In this episode, we're talking about multiple ways that westerners completely misinterpreted Japanese culture. We tackle topics like sushi, ninjas, geishas and more!

This season's topics are brought to us by "The Mysteries of History" by Graeme Donald.

I'll be honest, I don't think I ever heard the name "James Barry", but I definitely remember Florence Nightingale. Oddly enough, one of these medical professionals kept a clean hospital while the other believed that bad smells caused illnesses and disease... This episode is about the one who kept a clean hospital lol.

This season's topics are brought to us by "The Mysteries of History" by Graeme Donald.

The scary movie lovers will love this one! We've all heard of Countess Dracula whether we've seen the movies, read the books, or simply thought she was the wife to Count Dracula (she wasn't!). The Hungarian legend has made her mark on the entertainment world, but do we know how it all really started before the entertainment industry got a hold of her story? 

This season's topics are brought to us by "The Mysteries of History" by Graeme Donald.

We all know and love the story of Joan of Arc. We learn about her in elementary school and continue to talk about her until the end of our academic career and sometimes after. What if the story we were all taught was actually a myth this whole time? In this episode, we talk about the inaccuracies that make Joan of Arc's story pretty much unbelievable.

This season's topics are brought to us by "The Mysteries of History" by Graeme Donald.

In the final part (part nineteen) of this series, I read "Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka", "Janus", "Halibu the Hunter", "Pan Hu", & "The Fairy Godmother" from the book Beneath the Moon by Yoshi Yoshitani (no pronouns). Beneath the Moon is a collection of fairy tales, myths, and divine stories from around the world that Yoshi has also represented in Yoshi's tarot deck Tarot of the Divine. As I read each story I will connect them to the tarot card they represent. I love the Tarot of the Divine deck and all the culture it shows and I immediately wanted the book the moment I knew it existed. Hopefully, you enjoy hearing these stories as much as I love reading them!

In part eighteen of this series, I read "The Magic Paintbrush", "Rhpisunt", "Danae and Perseus", "Moses", & "Griffin" from the book Beneath the Moon by Yoshi Yoshitani (no pronouns). Beneath the Moon is a collection of fairy tales, myths, and divine stories from around the world that Yoshi has also represented in Yoshi's tarot deck Tarot of the Divine. As I read each story I will connect them to the tarot card they represent. I love the Tarot of the Divine deck and all the culture it shows and I immediately wanted the book the moment I knew it existed. Hopefully, you enjoy hearing these stories as much as I love reading them!

In this little personal update, I talk about why I changed the name again (lol), and then it's a lot of anime talk tbh. I mention how good the Demon Slayer movie was (no spoilers!) and how I feel like anime has done much more for my spirituality than American media/cartoons. I end the episode by talking about how crazy it is that a common theme in our Beneath the Moon series is getting married after know each other for 2 business hours and how it really shows the evolution of marriage in society*.

*In the episode I mention that people judge Indian culture for having arranged marriages, but I want to clarify that Indian culture isn't the only culture with arranged marriages. For some reason, (probably racism) it's just targeted more in Indian culture. 

In part seventeen of this series, I read "The Enchanted Pig", "The Three Princesses of Whiteland", "Julnar the Sea-Born", & "Heitsi-Eibib" from the book Beneath the Moon by Yoshi Yoshitani (no pronouns). Beneath the Moon is a collection of fairy tales, myths, and divine stories from around the world that Yoshi has also represented in Yoshi's tarot deck Tarot of the Divine. As I read each story I will connect them to the tarot card they represent. I love the Tarot of the Divine deck and all the culture it shows and I immediately wanted the book the moment I knew it existed. Hopefully, you enjoy hearing these stories as much as I love reading them!

In part sixteen of this series, I read "Rainbow Crow", "Bakunawa and the Seven Moons", "Sun God, Ra", & "Matsuo's Sake" from the book Beneath the Moon by Yoshi Yoshitani (no pronouns). Beneath the Moon is a collection of fairy tales, myths, and divine stories from around the world that Yoshi has also represented in Yoshi's tarot deck Tarot of the Divine. As I read each story I will connect them to the tarot card they represent. I love the Tarot of the Divine deck and all the culture it shows and I immediately wanted the book the moment I knew it existed. Hopefully, you enjoy hearing these stories as much as I love reading them!

In part fifteen of this series, I read "Donkeyskin", "John Henry", "Apsaras", & "The Bear King, Valemon" from the book Beneath the Moon by Yoshi Yoshitani (no pronouns). Beneath the Moon is a collection of fairy tales, myths, and divine stories from around the world that Yoshi has also represented in Yoshi's tarot deck Tarot of the Divine. As I read each story I will connect them to the tarot card they represent. I love the Tarot of the Divine deck and all the culture it shows and I immediately wanted the book the moment I knew it existed. Hopefully, you enjoy hearing these stories as much as I love reading them!