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MancyEp 72: Mechanomancy Part 2RJ and Elle explore the life and inventions of Wolfgang Von Kempelen. His speech making machine, the great great great great great great great grandfather of Hatsune Miku, and his wondrous "Mechanical Turk" A chess playing automaton that stunned the world by defeating Chess legends and world leaders. RJ then reveals the Mechanical's turks secret and Elle discusses the implications. RJ does a brief overview of fortune telling arcade machines, such as Zoltar.RJ and Elle then venture to a nearby mall to consult a Zoltar machine for 2 readings.Support the show2024-12-1853 minMancyEp 71 Mechanomancy Part 1Elle and RJ begin their coverage of Mechanomancy, divination by Machine. RJ discusses the life of John Murray Spear and his transition from the Unitarian faith into Spiritualism. RJ goes into detail about Spear's attempts to build a Mechanical Messiah that will usher in an age of New Motive Power. RJ an Elle recount their trip to San Francisco to the Musee Mecanique where RJ acquired a vintage Zoltar reading. Elle interprets the reading on the card. Support the show2024-12-111h 13MancyEp 70 EntomancyRJ and Elle continue their coverage of bug magic. RJ discusses maggot therapy and its historical uses. RJ then discusses the demon known as Beelzebub aka The Lord of the Flies. After a quick diversion into the origins of Pokemon, RJ brings up the Kodoku spell and draws a comparison between the two. Elle and RJ then travel into the mountains and Elle turns over some rocks and logs to perform and Entomancy reading for Jana.Support the show2024-10-0237 minMancyEp 69 ArachnomancyRJ and Elle recount their experiences with spiders and RJ discusses the history of spiders in mythology. RJ recounts Ovid's story of Arachne and reads an anthropologists recorded Anansi story. RJ and Elle then discuss the arachnomancy readings that are currently popular in West Africa. RJ and Elle then find a black widow spider and Elle divines a question for Christon using the web.Support the show2024-09-2656 minMancyEp 68: Healing Magic - Zars and Ecstatic DanceThis is an episode written by Elle Alder and presented to RJ Walker. Elle leads the audience through a guided meditation or astro-travel ceremony of a Zar - a healing magic ceremony that comes from the geographical region of the horn of Africa. The surprise modern take of this ritual is Elle taking RJ for an afternoon of Ecstatic Dance. RJ is delighted by the number of willing interviewees and finds a wide range of reasons for people doing this Sunday Ritual of dance. Thank you to the Utah Arts Alliance and the Art...2024-09-251h 26MancyEp 67 Geomancy Part 2RJ and Elle continue their coverage of Geomancy, earth magic. RJ describes the Harmonic Convergence event that took place in 1987 around the world. RJ also describes the history of Sedona's magical "vortexes" that are rumored to amplify spiritual and psychic energies. Elle then re-performs the readings for Christopher Fox Graham's kids. The readings coincide with their ancient greek namesakes and Elle uses Astragalomancy to add clarification to the reading. Support the show2024-02-071h 20MancyEp 66 Geomancy Part 1RJ and Elle begin their coverage of Geomancy, divination using the Earth. RJ goes into the history of Ley Lines and how these debunked theories have continued to this day. RJ describes the Earth Mysteries movement and the beginnings of the New Age movement and teases the Harmonic Convergence event that helped put Sedona Arizona on the map. Elle and RJ describe their journey to a Sedona Vortex and RJ admits that he messed up the recording at the Vortex and Elle re-records the reading she performed for Lewis using Geomancy and adding an Astragalomancy reading for clarification. ...2024-01-3148 minMancyEp 65 Hexes Part 2RJ and Elle continue their coverage of hexes. RJ discusses the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn's supposed hexing of the Nazis during WW2. Elle weighs in on hexes as liberation. RJ discusses the recent history of Hexes for political action. RJ and Elle discuss the 1960's and 70's political group known as WITCH. They then discuss the recent hexing of Brett Kavenaugh. Elle then provides information on how to perform a hex on oneself to excise internalized hatred. Support the show2023-12-061h 30MancyEp 64 Hexes Part 1Mancy returns to kick off a new season! Hexes, magic intended to do harm. RJ dives into the Powow magic of the Pennsylvania Dutch and explains the disambiguation between their brand of hex magic what is commonly accepted as a hex or curse. Elle reads hexes from a grimoire and RJ attempts to use one of the hexes to cure hir chronic headaches. RJ discusses the history of the nithing curse, odinism, and the volkish movement. Elle weighs in on the magic battles practitioners can sometimes engage in. Elle hexes a person who left a racist message in an...2023-11-291h 32MancyEp 63 Seance part 2RJ and Elle continue their discussion of Seances live at the UAA Art Castle. RJ goes over the biography of Cora Scott, a medium and notable organizer in the spiritualist movement. He discusses fraud psychics, and the debunkers. RJ goes over the history of The Ghost Club and the Society for Psychical Research or SPR. The drama between spiritualists and skeptics. And also the drama between skeptics and other skeptics that continues to this day. Support the show2022-10-311h 22MancyEp 62 Seance Part 1A special live episode of Mancy recorded from the UAA art castle, a historic church built in the 1800s. This live episode is made possible by the Utah Arts Alliance offering this venue. RJ discusses the history of Seances in America and does a short biography of medium Leafy Anderson who spearheaded the spiritualist movement for black americans. He discusses Leafy's spirit guide, Black Hawk, and the ways in which she led the charge for black spiritualists. RJ also discusses the seances performed in the white house at the behest of Mary Todd Lincoln so that she co...2022-10-301h 12MancyMancy Season 5 AnnoucementA special announcement! We're kicking off Season 5 on October 26th 2022 with a special live show! We're going to be covering Seances and you can be in the audience while Elle performs a Live Seance at the UAA Art Castle. Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seance-mancy-podcast-live-tickets-430465141827?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb Support the show2022-10-0704 minMancyEp 61 Akashic Records Part 2Elle continues her coverage of the Akashic Records, her specific area of expertise. She brings Jennifer Martin into the studio, another professional psychic who received similar training on the akashic records. Elle begins by answering questions posed by listeners of the show, and then moves into an introduction of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (HPB) the founder of the theosophical movement and controversial figure among psychics and other magical practitioners. Support the show2022-06-221h 47MancyEp 60 CHARMS! pt 3RJ and Elle finish their coverage of charms by looking at the remaining charms present in Lucky Charms Cereal. RJ and Elle give their backgrounds with breakfast cereal. RJ opens by describing what a blue moon is, and why we call it that. He then talks about when the moon actually turns blue. He then discusses some of the mythology and magic connected to rainbows, the lucky and unlucky parts as well as some historical background on the pride flag. He discusses the legend associated with pots of gold, and then finally the historical background of Lucky Charms cereal. E...2022-06-0855 minMancyEp 59 Charms! Pt 2Elle and RJ continue their coverage of charms. RJ looks into the egyptian ankh and Elle provides context with her experience from Egypt. RJ then continues his coverage of each lucky charm in lucky charms cereal. Starting with clovers, then hearts, and then finally balloons. RJ gets a guest reading from @theworkerinclay on tiktok using a magnus archives themed charms set. Support the show2022-06-011h 00MancyEp 58 CHARMS! pt 1RJ and Elle kick off Season 2 with coverage of charms. Lucky or otherwise. RJ and Elle discuss lucky or sentimental objects that serve as charms for them. RJ starts the episode with the lore behind the Lucky Rabbit's Foot and the ways it has been culturally appropriated. RJ then discusses the grusome Hand of Glory charm, and the lore surrounding horseshoes. The Pennsylvania Dutch are brought up again in relation to Barn Stars and Hex Signs. Elle finishes the episode by performing charm casting using her specific lucky and magic objects.Support the show2022-05-1856 minMancyEp 57 Dice! Astragalomancy pt 2RJ and Elle continue their coverage of Astragalomancy. RJ discusses the history of loaded dice and cheating dice. RJ also comes clean about using loaded dice in games of Dungeons and Dragons. RJ then dives into some of the history of DnD, the good and the bad. A slight dive into the satanic panic that arose from the game in the 1980's. RJ goes over a very unique and specific case involving the disappearance of James Egbert and how some believed Dungeons and Dragons was responsible. Elle finishes the episode by performing Astragalomancy using a standard set of polyhedral...2022-04-061h 04MancyEp 56: Dice! Astragalomancy pt 1RJ and Elle begin their coverage of Astragalomancy, divination with Dice. RJ begins by describing his father's passion for Craps and Elle describes a dice tarot variant that used to be available in her store. RJ then begins the long, complex history of dice which goes well into pre-history. RJ describes the egyptian game of Senet and the Royal Game of Ur as some of the earliest examples of board games we know of. RJ then describes Astragali, the earliest dice which were made from a very specific knucklebone from a sheep. He then describes the ancient greek practice...2022-03-301h 00MancyEp 55 Augury pt 3RJ and Elle conclude their coverage of Augury by looking at research conducted on birds. RJ establishes the intelligence of Corvids, and then discusses the sad relationship humans have with pigeons. He brings up the domestication of the pigeon, and messenger pigeons. He then discusses pigeons who are decorated war heros including Cher Ami and G.I. Joe who saved hundreds of lives by delivering intelligence during the world wars. RJ also discusses Project Pigeon, which was an attempt to train pigeons to be suicide bombers during world war 2. RJ concludes by looking at the future of homing pigeons, s...2022-03-1648 minMancyEp 54 Augury pt 2Continuing coverage of Augury, RJ discusses the folkloric significance of birds as they relate to psychopomps. RJ and Elle discuss the practice of sky burials and maritime lore about birds. RJ retells the Rime of the Ancient Mariner and then follows that up with a mormon folktale known as the Miracle of the Gulls, which is the reason the California Gull is Utah's state bird and is venerated among mormons. RJ then does a long list of different birds and the omens they portend. RJ and Elle then head to Allen Park, a former bird sanctuary turned ghost town...2022-03-091h 21MancyEp 53 Augury pt 1In this series RJ and Elle discuss Augury which is the practice of divining with birds, and a few other methods, but mostly birds. RJ tells the story of the Owl in his yard named Novartis, and Elle discusses her general aversion to birds, as well as tells the story of an ill omen she encountered in california when a crow fell from the sky. RJ goes over the history of Augury as an ancient roman practice. Augers would divine from birds prior to any political action be taken and RJ goes over the political power they wielded. RJ...2022-03-0259 minMancyEp 52 Akashic Records pt 1Elle takes the reigns and has written an episode about the Akashic