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Superstition Saturday: Clovers
The luck of the four-leaf clover is the most identifiable clover superstition but is only a small piece of clover lore. Clovers are versatile plants capable of bringing you a spouse, healing your ailments, or [...]
Superstition Saturday: Chicken
When I think about birds in superstitions my mind immediately conjures images of ravens, owls, or raptors. The chicken is just a farm bird surrounded by Old McDonald’s other livestock, clucking here and there. However, [...]
Superstition Saturday: Rye
Every month the Oldways Whole Grains Council features a different whole grain. August's grain is rye, a hardy crop, which for a long time was considered a weed competing for wheat in the fields. This fast-growing, resilient grain gained extensive usage in [...]
Superstition Saturday: Mushroom
Overnight, as if by magic, mushrooms spring from the ground. The seeming spontaneous origin of these fungi adds to their mystical intrigue. However, mushrooms are viewed very differently depending on the country. In England and [...]
Five Sides of the Pentacle
“We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges.” ― Gene Wolfe, Shadow & Claw I intended to write a quick piece [...]
Beware Saint George’s Eve
"It is the eve of St. George's Day. Do you not know that to-night, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will have full sway? Do you know where you [...]