tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371789975359319782024-03-05T12:26:00.479-05:00Die BlanzeheilkunschtDeitsch Herbalism - Pennsylvania German Herbal WisdomDeitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-80082140633492903302021-06-23T21:30:00.001-04:002021-06-23T21:35:19.473-04:00Zitrones Muddergraut / Lemon Beebalm / Monarda citriodora<p>New addition to the garden this year.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6Ea2TJGeTQ-Tg6_YIN7vEYuHckXwQZ0sVXqYv2DAhH34momj98j37jeeqlXy7Zvr2GN7FgRbWDfm-UnXp2HWsgvf52UH2WmkwZ5AZRwKF2fPfcJhMjOhYeAafbBU1ddV52lO0gc_SrQ/s960/Muddergraut.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6Ea2TJGeTQ-Tg6_YIN7vEYuHckXwQZ0sVXqYv2DAhH34momj98j37jeeqlXy7Zvr2GN7FgRbWDfm-UnXp2HWsgvf52UH2WmkwZ5AZRwKF2fPfcJhMjOhYeAafbBU1ddV52lO0gc_SrQ/s320/Muddergraut.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The way it flowers reminds me of Spotted Beebalm, which is, perhaps, my very favorite plant of all time in appearance. 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Schreiwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599003245479689822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-87029417799506485642020-09-13T14:12:00.003-04:002020-09-13T14:17:19.429-04:00Grudelrewe / Groundsel <p style="text-align: justify;">Grudelrewe (pdc), (tax: <i>Senecio vulgaris</i> and en: Common Groundsel): Groundsel is listed as a noxious weed in many states and even in many countries. It is poisonous to cattle and horses. It is toxic to humans with prolonged exposure. 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However, there are far better herbs out there to use instead of one that is documented to be toxic.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There are some benefits to the plant, though. For starters, finches, sparrows, and some other birds consume the seeds as part of their diet. The plant is frost-resistant and runs on shorter cycles, which means the birds have groundsel seeds available much of the year. It is also a food source for the caterpillars of some moths (mostly in Europe and Asia), and it plays host to some pollinating flies and other insects.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">At this time of year, many Milkweeds are releasing their floating seeds. Groundsels seeds look similar, so a Groundsel seed might be mistaken for a Milkweed seed and be caught by a Deitsch child, who, thinking it is a "Gwinschi" ("Wishy") or "Wischli" ("Wisp"), will make a wish on the seed and release it back into the wild.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>DEITSCH VOCABULARY</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>die Grudelrewe:</b> Common Groundsel; Senecio vulgaris</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><u>Potential Pitfall!</u></i></b> Grudelrewe vs. Grundelreewe. The former is this toxic Groundsel; the latter is Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), a beneficial herb of the Mint family and one of the <a href="http://www.blanzeheilkunscht.com/2014/04/the-nine-sacred-herbs-of-braucherei-and_6.html" target="_blank">Nine Sacred Herbs of Urglaawe</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>es Gwinschi:</b> informally, a "wishy." Something one makes wishes upon. In Deitsch lore, it is often the floating seed of a Milkweed. The floating seed is caught; the wish is made upon it. The seed is then released and is carried away to those who will hear it (folklore varies here among ancestors/forebears, Elwe, Idise, etc.). If the floating seed lands within sight and germinates, it is said the wish has been heard and granted.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>es Millichgraut: </b>Milkweed. Allgmeenes Millichgraut is Deitsch for Common Milkweed, <i>Asclepias syriaca.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>es Wischli:</b> Similar to Gwinschi, but the original meaning is less about the wish and more about the wispy appearance of the floating seed.</p>Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-91663543271794597562020-05-20T17:30:00.000-04:002020-05-20T17:49:27.078-04:00Catnip / es Katzegraut<div style="text-align: justify;">
One of my friends started a new garden this year, and stray cats in her neighborhood completely trashed the Catnip that she had planted. This matched my first experience with Catnip over a decade ago. I have experimented with a few different options for dealing with this problem:</div>
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When I first started gardening, I planted a Catnip (<i>Nepeta cataria</i>) plant that had a solid season. The next year during Spring cleanup, I uprooted the plant, so it never came back. So, I acquired more plants, and they did well... for about 20 hours. I came out to my backyard and startled the stray cat (who now lives with us strictly indoors) we since have named Mama. She had totally trashed all the Catnip plants that we set. It was a catnip carnage. So I tried setting a plant in a hanging pot. That worked sufficiently, but that summer was brutally, and the soil would dry out rapidly, so the plant withered quickly. I usually have at least one plant in a container each year, though. </div>
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The next season I tried a combination of sowing and setting into the ground. I set small plants right at the May 15 threshold. The smaller plants were easier to handle without damaging them than were the larger plants. I planted them in the middle of Daabnessel (Purple Deadnettle) stands that were fading out for the season. </div>
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This has worked for me every season. I think the trick is to avoid as much as possible doing any damage to the Catnip plant that would cause the volatile oil to be exposed to open air in a sufficient quantity. Speaking from my experience only, Daabnessel serves as a companion plant in a couple of ways: the texture and appearance of the leaves that branch from the stem are similar to Catnip, but the aroma is far more earthy. Daabnessel grows widely on its own throughout Pennsylvania, so most of us probably do not need to cultivate it; we can just use what is already there. Daabnessel also releases its oils and aroma at least as easily as Catnip, so, if the Catnip is set among the Daabnessel, the Daabnessel aroma might mask the Catnip aroma. They are both Mints and, while Daabnessel can grow rapidly and aggressively, its Spring season is fading out when Catnip's is coming in. Catnip requires space, so, as the plants grow, I pare back the dying Daabnessel.</div>
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Setting stakes or dowels around a set Catnip plant won't stop a cat from finding the plant and eating the aerial parts, but it will make it more difficult for the cat roll on the plant or to uproot it, which increases the chances of a set plant surviving.</div>
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Another great companion plant for Catnip, also from the Mint family, is Hyssop (Hyssopus officials), which one may often find in white and blue subspecies. The two plants improve the conditions for each other. Hyssop is a critical ingredient for one of my salves, so I appreciate the relationship between the two.</div>
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Usually a few volunteer Catnip plants show up in June from last years seeds sowing themselves. Those volunteers often turn up in areas where plants in the Brassica (Mustard) family are growing, which is often for me in garden beds where there are remnants of Pennsylvania Bittercress (Cuckooflower) are still there, but I try to keep the Cuckooflower out of the main garden beds because it just takes over. However, the companion status between Catnip and the Brassicas covers pretty much anything in the Mustard family. Catnip deters many of the pests (particularly the flea beetle) that attack Brassicas. Catnip can also serve as a good protector of plants in the Gourd (Curcurbit) family by deterring pests like the squash beetle.</div>
