The Whole Rabbit
The weekly occult podcast diving into the deep end of mythology, high-strangeness and religion. A show for seekers upon the path and wanderers of the outer abyss. Where others stay surface level, we go deep into the rabbit holes of demonolatry, chaos magick, gnosticism Thelema, Aleister Crowley, fallen angels, the ars goetia, MKULTRA, the black cross of Saturn and of course Ancient Egypt.
The Whole Rabbit
Why You Shouldn't Whistle at Night: Superstitions To Make You Paranoid
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In this week’s episode we flirt with paranoia as we explore strange superstitions and weird folk rituals from around the world, covering everything from why you shouldn’t whistle at night to the dread of spilling salt and why some cultures think throwing babies off a 30-foot temple is good luck. In the extended show we discuss wryneck wheels, whistling in the woods, faery lore and the cursed German Submarine UB-65! We also read some pirate poetry, speculate about fairy abductions, Mexican owl witches and why breaking a mirror is seven years bad luck. Thank you and enjoy the show!
In this week’s episode we discuss:
Spilling Salt
Baby Tossing
The Caul Of the Sea
Teeth of a Hanged Man
Nail and Hair Clippings
Gingerphobia!
In the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss:
The Wryneck Wheel
The Color Red
The Cursed Ship UB-65
Superstitions at Sea
Whisling In the Woods
La Lechuza
Iron and Fairies!
Opening an Umbrella In Doors
Menstruation Superstitions
Walking / Driving Superstitions
Breaking a Mirror
Each host is responsible for writing and creating the content they present. Heka wrote and prepared purple sections, Luke was red and Mari presented blue sections.
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SOURCES:
Indian Baby Chucking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvwmJrtXpT8
https://wiki.ubc.ca/Relevance_Of_Baby_Tossing_In_Todays_World
Hang Man’s Teeth:
https://matthewpritchard.co.uk/2016/06/17/the-hanged-mans-teeth-12/
Nails:
https://loraobrien.ie/irish-folklore-the-nails/
https://yokai.com/akaname/
Burial Party:
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Burial-Party
Wood:
https://www.tree-signs.com/myth-and-symbolism-of-wood-species/