Omens, Charms, and Rituals: A History of Superstition

Historical Blindness

Nathaniel Lloyd

Politics, News, Religion & Spirituality, History, Religion

4 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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If you've ever wondered about common beliefs about what's good or bad luck and what might be a portent of doom, then this episode is for you. In it, I look at the murky origins of superstitions and the folklore it's related to, like Jack-o-Lanterns, will-o'-the-wisp, and the fearsome Black Shuck. Halloween may be over, but my spooky theme persists. Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes! Check out my novel, Manuscript Found! And check out the show merch! Further support the show by giving a one-time gift at paypal.me/NathanLeviLloyd or finding me on Venmo at @HistoricalBlindness. Visit www.airwavemedia.com to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music on this episode is copyright Alex Kish. Contact him at alexkishmusic.com to get music for your own projects. Other background music is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0). His tracks include "Remedy for Melancholy," "Wake Up," "Seeker," "Denouement," and "daedalus." Additional Music: "The Bee Sting" by Creepy Pizza (Bandcamp) Used with the permission of the artist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.5	Music On many porches right now, they're right now, they're wrought pumpkins that were hollowed out for Halloween, and transformed into lanterns with candles or electric lights,
1:32.5	illuminating grimacing grins from within. Long is the history of this ritual, though it was not
1:40.3	always pumpkins that were carved, but rather turnips and other vegetables, their
1:46.5	glowing visages said to ward off the spirits that walked the earth that day.
1:52.8	They are called jacko-lanterns, however, because of a Western European folk tale about
1:59.7	a particular spirit said to walk the earth.
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