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Setting Catnip among other fragrant plants can increase the likelihood of survival. Lavender and Rosemary have worked sufficiently for me, but the one that seemed to do the single best job was Pennyroyal (<i>Mentha pulegium</i>, which is a "true mint"; the distantly related American Pennyroyal is Hedeoma pulegioides and would work, too). I experimented with setting a medium-sized Catnip plant that had to be moved among three Pennyroyal plants. Pennyroyal has a distinct fragrance that is released easily, and it is, to my sense of smell, more volatile than is Catnip. Unfortunately, there is conflicting information out there about whether Pennyroyal is toxic to cats, and mounting evidence leads me to be hypercautious about placing an enticement amid potential poison. </div>
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Construction at my house this year resulted in the loss of my sole Rue (Ruta graveolens) plant. Rue is also said to be good deterrent to cats, but the area it was in was too small for Catnip to share the space. This is the weekend I will be acquiring stater plants or sowing seeds, so I may replace the Rue in the same place and then get another plant or two to test its success with protecting Catnip up in the cemetery. </div>
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Another option that many choose, for ornamental purposes primarily, is to plant a Catmint (Deitsch: der Katzebalsem; tax; <i>Nepeta spp</i>. other than cataria but especially <i>Nepeta racemosa</i>, <i>Nepeta nepetella</i> and hybrids of the two). Most Catmints won't be attractive to cats, so the plants will typically thrive. However, this also means that it is not "true" Catnip (which is not a hybrid). While I actually like the smell of Catmint, I stick to Catnip because it has more medicinal value to me and because I grow Catnip for my feline overlords. I was given a Catmint plant once (and I am not kidding when I say I dig the aroma of it), but I had to keep it in a container because I the likelihood of it hybridizing with my Catnip plants was way too high. </div>
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So this weekend is a great time to sow Catnip seeds directly and to transplant (carefully) seedlings or small plants into the ground.</div>
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Robert L. Schreiwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599003245479689822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-89968332141560720392020-05-07T12:02:00.001-04:002020-05-07T12:20:37.721-04:00Wonnezeit Night / Day 7: Magnolia<div style="text-align: justify;">
WONNEZEIT NIGHT/DAY 7: MAGNOLIA</div>
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Several types of Magnolia grow throughout the Deitscherei, and the Deitsch communities in Virginia, North Carolina, and other southern areas have certainly taken on some of the lore of the South that relates to the tree, such as representing nobility and strength. In the Southern Diaspora, the flowers have come to represent the very land in which the people live, and white magnolias often are features of bridal bouquets to represent purity. </div>
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Across the Deitsch culture, magnolias will turn up in artwork, often adorning the edges but sometimes also serving a the primary subject of the work.</div>
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Medicinally, tea from magnolia bark has long been used as a remedy for anxiety. People chew the bark as an alternative to smoking. Even to this day, some people snuff the warm tea to aid in sinus issues, or they put a poultice of magnolia tea around the site of a toothache. Older uses also include serving as a replacement of quinine in the treatment of malaria.<br />
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Hawthorn trees are common across the Deitscherei as ornamental trees with beautiful, fragrant flowers. During Wonnezeit, the tree is honored in its budding or blooming stage in order increase the yield of flowers and berries. Hawthorn is used as a medicinal herb by traditional Deitsch herbalists.</div>
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In Deitsch folklore, the tree's spirit can sense danger to itself or to one who bears the wood of the tree, and the tree's spirit will intervene to thwart energetic attacks. Hawthorn, therefore, is considered to have proactive defensive properties, which is consistent with some of its traditional medicinal uses.</div>
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Hawthorn has served as a hedgerow plant for Germanic peoples from the ancient times to the present. Earlier uses included the herb as a remedy for kidney and bladder stones, but the primary medicinal use to this day is to aid in keeping a healthy heart and circulatory system. Hawthorn increases blood flow to the heat and can help to restore a normal heartbeat.</div>
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Deitsch "rural legend" says that we are the "Pie People," who have more distinct variations of pie than any other cuisine in the world. Whether this is true or not, I cannot say. However, we really do have a lot of pies counted among our traditional fare.</div>
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On Day 3, I could have written an article similar to this one about Pawpaw, of which I have three trees on my cemetery property, but I was otherwise engaged. So, tonight, as Night 5 has begun, I'll write just a bit about the Crabapple and Apple.</div>
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Although Crabapple is a particular type of Apple and the whole of the Apple Blossom Blessing description could just have been listed under "Apple." However, the lowly Crabapple has a special place in Deitsch cuisine because the three species of Crabapple that are native to Pennsylvania were the only apples to which the earliest settlers had until trade and orchards became more established. Crabapple pies and Crabapples used as flavoring in meals my reach back to that time of the Colonial Era.</div>
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Apples play a large role in Deitsch food production and industry. Even today, many of the larger applesauce producers are Deitsch or stem from Deitsch roots. Apple Butter is a very traditional Deitsch food, and the vast majority of those producers are Deitsch.</div>
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Apples are a major component of Urglaawe Erntfescht celebrations in September, and, although Idunna is not known in Deitsch lore, the importance of apples most certainly is. The apples on the tree that cried to be shaken off provided one of the tests that the heroine of "Fraa Holle" passed, and there are many other references to apples' benefit throughout our lore. </div>
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Apples play a large role in traditional Deitsch social practices. "Schnitz parties" were (and still are) multi-family or community events in which people cut the apple harvest to prepare for the processing of the apples for applesauce or apple butter. Similar community harvests were common for other crops as well.</div>
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In order for us to enjoy all the foods and social aspects that surround Crabapples and Apples, we have to have a bountiful Apple harvest. To that end, ritual blessings of Apple trees take place throughout the region, frequently during the beginning of May. The original article about the Wonnezeit blessings (https://urglaawe.blogspot.com/2020/05/wonnezeit-tree-shrub-and-plant.html) describes a few methods of blessing, but we are still working on taking a few of them and creating some Urglaawe rituals. Since we have not yet finished that process, we suggest that folks who do not have other plans utilize one of the straw methods:</div>
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The more practical (and somewhat common) ways to honor fruit-bearing trees includes straw in the following manners: 1. tying straw around its trunk; 2. strewing straw among is branches (which I think is a contributor to tree garlands); 3. tapping the trunk of the tree, particularly toward the base, with wisps of straw. I have used option 3 during Wonnezeit in the past.</div>
