The Stob

Pennsylvania German Braucherei Excellent site about one man's journey toward and through Braucherei (using, trying, need in U.S. English).  He seems to have been through many phases of the 'Arte' like, most of us.  I however, disagree with his 'wholly good' stance.  People usually favor/are the Gray/Grey, whether they admit it or not.  Defeating Hexerei (Witchcraft) is Grey Magic because you are harming another person, just as 'hurt done' (hexing) is grey magic because it is protective and malefic.  We all are benevolent and malevolent within the same breath, even some 'greater' and 'lesser' spirits ascribed with kindness.  Only the ultimate source is without 'human' characteristics.  Ask yourself this, why would the ultimate source have anger, love or any 'human' emotion? 

I'm always puzzled as to why people would want to believe, yes 'it' too is a belief, in nothing.  I realize that people think they're being logical and scientific.  It seems fairly boring.  Yet, many Atheists believe in 'alien civilizations', which will come and destroy Earth or save it from itself.  This is a mystical belief, creatures who can manipulate physics or worm-holes, to even visit Earth.  Also, believing that 'mankind' will pull itself out of it's problems and that we are generally benevolent (secular humanism) is a mystical, quite religious idea.  People are neither completely 'good', intellectually inclined or neither completely evil and destructive.  I also wonder, why Atheists think they need to teach Atheism ( which amounts to dogma) to others, as it is the absence of belief.  Atheism is old as Theism, but Theism has many facets.  I  believe that there is a Ultimate Void in the 'Universe', the source of all things, but

Peter Cornelius - Drei Könige   ^9-C+M+B+2016...Caspar, Melchior, Baltasar

Opale - Les Champs Magnetique

A fairly good 'oldie'...Faith and the Muse - 'Wassail'

According to the 'Pillars of Tubal Cain' , co-authored by Nigel Jackson and the late Michael Howard, there was a Christmas 'Parade' with a Bull in Gloucestershire (Pronounced Gloster-scheer or shire according to how 'posh' you consider yourself).  'The Broad' was accompanied by a group bearing a Wassail bowl decorated by ribbons and greenery.  They also state that the old Mari Lwyd 'parade' had a leader with a Bull's Head carved on the staff.  I've noticed that a 'woman in black' on the 'youtube' video has a pewter or silver Wren.  The Wren is the winter bird in some Welsh and Cornish folk traditions, while the Robin is the spring/summer bird.  Jackson and Howard hint around that such folk imagery was used in witchcraft to summon the powers of the constellation of the Wain (Wagon), known as the 'Big Dipper' in North America and the powers of Saturn (The Spiritual Attributes/Power of the Planet), ( Roman Saturnalia)

Apple Stack Cake

Ole' Buck Parade, North Carolina....dating to the Middle Ages.

Apparently extinct Ole' Buck Ole' Buck used to feature in North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee Christmas play actin' and parades.  Up to the 1940's and 50's in TN and KY and until the 80's in the Outer Banks, NC.  Unfortunately, people are obsessed with fake culture, now, i.e. 'Rebel Flags' and Christian Left Wing activities (Or non Christian Politics in my opinion)...

Mari Lwyd

Mari Lwyd, Old Welsh Christmas Custom being revived

Perchten

Haxsey Hood Game, Old Christmas    Lincs UK