HeyJaredRowan & Pine: A Spooky Folklore & Mythology Podcast
Two internet friends (one American, one Irish) talking about folklore, the paranormal, and all sorts of spooky things. Theme - Allegretto Autunnale by Dee Yan Key | New episodes every second Wednesday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Pine Cones: Doomsday Fish [Giant Oarfish] | Rowan & Pine Shorts (opens the original)
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During the Edo period, tales of mysterious yokai prophesying danger began to sweep across Japan. First came the Amabiko, a three-legged monkey-like spirit predicting hard times. Later, off the coast of Higo, stories spread of the Amabie, a strange, glittering creature with three legs, long flowing hair, a bird’s beak, and mermaid scales, surfacing to warn humanity of an impending epidemic. Over the centuries, the names and shapes shifted, but the core legend remained: a visitor from the deep for
Spill the Tea Leaves #4 | Spooky Szn Watchlist, Victorian Hair Art, Em's Birth Story (opens the original)
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CW mentions of Sexual Assault, Addiction, Suicide, Childbirth Grab a tea, come hang out, and let us know if YOU came across anything in your infinite scroll sessions. In this outtake from the Sea(tember) floor, we chat about the ethics of meat and taxidermy, how Emily has been since baby no.3 came into the world, plus our spooky season watchlist. CREATORS COLLECTIVE Check out the CC featured pod: Down the Crooked Path STTL Theme: Midwestern Emo by Nick Payne https://linktr.ee/rowanandpine Hosted
Episode Fifty-Four: Funayūrei, Japanese Ghost Ships 🌊 it's Testicle Tuesday! (opens the original)
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PLEASE LIKE/COMMENT/SUBSCRIBE or we'll take the wind out of your sails. Seatember is back! And so is Emily! This time we set sail to Japan where we take a quick port stop in Japanese maritime folklore with sea dragons, whale cults and giant ocean monks (don't ask) before getting into the strange yet downright chilling folklore of the Funayūrei. These ships full of drowned sailors want one thing: to add to their crew by any means necessary (including using ladles to sink your ship). Tangents incl
Pine Cones: The Zodiac | Rowan & Pine Shorts (opens the original)
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A tiny plaque, carved from mammoth ivory was dated to around 30,000 BCE. On its surface, a human figure stands in a pose that some researchers believe represents the constellation Orion. Deep within caves from that same era, paintings depict other familiar celestial forms, like Taurus, occupying the ancient sky then just as they do now. While it is nearly impossible to trace the exact moment our ancestors first looked up and traced these glowing patterns of light, astrology grew directly out of
Episode Fifty-Three: Astrology Pt.2 [With Megan] - Whimsigoths (opens the original)
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PLEASE LIKE/COMMENT/SUBSCRIBE or 🫵 WIIIIITCH This is the second of our Feminist History of Astrology with Niamh's bestie Megan. We recap the ancient astrology covered in Part 1 before getting into where it all went south, starting with the moral panic of the Witchcraft laws in Elizabethan England which led to the infamous Witch Trials, the discreditation of Astrology into a fringe pseudoscience practiced by the lower echelons of society, and right through to how it became reputedly the pasttime
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