Wormwood & Witches

Prescott, AZ is an old town of tales and Wild West. Join Erika and Talle as they chat about one of the many infamous haunted places in that town, the Hotel St. Michael!

On this episode we continue on the heels of Halloween to discuss where trick or treating came from. It goes back farther than you think. Talle was not drunk, just a little unhinged. And Erika may or may not have had a ghost appear behind her while we were recording. You'll have to listen to find out! Send us your weird or witchy stories: wormwoodandwitches@gmail.com Follow us on TikTok and IG @wormwoodandwitches Show Notes: https://www.history.com/news/halloween-trick-or-treating-origins https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/the-history-of-trick-or-treating-and-how-it-became-a-halloween-tradition https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-history-of-trick-or-treating-goes-back-centuries-79408373/

As the veil thins during the time of Samhain, the shadow time of the year, let us look at how to honor and connect with those around us and who came before us. Join Talle and Erika as they describe how to conduct ancestry work and why it's important.

On the last minisode of the summer Talle talks about a relatively new legend, the one of pale faced kids with entirely black eyes. Real or creepy pasta? Just let them in to find out! Follow us on IG and TikTok at wormwoodandwitches. Send us your weird or witchy stories to wormwoodandwitches@gmail.com Show Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-eyed_children https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3679978/ https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2013/11/16-peoples-terrifying-encounters-with-the-black-eyed-kids/ https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/monsters-and-mysteries-in-america/episodes/devils-highway-black-eyed-kids-and-mountain-curse

For Erika's last minisode we quickly go over some familiar and unfamiliar talismans or charms! Be prepared to have your jaw dropped! Don't forget to check out our Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wormwoodandwitches/?hl=en] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@wormwoodandwitches/video/7269490413587680554?lang=en] of how to make a charm for making decisions and needing clarity! Show Notes: https://listverse.com/2016/05/17/10-charms-and-talismans-with-unsettling-histories/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agimat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit%27s_foot https://whitbymuseum.org.uk/hand-of-glory/#:~:text=The%20mummified%20severed%20human%20hand,a%20'Hand%20of%20Glory'. https://www.goddesswitchwomb.com/s2-ep22-hand-of-glory/