Forum Discussions - Urglaawe2024-03-29T08:25:48Zhttp://urglaawe.ning.com/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noSpringerletag:urglaawe.ning.com,2017-11-26:2643217:Topic:228472017-11-26T00:45:38.943ZKell Wolfehttp://urglaawe.ning.com/profile/KellChamberlinTaylor
<p>I just got in this Springerle mold from <a href="http://www.srwhitecarving.com/product-category/store/springerles-in-stock/" target="_blank">S. R. White Carving</a> in Lewistown, PA - it's a beauty! <br></br> <br></br> In addition to building my collection, I've started learning about carving and/or casting molds, in the hopes of creating some Urglaawe-themed ones that could be holiday or imagery specific. I'll add designs (and recipes!) to this thread as the project develops. …</p>
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<p>I just got in this Springerle mold from <a href="http://www.srwhitecarving.com/product-category/store/springerles-in-stock/" target="_blank">S. R. White Carving</a> in Lewistown, PA - it's a beauty! <br/> <br/> In addition to building my collection, I've started learning about carving and/or casting molds, in the hopes of creating some Urglaawe-themed ones that could be holiday or imagery specific. I'll add designs (and recipes!) to this thread as the project develops. </p>
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<p>There's been some discussion the FB site about the Urglaawe approach to totems (the difference between the Simm and the Folyer, for instance). It's an area I'd like to go deeper into, if anyone is up for carrying it on here. Working with allies has been an important part of my previous practice, and the more I consider the Urglaawe approach to the Simm, the more I see similarities. I'm also curious about how the Folyer aspect might relates to family lines/ancestral bonds (including whether…</p>
<p>There's been some discussion the FB site about the Urglaawe approach to totems (the difference between the Simm and the Folyer, for instance). It's an area I'd like to go deeper into, if anyone is up for carrying it on here. Working with allies has been an important part of my previous practice, and the more I consider the Urglaawe approach to the Simm, the more I see similarities. I'm also curious about how the Folyer aspect might relates to family lines/ancestral bonds (including whether anyone has any UPG on this count). </p>
<p>For some background, my introduction to Urglaawe coincided with a personal crisis, after getting a sort of "breakthrough" on my biological information (both through DNA testing and genealogical research) that all but disproved the Native identity my biological father had claimed, which had become the foundation of my own identity since I started training in my teens under a traditional folk healer (of Native descent) here in the Ozark region. During the process (aka breakdown), I made offerings to my unknown ancestors asking for guidance, and within the span of a week or so, discovered both Urglaawe and my Deitsch ancestry through the Wolfe family. While I don't think that things have to necessarily be based on an ancestral connection, for me it was an important link to being able to re-root myself and - thanks to the similarities between Urglaawe and everything I'd been learning so far - find ways to continue with the practices in an ethical way. <br/> <br/> Working with allies, in the way I'd been taught, was a lot more complicated than the single "my totem is a ___" that was common thinking in the pagan circles I was around. Plants, animals, and stones were like people, with individual personalities. Some you forged lifelong close relationships with, some were more formal teachers or helpers, some were more like polite acquaintances. In dream work, the relationships could intensify into taking on the forms or nature of an animal as part of the work - in the way I was taught this, it was part of the ally's teaching relationship, and it could change as one's awareness changed over time, until one started reaching one's full potential in this lifetime and the bonds became more solid or permanent. If I'm understanding the concept of the Folyer correctly, the Folyer would be an even deeper attachment - not so much the animal itself, but the spirit that communicates through the form and meaning the animal represents? <br/> <br/> It's been interesting to me that during my current relocation crises (definitely not an easy move, as it has pushed me to have to dig deep!), I've found myself surrounded by reminders of wolves - the local sports team, Wolf family heritage sites, as well as really needing the extra help in a lot of areas (such as social bonds) that fall within wolf-related teachings. At present, I'm approaching this as I've been taught about family-level ally relationships; there is often a family "inheritance" of traits that attract specific allies over time, or which can be passed down along with spiritual gifts (by blood or initiatory adoption).<br/> <br/> Is there anything in the Urglaawe lore about how one negotiates or honors either the Simm or Folyer spirits? <br/> <br/></p> Outer Deitscherei?tag:urglaawe.ning.com,2017-09-03:2643217:Topic:215552017-09-03T02:38:26.126ZKell Wolfehttp://urglaawe.ning.com/profile/KellChamberlinTaylor
