We Knew The Moon

What is the relationship between Yule and Christmas? What is the Great Hunt and how does it pop up in different religions and cultures?  Where does Santa come from? What's Dee's favourite new word? Who is Piete and why is he problematic? What is the dark side of Yule? Why were Christmas trees illegal? Why do we kiss under the mistletoe?

We are joined again by Michele Dashwood of Soul Spirit Dance. She tells us all about the spiritual plane. What's the difference between ghosts and spirits? Is your cat staring at ghosts? What is stone tape theory? And just what the hell are orbs?!

This season, we are going weekly, releasing a brand spanking new episode every Wednesday.

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We are joined by Michele Dashwood of Soul Spirit Dance. I tell her all about Satanism and the Occult. Who is Satan? Does he pop up in other religions? Why does he look like that? Can you be a Satanist if you don't even believe in Satan? How obscene is The Obscene Kiss exactly? And do you recognise some of these members of the Church of Satan?

This season, we are going weekly, releasing a brand spanking new episode every Wednesday.

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We welcome back Katie Jayne of KJS Doodle Prints so that she can tell us all about what it means when you see certain animals. What did we really think of art college? Who is The Bastard? Who is the king of the birds? Is it a sun room or a conservatory? Wanna here a really dark story? Cameo from Google.

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This time we welcome Katie Jayne of KJS Doodle Prints. Listen as I tell her about some unusual things people get up to for their faith. Do Scientologists go out for coffee? What is a Bollywood workout? If you had to wear the murder weapon round your neck for a very long walk, which murder weapon would you choose? Why is there a replica of the Virgin Mary's house in Norfolk? In what dish would you like people to incorporate your ashes? What part of your body would you chop off to satisfy your ancestors? Guest starring Google.  

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We welcome back Michelle from Heartfelt Illustrations. In this episode, Michelle takes us through the history of the Pendle Witch Trials. How were the Pendle Witch Trials linked to those in Salem? And what is a cunning woman? What sparked the trial of all these people? Who was the star witness? How many actually confessed to being a witch? And what was the Discovery of Witches?  

This season, we are going weekly, releasing a brand spanking new episode every Wednesday.

We welcome Michelle from Heartfelt Illustrations for the next two episodes. In this episode we address all the important questions like who is Donna and why does Dee have such a girl crush on her? What do Michelle and Dee learn about dandelions that blows their minds? What were Gerald Gardner's two main passions in life? What was his favourite pastime and did it involve clothes? Who was Old Dorothy Clutterbuck? With guest appearance from Google. Again 

This season, we are going weekly, releasing a brand spanking new episode every Wednesday.

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We still have OG co-founder Tracey with us, and we will be addressing all the different types of empaths and why we are such magnets for those damn narcissists. Can it ever work out between an empath and a narcissist? And how do we protect ourselves from psychic vampires?

Welcome back for the launch of Season 3! This season, we are going weekly, releasing a brand spanking new episode every Wednesday.

After her big farewell, we welcome Tracey back! Throughout this season we will cover all the sabbats on the wheel of the year, starting with Halloween. How do you even pronounce Samhain? How do you celebrate it? What was Samantha's mother's name in Bewitched? And why did Tracey never get her Duke of Edinburgh Award?

With guest appearance from Google. 

Once we get over Tracey's sad announcement, we talk about how we wish men still gave women moon pendants, discuss the moistest human organ and discuss which Zodiac signs are linked to which parts of the body. Guess what Scorpio is linked to? And do all Cancers have big boobs? What sun sign was Dee's favourite ex-boyfriend?

Resources: 

Arkowitz, Hal & Lilienfeld, Scott O. Lunacy and the Full Moon, 2009.

Baker, Rosey. Each Zodiac Sign Has A Body Part That Goes With It, 2018.

Cohut, Maria. Can the moon really influence your health?, 2019.

Garis, Mary Grace. Each Zodiac Sign Rules Over Certain Body Parts⁠—Here’s What That Means for You, 2019.

Gohd, Chelsea. The full moon may influence sleep and menstrual cycles, scientists say, 2021. 

Hall, Molly. The Zodiac as it Related to the Body, 2018. 

McMurray, Cynthia. 7 Ways The Full Moon May Affect Your Health, 2021.