Fabulous Folklore with Icy Icy Sedgwick

Althaea Sebastiani is a spiritworker and religious educator whose work focuses on helping people navigate the realities of deep spiritual practice. Their work is punctuated by strong emphasis on doing the work and encourages learning through direct experience.


A spirit-led witch with nearly 30 years’ experience, their personal practice is land-based and devotional, focused on being responsive to the spirits of the land wherever their travels take them and doing right by the Gods Who have called them into Their service.


In this chat we explore what animism is, how it relates to witchcraft, whether the gods from Earth would show up on other planets, and why the 'craft' part of witchcraft is so important!


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When it comes to plague outbreaks in Europe, your mind probably doesn't immediately jump to a so-called dancing plague. Yet that's precisely what seemed to grip Strasbourg, France in the summer of 1518. Townspeople started dancing, seemingly against their will, and couldn't stop for almost a month.


Hundreds died of exhaustion, with contemporary commentators blaming the wrath of St Vitus. More recently, people have suspected ergot poisoning, religious fervour, or mass psychogenic illness.


So what exactly happened, and how does it relate to folklore? Let's find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!


Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/dancing-plague/


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As May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I'm pleased to introduce you to Kamuela Kaneshiro, who was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and is host of the Legends from the Pacific podcast. 


Legends from the Pacific utilises Kamu’s cultural knowledge, and television/film background to craft stories of people, beliefs, and traditions to help promote Pacific cultures. He is also a descendant of the Hawaiian Chief Ka'iana.


Kamu obtained a BA & MA in Communication from Hawaii Pacific University, studied at the University of Hertfordshire, and has appeared multiple times at San Diego Comic-Con as an invited professional panellist. He's lectured on film, television, and Batman, and wrote the “I Didn't Mean to” series, and “Genre Analysis: The Gangster, The Evolved Detective, and The Dark Knight”. He is also a magician member of the Magic Castle.


We get into some Hawaiian legend, meet Samoa's goddess of bats, and talk about how popular culture can and does meet a cultural need for gods - even when people don't realise that's what they're looking for!


Find Legends from the Pacific here: https://legendsfromthepacific.com/


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Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/


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Austrian capital Vienna has a long history, dating back to the 1st century CE Roman military camp of Vindobona. It's been home to some pretty big names over the centuries. Mozart, Beethoven, Sigmund Freud, Gustav Klimt, Hedy Lamarr, Marie Antoinette and Erwin Schrödinger, among many others, have all lived in the city.


Yet it's also got a darker side. Its vast Central Cemetery is a testament to the Viennese fascination with death. Empress Elisabeth of Austria, nicknamed Sissi, apparently had a fascination with the supernatural, and some say she still roams the hallways of the Hofburg palace.


Let's find out more in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!


Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/vienna-legends/


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Helsinki has a lengthy history, dating back to at least the Bronze Age. Parts of the city even stand on old cemeteries. 


It's bound to have a few ghost stories and folklore, surely? Indeed it does! We're talking haunted theatres, headless ghosts, ghosts with habits, and Finnish epics.


Let's find out more in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!


Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/helsinki-legends/


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Robin Hood is perhaps the most recognisable figure in English folklore, darting through legend in Sherwood Forest. 


Yet discussions in the past tried to claim Robin as an ancient god, recast as a literary outlaw, or as one of the Good Folk, whether a local sprite or Robin Goodfellow himself.


How did these writers draw the conclusion that Robin Hood was anything other than a leading character in a series of medieval ballads? 


Let's find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!


Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/robin-hood-myths/


Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/


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Enjoyed this episode and want to show your appreciation? Buy Icy a coffee to say 'thanks' at: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick


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