, love, acceptance, not bigotry and white supremacy.

These people who are called Folkist or who worship Wotan are fucking cowards and may they never reach the halls of the gods.

[thorraborinn]

So a while back (and I mean a *while*) someone I was following posted about modern practitioners of the Germanic folk religion brought over by the Pennsylvania Dutch. I can’t remember if it was you or not, but do you know what I’m talking about anyway? I’m trying to find the modern group but I can’t remember the name they gave themselves or how they were referring to the religion itself, like what name they were calling it.

That's not quite an accurate description of it but you are probably talking about Urglaawe (which does have a relationship to PA Dutch culture going back to that period but in and of itself is a self-consciously very recent phenomenon), just based on the fact that I and others have talked about it before. If you were looking for a specific group it was probably Distelfink Sippschaft though they're not the only one.

It's possible you could also mean Braucherei, which is an initiatory folk magical practice with lineages that go back to that time period though that also has gradually but continuously changed.

[ek-vitki]

A couple books on Urglaawe, the American branch of heathenry. Urglaawe is something somewhat special to me, because my grandma was Pennsylvania Dutch

The First Book of Urglaawe Myths: This little booklet of eight myths is particularly special to me, as it reminds me of some of the stories my grandma used to tell. Collected by Robert L. Schreiwer, these 8 myths provide a glimpse into the lives and beliefs of the Pennsylvania Dutch, in a similar way to how the Eddas and Sagas provide a glimpse into the lives and beliefs of our Scandinavian cousins.

A Dictionary of Urglaawe Terminology: Although called a “Dictionary of Urglaawe Terminology” is much more than a simple dictionary. In the terminology and language, you’ll find most of the major aspects of the religion, from holidays to gods and goddesses to conceptualizations of the soul.

Pow-Wows: An American Grimoire (also called “Long Lost Friend”): is an 1822 American grimoire of the Pennsylvania Dutch on braucherei, the Pennsylvania Dutch system of folk magick. I’m pretty sure my grandma had a copy of this little book, but it’s since been lost and my copy is a 2016 reproduction.

[worldtreeheritage]

Celebrating the Wonnezeit Season and Frau Holle

Celebrating the Wonnezeit Season and Frau Holle

Frau Holle If you’re a Heathen, you may have heard about Frau Holle. She is most famous (even today in Germany) for a fairytale about her collected by the Brothers Grimm. Similar to figures like Baba Yaga, many people argue that in pre-Christian times she was a goddess. Many other-worldly beings in folktales have been hypothesized this way. The most notable example is from Irish lore, where all…

[lokavisi]

This is all so interesting! I have yet to delve into the Urglaawe lore, so I am always happy to hear about it. Thank you for sharing!

Does anyone have any UPG around Máni? I keep feeling pulls there, and there's really nothing in the lore about him (or Sunna/Sól, for that matter). I was curious if anyone included him as a more central piece of their practice.

[honor-and-tradition]

Tonight is a #blackmoon because it's the second new 🌙 in July. In the Anglo-American tradition, the August full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon because of all the Sturgeons in the Great Lakes area. It is also sometimes called the Green Corn Moon. In the PA Deitsch (#urglaawe ) tradition, this moon is the fifth new moon since the Spring Equinox, so it is called the Frosch (Frog) Moon. Oh, and after sunset tonight, it's #freyfaxi ! (at Bridgeport, Fayetteville) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0mdik4gET3/?igshid=baw564ftwhj0

[eswynn]

The beautiful bounty of Mother Elder. Thank you for your wonderful gifts. ❤❤❤ #pagan #heathen #asatru #vanatru #paganism #urglaawe #elderberry #wildcrafting #primalcraft #primalwitchcraft #paleopagan https://www.instagram.com/p/B0cddg-nsng/?igshid=1ssnw6avq36fy

[deitschanddeutsch]

It’s summer, and I am absolutely obsessed with the Germanic goddess Sunna (also known as Sol)

[briarsandbramble]

I haven’t spun anything since early August. For the second year (it feels like 3 years but I’m pretty sure it’s been 2 for me) I joined a Yule Taboo-a-long where you spin in a ritualistic manner daily from December 1st until whenever you celebrate Yule. I dedicated 2oz of this “Moonstone” fiber made of 50% 23 micron merino, 25% Baby Alpaca, 12.5% Bamboo and 12.5% Mulberry Silk combed top. If I meet my goal I will add another ounce or two. This blend reminds me of Frau Holle and I’m dedicating it to her. 💙

[grey-rowan]

This was a 9 day devotional/ art challenge in honor of the goddess Zisa, whose holy day is Sept 28. Zisa was likely the consort of Ziu (AKA: Tyr), and in recent reconstructions is considered a deity that can help sort out knots in one's orlog/urleeg. Each day I focused on undoing one knot in my life at a time, each knot type is themed accordingly.