Records. Elle is an expert on this subject on this esoteric and obscure topic. Elle does a brief history of the Akashic records, with promises for more in future episodes on it. Because Elle knows so much about this subject, there will likely be several parts interspersed throughout seasons of Mancy. Elle describes her personal history with the Akashic Records, who she learned about them from, and how she has applied them. RJ asks ethical questions about the Akashic records for Elle to answer and also asks...2022-02-231h 56MancyEp 51 Myomancy pt 2RJ and Elle continue their coverage of rodent magic. RJ discusses pop culture mice and explains the haunted history of Mickey Mouse. He then tells the tale of Suicidemouse.avi. After that RJ does background information on the bubonic plague and the pseudo cryptic known as The Rat King. RJ then describes 3 different rodent studies. The Universe 25 experiment conducted by Dr. Calhoun in the 60's which featured a mouse utopia. The Rat Park addiction study, and the more recent Cherryblossom Rat study. Elle performs a myomancy reading for friends of the show using their pet rats who are retired...2022-02-161h 44MancyEp 50 Myomancy pt 1RJ and Elle discuss myomancy, divination and magic with rodents. RJ and Elle discuss their relationships with mice and rats, with RJ sharing a story of an infestation. RJ then goes on to give an RIP to Mr. Goxx, and then he discusses the history and continued practice of Groundhog day. Following that, he goes over a few folk tales with Elle. The story of the Pied Piper, and the legend of the Mouse Tower. Elle performs a Myomancy reading by observing a little gray rat at the Marks Ark pet store. Support the show2022-02-091h 23MancyEp 49 Dendromancy pt 2RJ and Elle continue their coverage of Dendromancy. First, RJ discusses monster trees, starting with the Joboko of japanese folklore. Then he discusses other tales of Man Eating Trees concluding with the mystery of Who Put Bella in the Witch Elm. Elle attempts to psychically find answers for the mystery. RJ goes over the main theories. RJ then discusses different species of tree and their spiritual meanings in various cultures. Then he discusses the practice of Wishing trees including coin trees, bottle trees, shoe trees, and panty trees. Elle performs a pet psychic reading by scrying bark from Pando...2022-02-021h 08MancyEp 48: Dendromancy Part 1Dendromancy, magic with Trees. RJ and Elle discuss their relationship to trees as well as the importance of trees to life on earth. The episode begins with trees being connected to divinity or as divine beings. RJ goes over the christian creation story, as well as the mormon relationship to the Tree of Life and the beliefs connected to it. RJ also discusses the Sefirot as another divine tree. Then he moves on to concepts of trees representing the world or holding up the world. He goes of Yggdrasil, the mayan Kopul Tree, and the practice of Warden Trees...2022-01-261h 35MancyBonus! Mancy Yule SpecialRJ and Elle have had quite a few winter adventures that have kept them from uploading new episodes, but that won't stop the 2021 Christmas Special! This time Elle writes the Christmas special and plays fast and loose with the script. RJ Tells the story of attempting to create a toy uprising at the Evermore Theme park, Elle tells about her family's Christmas traditions regarding Santa Claus and asks RJ his. Elle poses a theory of Santa being a post colonial American deity. RJ tells the story of how he may have encountered Odin's Wild Hunt while wandering through a...2021-12-242h 52MancyEp 47 Canomancy pt 2Elle and RJ Continue their exploration of Canomancy, divination and magic with Dogs. RJ discusses a dog named Boy, who was rumored to be a practitioner of the dark arts and a familiar of Prince Rupert during the english civil war. RJ then explores the mythology concept of the Hell Hound and discusses a myriad of mythologies that connect dogs to the afterlife or underworld. Elle gives her theory as to why dogs are so connected to death. RJ then explores the folklore of the Black Dog, a cryptid from europe and its various sightings. RJ also discusses some...2021-11-171h 14MancyEp 46 Canomancy (dog magic) Part 1RJ and Elle continue their dive into Theriomancy, which is magic involving specific animals, this time discussing dogs. RJ has a difficult time finding specific instances of Canomancy in history, however Noodle the Pug has become a canomancy phenomenon. RJ also discusses Saint Guinefort, a holy dog revered in 13th century france. RJ also discusses Sigmund Freud's dog, Jofi, and Elle explains the symbolism of the dog on The Fool tarot card. RJ tells the legend of the famous sled dog, Balto, and then describes the real events. He does a biography of the real legendary sled dog, Togo...2021-11-101h 18MancyBonus! Mancy Halloween SpecialIt should be no surprise that Halloween is RJ and Elle's favorite holiday. Elle wrote a special bonus episode looking at the history of All Hallows Eve as Samhain, the celtic festival at the root of Halloween. Elle discusses the energy of the time of year, and RJ does some story telling of popular halloween myths and folklore including Jack O' Lantern and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Elle discusses the Danse Macabre and Santa Muerte. RJ goes off on a tangent about the origin of The Monster Mash. Elle closes with thoughts about Dia De Los Muertos. 