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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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Episode 9: Cave Witches

August 7, 2018 boneandsickle EPISODE, fairies, folklore, Greek myth, history, legends, mythology, pagan, paganism, prophecy, witchcraft, Zugarramurdi

In this episode of Bone and Sickle, we’re looking at the folklore and history of witches associated with caves. We[…]

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Episode 2: Walpurgisnacht, Pt 2

April 25, 2018 boneandsickle EPISODE, folklore, horror, paganism, vampires, witchcraft

Become a Patron! In our second episode on the grim folklore of Walpurgisnacht — that is May Eve or April 30, St.[…]

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