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Robert L. Schreiwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599003245479689822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-59801076343209496472020-05-04T19:03:00.003-04:002020-05-05T22:23:54.253-04:00Linden, Lime, Basswood<div style="text-align: justify;">
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During Wonnezeit (sunset April 30 - sunset May 12), many Urglaawer and other Deitsch folks will spend time engaging in traditions that honor and bless the trees, shrubs, and other plants around them. These actions hearken back to old German customs that were intended to encourage robust harvests from the orchards. In Urglaawe, we have a suggested honoring schedule for some trees, but people should be responding to their local flora and environmental conditions. </div>
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Today is the 4th day of Wonnezeit, and we are honoring the Linden tree, also known as Basswood and, in the UK (and in some Deitsch variants but pronounced differently), as Lime. The lore applies across the genus.</div>
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The Linden is, perhaps, one of the more unassuming of our sacred trees. </div>
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This beautiful, spry, and blithe tree has provided comfort and shade as the town center tree in many German villages since at least the 10th century. The relationship between the tree and the Germanic peoples has strengthened and evolved over the centuries. This relationship has carried forth into Deitsch lore, holding the protective and love-related aspects of the tree while also serving as a powerful medicinal herb against epilepsy. <br />
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The wood of Linden (Lime and Basswood, too) is prized for carving, and some Deitsch crafters use the wood for statuary, protective charms, or for beautiful artwork. There are references to strips of Linden wood to divine the future by wearing it on the finger or around the wrist while sleeping.<br />
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Linden is an antispasmodic and sweat-inducing herb. It can relieve tension, including sinus headaches. It calms the mind and can ease panic attacks. It is often used as a sleep aid. The parts used are primarily the flowers and the bracts, but the seeds are also used traditionally.<br />
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The juice of the inner bark of Linden infused into plantain water (traditional) or spring water can serve as a salve for burns. In a sympathetic, if not medicinal, manner, the sap that runs from a wound on a Linden tree may be applied to a bald spot on a human to restore hair growth (Weaver 197).<br />
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The tree is traditionally associated with protection in several forms. Planting the tree near the home or barn is believed to protect the buildings from lightning strikes. The same applies to it being planted in pastures to protect cattle. This, of course, brings up an association with Dunner, and, indeed, that association stands, though Oak still is the primary tree associated with Dunner. </div>
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Another protective aspect of Linden, however, is active warning and alters. Dreaming of Linden trees can herald good news or warn of danger, depending on the context of the dream. In fact, of all the trees commonly used or honored in Deitsch lore, Linden has the most lore on dreams.</div>
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Dreaming of planting a Linden foretells a coming new love.</div>
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Dreaming of a budding Linden tree is an indicator that good news is coming. </div>
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Dreaming of a blooming Linden tree is an indicator that a reversal in bad luck has begun.</div>
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Dreaming of lightning striking a Linden is a caution that ill luck or a dangerous event just narrowly missed you, and you should up your wards.</div>
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Dreaming of a Linden being cut down is a warning that your love life is in jeopardy.</div>
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Dreaming of a Linden withering is an alert that you are vulnerable to sickness or disease.</div>
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Between the aspects of love and protection, we also see some associations with Frouwa and Freid. </div>
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However, with in the context of the Deitsch culture, the strongest association between the Linden and an individual being would be the human spirit, Gedreier Eckhart. </div>
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Eckhart remains in the service of the goddess Holle, whom he loves as much in death as he did in life. He is Holle's messenger, and he goes ahead of the Parade of Spirits / Wild Hunt to warn the living of the impending fury. Thus, much as Linden informs people in their dreams, Eckhart informs those who are awake. </div>
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Based on the Wonnenacht and the Wonnezeit myth, reference to Gedreier Eckhart sleeping inside a "lone linden tree" on "the Mannheem field" (Hexefeld in Lancaster County), it is more appropriate to have the Linden Blessing earlier in the Wonnezeit than on the 12th. Thus, it has been moved to 4th Night/Day, which is, well, today. </div>
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Robert L. Schreiwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599003245479689822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-72345422763471714122019-11-19T21:24:00.001-05:002019-11-19T21:24:48.909-05:00Die Ringelros<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Robert L. Schreiwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599003245479689822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-40780583186963913542019-03-16T08:12:00.001-04:002019-03-16T09:23:28.710-04:00Grumbieredaag un Frouwasege<div style="text-align: justify;">
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How about the traditional Deitsch holiday of St. Gertrude's Day, known also by the name we use in Urglaawe of Grumbieredaag (Potato Day), which is the day we will honor the Frouwa.</div>
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Since the Deitsch population overwhelmingly identifies as Protestant or Anabaptist, the survival of this Catholic observance within the wider culture is interesting in its own right, even if it had been diminishing over time. Even most Christians (including those in the article below) acknowledge the heathen roots of the observance. While there are other connections that come up (particularly to Holle and to Freid/Frigg), Grimm (305) makes a connection between Gertrude and Frowa/Frouwa, and this is generally accepted by the Urglaawe community.</div>
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Potatoes have become a staple crop for the Deitsch since arrival, and tradition is that March 17 is the day to put potatoes in the ground. There are rituals to feed the Heinzelmenner or other Kowwold (kobolds) and to bring fertility to the garden. Specific foods include Datsch (a type of almost granola-like potato bread) and spring onions.</div>
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One thing I find important in this observance is the completion of the potato cycle. Potato bread from last year's harvest is consumed and offered to the land at the time that this year's crop is being planted.</div>
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The traditional Datsch recipe is posted in the Urglaawe Culinary Guild, and the program for the observance is below:</div>
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Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-89203015957192858512018-10-04T17:08:00.000-04:002018-10-04T17:08:05.627-04:00Naadderkopp / Viper's Bugloss<div style="text-align: justify;">