2021-10-311h 19Mancyep 45 Ailuromancy: Cat Magic (Part 2)RJ and Elle continue their coverage of Ailuromancy, Divination and magic with Cats. Spectre continues to help with the episode by providing cuddles. RJ discusses the relationship ancient egyptians had with cats, along with the history of cats being domesticated. RJ discusses the belief that the purr of a cat has healing properties. The episode closes with RJ discussing the curious case of Oscar that cat , who can predict death. RJ and Elle then take a trip to Tinker's Cat Cafe where Elle performs an Ailuromancy reading by observing the behavior of the cats in the cat cafe.2021-10-2757 minMancyep 44 Ailuromancy: Cat Magic (Part 1)Season 3 is going to feature some dives into Theriomancy, magic involving animals. We're starting with Ailuromancy, divination with cats. RJ and Elle are joined by Spectre, RJ's cat. RJ begins with viking cats, and the way cats are connected to norse mythology and folklore. He also dives into celtic folklore and some of the reasons why Cats are considered bad luck and the familiars of witches. RJ also discusses maritime lore involving cats, and farmer superstitions involving cats. Elle and Spectre perform an Ailuromancy reading in which spectre selects 5 tarot cards from an oversized deck. Support the s...2021-10-201h 03MancyMancy Live! SLC Magic pt 2RJ and Elle continue their Mancy Atlas coverage of Salt Lake, moving on from the old history and into the more modern urban legends and secret locations in the city. RJ discusses the eclectic Gilgal Gardens, the grave of Lily E. Gray, and the ghost town in the heart of the city, Allen Park. Elle does a reading by scrying a horrific bowl of green jello.Support the show2021-10-1354 minMancyMancy Live! SLC Magic pt 1Live from Salt Lake City and the Utah Humanities Book Festival! This special Mancy Atlas episode of the podcast takes a look at how Magic has been a driving influence behind the culture and construction of Salt Lake City, Utah. RJ discusses the reason for SLC's efficient road system and the magic that inspired it. He also takes a look at the Deseret Alphabet that was intended to replace the latin english alphabet we currently use. He also discusses the mormon secret police, and the dark Blood Atonement ritual that still affects the justice system in Utah today. After...2021-10-061h 06MancyBonus! Queer MagicSponsored by the Utah Humanities Book Festival and Under the Umbrella Press! Elle takes control for this bonus episode on the relationship between magic and queerness. She uses the book Queer Magic by Tomas Prower for research, and takes the time to cover some of the things he left out involving queer femmes and and gender nonbinary narratives and their connections to magic and mythology. Elle explores queer narratives in Hindu mythology, greek mythology, egyptian mythology and history. Elle finishes the episode by discussing Santa Muerte and her connection to queer magic.Support the show2021-09-292h 16MancyMancy Live! Annoucement!Join the Mancy Podcast on October 2nd for a special Live episode of the show! We're going to be covering the Magic that influenced the creation and culture of Salt Lake City. Sponsored by Utah Humanities, the event is totally free to attend at the Utah Arts Hub at 7pm Mountain Time. We'll also being going live on TikTok if you're unable to make it to Salt Lake for the episode!Support the show2021-09-2005 minMancyEp 43 Kitchen Witchery part 2CW FOOD NOISESRJ and Elle continue their coverage of Food Magic. RJ discusses the cryptid known as Alphito, the flour witch. RJ also goes over the ritual of Corsned, or The Sacred Morsel. RJ Eats 10oz of bread while Elle recites the magic words to find out if his soul is pure. RJ also discusses the practice of The Corn Mother, along with Kitchen Witch poppets. RJ attempts a Kitchen Witchery recipe he found online, and Elle gets a reading from Tiktok's Hot Sauce Oracle @slogdobber.Support the show2021-08-181h 05MancyMancy BRB (Lava Hot Springs Inn)RJ and Elle had a busy week and were in need of a vacation. RJ procrastinated writing Kitchen Witchery Part 2, so the podcast will Be Right Back. For Vacation, RJ and Elle visited the haunted Lava Hot Springs Inn which once served as a post world war sanatorium. RJ asks Elle how haunted these holistic bathing pools were and if the rumors of ghosts were true.Support the show2021-08-1211 minMancyEp 42 Kitchen Witchery (part 1)TW: Food Noises!RJ and Elle discuss food magic. First RJ discusses the neo-pagan concept of kitchen witchery, and then discusses the cultural significance of food. RJ begins covering the individual ingredients of food, starting with Ovamancy, egg magic. The extra spell is about the Evil Eye, and how it relates to eggs. Then, RJ moves on to Flour divination, possibly the oldest form of food divination, Aleuromancy. RJ then goes into the history of fortune cookies, which is this episode's divination method. Before that though, RJ and Elle share a story about a play they saw at...2021-08-041h 05MancyEp 41 TulpamancyAfter discussing mediums materializing spirits, RJ and Elle discuss Tulpas. These beings are thoughtforms brought into existence by psychic power or spiritual energy. They discuss the origins of Tulpas in tibetan buddhism, then they discuss Tulpas as cryptids or rather, cryptids as Tulpas. The phenomenon of Tulpas in Pop Culture may have given rise to the modern day practice of Tulpamancy, the practice of materializing thoughtforms and allowing them to inhabit your mind, body, and spirit. Tulpamancers are part of a fringe subculture that exists primarily online, and RJ discusses their reasons and methods for creating tulpas and does...2021-07-281h 45MancyEp 40 EctoplasmRJ and Elle dive back into the world of Necromancy and discuss victorian and turn of the century mediums. Materialization is the psychic or paranormal ability to give spirits and entities physical form. Ectoplasm was a theoretical substance that would physicalize psychic power or energy. Psychics were rumored to excrete this substance whenever they were manifesting spirits. Mediums have used this theory in their shows and would have streams of ectoplasm leaking from their ears, nose, and mouth. Eva Carieariee was one such medium who was known for her scandalous shows and ectoplasm materialization. Another medium they discuss is...2021-07-211h 24MancyEp 39 Cybermancy (Part 2)RJ and