1) basic. 2) stop knot. 3) figure-8 knot [used for securing harnesses in rock climbing]. 4) flower stem. 5) sliding knot. 6) sailor's knot. 7) Japanese success knot. 8) handfasting knot. 9) slip knot.

You can read more about the Urglaawe reconstruction of Zisa here:

[thorraborinn]

If others ask this, i apologise for asking again, but what does Urglaawe do that other US pagan groups do not?

Never any need to apologize, but to the first anon, you were, in fact, the first.

Just as a disclaimer, I think everyone knows this but I am not an Urglaawer myself, but I have a lot of friends who are and have participated with them as a friend and guest.

Uglaawe, for those who haven’t heard of it, is a type of heathenry that draws primarily on the folk traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch (i.e. PA German, or Deitsch). It first started to be articulated around 2007-8 by Rob Schreiwer (ex-steer of the Troth) and some others. In incorporates a lot of traditions that developed in the last few hundred years, such as folk and fairy tales; its own calendar/holidays; recognition and veneration certain distinct historical, ancestral, and/or spiritual beings; and traditional magical practices. 

It takes a lot of flak in heathen communities, online or in-person, for being historically inaccurate, but historical accuracy has never been one of their stated goals so much as doing whatever works for them. That doesn’t mean they just do whatever they want arbitrarily, but it means their development is guided by a different set of principles than what guides most other heathens. An example of a criticism they get is that they worship deities that have been rejected as ahistorical by most heathens, such as Zisa, but it isn’t so much that they think she is historical as it is that they don’t really care, or at least that isn’t the basis of them recognizing her. This should have earned them a big “I told you so” when heathens discovered Philip Shaw’s book about Easter, since Urglaawer had been worshiping Easter through the whole period of heathens saying she was fake, but nobody really seemed to notice that. Some Urglaawe traditions like their variants on runic lore were probably either made up in the last few centuries or at least heavily impacted by intentional invention during that time, because they’re just a little too much of what one would expect based on what was believed about Germanic culture in like Grimm’s era, but they know all of that and work that recent history into it (which is like many Scandinavian heathens who have no problem celebrating traditions that they know where invented in the 20th century).

So when I was accusing recons of trying to “escape from history,” that’s an example of something that Urglaawer definitely do NOT do, they see themselves as active participants in a complex web of history that includes everyone, not just a narrowly geographically- and temporally-bound focus. While recons struggle to find the philosophical tools to give life to their dead religion (note: I like Marc personally but the sliver of overlap in the Venn diagram of our heathenries is barely visible under a microscope), Urglaawe was living, even if only as a seedling, from the moment it was conceived of. In my opinion this makes them more historically accurate than recons on like a meta level. They don’t hold up to, like, reenactor standards the way a recon might, but their concerns, motivations, and methodologies are more like actual historical pagan peoples even if the expressions of it are novel.

When it was getting started it borrowed heavily from Ásatrú, meaning early 2000′s American Ásatrú, taking that to be a good faith representation of Germanic traditions, and some of that is still part of it. But part of Urglaawe’s development is the actual hard work of language-learning, folklore collection, translation, and teaching so as time goes on it continues to individuate more from other branches of heathenry, which is a good thing.

[urglaawer]

How to prepare for the Urglaawe observance of Wonnenacht.

[worldtreeheritage]

Urglaawe (Germanic Paganism): Entschtanning and Groundhog Day

Urglaawe (Germanic Paganism): Entschtanning and Groundhog Day

Entschtanning is one of several important holiday seasons in the Urglaawe calendar. The word “Entschtanning” means “emerging” and the season lasts for twelve days/nights. It is referred to as the single busiest of all holidays in Urglaawe, and it comes with layers of lore to understand. But much like other Neopagan traditions, it is centered around the beginning of spring, fertility, and the…

[huginnsheathenhof]

[If you're interested in Pennsylvania Dutch Heathenry, you'll want to check this out!] "Eventually, our Heathenry has to leave our heads and go to our hands and hearts. It has to become something we do, not just something we think about. Whether you’re new to Urglaawe and looking for an entry-point, or just looking to bring your practice to life, here are some ideas that might help you get started." -Stevie Miller