Conjuring Curiosities

By: Clara and Sabrina
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  • A historical seamstress tells her witchy friend about the most macabre aspects of the Victorian era. A new topic focusing on the 1800s every week, as well as a collective tarot reading and spiritual advice!


    Dive into the past with Conjuring Curiosities, a conversational yet educational podcast where a historical seamstress takes her witchy friend on weekly adventures through the shadows of Victorian history. Settle in as these best friends discuss tales of intrigue, uncovering the weirdest and most macabre aspects of the 1800s.

    Join our dynamic duo as they chat about everything from eerie mourning customs to the secrets of Victorian seances!

    From mummy medicine to arsenic-laced fashion, Conjuring Curiosities offers a captivating glimpse into a bygone era, all through the lens of friendship. So, grab your favourite cozy blanket and join us for a leisurely stroll down memory lane as we unravel the mysteries of Victorian life, one stitch at a time. Tune in for an enchanting journey through history with your new favourite best friends!


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Episodes
  • Have a Spooky, Scary, Christmas

    Have a Spooky, Scary, Christmas
    Dec 24 2024

    After a brief hiatus, we’re coming back at you with some Victorian Christmas traditions! Think your holiday traditions are weird? The Victorians would like a word. In this episode, we unwrap the strange and spooky side of Victorian Christmas, because nothing says “Merry Christmas” like ghost stories by the fire, oysters for dinner, and Christmas cards featuring… dead birds? So grab some figgy pudding (whatever that is), and join us under the mistletoe as we deck the halls with a little Victorian weirdness!


    See photos discussed in this episode on our instagram

    Follow us on tiktok for videos that cover a condensed version of each topic!


    SOURCES:

    English Heritage - Victorian Christmas Traditions


    Victoria & Albert Museum - Victorian Christmas traditions


    Cinema Live - 5 Fascinating Victorian Christmas Traditions


    Mental Floss - 11 Odd Victorian Christmas Traditions


    Kat Devitt - 7 Weird Victorian Christmas Traditions


    History.com - Some of the Earliest Christmas Cards Were Morbid and Creepy


    Alexander Meddings - Victorian Christmas Traditions: the Good, the Bad & the Batsh*t Mad


    Friends of Dalnavert - Have Yourself a Creepy Little Christmas


    Ranker - 25 Bizarre and Disturbing Victorian Christmas Cards


    The Guardian - Shock of the old: 11 murderous and macabre Victorian Christmas cards


    The Conversation - Charles Dickens and the birth of the classic English Christmas dinner


    Cultura Colectiva - 17 Creepy Vintage Christmas Cards For The Ones Who Enjoy a Dark Holiday


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    39 mins
  • BB #5: The Four Elements

    BB #5: The Four Elements
    Nov 25 2024

    For our fifth episode of brief bewitchments, Sabrina covers the 4 elements, which are commonly used in witchcraft. Tune in for some bite-sized info on earth, air, fire, and water!


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    15 mins
  • BB #4: Ouija for Beginners

    BB #4: Ouija for Beginners
    Nov 11 2024

    If you’ve been curious about using a spirit board, this is the episode for you! After Clara covered the history of ouija, Sabrina wanted to share her beginners guide on how to use it.


    P.S. Halloween flipped the order of episodes a bit, so this was recorded before the halloween episode!


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    Follow us on tiktok for videos that cover a condensed version of each topic!


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    16 mins

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