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The plant, though, is still used in sympathetic Hexerei to hex snakes in order to weaken them and their venom. The whole plant is burned to curse any biting snake. The juice of the plant is splattered on snake bites along with some expulsion curses and charms. There are three venomous pit viper species in Pennsylvania: Northern Copperhead, Timber Rattlesnake, Eastern Massasauga. On the plus side, though, the power of the viper may also be applied using Viper's Bugloss in a salve for "biting" boils, carbuncles, and other skin growths. The plant is safe for external use.</div>
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As is the case with the stories of many cultures, Deitsch lore makes references to charming snakes. However, there is also a belief that snakes can charm other creatures. Snakes are said to charm birds so that they fly in lower and lower circles until they are eventually caught by the snake. Snakes can charm humans, too. A human who is charmed is said to be "gebannt," which is usually the result of a human and a snake meeting each other's gaze. One way to break the charm is to burn Viper's Bugloss and to smudge the animal or the person with the smoke of the herb. </div>
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Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-32896299727679970042018-08-28T14:45:00.000-04:002018-08-28T15:09:39.725-04:00Stinging Nettles and Lookalikes <div style="text-align: justify;">
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Below are some pics of other plants that people sometimes confuse for Stinging Nettles.<br />
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Catnip (pdc: es Katzegraut; tax: <i>Nepeta cataria</i>) vs. Stinging Nettle (you can see the scissors holding the Nettle on the left-hand side of the second pic below).<br />
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Motherwort (pdc: es Muddergraut; tax: <i>Leonurus cardiaca</i>). When flowering, it is easy to tell the difference. Motherwort’s seed heads get prickly, but, unlike Nettles, they are not stingers injecting a histamine.</div>
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Fireweeds (pdc: die Feiergreider; tax: <i>Erichtites spp.</i>) have a thicker stem than Nettles and very different flowers and seed heads.<br />
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Virginia Copperleaf (pdc: Schlechter Heinrich: tax: <i>Mercurialis perennis</i>): The color gives this plant away. Common weed in this region.<br />
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Smartweeds (pdc: die Bitterkneeterich; tax: P<i>olygonum spp.)</i>... also called Lady’s Thumb... Lots of species in this region. Stem of smartweeds is segmented, and the flowerheads look very different from those of Nettles.<br />
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There are, naturally, other plants that are often confused for Stinging Nettles, but these are among the most common. </div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-18165133866409288832018-05-22T21:56:00.001-04:002018-05-22T21:56:12.265-04:00Blobottel - Blue Cornflower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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die Blobottel: Blue Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus). The significance of this flower has wide interpretations across the German-speaking lands. The meanings of many symbols, particularly those that relate to Prussia, are based in historical events that occur after the Migration. However, certain aspects of the flower, particularly those that preserve the color and overall essence of the flower when dried, make it a symbol of life. Likewise, the tenderness of the flower and its susceptibility to frost make it a symbol of the preciousness and fragility of life. The presence of Cornflower Queens or cornflowers at events such as the Steuben Parade is an echo and a reflection of the flower's symbol of life.</div>
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There is some speculation that the Blobottel may be the blue flower in the dreams of Yorinde in the folk tale of <i>Yorinde un Goringel</i> (a version of which appears in Mac E. Barrick's "German-American Folklore," page 109). The possessor of the flower is able to destroy enemies and to overcome obstacles.</div>
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Blobottel is common in Urglaawe funerary and memorial rites.</div>
Robert L. Schreiwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599003245479689822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-64514972059409309872018-05-13T12:43:00.000-04:002018-05-13T12:43:01.373-04:00Es Schellgraut - Greater Celandine<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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The orange latex or “juice” of Schellgraut (en: Greater Celandine; tax: <i>Cheliodonium majus</i>) has been used in traditional Deitsch remedies for centuries. Among the most common are as a poultice for ringworm, warts, bunions, and corns. The fresh juice may also be applied directly to a wart. Additional uses include lymphatic troubles and piles, though by far the most common use is the treatment of warts.</div>
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Although there are traditional uses internally for jaundice and for gallbladder issues, the plant’s potential toxicity to the liver make it so that it should only be used under the supervision of a medical professional. The plant should be avoided during pregnancy and when breast-feeding.</div>
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In animals, it is recorded that Pliny and Dioscorides wrote that swallows used the latex of Greater Celandine to sharpen the eyesight of their young. This is echoed in later German and even Deitsch folklore that field swallows use the latex to cause the eyes of their fledglings to open.</div>
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Sauer (p. 89) provides a similar use for Greater Celandine as an eyewash for cataracts in horses.</div>
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The latex of the plant may also be applied to the skin to treat poison ivy.</div>
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The plant is often used both in sympathetic remedies and in hexes to serve as a stand-in for “wolf’s milk” (pdc: Wolfmillich) which typically serves to drive away enemies or harmful entities or energies or to harm or weaken adversarial entities or energies.</div>
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Despite the potential danger of interacting with a mother wolf, whom many may associate with darker energies, the plant is also considered to be warm and dry, and, perhaps due to the color of its latex, it has some association with brightness and daylight. As such, the plant is developing an association with the goddess Helling in Urglaawe practice. </div>
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This plant, which is native to Europe but naturalized throughout much of the eastern US, is often considered to be simply a nuisance “weed,” but it is actually quite useful and is often a willing ally, medicinally, spiritually, and magically.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Brendle, Thomas R. and Claude W. Unger. Folk Medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans. Proceedings of the Pennsylvania German Society 45. Norristown, PA, 1935.</span><br />
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Robert L. Schreiwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599003245479689822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-5142780631756999042018-04-21T12:43:00.002-04:002018-04-21T13:11:10.610-04:00Hutschefuss - ColtsfootSpringtime is finally making itself a home here in the Deitscherei, and der Hutschefuss (en: Coltsfoot; tax. <i>Tussilago farfara</i>) is springing forth.<br />