Elle continue their coverage of Cybermancy, Divination by computer. RJ discusses some of the odd and bizarre things people have done with AI neural networks, particularly experiments done by Janelle Shane on her AI Weirdness blog. Then RJ feeds an AI one of his poems and the AI attempts to recreate it with an image. Elle does an interpretation of this abstract image. Afterward, RJ discusses internet urban legends such as Polybius and The Bunny Man. RJ gives the history of CreepyPastas and how the internet has changed Folklore. At the end of the episode, Elle performs...2021-07-141h 14MancyEp 38 Cybermancy (Part 1)Cybermancy, Divination by Computer and AI. So much of our daily existence is determined by Predictive Analytics and algorithms. These algorithms and analytics are the closest humanity has come to true pre-cognition and AI is getting more effective every day. RJ discusses the existing implications of algorithm based prediction, especially the ways in which it is used to control people. RJ also dives into Predictive Policing, and the AI nightmare it has caused for people in the US and China. Elle provides ethical insight, as the ethical issues that Psychics have faced through history, now plague AI and Prediction...2021-07-071h 44MancyBonus! Baba Vanga (Part 2)Elle continues the bonus episode coverage of Baba Vanga, the blind bulgarian clairvoyant that made waves all through the 20th century. Elle concludes the bonus episode by performing readings using Baba Vanga's methods involving a sugar cube and a wristwatch.Support the show2021-06-301h 02MancyBonus! Baba Vanga (Part 1)RJ Needed a break so Elle took over for this special Bonus episode of Mancy all about Baba Vanga, the mysterious Bulgarian soothsayer that made waves with her bizzare and accurate predictions. Support the show2021-06-2356 minMancyEp 37 Crystal Ball (Part 2)RJ and Elle continue their coverage of Crystallomancy: Divination by gazing into a crystal. RJ discusses the Crystal Ball's history in stage magic and some notable stage magicians who have used it. The Extra Spell is all about the mysterious history of Crystal Skulls, including some famous examples of "magic" crystal skulls. RJ then goes into a short biography of John Dee, Queen Elizabeth's court magician who saw angels inside of a crystal ball. Support the show2021-06-161h 02MancyEp 36 Crystal Ball (Part 1)RJ and Elle dive into Crystallomancy, Divination by scrying a crystal. The most famous example of this is the Crystal Ball. RJ discusses the earliest written accounts of crystal gazing, the Druid's Beryl Ball, and Lord of the Rings. RJ discusses the science of how crystal balls might work and why people might believe they are magic. In the Extra Spell RJ discusses the very real dangers crystal balls pose if you leave them uncovered. The superstition surrounding Bloodstone, and also the fushigi and contact juggling. Afterward Elle performs a reading for Seattle using her personal crystal ball. 2021-06-0950 minMancyEp 35 Wine and Cheese (part 2)RJ and Elle continue their coverage on the history of Alcohol and Magic. RJ dives deeper into the history of alcoholism and it's connection to demonic and spiritual possession. The history of alcohol as a magic tool in other cultures around the world, and in the introduction of Alcohol to America. RJ discusses the tragic history of Alcohol as a tool of colonialism and genocide used against Native Americans. Big trigger warning for America's genocidal history. RJ discusses the damaging fire water myths spread by american colonists. When Peyote was outlawed for Native American rituals, alcohol was used. In...2021-06-021h 29MancyEp 34 Wine and Cheese Magic (part 1)Oinomancy and Tyromancy. Divination by wine and divination by cheese. RJ and Elle discuss the history of Alcohol as a tool for magic. The consumption of Alcohol goes well into pre-history, with the earliest records existing in ancient mesopotamia. RJ Gags remembering alcohol poisoning patients he treated as an EMT. They also discuss the Maenads, ancient greek priestesses of Dionysus who used alcohol to commune with their god. They performed several rituals at their Baccanals before the practice was outlawed by the Roman Government. In the Extra Spell, RJ discusses the history of Witches Brew and how our current i...2021-05-261h 23MancyEp 33 Alchemy (part 2)Part two of our coverage of Alchemy, the blurry line between magic and science. In this Episode, RJ discusses notable alchemists and their scientific achievements. Zosimos of Panopolis, Mary the Hewbrew, Ge Hong in ancient China, Jabir the Alchemist, Henning Brand, Paracelsus, Johan Faustus, and John Dee. Each of these alchemists contributed to scientific discovery in ways that would affect humanity forever. Inventions like Hard Liquor, Painkillers, Disinfectant, Glow in the Dark, and more were all the products of alchemy. At the end of the episode, RJ and Elle perform Molybdomancy, a type of metallurgy John Dee performed back...2021-05-191h 16
The Common Tongue PodcastsRJ Walker: A-Tier PoetEpisode Disclaimer and TW In this episode, we discuss hard topics (such as suicide, death, and abusive relationships). All opinions are our own and this should not be taken as any sort of mental health advice**. View Discretion is advised. **If you need the help of a mental health expert, please look for a licensed mental health professional and check out the resources in the description of this episode Do you like slam poetry? Because in this episode of For Nostalgia's Sake, we go into the inner workings of the scene, with the help of RJ Walker, a slam poet fr...2021-05-1558 min
The Common Tongue PodcastsRJ Walker: A-Tier PoetEpisode Disclaimer and TW
In this episode, we discuss hard topics (such as suicide, death, and abusive relationships). All opinions are our own and this should not be taken as any sort of mental health advice**.
View Discretion is advised.
