As a punk witch, I appreciate this video A LOT. Most witchcraft channels I follow, the people behind them tend to stay within the pretty, aesthetic side of witchcraft. Which is all great, I love it, but no one really goes into detail like this about all the dark, gross history of witchcraft and occult practices such as the white supremacy and appropriation that is wide spread in all sorts of areas . So thank you very very much for having a dedicated video about this
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
You’re so welcome! To me it’s very important to also talk about the dark aspects. Not everything is rainbows and butterflies 😅
@bluthndrbear2 ай бұрын
Expand on what a punk witch is?
@andromeda15152 ай бұрын
@@bluthndrbear I sort of made up the term, it's sort of a way to explain that my identity as a punk impacts my spiritual journey directly and is a big factor in how my witchcraft works and why I am a witch in the first place :)
@BabyValentine14 Жыл бұрын
This was so helpful! I appreciate you sharing this information. I am newer to learning about norse paganism and these important historical contexts
@LOCATIONREDACTED Жыл бұрын
I've been pagan-adjacent for many years now, and this is the best video I've seen tackling this subject. No political vitriol, just well informed and presented facts. Shared, this will help a lot of people.
@ScreamingMeadows10 ай бұрын
I've been drawn to runes lately and am just learning about them. I am so thankful to come across your video! I had no idea...I am now very intimidated. I will learn more before making or buying a set and working with them.
@magnusgrey1987 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this it needed to be made so those who have not studied these know what they are and what they are about . I had a run in with a shall we say far right Norse Path Coven recently. As soon as i saw certain runes and asked certain things i ran a mile. There seems to be more about at the moment.
@russgardnon9284 Жыл бұрын
As a Romani person (one of the manny greatly effected groups during nazi Germany) this video is so important thank you.
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
As a German person I am sincerely sorry that most people tend to forget that Romani people were targeted and killed during that time, too 😞❤️
@dontnoableАй бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@bagandbroad Жыл бұрын
This is really helpful as someone living in the American south, for obvious reasons. I didn’t know about a lot of these. I remember recently seeing the SS symbol on an electrician van, so I can’t imagine what I’ve missed around me.
@prateekshachandrasekaran6730 Жыл бұрын
what a fantastic video Bente, I can see so many aspects of this reflected in the H*ndu nationalism which currently appropriates the old H*ndu Pagan ways. as someone with an eclectic practice moving to Germany, this is such a great video. I hope I find the right spiritual spaces for myself when I get there. I'm sure people like you are the majority.
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
Oh gods it’s scary that the same thing is happening with Hindu symbols right now 😞
@daswitchling Жыл бұрын
When I was living in East Germany I stopped wearing Runes because in the area I was living they were seen as a marker to identify Neo-Nazis. It was such a shock when someone told me because while I knew that they had a connection I didn't know they are still used like this.
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s especially bad in eastern Germany sadly 😞
@LudecioLP Жыл бұрын
As a German, I always have the feeling of being looked at funny when I wear my amulets. Carry Gebo and Eihwaz as an amulet of bone, Yggdrasil and Thor's hammer. Was a "Christian" until 4 years ago, but I noticed that the pagan faith feels more correct to me. I think it's a shame that you have to explain and justify why you wear something just because the Nazis used to misuse it for their ideological filth and reinterpreted it. A very informative and interesting video. I liked it a lot.
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s definitely sad. Maybe try combining the amulets with something that screams „I’m not a Nazi“, like rainbows or something xD I think if I was to wear any kind of Nordic symbols on a t shirt for example I‘d make it an openly „I‘m queer“ shirt 🤣
@Runeraven8126 ай бұрын
Correct✔✔✔✔
@melodymulder6483 Жыл бұрын
This info is so helpful, I appreciate the warning about Steven Flowers and his other penname. I read his book about Icelandic magic this year and some things in it, not to mention his lack of cited sources, put up red flags for me. This one’s going in the trash!
@nicholascollaer4327 Жыл бұрын
This is the first video on the subject i actually enjoyed. Usually know one talks about the history or reasoning behind it the changes. Im glad you made a very informative video and actually said before you judge a tattoo make sure you see what else is on their body.
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the positive feedback! As a norse pagan it’s extremely important to me that people aren’t immediately read as fascists because of runic tattoos. I myself want to get some. So the surrounding symbols, clothing, etc are all the more important
@nicholascollaer4327 Жыл бұрын
@@TheNorseWitch it was my favorite video on this subject. Way to be rad!