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The traditional uses of this plant include the treatment of asthma (pdc: die Engbruscht), spasmodic coughs, and general chest problems in humans, and it also serves as an equine remedy for coughs and heaves. </div>
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NOTE: While horses can eat the entire plant, the consumption of the flower is potentially toxic (due to a higher content of pyrrolizidine alkaloids) and I generally recommend the avoidance of its use internally in humans, and the plant is to be avoided during pregnancy. Children under 6 years of age should avoid consuming the herb as well. I'd not recommend the consumption of the leaves for more than two or three weeks. While many folks consider the whole herb to be safe, one should consult a physician prior to utilizing it.</div>
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I also just enjoy seeing the plant growing. I have found two stray turtles (not a common sight just walking in a garden in the middle of suburban Philadelphia) and one skink hiding out in the low canopy of coltsfoot leaves in mid-June. </div>
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Hopefully winter has finally let go of its grip, at least in the daylight hours, and we can all get to our gardening work!</div>
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Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-59205685688710832962018-03-05T06:44:00.002-05:002018-03-05T06:44:21.393-05:00Sacred Space Conference<div style="text-align: justify;">
Sacred Space will be held in Hunt Valley, Maryland, from Thursday, March 15 through Sunday, March 18, 2018. </div>
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<li>Oschdresege: Ritual with Introductory Discussion</li>
<li>Braucherei in the Urglaawe Context 201</li>
<li>Nine Sacred Herbs of Braucherei and Urglaawe</li>
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Robert L. Schreiwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599003245479689822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-12962008362109023652017-09-22T21:46:00.002-04:002017-09-22T21:46:54.847-04:00Halliches Erntfescht<div style="text-align: justify;">
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The autumn equinox and surrounding days served as the time of the original Deitsch (and German, for that matter) Thanksgiving. We Urglaawer observe the equinox and celebrate the harvest as a community as close to the equinox as possible. The Schwenkfelders observe the thanksgiving on September 24, other localities hold it on different days, also often based on the equinox.</div>
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In Heathen times, communities pitched in to help to finish harvests, to trade different crops, and to tend to kin and neighbor so that everyone had a variety of foods to store for the winter. This is the root of the Harvest Home tradition, which continues in many churches today.</div>
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The establishment of a national Thanksgiving holiday was actually met with some resistance in Deitsch communities because we already had a thanksgiving observance that was placed at the time of the completion of the harvest. The end of November seemed to be an odd time to many people. The traditional harvests were well over by then, it was typically very cold, and, prior to the rise of modern transportation and grocery, people would be more likely conserving their food stores, outside of game, to ensure a supply to carry them through if Spring came late.</div>
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The Harvest Home church traditions nowadays take place all throughout September, but they are a legacy of the thanksgiving festival. Urglaawe groups hold thanksgiving festivals as close to the equinox as possible. All of these observances focus on spreading the wealth of the harvest around, most typically in the form of canned food donations to food shelters.</div>
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Over time, the national holiday in November has meshed well with traditional Pennsylvania Dutch foods and has become part of our lives. However, it is good to keep our cultural traditions alive, too.</div>
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Most of us who were born after World War II are so accustomed to supermarkets having everything we could want all throughout the year that it is difficult to fathom the reliance on root cellars, springhouses, and cooperative efforts among neighbors. Jump back a few generations, when most food was grown locally, and it becomes easier to see why there would be a formal expression of gratitude for a successful harvest. We can capture a bit of the experience of our forebears by appreciating events like the end of the harvest.</div>
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Besides, it never hurts to have another day where we are a little more deliberate in our gratitude for the food that nourishes us. So, sometime this week, you may want to incorporate an extra expression of gratitude in the religious or philosophical context that resonates with you to the plants and the animals that feed us, to the farmers who produce the food, and to the transportation and outlets that make it available to us.</div>
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Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com85tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-81419181304669076832017-08-01T14:07:00.000-04:002017-08-10T14:08:14.155-04:00Elderberry Bumper CropPerhaps it is the wet weather, but the Elder (pdc: Hollerbeer; tax: Sambucus nigra) bushes are producing an abundance of plump berries this year!<br />
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It is now Aernet (also known as Aagscht), the month of the harvest, so it is appropriate to continue to collect the berries and to prepare them for their various uses.<br />
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Hail to the Elder Mother! Hail to Holle!<br />
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Robert L. Schreiwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599003245479689822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-17061466968196026032017-07-23T19:19:00.000-04:002017-07-23T22:10:04.014-04:00Mugwort in Traditional Deitsch Use<div style="text-align: center;">
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Mugwort Harvesting and Smudge Stick Making Workshop </div>
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Mugwort is known as Aldi Fraa (Old Lady) in Deitsch (Pennsylvania German or Pennsylvania Dutch), and it is strongly associated with the goddess Holle. </div>
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It is the premiere herb used in Braucherei, Hexerei, and Urglaawe for smudging (pdc: die Rauchreiniching), ritual washing, journeying, and the healing of many ailments and conditions. It is the most common herb used in Braucherei house blessings. It is also commonly used to bundle other herbs together for ritual use.</div>
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Susan Hess, our (Michelle Jones' and Robert L. Schreiwer's) herbalism instructor and mentor, captured the importance of Mugwort to the Deitsch in one simple statement: “Think of how important white sage is to most Native Americans; that is how Mugwort is to the Deitsch.”<br />
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Footbaths of Mugwort are used among Hexerei midwives to increase the likelihood of pregnancy. Its uses in Braucherei include weak teas to increase appetite, ease digestion, to increase the absorption of nutrients from food, and to encourage menstruation. Poultices are used to prevent backache or dull aches in other parts of the body. Please note that Mugwort is contraindicated for pregnancy and its use should be avoided by women who are pregnant or who are seeking to become pregnant.</div>
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Deitsch author William Woys Weaver (218) describes Mugwort as “one of the key herbs in Pennsylvania German folk medicine,” stating that it is “an herb devoted to the reprieve of womankind, but, since the early Middle Ages, it was also used in cookery, especially with game.” Goose, which is also associated strongly with Holle, is also traditionally seasoned with Mugwort. </div>
