In this episode of Witches in the Stacks, Trisha and Lex discuss Season 1 Episode 19 of Charmed: Out of Sight. In the episode of the television show, a young boy is kidnapped by demons who steal the sight of innocent children to see the auras of good people, in order to murder them in the endless battle between good and evil. Trisha discusses her research on where the name of the demons (Grimlocks) could have come from and where we see the name elsewhere in pop culture, and Lex does a deepdive into auras and how to “read” them! Our research takes us everywhere from Christian art to chatting with our friend Joe about color blindness. So join us as we take this journey into grimlocks and auras!
Trigger Warning: During this episode there is a minor reference to a creature eating humans. Additionally, there is a discussion related to child sacrifice/violence against children.
Learn more:
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- Jewish Virtual Library. (n.d.). Ancient Jewish history: The cult of Moloch. Jewish Virtual Library. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-cult-of-moloch
- Margaritoff, M. (2021, September 2). The true history of Moloch: The ancient god of child sacrifice. All That's Interesting. https://allthatsinteresting.com/moloch
- Morlock. (2025, February 6). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morlock&oldid=1274223918
- Regan, S. (2023, May 9). An aura color quiz for discovering your soul shade. Mind Body Green. https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/what-color-is-my-aura-quiz (Lex got white. You have a very quick mind and a tendency for perfectionism and nervous energy. Trisha got purple. You are a spiritual soul who is deeply intuitive and empathetic.)
- Rushdoony, R. J. (2003, May 1). Molech worship and baptism. Chalcedon Foundation. https://chalcedon.edu/resources/articles/molech-worship-and-baptism
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