<p>Hello from Delta, all! Well, I haven't yet been here a month and I'm already finding a lot of new (at least to me!) history of Deitsch presence and settlements. I was not aware of how extensive and early the settlements were out here, with some being brought directly from the Palatinate prior under the French government to establish agriculture in the region in the mid-1700s, and then the later groups in the 1800s who created the "Missouri Rhineland" viticulture region. I can't wait to go…</p>
<p>Hello from Delta, all! Well, I haven't yet been here a month and I'm already finding a lot of new (at least to me!) history of Deitsch presence and settlements. I was not aware of how extensive and early the settlements were out here, with some being brought directly from the Palatinate prior under the French government to establish agriculture in the region in the mid-1700s, and then the later groups in the 1800s who created the "Missouri Rhineland" viticulture region. I can't wait to go exploring! <br/> <strong><br/></strong> <a href="http://visithermann.com/deutschheim-state-historic-site/">http://visithermann.com/deutschheim-state-historic-site/</a><br/> <br/> So I know "Die Breet-deitscherei" is the broader settlement area outside of the Deitscherei back East...would this area be considered a part of it, or are we beyond it? I was expecting the ties to westward migration, but I have been very surprised to find the early roots out here. </p>
<p></p> New Logos for Urglaawe and for Distelfink Sippschafttag:urglaawe.ning.com,2016-01-17:2643217:Topic:200532016-01-17T19:05:27.353ZRobhttp://urglaawe.ning.com/profile/urglaawer
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<p>Above is the new Urglaawe logo, which was designed by Kate Cullifer with input from the community on what to include. The double-headed Distelfink with the shared heart represents community and common purpose. The Elder flowers and berries inside the heart reflect Holle being at the center of Urglaawe as we "took flight" and rose over the years. The bird is…</p>
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<p>Above is the new Urglaawe logo, which was designed by Kate Cullifer with input from the community on what to include. The double-headed Distelfink with the shared heart represents community and common purpose. The Elder flowers and berries inside the heart reflect Holle being at the center of Urglaawe as we "took flight" and rose over the years. The bird is straddled by Elder leaves and is perched on a Sichel (Sickle), which, as the sacred tool of Holle, has become one of the distinctive symbols of Urglaawe. Thanks to Kate for making this a reality! The color of the bird's body is derived from the American Goldfinch (males are black and yellow with sometimes a hint of green and females and immature males have more green), yet the colors have meaning in their own right. The yellow color of the bird's body reflects connection to divinity and spirit. The black of the heads provides protection. The blue in the wings and tail imbues the symbol with spirituality. Red adds emotions, passions, and life force. The orange in the beaks attract success in endeavors. The bird clutches a Sichel, or Sickle, which is Holle's sacred tool. The Sickle is a common symbol of Urglaawe.</p>
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<p>This is the new logo for Distelfink Sippschaft. Rachel Yoder designed and painted the sign based on community input. Hunter Yoder added the rune wheel border. You will note some shared themes with the Urglaawe logo. Elder leaves and flowers fill the center of the sign, again reflecting Holle being at the center of the kindred. The kindred's common name (the official name is Die Urglaawisch Sippschaft vum Distelfink but Distelfink Sippschaft is used far more often) inside the heart represents community and love, and the Distelfink stands atop of those bonds, clutching the Sichel. The Distelfink himself represents the Deitsch culture, which provides the lens through which our Urglaawe denomination of Heathenry is observed and interpreted by our diverse community. The rune wheel provides the energies of all of the runes to the sign and thus to the kindred. The scalloped border provides a sense of smooth sailing, and red carries meanings of the phases of life, emotions, passions, thus resulting in smooth transitions through time and in our interactions with one another. The other colors carry the same meanings and energies as in the Urglaawe sign.<br/> <br/> Thank you, Kate, Rachel, and Hunter, for providing us with these awesome designs! <br/> <br/> Now to get them rendered to cloth as banners and to have the Urglaawe symbol utilized on other items for use in all the Urglaawe communities everywhere! Distelfink will utilize its logo for Distelfink business and also for future Distelfink identity swag, etc.<br/></p>
