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RJ Walker and Elle Alder
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03/30/22 • 60 min
RJ 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 of Astragalomancy, where these bone dice were rolled to divine messages from the gods. RJ describes the statue of Hermes which has 56 different dice rolls and what they mean. Next, RJ describes the culture of gambling that grew from this divination practice and how it eventually grew into the Craps tables we know of today. RJ and Elle then roll the Astragali and see what messages the statue of Hermes has for them.
Ep 51 Myomancy pt 2
Mancy
02/16/22 • 104 min
RJ 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 psychology research subjects.
02/02/22 • 68 min
RJ 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 the Trembling Giant.
11/10/21 • 78 min
RJ 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. Elle performs Canomancy with her dog Rocco. Because of his behavior issues, he's taken to a remote area away from people, a Ghost Town called Iosepa. RJ discusses the history of the ghost town as Rocco explores the surroundings and Elle observes his behavior. RJ and Elle also encounter some interesting wildlife and Elle discusses the symbolism of encountering this wildlife.
08/18/21 • 65 min
CW FOOD NOISES
RJ 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.
08/12/21 • 11 min
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.
07/14/21 • 74 min
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 divination for the Spooky Science Sisters podcast using an AI called The Library of Babel, which was inspired by a short story by Borges.
06/16/21 • 62 min
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.
05/19/21 • 76 min
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 in the 1500s. They attempt to help Christopher, a Middle School Science Teacher, decide what science unit to teach next.
Ep 63 Seance part 2
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10/31/22 • 82 min
RJ 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.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Mancy have?
Mancy currently has 83 episodes available.
What topics does Mancy cover?
The podcast is about Tarot, Spirituality, True Crime, Magic, History, Ghost, Metaphysics, Religion & Spirituality, Podcasts, Pagan, Spooky and Folklore.
What is the most popular episode on Mancy?
The episode title 'Ep 62 Seance Part 1' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Mancy?
The average episode length on Mancy is 71 minutes.
How often are episodes of Mancy released?
Episodes of Mancy are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Mancy?
The first episode of Mancy was released on Sep 30, 2020.
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