Hello and welcome to psychic teachers. I'm your host, Deb Bowen. And I'm Samantha Faye.

We're so excited that you have joined us this week. We thought this would be a perfect time to have a

discussion about Tiro and the holidays.

And I know that that might seem a little stretch to you.

But bear with us.

Sit back, make a cup of tea.

Pretend you're sitting around a Victorian fire.

And here we go.

Ready, Samantha?

I'm ready.

Okay.

So let's set the stage for this discussion about Tiro and the new year by traveling back to the Victorian era in England, maybe even a bit earlier.

Imagine that you're in a parlor with three young women seated before azing fire, while snow falls steadily in the dark sky outside. Divination of many sorts was all the rage during the Victorian era,

particularly in winter. Perhaps it was the darkness, the darkest time of the year,

that called forth the practice of

telling ghost stories and engaging in divination during the winter solstice, Christmas, and New

Year's holidays. Perhaps it was the weather, cold rain and snow, that forced families to huddle

together before the fire, seeing shapes rise in the flames.

Perhaps it was boredom. All those people gathered inside for the holiday with nothing left to talk

about. Perhaps it was hopefulness about good fortune coming in the new year. Perhaps it was all of these and one more factor

that caused a rise in the practice of telling ghost stories

and engaging in divination during the winter holidays

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