Hollerbeier Haven Guild Gatherings

$35 members/ $45 non-members for each event

Guild Gatherings are held at

Kutztown Area Historical Society

Kutztown, PA 19465

For more information, please call Jesse at 484.336.4611 Note: Due to space restrictions, the Guild Gatherings are pre-registered events limited to 25, at this time. Please register early! Download the registration form here!

  • June 28, 2008- Blanzeschwetze- "Speaking with Plants" Held at Farm at Coventry in Pottstown, PA In June Jesse and Susan will join together to discuss the Braucherei practice of “Blanzeschwetze” (speaking with plants). They will also discuss the ritual use of herbs in Braucherei. There are several medicinal herbs that are particularly important to the PA German healing tradition. Susan and Jesse will explain in depth about some of these plants: their character, cultural significance, and use in medicine and healing ceremony.

  • July 12, 2008- German Mysticism, Part 2 This gathering will focus on a continuation of April’s gathering: German Mysticism, Part1. There is no need to have been part of the previous gathering to enjoy the information presented during this day. During the meeting we will discuss the spiritual teachings, beliefs, and practices of various mystical teachers and groups which have impacted the Braucherei tradition of healing and spirituality. Our timeline for the day will begin with the time of the reformation and continue to the present day. Note: this gathering will not be held, as gatherings usually are, on the last Saturday of the month due to scheduling conflicts. The gathering for this month will be on the 12th of July. We will return to our normal gathering schedule next month with the Wheel of the Year, Part 1.

  • August 30, 2008- Wheel of the Year, Part 1 During our August gathering we will discuss the dark half of the year, from Alleliebeziel (Halloween) to Walpurgisnacht (May Eve). The information we will be sharing comes predominantly out of the Oley Braucherei Freindschaft. We will focus on the major and minor feasts acknowledged in the Braucherei tradition during this part of the year. In addition to this we will explore the significance of each of the six moons, of this half of the year. We will discuss the significance of each moon from the perspective of the Greek Zodiac and the Oley-Pikeville moon Calendar.

  • September 27, 2008- Wheel of the Year Part 2 Our September gathering will focus on the Light half of the year, from Walpurgisnacht (May Eve) to Alleliebeziel (Halloween). The information we will be sharing comes predominantly out of the Oley Braucherei Freindschaft. We will focus on the major and minor feasts acknowledged in the Braucherei tradition during this part of the year. In addition to this we will explore the significance of each of the six moons, of this half of the year. We will discuss the significance of each moon from the perspective of the Greek Zodiac and the Oley-Pikeville moon Calendar.