In the opening episode of Season 3, Sara & Adithya discuss the brief history of how Astrology came to be, among other things.
Sources:
Battistini, M. (2007). Astrology, Magic, and Alchemy in Art. United States: J. Paul Getty Museum.
Campion, N. (2008). A history of western astrology volume I: The ancient and classical worlds. Bloomsbury Publishing.Campion, Nicholas and Gale Dreyer, Ronnie, ‘Indian Astrology’, in David Kim (ed.), Modern History of Asian Religions, Leiden: Brill, 2015, pp 163-191
Holden, J. H. (2006). A History of Horoscopic Astrology. United States: American Federation of Astrologers.
In the final episode of the saga of Tarot, Adithya and Sara discuss readings, their types, along with a live reading of Adithya's and Sara's day(s).
Sources:
Dr.Semetsky's website- https://innasense.org/
Gilbert, J., & Greer, J. M. (2023). Beginning Tarot Readings. In The Doors of Tarot. Aeon Books Ltd.
Continuing the exploration of Tarot , Adithya and Sara discuss the Major and Minor Arcanas.
Sources:
Fenton, Sasha. Fortune Telling by Tarot Cards : A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Tarot, Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2017. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/exeter/detail.action?docID=4848016. Aphek, Edna, and Yishai Tobin. Semiotics of Fortune-telling, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1990. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/exeter/detail.action?docID=802012.
Semetsky, I. (01 Jan. 2013). The Edusemiotics of Images. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-055-2
In the opening of Season 2, Adi and Sara untangle the history of Tarot.
Sources:
Auger, E.E. (2016). Cartomancy and Tarot in Film: 1940-2010 (1st ed.). Intellect. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv36xvt95
Fortune Telling by Tarot Cards : A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Tarot - Sasha Fenton
Aphek, E., & Tobin, Y. (1990). Semiotics of fortune-telling. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
The Edusemiotics of Images - Inna Semetsky (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-055-2)
Who is La Llorona and why is she crying? Why does La Patasola have only one leg? Who are the Duendes with their penchant for stealing cups? Listen to all this and personal stories from Pareekh, Adithya, and the wonderful Sara Echeverri (Instagram:@saraecheverriduque)
Sources:
La Llorona:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/10/24/358555307/the-creepiest-ghost-and-monster-stories-from-around-the-world?t=1658418680228
Patasola:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/monster-mythology-la-patasola
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patasola
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/10/24/358555307/the-creepiest-ghost-and-monster-stories-from-around-the-world?t=1658418680228
El coco:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_(folklore)
Reddit thread for folklore monsters: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/574aw4/whats_the_creepiest_creature_from_your_countrys/
Duende
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duende
From the Munochwa of the UP to Naale baa of Karnataka, Pareekh and Adithya discuss Indian ghosts.
Sources:
Korrivu
https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/1vdzp3/what_are_your_favourite_ghost_stories_or_urban/
Village deities:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_deities_of_South_India
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiyanar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karuppu_Sami
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariamman
Munochwa
https://www.scoopwhoop.com/culture/the-chilling-tale-of-the-muhnochwa/
Kuchisake onna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuchisake-onna
De monte
In this episode Pareekh, Adithya and Vijayalakshmi Mohan discuss cults, from Heaven's gate to the Fall river cult.
Sources:
Etymology of cult
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult
Cult religion difference
https://www.wheelercentre.com/notes/what-s-the-difference-between-a-religion-and-a-cult
Flying spaghetti monster
https://www.spaghettimonster.org/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Flying-Spaghetti-Monster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
Heaven's gate cult
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Applewhite#Mass_suicide
https://www.heavensgate.com/
Fall river cult
https://cvltnation.com/sex-satanism-sacrificial-slaughter-fall-river-cult-murders-1979-80/
Paper that we referred for cult behaviour
M. Rousselet, O. Duretete, J.B. Hardouin, M. Grall-Bronnec,
Cult membership: What factors contribute to joining or leaving?,
Psychiatry Research,
Volume 257,
2017,
Pages 27-33,
ISSN 0165-1781,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.07.018.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178116319941)
Baphomet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baphomet
Song by porcupine tree
Last chance to evacuate planet earth before it is recycled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqPDiF6N99A
In this episode, Pareekh and Adithya try to explore monsters and entities pertaining to sea/ocean lore. Who is cursed Dahul? What method of killing is common to the Icelandic Nykur and La siguanaba from El Salvador? Listen to this episode to find out!
Source:
Sailor superstitions
https://blackthornandstone.com/2020/05/21/here-be-monsters-sailor-stories-nautical-folklore/
Jolly roger
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/why-did-pirates-fly-the-jolly-roger/
Popeye and spinach
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/10/01/Popeye-and-the-Great-Spinach-Myth/
Sihuanaba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sihuanaba
Baba Yaga
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga
Draugen
https://izi.travel/en/b530-creatures-of-norwegian-mythology/en
Nacken
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixie_(folklore)
Skogsra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skogsr%C3%A5
Nykur
http://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/nokk2.htm
Kraken
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraken
Mermaid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid
Siren
What is your level of preparedness against a Zombie according to the CDC? This episode Pareekh and Adithya discuss Zombies. From a famous game franchise to real zombie ants, and even their choice of weapons for a zombie apocalypse.
Sources:
CDC Blog:
https://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2011/05/preparedness-101-zombie-apocalypse/
Zombie ants:
Lin, WJ., Lee, YI., Liu, SL. et al. Evaluating the tradeoffs of a generalist parasitoid fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, on different sympatric ant hosts. Sci Rep 10, 6428 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63400-1
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/cordyceps-zombie-fungus-takes-over-ants
Last of us:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_Us
Leicester study:
Zombie etymology
https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-zombies
Cotard’s syndrome:
