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Matthew Steinle's avatar

Speaking of the holidays, it would be wonderful to see a post from you on the language, myth, and occultism around Santa Claus.

Who is “Satan Claws”?

Why is Krampus (German: kramp, claws) always seen with “Saint Nick” as his servant? Is this his ahrimanic double or are they just the same “person”?

Is there other etymology, symbolism, and equivalent gods or archetypes that are being connected and distorted here?

It seems that the origin of Saint Nicholas from the 4th century being a generous person, and then no manuscript evidence of anything related to what we see as Santa Claus until the 1800s is odd. Out of nowhere there appears this character all of Europe and North America who is dressed in blood and brings gifts to children with all sorts of pagan symbolism around the Winter Solstice.

As always, deeply appreciate your work and thoughts, been reading your scholarship for a few years now.

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David Hames's avatar

Is there a way to get hard copies of all your Spirit Whirled books not through Amazon.

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