**If you need the help of a mental health expert, please look for a licensed mental health professional and check out the resources in the description of this episode
Do you like slam poetry? Because in this episode of For Nostalgia's Sake, we go into the inner...2021-05-1558 minMancyEp 32 Alchemy (part 1)Alchemy. The science of understanding, deconstructing and reconstructing matter. Of all the Mancy's we have covered on the show, Alchemy has had the largest impact on the progress of humanity by far. Once at the forefront of academic thought, Alchemy was both controversial and revered. In part 1, RJ discusses the principals of hermeticism and gnosticism which make up the basis for alchemical thought and philosophy. The Hermetic philosophy of "as above, so below" helped inform alchemists experiments and fueled their pursuit of divinity through the accumulation of knowledge and discovery. RJ discusses Hermes Trismegistus, Zosimos of Panopolis, and Issac...2021-05-121h 16
The Common Tongue PodcastsWhat's it Like practicing Eclectic Magic feat. The Mancy PodcastEpisode Disclaimer and TWIn this episode, we discuss hard topics (such as suicide, death, and abusive relationships) and how personally magic, certain holidays, and rituals are intertwined with these topics. All opinions are our own and this should not be taken as any sort of mental health advice**.View Discretion is advised.
**If you need the help of a mental health expert, please look for a licensed mental health professional and check out the resources in the description of this episode
In this, the most interesting episode to date of...2021-05-081h 09
The Common Tongue PodcastsWhat's it Like practicing Eclectic Magic feat. The Mancy PodcastEpisode Disclaimer and TWIn this episode, we discuss hard topics (such as suicide, death, and abusive relationships) and how personally magic, certain holidays, and rituals are intertwined with these topics. All opinions are our own and this should not be taken as any sort of mental health advice**.View Discretion is advised. **If you need the help of a mental health expert, please look for a licensed mental health professional and check out the resources in the description of this episode In this, the most interesting episode to date of The Common Tongue Podcasts (probably), we e...2021-05-081h 09MancyEp 31 Tarot and Aleister Crowley (part 2)Continuing coverage of the history of Tarot cards and the biography of Aleister Crowley. RJ discusses Crowley's growing interest in the occult and the prolific influence he had. He discusses the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the schism of the order and the various secret societies that all played influence in the mysticism of The Tarot. Elle and RJ discuss Pamela Smith and her iconic illustrations that give the Tarot their timeless and recognizable look. Slowly, Crowley begins to break down psychologically as various diseases and addiction begin to take hold of him. RJ discusses Crowley's time as...2021-05-051h 28MancyEp 30 Tarot and Aleister Crowley (Part 1)One of the most prolific divination methods used today involves reading Tarot cards. The imagery of the tarot is iconic and the cards themselves date back to the 1400's. RJ discusses the history of the cards and how they went from gambling halls to magick societies. Elle discusses her early beginnings reading tarot as the start of her career as a psychic. RJ discusses tarot's first uses for divination in the 1700's and the writings of Antoine Court and Etellia. The tarot was brought into the Freemasons and later The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. RJ Then begins...2021-04-281h 45MancyEp 29 Irish Magic Part 2Continuing coverage of Irish Magic, Elle and RJ move into irish folklore and discuss some notable witches in Ireland. The Extra Spell is about Bridget Cleary and how she was believed to be a changeling by her family. Other notable Irish Witches includ Biddy Early, and the witch trial of Islandmagee which condemned 8 women for witchcraft. At the end, Elle performs divination with the board game pieces for The Duke, a chess variant game inspired by Ogham. Support the show2021-04-2149 minMancyEp 28 Irish Magic Part 1Kicking off Season 2 of Mancy with coverage of Irish Magic. In this episode RJ and Elle discuss Irish Mythology, Celtic culture and the druids at the heart of their civilization, and what happened to them. The Extra Spell is about Cu Chulian, a mythological celtic hero. The episode also covers St. Patrick and his role in the cultural genocide of the celts and druids. At the end of the episode, Elle performs an Ogham reading for Brian, a divination method that features drawing celtic runes engraved on sticks. Support the show2021-04-141h 08MancyEp 27 Sex Magic Part 3The conclusion of the Mancy Season 1 Finale! RJ continues the story of Aussie artist Rosaleen Norton and her run-ins with the Vice Police. Rosaleen's controversial sexual paintings were attracting all the wrong attention from all the wrong places, but she managed to turn it around by leaning into the Witch of Kings Cross persona the media had generated for her. The Extra Spell concerns modern sex magic practices and trends and Elle provides her insights on them. At the end of the episode, Elle performs divination using her sexual tarot deck, which features sex positions in place of the...2021-03-1050 minMancyEp 26 Sex Magic (Part 2)In part 2 of the Mancy Season 1 finale, RJ and Elle discuss controversial Australian artist Rosaleen Norton and how Sex Magic influenced her art. RJ begins with her biography and Rosaleen's bizarre childhood. By the 1930's, when she was older, Rosaleen began creating controversial works of art including sexualized demons and pagan gods. RJ and Elle discuss the qualities of her work, and Rosaleen's deepening interest in the occult. She became known as The Witch of Kings