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Christopher Sauer, who was a Deitsch herbalist and who also wrote the first book of botanic healing in the US, described (Weaver 218) various traditional uses for the herb, including the feeding of dry or fresh leaves combined with salt to ease the cough of cattle. </div>
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Sauer continues to cite uses, such as using the juice of Mugwort to aid people who have been injured by bullets. He also describes the use of the herb in footbaths, but he focuses more on post-natal conditions, such as healing from wounds incurred during birth. </div>
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Interestingly, Sauer (Weaver 41) also provides a recipe for breaking injuries caused by witchcraft:</div>
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"It has been discovered through everyday use that angelica provides a particularly good remedy for injuries brought about by witchcraft. When a person is a victim of such unnatural afflictions, the following potion has proved especially effective. Take half a handful each of the leaves of angelica, devil's bit, the topmost sprigs of Saint-John's-wort, periwinkle, Venus's goldilocks, and mugwort. These herbs should be chopped fine and put into a large pewter flask with two quarts of fresh springwater and a quart of white wine. Bring this to a boil in a kettle of hot water. Once the infusion has boiled up, let it cool. When cold, open the flask, but not before, lest the properties of the herbs disperse into the air. Strain this through a cloth and administer it warm to the victim, six loths per dose, morning and evening."</div>
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St. John's Wort: pdc: es Hexegraut, es Geesgraut, es Hannesgraut, tax: Hypericum perforatum</div>
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For as commonly used as Mugwort is among the Deitsch, it is not listed in the Nine Sacred Herbs of Braucherei and Hexerei. The reason that is usually cited for this omission is that Mugwort is frequently a stand-in for the physically unrelated (but very much so spiritually related) Elder. Because there is a Verbot (taboo, ban) in place regarding the burning of Elder (except for the flowers), Mugwort is the herb that is burned in its stead. </div>
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The spirit of Mugwort is what one might expect from an old Braucherin or Hex: approachable and eager to help those in need but not intolerant of nonsense, disorder, or deceit. Mugwort is an ally to those who are deserving of its time and effort. The spirit of the plant seeks to establish order within chaos, which is said to be one reason it grows so avidly in disturbed soil.</div>
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Mugwort is appropriate at any and all Urglaawe rites and rituals, Braucherei or Hexerei workings, etc. </div>
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This is one of our most powerful herbs. Enjoy making your smudge sticks and learning how to use them. Then prepare for a possible wild ride in your sleep!</div>
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Weaver, William Woys. "Sauer's Herbal Cures: America's First Book of Botanic Healing." New York: Routledge, 2001.</div>
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Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-46905692917536873872017-07-17T19:56:00.001-04:002017-07-17T19:56:48.333-04:00Birch Water<div style="text-align: justify;">
Birch water (es Baerkewasser; die Baerkesaft) is now an industry for some Eastern and Northern European countries (I found some from Ukraine yesterday), but it is also something that has been drawn here in the Deitscherei since arrival.</div>
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Sweet Birch (Betula lenta) is usually tapped for birch water in late February or early March, and the birch water is collected via a tube into a bucket, pretty much like maple sap. Unlike maple sap, though, birch comes out like water and may be consumed directly as is.</div>
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Most of the birch water collected is directed toward the production of birch beer, which is in itself a Deitsch beverage, but birch water is still consumed and turns up at some farmers markets.</div>
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Tapping birch and extracting birch water for direct consumption or for processing as birch beer or birch syrup is not particularly difficult. I suggest that reader check out t<a href="https://joybileefarm.com/birch-syrup/">he article from Joybillee Farm </a>on how to extract and to process birch sap. </div>
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Birch water, birch beer, and birch syrup are Deitsch traditions, and we in the current generation can invigorate them by learning how they are done and by making our local products more readily available.</div>
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Regarding VERVAIN of all types, and I'd extend this to LEMON VERBENA: Please note that, in this growing season, there is a Verbot on digging the roots of all Vervains using any iron tool. The interesting thing about this Verbot is that the general name for Vervain in Deitsch is "Eisegraut," which means "Iron Herb."<br />
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Deitsch lore holds the use of iron with Vervain as an affront to the plant's spirit, which holds a similar sense to the bans on iron in the presence of Erda or Nerthus.</div>
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German lore backs up the Verbot but does not give a reason for it. The following is taken from Deitsch sources (Brendle and Lick, Plant Names and Plant Lore Among the Pennsylvania Germans, p. 92 and the original is at: https://books.google.com/books…:</div>
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<i>"Aber nicht genug damit. Es muss ausserdem nun liegen bleiben, bis Morgentau darauf fällt, und der glückliche Besitzer muss selber dabei bleiben un darf es arst vor Sonnenaufgang aufheben. Mit Eisen darf er während des ganzen Hergangs beileibe nicht in Berührung kommen, sonst ist all sein Werk vergebens. So gewonnen, erwirbt das Kraut aber nicht nur Frauenhuld, es schützt auch gegen die Pest, fallende Sucht, Kopfweh, Kropf, Besprechung, Schlaflosigkeit, Gespenster, wendet nach Ansicht des Tirolers Müdigkeit ab, wenn man es in die Schuhe legt, und gibt endlich - hört! hört! - Kindern Verstand und Lust zum Lernen. Eisenkraut sollte in keinem Garten fehlen!"</i></div>
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From the Urglaawe perspective, this Verbot is associated with Erda, thereby making Vervain sacred to Her, though that results from connecting the dots of the Verbot and is, therefore, an newer connection.</div>
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Although it does not appear that we'll be dealing with freezing temperatures in the Deitscherei over the next three nights, we still observe the end of the Wonnezeit and keep an eye out for the first attack of the Reifries (Frost Giants).</div>
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There are at least two full variants of this story exist along with several additional tidbits and remnants turning up in other areas. The versions of the story that make a complete tale are those of the Oley Freindschaft and the Harrity-Palmerton Freindschaft guilds of Braucherei, and their versions complement each other, with the Harrity-Palmerton version containing many details that the Oley version lacked. There are some clashing points between the versions, such as one stating that each Butzemann defends only his own property and the other referring to the Butzemann army taking the battle with the Frost Giants into the north.</div>
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<i>This is the first, raw, harmonized version, which includes features of both principal complete versions as well as aspects of the remnants of others. The final version will be published in the near future.</i></div>
