Tag: occupational folklore

Doing the Work

Summary: We dive into folk magic for getting a job, keeping a job, and on the job. Plus we explore about a dozen different occupations and the folklore associated with them, and talk about doing magic *as* an occupation, too.

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Play: Episode 249 – Occupational Witchcraft
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Sources

Some of our sources for this episode include:

• The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells, The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, and The Element Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints, & Sages, by Judika Illes
• Cory’s references a business spell from his revised edition of 54 Devils
• The Dartmouth Folklore Collection
• The work of folklorists like Archie Green, Benjamin Botkin, Richard Dorson, Wayland Hand, Alan Lomax in the field of occupational folklore
• Jan Brunvand’s American Folklore: An Encyclopedia
• Cory’s blog post “Entry 234 – Folk Magic on the Job”

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