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I really appreciate the discussion of complex Silesian identity and history! My family is from a town in America that is entirely made up of families who immigrated together from Silesia, and the range of cultural identities among these people who all come from one village is so interesting. Imagine walking into a bar in Wisconsin, USA and hearing German, Polish, Silesian, and Carpatho-Rusyn 😂

This helps me SO much! My Great Grandma was from Germany but we don’t know much of where she came from or our family history, but I needed a starting place to digging into my ancestral practices.

Thank you for your video. It's nice to see that someone is interested in German folk beliefs. And now for the Hexenschuss (med.) lumbago. You make a sudden movement, your intervertebral disc slips or a nerve pinches and you have Hexenschuss. This happened to me more than once and is very painfull

I like what you said about being afraid to mess up a notebook because that has stopped me from a lot of writing and creativity in the past. Great perspective on it being part of the process

I love this! I have traced my fathers lineage back to Ober-Seeman, Hessen Germany. So this was interesting to hear! Also it helped answer some questions about spells I have been thinking about. Thank you!

Always glad to see your content regardless of the breaks, life happens! 💜

That was lovely, thank you :)

Witzig, ich hab gerade etwas rumgegoogelt, was man bei mir in der Ecke (OS) so für Trachten getragen hat und so bin ich hier gelandet.

I'm from Bavaria personally and only recently started getting into folk magick. I feel as though we don't have many traditions because Bavaria was and is very christian. I personally work with Germanic Deities but I don't shy away from Celtic gods because my family is from the North. The other half of my family came to germany during the time of WW2 from Sudetenland and Poland. So I dabble in slawic traditions, mostly through symbolism, sometimes. And the Roman empire had also an impact on this area, so I actually worshipped Roman deities. Through that, egyptian traditions also travelled here, so did greek ones. I have a hard time choosing only one, since I don't want to offend anyone, especially with germanys history. So yeah, this is my little rant. I might also add that christian folk magick is very much a thing bit I don't practice. I recommend the book "Heimische Hexenkunst" by Claire if you want to geberally hear about german folk magick. However with this book you need to do a bit of research yourself in addition.

Verständlich, einen schönen Tag noch. 👍

Hello, I always wanted to write you but never made the time to, your channel has really helped me a lot! I remember when I was looking at pictures of geisha as art reference and when I went to research the clothes they wore, it kept referencing back to a Chinese origin, so I just ended up researching Chinese fashion as a base for Eastern art studies since it gave me so much knowledge about all surrounding countries and not just focusing on a specific country. I started to feel kinda of jealous or left out over recreational artists and how they were not only able to find beauty in tradition but the fact they had it. Not all of us can date our heritage to ancient or even Neolithic times and even know the differences between regions. Eventually, I started to try to do research about parts of where my families from, in early times, but I ended up getting really pegged because so much of gaul's history isn't recorded. But your channel really has taught me to not only be able to detect what is probably veiled ancient tradition or convention but to also respect all folk magic/tradition and reconcile with Christ. I need to also honor, traditions from ancient - medieval - renaissance - and so on, and even modern to connect with my ancestors. So anyways, thank you. I hope you understand you've made a impact in at least my life with these vids.

Fantastic video as per usual and glad to see you back! My family hails from what was the Duchy of Brabant but came to the German coast of Louisiana in 1730... I always love your videos, wish more people would check out your channel fr Also... you look good in that blue 😉

Hello, a very, very, very interesting video. I am a half-German Spaniard, whose family descends from a German colony that was created in the south of Spain, 8000 German settlers came, and several generations later, the descendants are Spanish and we do not speak German, but many of us want to know about German culture , and that is why these videos are very interesting to me, to see what my ancestors did. I know you don't make videos very often, but if they are so complete, it can be expected.

Interesting to see the similarities between tracht and the norwegian bunad. Thank you for the great video!

I always advertise the „Europeade“ which is a Europe wide festival about traditional clothing. There are also a lot of videos about it on CZcams.

Really interesting! I myself was brought up in a village near Hildesheim and for us there this piece of culture seems to be completely lost in time. Just like our Eastphalian Low German. The same seems to be true for Folk Music and Dance? For Eastphalia for example I never actually knew any traditional folk songs or dances. Sometimes it seems like Eastphalia doesn't even has any real culture on their own anymore (except for maybe some types of food and smaller traditions) in comparison with Westphalia where a lot more culture like that seems to be preserved.

Thank you for such a great video! I'm very interested in traditional and cultural clothing in general, but I take a special interest in northwestern german tracht because my grandfather's family hails from there (Osnabrück specifically). They immigrated to a community of other northwestern germans in the midwestern united states and held onto their culture for quite a long time, which included forming tracht societies as early as the 1880s. I still have a goldhauben (that's almost completely fallen apart, unfortunately) courtesty of my great-great grandmother bringing it over. Your channel has been such an amazing resource for me as I've researched the origins of the folk culture of northwestern german immigrants to the midwest, keep up the good work!:)

This was very interesting to watch and had great information of the history of clothing.. It is like the embroidery and dress of Ukrainian's and Hungarian's (colours and symbols to the regions) I am lucky to have blouses embroidered from both families. I love the part about the hats and their meanings. It reminds me from here of the Mennonite communities and their hats and everyday clothing. Thank you for sharing and hope that your dissertations went well for school.

