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The Whistling, Part 4

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Is This Going to Be Better or Worse?

The episode picks up where we left off from whistling part three, regarding superstitions and beliefs concerning whistling. We were talking about whistling as an ill omen at sea, as a potential mark of witchcraft in women, as bad theatre luck in england and much more. So once more, i'm going to be referencing that excellent whistling and antiquity paper by a v. Van stekellenberg, but also some other sources. A tang dynasty text called the shache says that whistling simply calls out to all spirits, good or bad.

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