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Electric Fairy Rings and the Slime from Space

May 30, 2022 boneandsickle alchemy, anomalies, astronomy, celestial phenomena, Charles Fort, curiosities, EPISODE, fairies, fairy tales, folklore, history, meteors, Paracelsus, science fiction, Star Jelly, superstition

The folklore of fairy rings and “star jelly” is strangely connected to celestial phenomena, including lightning and shooting stars. We[…]

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May 15, 2022 boneandsickle folklore

A great review for our show!! Please share if you’ve ever tried to describe Bone and Sickle to friends and[…]

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The Seeress: Germanic Tribes, Vikings, and Witches

May 13, 2022 boneandsickle EPISODE, folklore, Germanic, history, human sacrifice, legends, Norse religion, Odin, pagan, paganism, prophecy, Ragnarök, sagas, Scandinavia, Seeress, seidr, Völva, witchcraft, witches

In pagan Germanic cultures, the seeress played an extremely important role, not only as a clairvoyant, but also often fulfilling[…]

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