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In the opening episode of Season 3, Sara & Adithya discuss the brief history of how Astrology came to be, among other things.Sources: Battistini, M. (2007). Astrology, Magic, and Alchemy in Art. United States: J. Paul Getty Museum.Campion, N. (2008). A history of western astrology volume I: The ancient and classical worlds. Bloomsbury Publishing.Campion, Nicholas and Gale Dreyer, Ronnie, ‘Indian Astrology’, in David Kim (ed.), Modern History of Asian Religions, Leiden: Brill, 2015, pp 163-191Holden, J. H. (2006). A History of Horoscopic Astrology. United States: American Federation of Astrologers.

Continuing the exploration of Tarot , Adithya and Sara discuss the Major and Minor Arcanas. Sources: Fenton, Sasha. Fortune Telling by Tarot Cards : A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Tarot, Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2017. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/exeter/detail.action?docID=4848016. Aphek, Edna, and Yishai Tobin. Semiotics of Fortune-telling, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1990. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/exeter/detail.action?docID=802012. Semetsky, I. (01 Jan. 2013). The Edusemiotics of Images. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-055-2

In the opening of Season 2, Adi and Sara untangle the history of Tarot. Sources: Auger, E.E. (2016). Cartomancy and Tarot in Film: 1940-2010 (1st ed.). Intellect. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv36xvt95   Fortune Telling by Tarot Cards : A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Tarot - Sasha Fenton   Aphek, E., & Tobin, Y. (1990). Semiotics of fortune-telling. John Benjamins Publishing Company.   The Edusemiotics of Images - Inna Semetsky (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-055-2)

From the Munochwa of the UP to Naale baa of Karnataka, Pareekh and Adithya discuss Indian ghosts. Sources:  Korrivu https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/1vdzp3/what_are_your_favourite_ghost_stories_or_urban/ Village deities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_deities_of_South_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiyanar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karuppu_Sami https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariamman Munochwa https://www.scoopwhoop.com/culture/the-chilling-tale-of-the-muhnochwa/ Kuchisake onna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuchisake-onna De monte https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/why-de-monte-colony-is-chennais-most-haunted-neighborhood/

In this episode Pareekh, Adithya and Vijayalakshmi Mohan discuss cults, from Heaven's gate to the Fall river cult.  Sources: Etymology of cult https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult Cult religion difference https://www.wheelercentre.com/notes/what-s-the-difference-between-a-religion-and-a-cult Flying spaghetti monster https://www.spaghettimonster.org/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Flying-Spaghetti-Monster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster Heaven's gate cult https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Applewhite#Mass_suicide https://www.heavensgate.com/ Fall river cult https://cvltnation.com/sex-satanism-sacrificial-slaughter-fall-river-cult-murders-1979-80/ Paper that we referred for cult behaviour M. Rousselet, O. Duretete, J.B. Hardouin, M. Grall-Bronnec, Cult membership: What factors contribute to joining or leaving?, Psychiatry Research, Volume 257, 2017, Pages 27-33, ISSN 0165-1781, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.07.018. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178116319941) Baphomet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baphomet Song by porcupine tree Last chance to evacuate planet earth before it is recycled https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqPDiF6N99A

In this episode, Pareekh and Adithya try to explore monsters and entities pertaining to sea/ocean lore. Who is cursed Dahul? What method of killing is common to the Icelandic Nykur and La siguanaba from El Salvador? Listen to this episode to find out! Source: Sailor superstitions https://blackthornandstone.com/2020/05/21/here-be-monsters-sailor-stories-nautical-folklore/ Jolly roger https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/why-did-pirates-fly-the-jolly-roger/ Popeye and spinach https://www.neatorama.com/2015/10/01/Popeye-and-the-Great-Spinach-Myth/ Sihuanaba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sihuanaba Baba Yaga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga Draugen https://izi.travel/en/b530-creatures-of-norwegian-mythology/en Nacken https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixie_(folklore) Skogsra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skogsr%C3%A5 Nykur http://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/nokk2.htm Kraken https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraken Mermaid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid Siren https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_(mythology)

What is your level of preparedness against a Zombie according to the CDC? This episode Pareekh and Adithya discuss Zombies. From a famous game franchise to real zombie ants, and even their choice of weapons for a zombie apocalypse.  Sources: CDC Blog: https://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2011/05/preparedness-101-zombie-apocalypse/ Zombie ants: Lin, WJ., Lee, YI., Liu, SL. et al. Evaluating the tradeoffs of a generalist parasitoid fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, on different sympatric ant hosts. Sci Rep 10, 6428 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63400-1 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/cordyceps-zombie-fungus-takes-over-ants Last of us: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_Us Leicester study: https://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/press/press-releases/2017/january/zombie-apocalypse-would-wipe-out-humankind-in-just-100-days-students-calculate Zombie etymology https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-zombies https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/how-america-erased-the-tragic-history-of-the-zombie/412264/ Cotard’s syndrome: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4271387/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotard_delusion

In the final episode of the saga of Tarot, Adithya and Sara discuss readings, their types, along with a live reading of Adithya's and Sara's day(s). Sources: Dr.Semetsky's website- https://innasense.org/ Gilbert, J., & Greer, J. M. (2023). Beginning Tarot Readings. In The Doors of Tarot. Aeon Books Ltd.

Who is La Llorona and why is she crying? Why does La Patasola have only one leg? Who are the Duendes with their penchant for stealing cups? Listen to all this and personal stories from Pareekh, Adithya, and the wonderful Sara Echeverri (Instagram:@saraecheverriduque) Sources: La Llorona: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/10/24/358555307/the-creepiest-ghost-and-monster-stories-from-around-the-world?t=1658418680228 Patasola: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/monster-mythology-la-patasola https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patasola https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/10/24/358555307/the-creepiest-ghost-and-monster-stories-from-around-the-world?t=1658418680228 El coco: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_(folklore) Reddit thread for folklore monsters: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/574aw4/whats_the_creepiest_creature_from_your_countrys/ Duende https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duende