@Anlah Жыл бұрын
Great video! Loved the history lesson and explanations ❤
@DylanRMcCabe Жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you, Bente. I learned a few things here! I wasn't aware of the Armanen runes. I'll look them up and then forget all about them ;)
@wildandwitchy Жыл бұрын
I did not know any of this. Thank you for sharing. It's good to be aware of things like this.
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
Agreed! It’s extremely important.
@oscara.g.39154 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing the video and for delving into the context, it is very useful to have a clearer vision of the modern context in relation to its bases in ancient mythology.
@NicoleACottageWitch Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. It’s so helpful. I’ve been starting to learn about runes and I knew that some Nazis and neo-Nazis have used them but was never sure which ones they used.
@hauntedbarbiedoll Жыл бұрын
Thank you for covering this. I was just sort of getting into runes and Ive been putting it off cos I already I knew id have to weed out all the notsi garbage and this cleared up a lot.
@TheGalacticGrizzly Жыл бұрын
Almost spat out my drink when you mentioned Jera. It's been hanging around my neck for over a year now. It really sucks when symbols are taken by a group and are made to mean something else... I'm keeping the necklace, but it's good to know it's also being used in a different.. context.
@kimberlysnowyowl7871 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the informative video. But honestly now I feel a little weird, next month I'll get Algiz tattooed on my sternum in order to be used for protection right above my heart. Seeing what they did with that makes me feel a bit anxious tbh
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
I totally understand that. But luckily it’s not a highly visible area and you know what it’s supposed to mean ☺️ but yeah I’ve wanted to get runes tattooed for a long time and this is why I haven’t gotten any yet 😞
@deenawatts3257 Жыл бұрын
So interesting and informative.
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
☺️☺️
@J_N1986 Жыл бұрын
Great information. Educate and eliminate the hate. ❤
@moodymakeup8512 Жыл бұрын
I love that you made this video vary interesting topic that I'm glad I know now thank you so much!!! Blessed be!!❤❤
@Ninquenura Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. As someone from middle Europe it is really important to me to know this.:)
@AstralHealthGuy Жыл бұрын
Oh I didn't know that about the romance period. I love the music of that era and always wondered why it was called that.
@elixanova2 ай бұрын
very enlightening & important, thank you
@crawdadholidayrecords Жыл бұрын
You are awesome! Thank you for sharing all this knowledge
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
You’re so welcome 🥰
@katha19936 ай бұрын
So important, Thank you for sharing
@DelaurentisDavis-ti4zc Жыл бұрын
I'm African American an A Pagan .. An I hate that things gotta be so racist.. but that's what the unshakeable faith rune is for.. thank you
@Merperson2222 Жыл бұрын
I have just now discovered your channel and I wish I discovered you earlier. UNFORTUNATELY I do associate people who practice Norse paganism and as a bit on the side of white supremacists and neonazi ideologies even I though I rationally know that that is not everyone, the few who are are very loud about their beliefs and often have these very same symbols tattooed on their bodies. I hope that anybody getting into Norse/germanic religions do watch this video because its very well researched and presented.
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I feel like there are so many Nazis and WS assholes that either are heathens or use our symbols so us normal people have to be even louder
@AbhishekTiwari11112 ай бұрын
The National Socialists were in search of their ancient culture and I don't think there is anything wrong with that.
@TheNorseWitch2 ай бұрын
There’s nothing wrong with researching your culture but there’s a lot wrong with for example influencing the research by only funding who furthers your racist and antisemitic ideology with their research which leads to researchers misinterpreting their findings on purpose. In general there’s a lot wrong with trying to use your ancestors to further your own racist and antisemitic agenda. Further more there’s lots wrong with completely misconstruing the actual meaning of runes so that they better fit your own agenda and using a completely made up set of runes that has nothing to do with your ancestors because some random Austrian made it up.
@pambiehler5780 Жыл бұрын
Great video i am startin to work with runes.
@RobertJones-gq3jq5 ай бұрын
Very helpful. Thanks
@HeathenBiker-b8y2 ай бұрын
This is a great video👍
@felicitasdieterle45635 ай бұрын
Dear Norse Witch , many thanks for your explainations on the history of "hate runes " used by fascists. It was very interesting . I am a very spiritual person, unfortunately I am born in 1970 , wich means , whwn I visited school the time between 1933-45 was too close, schools didn´t have much about that time in their education plans, so thank you for the lesson of history ! I wanted to use runes for divination for the lognest time, but because of the abuse of them by fascists, i was discouraged to do so. Your vid helped me , to get a deeper idea of runes and WHEN they are critical. Again : Thank you !
@krystina7488 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this!