Cross. Eventually, Rosaleen finds herself on the wrong side of Australia's Vice Police, who begin harassing her at every turn. Elle finishes the...2021-03-031h 17MancyEp 25 Sex Magic (Part 1)This is part 1 of the Season 1 finale of Mancy. In this episode RJ discusses the ancient history of Sex Magic, spellwork through sexual action. This includes the ancient origin of Edging and sex magic in ancient china. RJ and Elle also discuss the importance of sex positivity and the dangers of sexual repression. The Extra Spell is about sacred prostitution and how it may have inspired some of the intimacy therapy that exists today. Moving into the 19th Century, RJ discusses the Sex Magic of Aleister Crowley and does a short biography of Ida Craddock. The extreme censorship of t...2021-02-241h 37MancyBonus! Magic and Mental HealthThis bonus episode of Mancy was made possible by mentalhealthyfit.org which is an arts and information project dedicated to unraveling the stigma surrounding mental illness. In this special episode, the roles are reversed and Elle has written the episode while RJ is interviewed. Elle discusses the history of mental health treatment and how magic has been used to address mental health issues. Elle brings up trephination and other archaic forms of mental health treatment. RJ provides his input in the form of funny voices and historical tidbits. Elle recounts the heartbreaking story of Rosemary Kennedy and how she...2021-02-191h 32MancyEp 24: Pyromancy Part 2This is part 2 of Pyromancy, divination by fire. RJ continues to go down the list of types of pyromancy out there. Alomancy, divination by casting salt into a fire and then the Extra Spell sponsored by MinniePearlVintage.com. In the extra spell RJ discusses trial by fire, and the many forms it ahs taken through history. Then, Botanomancy, Capnomancy, Causinomancy, and Spodomancy. At the end, Elle performs Spodomancy for Christopher, divining leftover Zacatechichi ashes. Support the show2021-02-1744 minMancyEp 23 Pyromancy Part 1RJ and Elle discuss Pyromancy: Divination by fire. RJ goes over the mythological origins of pyromancy with the story of Prometheus. The extra spell brought to the show by minniepearlvintage.com is about burnt human offerings to Moloch and the myth of Chronos. There are actually several types of pyromancy. In part 1 RJ and Elle discuss scapulimancy, plastromancy, Sideromancy, and carromancy. Afterward, Elle scries candlewax as a form of carromancy, divination by candle. Support the show2021-02-101h 04MancyEp 21 Oneiromancy Part 2WARNING: NSFW CONTENT WITHIN. Sex, Dreams, and Magic are all discussed in this episode. RJ and Elle discuss, at length, the culture of Lucid Dreaming and its roots in parapsychology. Elle also gives insight on dream telepathy and how it can be used. The Extra Spell, sponsored by https://mentalhealthyfit.org/ discusses the history of sex dreams and how they came to be associated with demons such as the Incubus and Succubus. RJ then further describes the hobbyists who seek to control and master their dreams, before moving on to the bizarre mystery of dream survey posters that continues...2021-02-032h 09MancyEp 20 Oneiromancy Part 1RJ and Elle dive into the long history of dream magic and dream divination. RJ starts with the earliest recorded prophetic dreams from Ancient Mesopotamia and then discusses the Oneirocritica of Artemidorus aka Ephesius. Elle gives her insight on Dream Interpretation and the nature of such work. In the Extra Spell sponsored by https://mentalhealthyfit.org RJ discusses the condition known as Sleep Paralysis and its relationship to folklore, demons, and shadow people. Elle and RJ recount their adventures using Calea Zacetechichi, an oneirogenic herb said to bestow prophetic dreams for divination. They share their experience and E...2021-01-271h 42MancyEp 19 Hydromancy Part 2RJ and Elle continue their discussion on Hydromancy, Divination by water. After going over Nostradamus' biography in part 1, RJ moves on to Nostradamus' most iconic prophecies and how they have impacted history. Nostradamus may have predicted Napoleon, Hitler, and possibly the war on terror. Who is Nostradamus' "third anti-christ" and did he have a prediction for Covid-19? Some of Nostradamus' hoax prophecies and discussed and Elle performs Hydromancy with Monster Hydro energy drink for Pressman. Support the show2021-01-201h 37MancyEp 18 Hydromancy part 1RJ and Elle discuss Hydromancy, Divination by water. RJ lays down a foundation for how water has been used for Magic. The main story concerns the biography of Nostrodamus including his education and work as a plague doctor. Afterward, Elle performs Hydromancy for Jana using a scrying bowl, in the same style Nostrodamus used to write his prophecies.Support the show2021-01-1359 minMancyMancy TrailerWelcome to Mancy! A witchy true crime podcast about magic and how it has influenced our culture. Writer RJ Walker and Psychic Elle Alder dive into the history of magic. They discuss cult leaders, witches, saints, folklore, demons, and hauntings. Each episode covers a different "mancy" or method of magic. At the end of each episode, Elle attempts whatever magic is being covered on the show!Support the show2021-01-0702 minMancyEp 17 Rhapsodomancy Part 2RJ and Elle continue their coverage of Rhapsodomancy, Divination by music or verse. RJ continues discussing the legend of Robert Johnson and the Crossroad's Curse. The extra spell is about the cursed Hungarian Suicide Song titled Gloomy Sunday. RJ and Elle also discuss the 27 clubs and the potential astrological explanation for the legend. At the end Elle does Shufflemancy flash readings for people using their Spotify Wrapped playlists.Support the show2021-01-0653 minMancyEp 16 Rhapsodomancy part 1RJ and Elle cover Rhapsodomancy, Divination via music or verse. RJ explores how music has been used for healing, and how it has