EPISODE · Aug 17, 2025 · 1H 38M
Folk Magic of Bread
from The Frightful Howls You May Hear · host With Cunning and Command
Sfinga and Key explore a sample of folk magical traditions involving that ever-faithful ally: bread. In addition to revisiting old debates over the leavened or unleavened Eucharist, they go over different techniques of capturing timing, forces of nature, and even stars in bread, finding thieves and cleansing ills, and helping the dead pass on into the afterlife with just water, salt, yeast, and flour. Support us on patreon.com/TheFrightfulHowls and follow us at twitter.com/FrightfulHowls.
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Sfinga and Key explore a sample of folk magical traditions involving that ever-faithful ally: bread. In addition to revisiting old debates over the leavened or unleavened Eucharist, they go over different techniques of capturing timing, forces of nature, and even stars in bread, finding thieves and cleansing ills, and helping the dead pass on into the afterlife with just water, salt, yeast, and flour. Support us on patreon.com/TheFrightfulHowls and follow us at twitter.com/FrightfulHowls.
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