The Othala Rune is one of the ancient symbols used in the runic alphabet, which was used by ancient Germanic tribes. It has been associated with various meanings throughout history, including inheritance, heritage, and ancestral property. However, the Othala Rune has also been appropriated by various groups, including Nazis, who used it as a symbol of Aryan heritage and racial purity. The Nazi regime under Adolf Hitler imbued the Othala Rune with a racist and supremacist ideology, promoting the idea of a master race and persecution of minority groups. The misuse of the Othala Rune by the Nazis has resulted in it being seen as a symbol of hate and discrimination. It is often associated with the atrocities committed during World War II and the Holocaust, as well as with white supremacist and neo-Nazi movements in modern times.
In recent years, though, there’s been a resurgent interest in witchcraft and the occult. From 1990 to 2008, Trinity College in Connecticut ran three religious surveys that showed that Wicca grew tremendously over this period, with an estimated 8,000 Wiccans in 1990, rising to 340,000 in 2008. It’s also still very much a youth movement – it’s not unusual to see headlines like “Why millennials are ditching religion for witchcraft and astrology” and “Season of the witch: why young women are flocking to the ancient craft” in newspapers and on newsfeeds, and with 2.7 million posts on the #witchesofinstagram hashtag, the internet and social media has played a momentous role in the spread of witchcraft today. Even if the era of major label occult albums is over, the sort of content you’d hear on those discs can still be found in the thriving online wiccan and occult communities of Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Tumblr.
And not shying away from American witchcraft sexiness in the slightest was the privately pressed 1974 LP The Art of Witchcraft by Babetta the Sexy Witch, a Los Angeles witch who designed spells specifically in the areas of love, wealth, and success. Even if the era of major label occult albums is over, the sort of content you d hear on those discs can still be found in the thriving online wiccan and occult communities of Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Tumblr.
It is often associated with the atrocities committed during World War II and the Holocaust, as well as with white supremacist and neo-Nazi movements in modern times. It is important to note that the Othala Rune predates its association with Nazi ideology and has its roots in ancient Germanic culture. However, its misuse by the Nazis has tainted its meaning and made it a divisive symbol.
Last Person Executed as a Witch in Europe Gets a Museum
The last person executed for witchcraft in Europe has gained a museum in the place where she was beheaded more than two centuries ago, reports Daniel Fahey for Lonely Planet.
The museum, located in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland, is dedicated to Anna Göldi's life and legacy, as well as the culture of the witch-hunts in general, according to Fahey .
As Lars Gotsch reports for swissinfo.ch, Göldi's life was marked by hardship long before her execution . Born into poverty in 1734, as a teenager she began working as a maid in her home village to earn money. In her 30s, she met a mercenary whom she had a baby with in 1765, but only hours after giving birth, the child died. Though the death was an accident—the infant suffocated in its sleep—Gotsch was accused of murder and was forced to flee to the nearby canton of Glarus.
Some years past, and Göldi found herself in trouble again when needles were discovered in the milk of one of her wealthy employer's daughters . Göldi lost her job. Then, weeks later, one of the daughters claimed to have vomited metallic objects. This time, though she was no longer with the family, her former employer accused her of practicing some form of witchcraft on the child. Göldi was tortured until a confession could be extracted, and on June 13, 1782, she was decap itated with a sword. Göldi was 48 years old.
While executions for witchcraft had long been commonplace in Europe—witchcraft became a capital offense in Britain in 1563, for example—by the late 18th century, the Middle Age hysteria was finally nearing its last gasp. When word of Göldi's execution spread through Europe, her execution was condemned as barbaric. Even the officiants of the trial seemed to have been aware of how unjust the charges appeared, notes Atlas Obscura—Göldi was not officially charged witchcraft, rather she was accused of "poisoning," a crime that rarely resulted in execution.
Like so many others who had been accused of practicing witchcraft in the past, Göldi's cruel fate had nothing to do with magic. Rather, as Imogen Foulkes reported for BBC News in 2007, it appears Göldi had been involved with her wealthy employer. After she was fired from her job, she threatened to reveal the affair, an act that would have proved damaging to the man's burgeoning political career. He put a stop to that by demanding her execution.
Two hundred years after her death, a 1982 novel helped revive interest in Göldi's life and fate. Later, a lawyer and journalist in Glarus named Walter Hauser made it his mission to clear Göldi's name, Foulkes reported, and in 2008, he used evidence of the affair to petition the Glarus government to officially exonerate Göldi, according to a swissinfo.ch article.
Hauser is also behind the new Anna Göldi Museum, which officially opened its doors August 20. The museum isn't alone in delivering long-overdue justice to Göldi's name—come September, a new Anna Göldi musical will premiere in the canton of Schaffhausen, based on research by the Anna Göldi Foundation in Glarus.
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While the UK may have set a more serious and educational tone to witchcraft and occult records, with a realistic documentary-style look into life as a practicing witch, across the waters in the USA, the majority of witchcraft and occult LPs were very different. American popular culture was somewhat more colourful, fun, and sexual in nature than the grey skies of gloomy England. They'd invented Hollywood, pop art, and rock ‘n’ roll, and weren’t as shy as the Brits about using sex to sell. Quite a few raunchy witchcraft LPs by ‘sexy witches’ were released, perhaps the most well known being by Louise Huebner, the ‘official witch of LA’. Her record Seduction Through Witchcraft, released on Warner Bros in 1969, is a wonderfully odd, quirky album that may have played into the ‘witchsploitation’ trend of the early 70s, but also features some seriously psychedelic early experimental electronic music, while Huebner’s raspy heavily reverberated voice makes for a deliciously spooky-kitsch trip. With track names such as “The Coleopterous Charm For Romantic Adventure”, “The Earthquake Spell For Unwanted Lovers”, and “Turkish Bean Spell For Tender Love”, it’s hard not to be seduced by Huebner’s charms.
In contemporary times, the use of the Othala Rune is typically seen as a hate symbol and is forbidden in some countries, including Germany, where it is illegal to display Nazi symbols or engage in Nazi propaganda. It is crucial to separate the historical significance of the Othala Rune from its misuse by the Nazis. It is important to approach the Othala Rune with caution and awareness of its complex history. It should not be used or promoted in a way that supports hate, discrimination, or any form of supremacist ideology. Instead, efforts should be made to educate people about its true meaning and historical context, as well as fostering inclusivity and understanding..
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