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#13: Ancient Necromancy

October 31, 2018 boneandsickle antiquity, Bible, black magic, Canidia, EPISODE, Erichto, folklore, gore, Greece, Greek gods, Greek myth, history, Homer, Horace, human sacrifice, lamia, lemures, literature, Lucan, magic, manes, mythology, necromancy, occultism, Odyssey, pagan, paganism, Pausanius, Periander, Rome, Witch of Endor, witchcraft

Finishing up with our October theme of “talking to the dead,” we examine necromancy in the ancient world in this[…]

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“Ancient Necromancy” Coming on Halloween

October 29, 2018 boneandsickle folklore

Episode THIRTEEN, “Ancient Necromancy” will be out this Wednesday, HALLOWEEN, rather than today (the usual Monday.) Apologies for the delay[…]

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#12: Seances & Scandals

October 15, 2018 boneandsickle Edwardian, EPISODE, folklore, Fox Sisters, ghosts, history, Seances, Spiritualism, Victorian

Hope you enjoy part two of our exploration of Spiritualism and seances. This one is particularly full of shocking, sad, and amusing[…]

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