The Joy of Dry Spells
Summary: We begin digging into the dunes and exploring desert-based regional folk magic. We talk about sand, salt (a LOT about salt), cacti, cactus cats, and so much more!
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Play: Episode 246 – Desert Magic Part I
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Sources
Some of our sources for this episode include:
- Aidan Wachter’s Six Ways (some good meditations on desert magic there)
- Jan Brunvand’s American Folklore: An Encyclopedia
- Eliseo Cheo Torres’ Curandero
- Marc Simmons’ Witchcraft in the Southwest
- David Bowles’ Border Lore and Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky
- Teresa Pijoan’s Myths of Magical Native American Women
- Judika Illes’ Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells
- Llewellyn’s Complete Book of North American Folk Magic
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