been used for torture. They discuss cursed songs, cursed instruments, cursed musicians, and the inseparable connection between music, magic, and superstition. The legend of Robert Johnson and the crossroads bargain. After, Elle does a Rhapsodomancy reading for Chelsea, a Patreon supporter. Elle uses Sara Bareilles' 2007 album Tiny Voice to perform Divination.Support the show2020-12-301h 04MancyMancy Christmas Special Part 2Part 2 of the Mancy Christmas Special. RJ and Elle cover Christmas magic and some of the stranger Christmas traditions. RJ discusses some of the secular winter holiday traditions such as Antarctica's Midwinter Day and the Lord of Misrule. Elle and RJ discuss The Wild Hunt's contribution to the Santa Claus myth, as well as St. Nicholas. The real Santa was a sugar daddy and necromancer before he was a Christmas marketing device. Afterward, Elle performs Pyromancy and Dendromancy by burning mistletoe and seeing what the flames have in store for Julia Parent. Support the show2020-12-2559 minMancyMancy Christmas Special Part 1Keep the Saturn in Saturnalia with the Mancy Christmas Special! RJ and Elle discuss Yuletide magic and the different ways Christmas has influenced magic, and vice versa. RJ Discusses Christmas folklore including the Icelandic witch troll Gryla who eats naughty children, and her 13 ghostly and ridiculous Yule Lads who cause trouble every Christmas. Elle and RJ Meet some chickens to perform Alectryomancy, divination by chicken, a popular Christmastide divination method in old Russia. What do Jesse Parent's chickens have to say about his future?Support the show2020-12-241h 00MancyEp 13 Catoptromancy part 2In part 2 of Catoptromancy, RJ discusses some of the pop culture references involving mirror scrying. The extra spell is about the Japanese bathroom mirror ghost known as Hanako-san. The main story is about a haunted black scrying mirror known as The Dark Mirror. Elle performs mirror scrying using the black mirror of an Ipad. Support the show2020-12-231h 21MancyEp 12: Catoptromancy part 1RJ and Elle explore the world of mirror divination. RJ discusses the history of Bloody Mary in the extra spell and the methods of mirror scrying used in history. RJ discusses the greek Necromantieon and the mirror scrying chamber known as a psychomanteum. Elle does a reading for Meccamorphosis using a black mirror. Support the show2020-12-161h 13MancyEp 11- Psychometry part 2Psychometry or Psychomacy is the magical ability to connect souls through objects or places. RJ discusses some of the success stories of psychic detectives. Elle performs psychometry reading on a piece of RJ's favorite chair.... it might be haunted.Support the show2020-12-0952 minMancyEp 10- Psychometry Part 1Psychometry or Psychomancy is the magical art of connecting souls through contact with objects or places. RJ talks about how psychic detectives use psychometry with mixed results. Elle performs psychometry on someone's childhood toy. Support the show2020-12-021h 16MancyEp 9- Spirit Boards part 2RJ does a deep dive on Sylvia Plath's run-ins with the occult and how she used a ouija board to help with her writing. Elle attempts the Charlie Charlie challenge and performs Planchette writing while channeling her spirit guide. Support the show2020-11-251h 09MancyEp 8- Spirit Boards part 1RJ examines the history of the Ouija boards and the bizarre stories of people who used them to fantastic and tragic effects, including poet Sylvia Plath. Elle contacts a very rude spirit through the Ouija board, then consults her own spirit guide using the board.Support the show2020-11-181h 10MancyEp 7- Tasseomancy Part 2RJ tells the story of America's first female police officers and their role in taking down New York's tea houses, despite their popularity. After describing the detective drama, Elle does a tasseomancy reading using a Starbucks frappuccino. Support the show2020-11-1154 minMancyEp 6- Tasseomancy Part 1Tasseomancy, Divination by reading tea leaves or coffee grounds. RJ discusses the psychic tea houses of New York and the culture of reading tea leaves during the great depression. The illegality of fortune-telling meant fortune-tellers had to be sly to get by. Elle performs a traditional tea reading using a zodiac teacup and plate. Support the show2020-11-0445 minMancyEp 5- Automatic Writing Part 2Part 2 on Automatic Writing: Necromancy to receive written messages from spirits. RJ continues the story of Marie Ogden as she attempts to raise one of the members of her cult from the dead. Elle uses the predictive text on RJ's cell phone as a tool for Automatic Writing. Support the show2020-10-281h 03MancyEp 4- Automatic Writing Part 1Automatic Writing: Necromancy used to receive written messages from the dead. RJ and Elle discuss Channeling, ghosts, and 1 930's witch who spoke to ghosts through her typewriter and formed a cult following around her mysterious powers. RJ brings Elle his 1950 royal typewriter and she attempts to replicate the Automatic Writing of Marie Ogden. Support the show2020-10-2153 minMancyEp 3: Bibliomancy Part 2Part 2 of our series on Bibliomancy. We explore Virgil's legacy as a fabled magician and RJ shares some of the most bizarre fables about him. Elle does a bibliomancy reading for Comet using RJ's book of poems about Pokemon. Support the podcast on Patreon to be entered into a drawing to receive a reading on the show from Elle. patreon.com/mancySupport the show2020-10-1457 minMancyEP 2 Bibliomancy pt 1Bibliomancy is one of the most mainstream practices of divination that exists today. Divination by book. Several books are used for bibliomancy, often holy texts. The Aeneid of the ancient Roman poet Virgil stands out. Divination using his epic poem has predicted emperors and decided the outcomes of battles. RJ tells Virgil's story, Elle performs divination using the Aeneid. Support the show2020-10-0841 min