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Der Reifkeenich (King Frost) heard that the Wild Hunt had returned to Mannheem (the home of humanity) and that his armies were in retreat from Hexefeld as the Wonnedanz revitalized the land. He first ordered Dreizehdax ("Thirteen-Badger") to go to Mannheem to reclaim his lost holdings. The next day, he dispatched Vatzehvedder (or Vatzehfedder, which may be a dialectic reference to "Fourteen-Porcupine"), and on the third day, he sent Fuffzehfux ("Fifteen-Fox"). Each took with him an army of Giants and allies.</div>
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Dreizehdax and his soldiers journeyed twelve nights from the Naddbledder ("Northern Leaves" of the World Tree). As they arrived in Mannheem, they brought the temperature down so much tender plants that could not withstand the cold. Dreizehdax and his soldiers feasted upon the spirits of the dying plants. Dreizehdax led his army down from the north, eventually arriving in the farmlands. </div>
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Suddenly, he caught the gaze of a large, powerful, reddish-haired man, and he immediately recognized Him as Dunner. Dunner stood between Dreizehdax and the farmland, which Dreizehdax greedily wished to devour.</div>
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The Butzemann (spiritually activated scarecrow) on each farm prepared to fight to protect their children, though they were young and were not sure that they could defeat Dreizehdax and his powerful soldiers. As the Frost Giants stepped forward, Dunner lifted his mighty Hammer and slew one soldier after another, leaving only Dreizehdax, who fled in terror back to the north.</div>
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Dunner spoke to the Butzemenner (plural), telling them that He would teach them how to fight the Frost Giants. </div>
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The next night, Vatzehvedder and his armies arrived in Mannheem. His army drenched the mountains in freezing rain, which stung the tenders, and the soldiers devoured the spirits of the dying plants. As the army approached the farmlands, Dunner raised His Hammer and commanded the rain to stop. He told all of the Butzemenner to come out of their shells to fight alongside Him. </div>
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The spirit of each Butzemann stepped forth. Dunner fought the soldiers of Vatzehvedder with His hands, using His breath to warm the air and exerting His Megge (main, megin, life force energy) upon them, which caused them to melt. The Butzemenner followed suit, using the power of their Megge to surround the army so Dunner could destroy it. Vatzehvedder realized that his army was doomed, and he retreated to the north, joining Dreizehdax.</div>
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On the third night, Fuffzehfux and his army arrived in Mannheem. He and his soldiers froze the mist in the air, which dropped deadly dew onto the leaves and stems of the tender plants. The dew tortured the tender plants and harmed even many hardier plants. The Frost Giants began to eat the spirits of the damaged plants. </div>
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Suddenly, the Butzemenner emerged from their shells and rose up from the farmlands, coming into the north and destroying the soldiers while they feasted. As the Butzemenner stepped forward the frozen dew turned to a warm mist, and the plants rejoiced.</div>
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Fuffzehfux soon found himself standing alone facing the Butzemann army, and he retreated to the north, joining Dreizehdax and Vatzehvedder. The three returned to the Naddbledder to bring the unhappy news of their defeat to King Frost.</div>
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As each Butzemann returned home to defend his own land, Dunner appeared before them to congratulate them on their victory. "Your children may now safely take root in the soil of Mannheem."</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Contributing work:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Tobin, Jesse. <u>Der Braucherei Weg</u> (course). Kempton, PA: Three Sisters Center for the Healing Arts, 2007.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Robert L. Schreiwer and Ammerili Eckhart, original research, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013.</span>Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-75271596099953712232017-04-22T21:55:00.000-04:002017-04-22T22:30:36.078-04:00Hundsholz - Dogwood<div style="text-align: justify;">
In full bloom right now are the beautiful Dogwood trees (Deitsch: es Hundsholz or die Kornelkasch; tax: <i>Cornus</i> spp.). The most commonly encountered dogwood species in the Deitscherei is <i>Cornus florida</i>. Most people think that the four large yellowish bracts (Deitsch: Draagbledder) are the flowers, but the true Dogwood flowers (Deitsch: Hundsblumme) are the small yellow-green clusters in the center of the bracts. </div>
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Dogwood is one of the Nine Sacred Herbs of Braucherei. It is one of the Three of Wood, though its medicinal and spiritual uses are not limited to the woody parts of the tree.<br />
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Medicinally, the primary uses have been to use the bark of the tree as a remedy for fever (Deitsch: Fiewer, Hitz), malaria (es Kaltfiewer), scarlet fever (Schallach) and typhus and typhoid fever. Brendle & Unger (89) describe that,<br />
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<i>"No distinction was made between typhoid and typhus. Two forms of this type of fever were, however, recognized: typhoid of the head and typhoid of the body. The former was sometimes referred to as Haernfiewer, which is to be distinguished from cerebral meningitis and mastoiditis which are haernentzinding" </i>(Haernentzinding is "brain fever").</blockquote>
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Other terms that cover typhus or typhoid are Hitzichgrankheet ("hot sickness") and Schleichfiewer ("sneaking fever" or walking typhoid).<br />
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Decoctions of the bark (Hundsrinn) are said to aid with hemorrhoids. Tinctures of leaf or bark applied to the skin can reduce eczema and other skin conditions. Decoctions of Dogwood leaves are said to kill ringworm, and the fruit added into teas can aid with diarrhea. Poultice of the bark can aid with external ulcers or sores. Hundsbeere <a href="https://www.natureword.com/tag/common-dogwood-nausea-and-vomiting/">(dogberries) also have some antimicrobial, and liver-protecting properties, and the herb can be used as a natural emetic</a>.<br />
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Spiritually speaking, shavings or cuttings of the bark may be worn in any form or carried as amulets, and the bark, bracts, or the flowers may be burned to break hexes.<br />
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Note: There is a Verbot or taboo on the cutting of Dogwood for decorative purposes. The sacredness of this plant requires that it be available to those in need in as much quantity as is needed. Dogwood may be cut as offerings to deity but not to ancestor or land spirit; it is better to leave the tree intact in the latter cases.<br />
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Brendle, Thomas R. and Claude W. Unger. <u>Folk Medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans</u>. <i>Proceedings of the Pennsylvania German Society 45</i>. Norristown, PA, 1935.</div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-11696896476561912132017-04-14T15:52:00.001-04:002018-04-30T19:11:40.349-04:00Bettseecher - Dandelion<div style="text-align: justify;">
You know who I am, but do you really know me? I am Dandelion, or <i>Taraxacum officinale</i>.</div>
