Schwäbisch Heidnisches Glaube

  by Sean Jobst  29 April 2026 The most well-known image of Walburga was made by the Master of Meßkirch around 1535 nearly 800 years after her death Walpurgisnacht’s namesake was the Benedictine nun Walpurga, who proselytized to Germanic Heathens in northern Bavaria in the 8th century. Stories of her “miracles” were such that she was canonized a hundred years after her death. I intend to show that when we decode the secrets hidden in etymology and mythic symbolisms within her hagiography, and draw correspondences to known Heathen traditions – that Walpurga as the “saint” (not as the actual historical person), was a Christianized archetype created by the Church/State authorities to co-opt and ultimately replace veneration of various Germanic Goddesses; and to demonize liberatory magical practices (as opposed to their own dark bind-magic of archonic control).(1) She was born in 710CE into an aristocratic Anglo-Saxon family of saints in Devonshire - her parents were Richard the...

  By Sean Jobst 24 April 2026 "Walpurgisnacht" (circa 1865/1866), by August Albert Zimmermann, who came from a prominent Bavarian artist family Walpurgisnacht is an auspicious night (30th April) around which many unique legends and mysteries flow. That fact itself demonstrates an inherent energy to this night that others imbue with the “magic” of their will and consciousness – a feedback loop where a night itself (never mind the cosmic forces) is given sentience by conscious ritual and folk tradition; or even psychologically by the myths and stories created around it by others. Through the collective consciousness, Walpurgisnacht has also been ‘egregorized’ via a rich tapestry of regional German folk traditions further inspired by this night. Walpurgisnacht is regarded as a liminal time where the “veils” between this world and the spirit world are at their thinnest, so communication between the two can have its deepest effects. As we will see later, there is a “scientific” ba...

By Sean Jobst 23 February 2023 The various pictures here are public photos of Fastnacht celebrations. So my Gratitude towards each photographer.    I used to ask my late Oma about our paternal ancestors and their traditions, collecting all the information I could no matter how small (even daily habits). I felt the importance of Ancestors, knowing we each come from a continuous line of successive generations who made us the individuals we are. Not just the gift of life our Ancestors gave to us – for we are alive exactly because of their choices, love, and overcoming challenges – but even in the subtle qualities we may not even be conscious about. We should cultivate that Gratitude to truly know ourselves. The health and psychological benefits of a relationship with one’s Ancestors is well-known – and second nature to we who reclaim its spiritual implications.    My great-grandparents and Oma were from Bad Cannstatt, now a part of Stuttgart that I personally visi...