<p>Hail to the Artists!<br/> Hail to the Community!</p> Der Butzemann un der Kannsegetag:urglaawe.ning.com,2013-01-28:2643217:Topic:162442013-01-28T02:04:42.018ZRobhttp://urglaawe.ning.com/profile/urglaawer
<p><strong>Kannsege - Ceremony of the Corn</strong></p>
<p>Through Braucherei we know that plants have spirits that are different from those of humans, but they are still spirits engaged in the birth, life, death, decay, rebirth cycle. Part of the Zusaagpflicht, or the Sacred Duty, is to forge the relationship between humans and plants. The Butzemann bridges both realms. We cultivate his "children" and he, in turn, helps to ensure healthy crops and safe land. The Kannsege represents both birth…</p>
<p><strong>Kannsege - Ceremony of the Corn</strong></p>
<p>Through Braucherei we know that plants have spirits that are different from those of humans, but they are still spirits engaged in the birth, life, death, decay, rebirth cycle. Part of the Zusaagpflicht, or the Sacred Duty, is to forge the relationship between humans and plants. The Butzemann bridges both realms. We cultivate his "children" and he, in turn, helps to ensure healthy crops and safe land. The Kannsege represents both birth and rebirth. It is the birth of a new Butzemann but the rebirth of the plant spirits contained within him.<br/><br/>A knowledge of Braucherei would help here, because one may need to move the energy of the plants into the remnants of last year's crop. However, typically, the energies are still present in the remnants.<br/><br/>The remnants are placed into the form of a scarecrow. I typically chant runes over the form while creating him. I physically insert the runes Ingwaz, Othala, Jera, and Fehu into his clothes, but I usually chant other runes, particularly Ansuz, over him. We're working to arouse the plant spirits.<br/><br/>I then insert a symbolic "heart," which often comes from the root of a plant such as maize, sunflower, or other annual. I sew him up (if need be) or tighten the components. Right now, he is just a scarecrow with some runic energy.<br/><br/>During the Ceremony of the Corn, the Ansuz rune plays a major role in the mind's eye. The purpose is to communicate the runic energies of the mind to the runic energy in the scarecrow. We then breathe into the "mouth" of the scarecrow, now activating the plant spirits and giving plant consciousness to the Butzemann.<br/><br/>He is then given a name. The names in Urglaawe follow old, perhaps antiquated, Deitsch naming conventions. See the article below on naming.<br/><br/>He is then given numerous blessings and well wishes... Offerings of food are placed before him, and he is given instructions. The instructions include what he is to watch, how he is to protect the land and scare away intruders, and how he is connected to you (he is a manifestation of the land upon which we live). We make an oath to look after him and to tend to him, to the "mother" of his children (the land, hence the lack of a Butzefraa), and to his children.<br/><br/>He is then walked around the perimeter of his turf so he knows what he is to guard. Then he is perched at his post where he should remain throughout the growing season. If his perch breaks, it should be replaced respectfully.<br/><br/>Throughout the growing season, the Butzemann should be given offerings of milk, honey, mead, incense, flowers, etc.<br/><br/>Two important Verbots (taboos) come through Braucherei's lore to us: 1). As his clothes are the Butzemann's only possessions, they must never be used again on a human or another Butzemann; 2). A Butzemann must not remain beyond Allelieweziel (October 31). Otherwise, his spirit follows Holle on the Wild Hunt, leaving behind an activated shell that is attractive to baneful wights.<br/><br/>The burning time can take place as early as Erntfescht (Autumn Equinox/Second Harvest), but, typically, in Urglaawe, the burning takes place as close to Allelieweziel as possible.<br/><br/><strong>Butzemann Naming Convention<br/><br/></strong>In Urglaawe tradition, the naming of the Butzemann follows an old-era Deitsch convention that includes a surname derived from the Butzemann's eldest known ancestor. He then is also given a patronymic as a middle name.</p>
