Superstitions and Spirits: Exploring the Mystical with Rissa from Tea and Smoke

Please support Dairyland Frights at https://www.patreon.com/DairylandFrights Visit Rissa’s website at teaandsmoke.com for more information on her readings, events, and fascinating insights into the esoteric world. Hello, my spooky friends! In this enchanting episode of Dairyland Frights, John welcomes back the incredible Rissa from Tea and Smoke. Together, they delve into the world of superstitions, exploring their origins, meanings, and the mysterious power they hold over us. From fan death to the beckoning cat, this episode is packed with fascinating stories and ancient beliefs that will leave you questioning the unseen forces around us. Topics Covered:   Rissa’s divination practices and upcoming events The origins and beliefs surrounding fan death The mysterious world of mirrors and their superstitions Changelings and their eerie folklore Hag stones and their magical properties The ancient and widespread belief in the evil eye Practical and mystical reasons for avoiding walking under ladders Graveyard superstitions and their historical contexts The heartwarming tale of the beckoning cat, Maneki Neko   Join us on this journey through the eerie and the unknown, and discover how these age-old superstitions continue to influence our lives today. 00:00 </Dairyland Frights is a paranormal podcast that covers everything spooky 01:08 </Rissa: Thank you so much for having me back on your podcast 01:55 </John Riss offers a variety of psychic services, including ghost tours 08:37 </John: People still believe in superstitions in the 21st century 09:53 </Superstitions are beliefs based on belief, and they are part of humanity 13:29 </Fan death is the belief that sleeping with a fan on can blow your soul away 18:12 </One of the things with mirrors is that your soul could cross over 20:41 </There are many stories about mirrors seeing yourself or a different self 26:56 </If you break a mirror, can you counteract the bad luck charm 28:32 </Vampires do not have reflections in mirrors because mirrors were lined with silver 29:49 </This is literally me choking on a bloody Mary I just drank 30:07 </Almost every region has its own version of the three times name chant 35:45 </If you drink a Bloody Mary, drink while calling out Bloody Mary 36:44 </Both Europe and Africa have superstition about changelings 39:29 </What's the difference between a doppelganger and a changeling 43:30 </If you are concerned about changelings, there are action you can take 44:39 </Water erosion creates hag stones that have magical properties 47:13 </The evil eye dates back probably to Mesopotamia 52:54 </John: The evil eye is one of the most practical superstitions 55:52 </So let's talk about walking under a ladder. This is one that there is a practical side to it 59:04 </There are a lot of superstitions about graveyards 01:03:41 </There is a superstition that you could breathe in a ghost in a cemetery 01:06:51 </The beckoning cat has become a good luck symbol for businesses 01:13:20 </Rissa: Anything else you want to share with my audience before we wrap up