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The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 5, Episode 02: The Bewitching and Beguiling Power of Love Spells
S05E02: A brief history of love spells and how they’re still being used today.
As long as there have been people, there have been love spells. They’re sometimes beautiful, frequently horny, and nearly always ethically questionable. They also might make you want to hide your fingernails, put off buying supplies for that candle-making project, and never buy stick pins again. Which is all to say that love spells are messy. Just like emotions, and just like all of us.
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Here are links to the sources and resources we used while researching this episode.
Links to research materials:
Natali: History of Love Spells
- The Greek Magical Papyrin https://archive.org/details/TheGreekMagicalPapyriInTranslation/page/n1/mode/2up
- National Geographic Article: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/love_potions
- Art Publik Article: https://www.artpublikamag.com/post/toil-and-trouble-gnarly-history-of-love-spells-why-it-s-best-not-to-mess-with-people-s-free-will
- The Core- U of Chicago’s college magazine https://thecore.uchicago.edu/Winter2013/departments/how-to.shtml
- “Ancient Greek Love Magic” by Christopher A. Faraone https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvk12q0q
- The Recipe Project: https://recipes.hypotheses.org/10806
- J Store https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvk12q0q
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_magic#:~:text=Spells%20of%20erotic%20attraction%20and,2nd%20century%20BC%20(and%20sometimes
Haley: Contemporary Love Spell Uses and Superstitions
- Love Spells and the Basics of Love Magic: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/love-spells-and-the-basics-of-love-magic
- How To Cast A Love Spell Without Being A Creep: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/modern-witchcraft-love-spell-tips
- Love Spells and Teens: https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/1326
- Love Spell Ethics, by Ambrosia Hawthorn: https://medium.com/witchology-magazine/love-spell-ethics-124585e74716
- The Modern Witchcraft Book of Love Spells: Your Complete Guide to Attracting Passion, Love, and Romance, by Skye Alexander: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/33666050
- Cosmopolitan Love Spells: Rituals and Incantations for Getting the Relationship You Want: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44797996
- Cosmopolitan Love Potions: Magickal (and Easy!) Recipes to Find Your Person, Ignite Passion, and Get Over Your Ex: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44797992
Further Reading:
- Sex Witch: Magickal Spells for Love, Lust, and Self-Protection: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52568014