<p>Here is an example of how the process works!<br/><br/>At the Kannsege (Ceremony of the Corn) last year, we activated the first Butzemann of one of our kinfolk. A Butzemann may either state his own name or be given a name by his landlord. This Butzemann was given the name of Arnold.<br/><br/>Next year, when the material of Arnold's children form a new Butzemann, the new Butzemann will have the surname of Arnoldsen. Yes, the -sen ending is an old Deitsch tradition (appearing even in Lambert's <em>Pennsylvania German Dictionary</em>). While the -n or -in ending is still quite common among Deitsch speakers, the practice of referring to children with a -sen ending is seldom witnessed since the end of the Suppression Era.<br/><br/>So let's say that Arnold's son tells you that his name is Besereis. His full name would be:<br/><br/>Besereis Arnold Arnoldsen<br/><br/>Besereis is the first name, Arnold is the patronymic (name of the father), and Arnoldsen is the name of the clan as it relates to offspring.<br/><br/>Here's where it gets a little muddy!<br/><br/>Around Hoietfescht (late July or early August), Besereis Arnold Arnoldsen's children will be "mature" enough that Besereis will drop the -sen ending from his name. Until his task is done, his name will be such:<br/><br/>Besereis Arnold Arnold.<br/><br/>Now let's assume that Besereis has a son named Deffel. Deffel would take on the patronymic of Besereis:<br/><br/>Deffel Besereis Arnoldsen<br/><br/>The -sen ending is again added until Deffel becomes a full adult around Hoietfescht.<br/><br/>The naming is typically conducted at the moment of activation at the Kannsege. The community bears witness to the lineage of the Butzemann.<br/><br/>So, the four Butzemenner that were activated at last year's Kannsege bear the following names:<br/><br/>Arnold (technically Arnold der Nei, or Arnold the New)</p>
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<p>Muunyaager Schtoffel Müsselmansen<br/><br/>Plus we have the later activation of Axel der Nei vun Wuntender. :)<br/><br/>Heel zu de Butzemenner!</p> Blogs and other stufftag:urglaawe.ning.com,2013-01-24:2643217:Topic:161452013-01-24T00:24:38.778ZRobhttp://urglaawe.ning.com/profile/urglaawer
<p>There is a good Urglaawe resource list on Distelfink Sippschaft's site:</p>
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<p><a href="http://site.distelfink.org/Resources.html">http://site.distelfink.org/Resources.html</a></p>
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<p>We've been actively increasing the body of available knowledge on Braucherei and Blanzeheilkunscht in the Urglaawe context.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.blanzeheilkunscht.com">http://www.blanzeheilkunscht.com…</a></p>
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<p>There is a good Urglaawe resource list on Distelfink Sippschaft's site:</p>
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<p><a href="http://site.distelfink.org/Resources.html">http://site.distelfink.org/Resources.html</a></p>
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<p>We've been actively increasing the body of available knowledge on Braucherei and Blanzeheilkunscht in the Urglaawe context.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.blanzeheilkunscht.com">http://www.blanzeheilkunscht.com</a></p>
<p><a href="http://braucherei.blogspot.com">http://braucherei.blogspot.com</a></p>
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<p>Macht's immer besser!</p>
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<p>Rob</p> Urglaawe informationtag:urglaawe.ning.com,2012-03-12:2643217:Topic:89422012-03-12T17:20:03.579ZRobhttp://urglaawe.ning.com/profile/urglaawer
<p>Heel zu eich!</p>
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<p>I am pleased to report that we're finally nearing the publication of the book of Urglaawe terminology. After that is completed, we will turn our eye towards updating and re-publishing "A Brief Introduction to Urglaawe," too.</p>
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<p>Macht's immer besser!</p>
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<p>Heel zu eich!</p>
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<p>I am pleased to report that we're finally nearing the publication of the book of Urglaawe terminology. After that is completed, we will turn our eye towards updating and re-publishing "A Brief Introduction to Urglaawe," too.</p>
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<p>Macht's immer besser!</p>
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<p>Rob</p>