@RationalFolkism10 ай бұрын
Define fascism
@boscosun436 Жыл бұрын
I read a journal once about Hitlers obsession with the occult influence on his reality. I cant remember where i found it, it was a statement about how Hitler wend into the forest during lunar ceremonies to work with mannaz rune. It may have been yung or Nitzch (spelling?) but their runes are not the ones i dream with cause they were creating a magic system through logic. The runes speak to you, we cannot order them like so many schools of magic try to 'create' something that suits and aligns with all their philosophical ideas. Its the difference between creating a religion and being natural
@ColoradoStreaming10 ай бұрын
From my research Hitler was more pragmatic about his goals for a greater Germany and it was Heinrich Himmler that was obsessed with the occult and creating a new religion among the SS elite. He even built a special temple/lodge called Wewelsburg which was supposed to be some kind of holy site for the SS cult. Himmler's antics actually pissed off Hitler a number of times and Hitler made fun of him behind his back for it. Here are some interesting quotes from Hitler ranting about Himmler's obsessions: "What nonsense! Here we have at last reached an age that has left all mysticism behind it, and now he wants to start that all over again. We might just as well have stayed with the church. At least it had tradition. To think that I may someday be turned into an SS saint! Can you imagine it? I would turn over in my grave.... Himmler has made another speech calling Charlemagne the "butcher of the Saxons." Killing all those Saxons was not a historical crime, as Himmler thinks. Charlemagne did a good thing in subjugating Widukind and killing the Saxons out of hand. Re thereby made possible the empire of the Franks and the entry of Western culture into what is now Germany." "Why do we call the whole world's attention to the fact that we have no past? It isn't enough that the Romans were erecting great buildings when our forefathers were still living in mud huts; now Himmler is starting to dig up these villages of mud huts and enthusing over every potsherd and stone axe he finds. All we prove by that is that we were still throwing stone hatchets and crouching around open fires when Greece and Rome had already reached the highest stage of culture. We really should do our best to keep quiet about this past. Instead Himmler makes a great fuss about it all. The present-day Romans must be having a laugh at these revelations."
@cate5029 Жыл бұрын
This is excellent information. Thank you for sharing.
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
You’re so welcome 🥰
@plebflayer666 Жыл бұрын
Hi Bente. I have a question. Being that you warn ppl not to use the Armanen Runes because they were invented specifically to enforce Nazi ideology could it also be possible that there are dark or sinister forces inherent in them or are they just sterile?
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
That’s a good question. I never worked with them so I can’t tell you for sure. But I know that there are also a lot of people that worked with them not knowing their past that weren’t fascists. So yeah it could be…. But it also could not be 😅
@metalskellington19 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video!
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome!
@thepotat0es351 Жыл бұрын
Is jera a part of the amanen futhark? Thanks for the video! 💚
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
Nope it’s not ☺️
@veracyning5572 Жыл бұрын
"Von" List sounds like Joseph Smith, viewing revelation in his hat behind a curtain which nobody else could ever see. Like, just trust me, its real, you just not pure enough. Sure dude.
@dandamuxima6 ай бұрын
Very useful and entertaining content. Vielen Dank und grüße aus Brasilien!
@ziggy0716215 ай бұрын
This video is amazing
@sandyblack9698 Жыл бұрын
great video benza,some people not knowing get nazi rune tats,oh dear| litha blessings.
@hear-and-know10 ай бұрын
Very informative, thank you. As with words, context is everything - the symbols themselves are neutral, and I think instead of supressing their usage, we should bring them back and try to restore their honor, like Hermann Haindl did with the runes in his tarot - putting runes besides hebrew letters, no less! I love it. A good gesture for reconciliation. The more we supress, the less these symbols are used in neutral or good ways, becoming "exclusive" to hateful ideologies. I could be wrong. Anyway, thanks for this video :)
@NeonCicada Жыл бұрын
I have also seen bandrúnir on political flags like this. (I think it's to make known hate symbols look more artistic)
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
The assholes are getting more creative 🥲
@1111mfo5 ай бұрын
Interesting, thankyou
@indamood88063 ай бұрын
Who cares? The Nazis were wearing shoes too. So should we talk bout shoes now, to make sure, everybody is aware of the history, when he puts his on? 🙄
@TheNorseWitch3 ай бұрын
This is such a stupid nonsensical comparison and you know it.
@indamood88063 ай бұрын
@@TheNorseWitch No, it's not, and you know it.
@indamood88063 ай бұрын
@@TheNorseWitch It's stupid to say "fascist runes". But as a punk you have to play that bias antifa-role, of course.
