The Only Thing We Have to Fear…is Apparently Everything

Beware Friday the 13th! Yawns can invite Satan in!! Keep a steady supply of salt to cast away the Devil!!! Join us as we discuss season 1, episode 13 of Charmed, From Fear to Eternity, as we dive into the fascinating world of superstitions and where they come from.Trigger Warning: This episode contains a brief reference to animal cruelty - those poor black kitties.Learn more:Carnegie Museum of Natural History. (2024). Superstitions and black cats. https://carnegiemnh.org/superstitions-and-black-cats/#:~:text=In%20some%20European%20folklore%2C%20black,reliable%20weather%20predictor%20(3) Dell’Amore, C. (2025). Myth busted: Friday the 13th. National Geographic Kids. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/myth-busted-friday-13th#:~:text=Origin%20story,unfortunate%20things%20happened%20on%20Fridays Hathaway, D. (2022, April 21). Are ladybugs good luck? Understanding this superstition. Love to Know. https://www.lovetoknow.com/home/design-decor/ladybugs-bring-good-luck Morton Salt Company (n.d.). The history of salt. https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/ead/pdf/century0030.pdf Mutual Benefit Group (2025). Bad-luck ladders: Ladder accidents and how to prevent them. https://www.mutualbenefitgroup.com/insurance-101/safety-on-the-job/bad-luck-ladders-ladder-accidents-and-how-to-prevent-them#:~:text=While%20origins%20of%20this%20myth,destined%20for%20the%20gallows%20yourself Neufeld, C. (1999). Speakerly women and scribal men. Oral Tradition, 14(2), 420-429. https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/64783/OralTradition14-2-neufeld.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y O. Walusinski, O., Meenakshisundaram, R., Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, P., Diwakar, S., & Dhanalakshmi, G. (2004). Yawning : comparative study of knowledge and beliefs, popular and medical. BMJ. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.328.7445.963-a S. D. (2024, February 13). Salt as warding off evil: Exploring the mysterious tradition across the globe. Medium. https://medium.com/@barkarole224/salt-as-warding-off-evil-exploring-the-mysterious-tradition-across-the-globe-fd602132073c Shesso, R. (2007). Math for mystics: from the Fibonacci sequence to Luna's labyrinth to the golden section and other secrets of sacred geometry. Weiser BooksTrasser, S. (2024, February 12). The power of black cats: Legends that haunt them, responsible adoptions. Mount St. Joseph University. https://www.msj.edu/news/2024/02/the-power-of-black-cats.html Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. (2025). Black cats: Bad Luck or misunderstood?. https://education.turpentinecreek.org/2022/10/29/black-cats-bad-luck-or-misunderstood/#:~:text=Black%20cats%20are%20the%20source,evil%2C%20connected%20with%20the%20devil