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Hello, my spooky friends! In this enchanting episode of Dairyland Frights, John welcomes back the incredible Rissa from Tea and Smoke. Together, they delve into the world of superstitions, exploring their origins, meanings, and the mysterious power they hold over us. From fan death to the beckoning cat, this episode is packed with fascinating stories and ancient beliefs that will leave you questioning the unseen forces around us.

Topics Covered:

 

• Rissa’s divination practices and upcoming events

• The origins and beliefs surrounding fan death

• The mysterious world of mirrors and their superstitions

• Changelings and their eerie folklore

• Hag stones and their magical properties

• The ancient and widespread belief in the evil eye

• Practical and mystical reasons for avoiding walking under ladders

• Graveyard superstitions and their historical contexts

• The heartwarming tale of the beckoning cat, Maneki Neko

 

Join us on this journey through the eerie and the unknown, and discover how these age-old superstitions continue to influence our lives today.

00:00 </Dairyland Frights is a paranormal podcast that covers everything spooky

01:08 </Rissa: Thank you so much for having me back on your podcast

01:55 </John Riss offers a variety of psychic services, including ghost tours

08:37 </John: People still believe in superstitions in the 21st century

09:53 </Superstitions are beliefs based on belief, and they are part of humanity

13:29 </Fan death is the belief that sleeping with a fan on can blow your soul away

18:12 </One of the things with mirrors is that your soul could cross over

20:41 </There are many stories about mirrors seeing yourself or a different self

26:56 </If you break a mirror, can you counteract the bad luck charm

28:32 </Vampires do not have reflections in mirrors because mirrors were lined with silver

29:49 </This is literally me choking on a bloody Mary I just drank

30:07 </Almost every region has its own version of the three times name chant

35:45 </If you drink a Bloody Mary, drink while calling out Bloody Mary

36:44 </Both Europe and Africa have superstition about changelings

39:29 </What's the difference between a doppelganger and a changeling

43:30 </If you are concerned about changelings, there are action you can take

44:39 </Water erosion creates hag stones that have magical properties

47:13 </The evil eye dates back probably to Mesopotamia

52:54 </John: The evil eye is one of the most practical superstitions

55:52 </So let's talk about walking under a ladder. This is one that there is a practical side to it

59:04 </There are a lot of superstitions about graveyards

01:03:41 </There is a superstition that you could breathe in a ghost in a cemetery

01:06:51 </The beckoning cat has become a good luck symbol for businesses

01:13:20 </Rissa: Anything else you want to share with my audience before we wrap up