Hey, Poison Friends! It is Spooky Season! So let's celebrate with some spookier content, shall we? No trigger warnings this episode for gore or violence or anything too scary. Should any of our episodes this season involve such content, I will say so here in the notes!
Today, I want to walk you through a history of curses and provide some examples of such. What is a curse and who came up with the idea? They have been around for as long as people have lived among each other and have provided them with an explanation of misfortune or even used to process mislaid justice. We are going way back, to Assyrian Kings, the ancient Greeks & Romans, ancient Egypt, religious works of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, medieval Europe, colonial America, and other parts of the world such as Asian countries, Central and South America, etc. There was a lot to cover and I did my best to crunch it all in here along with some well known curses that have survived to modern times, like that of the evil eye.
Y'all know I could not just leave it there. We are discussing some examples of curses that may befall those who steal from the land itself. Pele's curse concerning the history and natural resources of Hawaii being disrespected is one such example. Another is that of the Petrified Forest in Arizona. Note: it is illegal to steal/take any piece of a national forest away. Both of these historic and beautiful places have seen the effects of these curses in the form of letters and the return of rocks and sand and wood. These letters tell stories of misery and even tragedy that those who took these artifacts experienced after the fact. The senders express hope that by apologizing and sending the pieces back, their luck may change. If you really need that souvenir in the form of a piece of the land, be warned, because it may be the curse that gets you.
We'll cover some examples of plants associated with various curses as well, so come along and learn something spooky with us.
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