Episode 254 – Bones

Shake, Rattle, and Roll

Summary: We rattle around the topic of bones in folk magic and witchcraft. We discuss ethical bone sourcing, some folk magical applications, and why keeping a jar of teeth is a totally normal and not-weird thing to do.

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Sources

We mention catherine yronwode’s Throwing the Bones as a source of info on bone reading techniques.

We note that Kate Freuler’s Of Blood and Bones was partly the impetus for this show.

We recommend looking at the work of Peter Paddon for more information on using skulls as conduits for Otherworld work.

You can learn more about scapulimancy in our November Folk Magician’s Notebook episode.

You can also learn about the history and lore of lucky rabbits’ feet in Cory’s New World Witchery article on the topic. Check out our two web articles on bones at the site as well: Dem Bones Part I and Dem Bones Part II.

The transcript for this episode is available on our Transcripts page.

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