House spirits are present even in modern German culture. I remember watching Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl when I was younger, and I think tv series like that and the magic of Bibi Blocksberg were highly influential in the way my spirituality developed. "Hex hex!" 😊

My grandmother was a green witch i follow that now

My daughter belongs to that braucherei

i remember stories about how one of my grandparents would tease the other about speaking "low german"

Pagan faith is a belief in the forces of nature, where people of that time were more connected and had a greater sense of places of power. But true faith is elsewhere - listen to people who can travel astrally and it is not about traveling from place to place but about traveling to the spiritual sphere.

"Speaking off illnesses" - this is common for the area where I live too. The Spreewald / Germany. They are called "Besprecher" here.

You have beautiful eyes and a beautiful smile 😍 you just radiate such a beautiful energy inside and out. Thank you for your videos. I have studied many spiritual paths and religions and cultures. I have found that traditional witchcraft and folk magic resonate very deeply with me. And I have Russian, German, Sotch-Irish and English ancestry. So I am researching on all the types of folk magic. Blessings to you! 🙏 ❤

Hey Nik, kannst du ein Buch empfehlen für Kräuterkorrespondenzen? Ik heff noch en Fraag: Snackst du platt? Völ Grööt ut de Heid! ❤

Thank you so so much for the English book recommendation!!!!!

new subscriber! you’re so knowledgeable, thank you for all that you share ✨

I am so Excited to start studying! I’m raised in Southern California where there are small ranches and farms. My pre-US lineage is very Bavarian. I’m appreciating Jesus more than ever, Esoteric more than ever. One day Rosicrucian.

Do you think if I read Pennsylvania Dutch folk / powwow books that it would still give me insight into my Mennonite family? I am Germanic / Volga German / Russian and would like to learn more about my ancestors.

Thank you so much for your content! I just found your channel and subscribed. I haven't seen 4711 cologne since my childhood home. I'd be fascinated to hear how you use it. I also heard you mention working with saints and other aspects of Catholicism. I do this also and am really interested in this aspect of your practice. I'll look to see if you have a video on this topic. I'm second-generation American; my parents/family are from Germany (Baden-Württemberg and also Franconia/Thuringia). Your channel is further encouraging me into a deep dive of the folk traditions of these regions. Looking forward to your upcoming content and learning from the videos you have already posted! All best wishes. 🙏🏻

The Corn lady sounds a lot like Frau Perchta!

I prefer quality of information. If you can do both, great. If it's either one or the other, I'll go for the quality information anytime. But I've also experienced that people in general tend to not pay as much attention, are less able to ingest information and think critically. They prefer entertainment often over education.

I love your takes in this! "Use your brain!"

This has been my favourite addition to the #OcculTea tag so far, great video and catchy intro! :D

Thank you for sharing your perspective on this tag.🙏💖 It is a little disturbing how capitalist witchcraft is sold, since to me, the heart of the craft is almost the antithesis of this. A debatable stance, but hope you know what I mean.😅 And I'm so sry you're experiencing a (sort of) stalker. 😣 To anyone experiencing "limerence", please do some research and take the necessary steps to take care of your mental health and maintain healthy boundaries. Especially for online, parasocial relationships! 🌱

I found you today. I think you’re fantastic! 😊

As to the aesthetics: I personally like a more natural look because in my opinion it gives a more authentic feel to the videos and the creator. There can be little flaws as well. It makes everything more likeable. But this might be a minority opinion in the youtube world ...

I really appreciate your analysis of the different communities. I’m interested the witches and pagans amino tea. I poked around but I was too old and didn’t get it. I remember I found someone’s post on Frau Holle there in my early research, and they shared the cutest story from the author of leaving sugar on the windowsill to get a brother from Frau Holle, but she got a sister and her grandpa said “well you need to leave out sugar CUBES for a boy” 😅

"You look like the food critic from ratatouille" I CAN'T BREATHE

You can make a virtual circle to banish the demon Moloch back into the book Willow accidentally freed him from by scanning it into the school library computer.

Lmao, this intro is violently hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

the thumbnail is so fantastic i love- also AMINO- war flashbacks. and yes! giving creators from their specific culture a platform! i love seeing creators talking about their culture and their practices and i wish i saw more of it! loved this video!!

Thank you so much for that. ❤ Loved the Platt interlude at the beginning and, as a Rhinelander, was proud to be able to understand it. 😂 That was such an interesting video. Thank you for that. Have to dig through your old ones as I'm new to your channel to find out about herbs you plant. I'm planning to start a bigger herb garden myself (only started with a few pots two years ago), so I'm searching for local (German) herbs or those that can be grown here in our climate to inspire me. ❤

I tend to agree with you. These didn't feel like "hot takes" at all. each rang true to me. you are a neat person and i'm very glad i found your videos when i did.

i have a question then, say i accidentally sit in the same chair a spirit was in and i apologize. Would me apologizing upset them? Could I say good morning to animals that are alive? I want to make sure that i am not offending anyone

love the TARDIS journal

Very informative. I kind of already see some similarities with the household spirits & Brownies, Redcaps & Hulders & a connection between the land spirits & the Wytes of English folklore.

What was the spirit you were talking about towards the end that can cause nightmares by sitting on the chest of a person..? Like how do you spell it and what sources would you recommend researching them? Since October, so for 5 months now, every full moon I get sleep paralysis night terrors of intruders entering my house. I’d like to do more research about these spirits to see if this could be related.

Das Format hat mich eigentlich auch abgeschreckt. Aber da mein Hauswicht möchte, dass ich ihn besser verstehe, hat er mich gezwungen, auf das Bestellknöpfchen zu drücken. Da machste nix ... Ich bin gespannt, ob auch Regionen, in denen ich gewohnt habe, darin vorkommen.