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Chemical companies reap profits hand over fist by telling you I am an enemy. Even some of the many names for me elicit giggles from their literal meanings. In Deitsch, I am known by several names: Bettseecher ("bed-pisser"), Pissebett ("piss-the-bed"), and the less onerous Biddre-Selaat ("bitters-salad"), Hinkelselaat ("chicken salad"), and Kiehlblumm ("cool flower"). </div>
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These names belie my nature. Folklore reveals my noble roots. I am the child of Sunna and Muun. The rays of my mother and the reflected beams from my father tell me where to grow. When I am young, I look like my mother, beaming in radiant yellow. When I age, I take on my father's features, appearing as a grayish globe until I set my seeds to the wind. My spirit is said to aid in calming anxiety and in attracting the attention of land spirits.</div>
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I am of the tribe called Cichorieae, where my extended family includes Chicory/Succory (Deitsch: Andivdi or Ungaarischer Selaat; tax: <i>Chicorium intybus</i>), with whom I share many herbal properties. In fact, Deitsch herbalist Christopher Sauer (310-313) lists me under the header of Succory in his botanical because our properties were considered to be so similar. I am cool and dry in my nature, and Sauer cites these aspects as being helpful in remedying inflammation of the liver, a function for which my root is best known. </div>
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As I appear in the spring, it is tradition in many parts of the Deitscherei to gather my leaves and flowers for a <a href="http://legacy.wpsu.org/localfoodjourney/comments/recipe_dandelion_salad_with_hot_bacon_dressing_a_pa_dutch_easter_staple">traditional salad that is prepared with a hot bacon dressing</a>. Christians consume this salad on Griener Dunnerschdaag (Maundy Thursday) or Easter, and Urglaawer at Oschdre... and many Deitsch eat it throughout the season. This salad is a Spring Tonic, helping to remove toxins by stimulating the gallbladder, the liver, and the kidneys. </div>
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Speaking of the kidneys, my most common Deitsch name does reveal the fact that I am a diuretic, which can help to reduce blood pressure by reducing the volume of fluid within the body.<br />
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Among my other uses are treatments for constipation, gallstones (Galleschtee), acne, psoriasis (Schuppeflocke), eczema, edema/swollen ankles, insomnia, and other ailments. Wine made from me has long been used as a cure for colds (Folklore Fragments 118).<br />
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My root has been worn as an amulet to protect against cataracts (Brendle & Unger 124), and tea from my root is said to help one's nerves (Lick & Brendle 73).<br />
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Collect my leaves, stems, and flowers on Walpurgisnacht (April 30) to block hexes. Hexes may be blocked by carrying me or consuming me. Drying me and keeping me around for a time of need can be a big help!</div>
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Despite my astonishing array of medicinal and self-maintenance, though, humans continue to treat me like I am harming them with my very presence in their yards. Take some time to get to know me, and you may find I have a lot to offer you!<br />
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Brendle, Thomas R. and Claude W. Unger. <u>Folk Medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans</u>. <i>Proceedings of the Pennsylvania German Society 45</i>. Norristown, PA, 1935.<br />
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Chevallier, Andrew. <i>Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine</i>, p. 141 New York: Dorling and Kindersley, 2000.<br />
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Fogel, Edwin Miller. <i>Beliefs and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans</i>. Millersville, PA: Center for Pennsylvania German Studies, 1995.<br />
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<u>Folklore Fragments</u>. <i>Keystone Folklore Quarterly 9, </i>1964.<br />
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Lick, David E. and Thomas R. Brendle. <u>Plant Names and Plant Lore among he Pennsylvania Germans</u>. <i>Proceedings of the Pennsylvania German Society 33</i>. Norristown, PA, 1922.<br />
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Weaver, William Woys. <i>Sauer's Herbal Cures: America's First Book of Botanic Healing</i>. New York: Routledge, 2001. </div>
Deitschereihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572821389140993632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737178997535931978.post-79654494205193826662017-03-26T19:02:00.001-04:002017-03-27T19:01:33.839-04:00Der Daabnessel<span style="text-align: justify;">Do not sell me short!</span><br />
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I am Purple Deadnettle, also known as Archangel, known in Deitsch as Daabnessel (which in modern Deitsch literally means "deaf nettle" but "daab" carries a second meaning of "barren" or "dead"; therefore, dead nettle, with the reference being to the lack of the sting), and by the taxonomic name of <i>Lamium purpureum</i>.</div>
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Although my name says "nettle," I am not related to the amazing plant, <i>Urtica dioica</i> or other "true" nettles. Instead, my squarish stem will serve as a clue about which family I am truly in. I am a mint. I may not smell as pleasant as Spearmint or Peppermint, but I have some of the same medicinal properties as they do.</div>
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I am an astringent, a diuretic, and a purgative. I carry within me antioxidants, Vitamin C, and flavonoids such as quercetin. I have been shown to have some effectiveness against e. coli (see your doctor if you suspect this!), and my essential oil contains Germacrene D, which gives me antimicrobial properties.</div>
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I may be a little tough to eat in a salad, though people do make use of my generous self. More commonly, though, I am consumed as a tea, often alongside other early spring greens.</div>
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I flower early in the year, thus providing a food source for mammals and insects. Despite the fact that Germacrene D also has insecticidal properties, other aspects of my being attract some insects as well. I am one of those plants whose seeds have elaiosomes, which ants love to eat. They take my seeds and help to scatter them, thus reminding us of the Zusaagpflicht or sacred duty that exists among plants, animals, and humans.</div>
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I have some traditional (and not necessarily happy!) lore associated with me among the Deitsch (Pennsylvania Germans or Pennsylvania Dutch).</div>
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A strong stand of Purple Deadnettle appearing in the Fall is said to divine a mild winter.</div>
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Also, if someone is very ill, then the urine of that person is to be collected at night and poured onto Purple Deadnettles. If the Deadnettles were yellow or dying the next morning, then the ailing person should be expected to die from the current ailment. If the Purple Deadnettles were still green, then the person would be expected to overcome the ailment.</div>
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In this day and age, chemical companies tell you that I am nothing but a blight on your lawns and encourage you to poison me. By doing so, you are also poisoning the insects and animals that feed off me and dumping the poison into your soil and your water supply. I know I am persistent and I go to seed before most people even start to mow their grass, but turning the soil will usually cause me to look elsewhere for a home. If the lawn is something that you enjoy, thick turf will often discourage me from moving in to begin with.</div>
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