Episode 274: Snake Oil: Scams, Fraud, and Pseudoscience

Gwyn and Ode talk about zombies, including folkloric origins, media tropes, and looking for helpers.

Gwyn and Ode (+Jackson!) discuss how cults "boil the frog", what cult control looks like, and how to hopefully get out of one before things go wrong. Gwyn's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-kristines-quest-for-safe-transport?member=35485931&sharetype=teams&utmcampaign=natmansharesheetdash&utmmedium=customer&utm_source=email Special Guest: Jax.

Gwyn and Ode talk about what intution is, what it feels like, how best to use it, and how to become more aware of it.

Gwyn and Ode discuss the origins of snake oil, and its prevalance in herbalism, MLMs, cults, and pagan spaces generally, as well as the reasons pagans might be more vulnerable to them than average.

Gwyn and Ode talk about where they are in their own paths, what the makes an intermediate practitioner vs. a beginner, how to expand one's practice, and what resources are useful along the way.

Gwyn and Ode talk about finding wonder in science, and how much overlap science and faith can or should have. As a reminder: our website is now at the following web address: 3pagansandacat.fireside.fm Gwyn's GoFundMe (https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-kristines-quest-for-safe-transport?member=35485931&sharetype=teams&utm_campaign=natman_sharesheet_dash&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=email): We're 1/5th of the way to her goal!

Gwyn and Ode talk about bone oracle methods ancient and modern, and what a bone throwing kit even looks like. Gwyn's GoFund Me: https://gofund.me/43ead3b5

Gwyn and Ode talk about hospitality in and out of the home, and the rights of hosts and guests. Gwyn's GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/43ead3b5 (https://gofund.me/43ead3b5)

Gwyn and Ode talk about what stars are, what constellations are, how we conceptualize stars as symbols, and how we might connect them in witchcraft and religion.

Gwyn and Ode discuss the history and practice of music and songs in paganism. Check out internationalpaganradio.com (internationalpaganradio.com) and help support their work! (That's not a sponsorship or anything, Ode just thinks they're neat.)