The Rauhnaechte (actually Rauhnächte) are the nights around Christmas up until Three Kings on the 6th of January. Not only are they the longest nights of the year, during the height of the dark season. In the minds of people a few centuries ago, monsters and witches roamed those nights, and would catch everyone caught out after dark.
As if demons and witches from the sky and intimate knowledge about an uncertain future were not bad enough, there is even more to the Rauhnächte than that. Even though you better hope that monsters like the Perchten do not catch up with you! Traditionally, people would dress up as monsters… Continue Reading Monsters in the Night & a Mask – Rauhnacht Series
If you are having trouble seeing the future the Rauhnächte are the time for you to change that. There are too many oracles and divination methods to actually list, but I have the most important ones for you in this video. Yes, the accompanying project was a fail, but there… Continue Reading Oracles, Predictions & A Fluted Fail (not forseen)
The Wild Hunt roams again, spreading fear and terror in the skies and below during the “Rauhnachte”, the darkest nights of the year in central Europe. In this installment of the Rauhnacht-Series I will introduce you to Odin and his merry band of misfits. Don’t forget to check out the rest… Continue Reading The Wild Hunt & A Thematic Manometer
This is the first video in a series about the Rauhnächte, those nights “between years”, i.e. around new year. Where I live, these nights were said to have special properties. Learn what they were, and how to score a lump of gold from the devil (but don’t get your hopes… Continue Reading Origin of the Rauhnächte & The Devil’s Tealight Holder
The “Rauhnacht” describes the darkest time of the year, and also that period when evil is at it’s strongest, and the Wild Hund, Perchten and the devil himself roam the land. In this Rauhnacht introduction I will give you an overview of what you can expect in the coming four… Continue Reading Rauhnacht Introduction – or what lurks in the dark