The Christmas Witch and the White Lady

Those Who Control the Pen, Control the Narrative

Necro’s Monster of the Week!

Frau Perchta is known as the Christmas Witch, the Alpine Witch, Berchta, and The White Lady (Austrian/Scandanavian/Germanic.) Other Names include Frau Faste, Gode, Herke, Stampe, Faste, Frau Holle, the Belly-Splitter, and the Christmas Hag.

To be crystal clear, SHE IS NOT THE FEMALE KRAMPUS! She existed before that Christmas rascal.

Frau Perchta (right) from Hans Vintler’s Die Pluemen der Tugent

CATCHPHRASE: “Spin or Suffer.”*

*not so much a threat as it is a reminder that if you don’t get all your spinning done, you will be held back in the new year by old tasks or baggage. The idea is similar to modern resolution entering the new year.

To begin, Frau Perchta is not a demonic witch as many stories potray her. She’s a goddess. The Divine Feminine being transformed into an evil witch is a tale as old as time. A story's spin has always been powerful and dangerous. Because of that and the scary stories told throughout time about her, most people know Frau Percht…