@TheNorseWitch3 ай бұрын
Yes, it definitely is. First of all because everyone wears shoes. Not everyone is engaged in using runes. Second of all runes are STILL being used by neo Nazis, and they’re so linked to Nazis in people’s minds that that’s all they think of when they see these symbols. So when you wear runes on shirts or as a tattoo, chances are someone will think you’re a Nazi. Even worse if that person might be part of a minority group that the Nazis tried to annihilate. So using runes is definitely MUCH different to wearing shoes. It might have negative consequences for both yourself and the people around you. So people should be aware of their history, so that they can counteract that accordingly.
@TheNorseWitch3 ай бұрын
@indamood8806 I‘m not even a punk, wtf 🤣 and btw, everyone who is against right wing extremism is anti-fascist, which should be everyone… but okay, it seems like your problems go deeper than these comments 🤣
@crazybooklady2104 Жыл бұрын
Very informative
@Hayata_dair_hersey959 ай бұрын
But what is the meaning of the feet in nazi? and the meaning of this odal rune in nazi? I am curious of this too. They should have reason to add a feet.
@Runeraven8126 ай бұрын
Es ist so traurig dass man solche schönen Sachen wie Runenschrift mit politischen wahnsinn beschmutzt hat und immernoch beschmutzt
@juliejay5436 Жыл бұрын
Love that you posted this video, very important topic! It's a shame Norse Paganism is being mixed with these awful people!
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@ColoradoStreaming10 ай бұрын
Slavic Paganism as well unfortunately.
@twox5339 Жыл бұрын
I'm gonna cry. I just bought anxiety rings that have runes on them, and I thought I should look them up because one of them looked similar to a runes I heard Nazis used or that fascists used. And at least one of them used only Armanen Futhark. I'm crying inside right now. I hate eBay. Idk how to send it back to get my money back, and I'm so pissed I didn't think about it before.
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
Oh no I’m so sorry 😞 but at least now you know ❤️
@twox5339 Жыл бұрын
@@TheNorseWitchI'm talking to the seller now. I'm not sure they were aware
@kampfgeist7703 Жыл бұрын
This was a great video.
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺️
@TransGurl.VrilX.14886 ай бұрын
I just see food and the potential for a new guilded age lol
@fiercedondebruja8 Жыл бұрын
Someone on Instagram is using you profile to message ppl..
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
That happens all the time… unfortunately I can’t do more about it than you can.. block and report them until Instagram removes them
@andreatonz6078 Жыл бұрын
Dein Video ist interessant ich finde nicht schön dass die Nazis die wunderschöne Rune Miss brauchen für ihre Ideologie😢❤🎉 liebe Bente mach weiter🎉🎉
@Da-Butchar6 ай бұрын
Are you German? This sounds really wel
@TheNorseWitch6 ай бұрын
Yep I’m German!
@Da-Butchar6 ай бұрын
Damm ofcourse. I am dutch myself but my dad grew up around the border. And it sounded a little too good. But that explains it
@mostcomplicatedman811515 күн бұрын
i hate that they took theese cultural elements
@SlickAndroid17 Жыл бұрын
You should do a video on the black sun Symbol. Personally I don’t believe that it holds any political ideas
@HellbillyWizard Жыл бұрын
You'd be wrong. Unlike most of the runes mentioned in this video, the black sun is a modern symbol designed by the nazis and used almost exclusively by neonazis.
@ColoradoStreaming10 ай бұрын
@@HellbillyWizard This is why I think its stupid the new Plan-Slavic movements use the Kolovrat symbol which basically looks like a black sun and has no historical bearing in Slavism.
@alphazerotactical15185 ай бұрын
You’re a bit too sensitive… too much emotion. Is everything ok ?
@TheNorseWitch5 ай бұрын
You cannot be too sensitive when it comes to Nazis.
@alphazerotactical15185 ай бұрын
@@TheNorseWitch Nazis are gone. What we have left is history to be learned and white supremacist who are wanna be Nazis. It’s ok, don’t let emotion take over.
@somerandomguyonlineforsome7870Ай бұрын
@@alphazerotactical1518they are very much not gone, far right still exists
@TheNorseWitchАй бұрын
You sound very much like a „women are so emotional, that’s why men are superior“ person. Eww.
@sonyasunheart Жыл бұрын
Is it Fascism or Faucism these days?... 🧐
@TheNorseWitch Жыл бұрын
What’s Faucism? 🤔
@HellbillyWizard Жыл бұрын
@@TheNorseWitch looks like an antivaxxer channel so it's probably a reference to Dr. Fauci.