Summary: We head to the seashore to gaze up at the moon, hear tales of ghostly pirate brides, and collect some seashells for magical purposes!
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We highly recommend that you find an almanac or lunar-oriented datebook to help you with planning out your own magical year. Some we can recommend:
- Llewellyn's Astrological Pocket Planner
- Or your local Farmer's Almanac!
You can find a transcript of this episode at our Transcripts page.
Folktale of the Month: "Ocean-Born Mary" (From S.E. Schlosser's American Folklore and Spooky New England)
A bit on diloggun divination from Ejeife
We also reference Magic Charms from A to Z from The Witches’ Almanac, LTD.
You can find more lore on blacksmithing and our sources for that information at our post on the magical properties of iron.
In our cartomancy section, Laine will read for Cory, and Cory for Laine, but we'll also share general information on the cards we pull, too. If you are interested in playing card divination, you can check out our Cartomancy post or pick up Cory’s book, 54 Devils.
You can now buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon). We also have a new book, Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic (1000Volt Press) (also available from Amazon).
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Promos and Music:
Title and closing music are “Runaround (AM Radio),” by Aaron Solomon, and is licensed from Audio Socket. (License #1273). Additional incidental music Kevin Macleod, from Free Music Archive and used under a CC 2.0 license.
Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain. Additional "rooster" sound effect from Darina Evstafeva from Pixabay.
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