The Washing of the Waters, Part 2

03/16/23 • 42 min

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The idea of healing via immersion in sacred or special waters dates back to prehistory, and it’s still alive and well in the modern world. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe consider the myth, history and reality and healing waters.

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Stuff To Blow Your Mind - The Washing of the Waters, Part 2

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Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind production of iHeartRadio.

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Hey are you welcome to Stuff to Blow your Mind? My name is Robert Lamb and I'm Joe McCormick, and we're back with part two in our series about healing waters, the belief held by many people throughout history that you could heal your body from illness and restore your health by bathing or by immersing yourself, sometimes just in hot