The Werewolf: Lycanthropy and Cynocephaly

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In this week’s show, we kick off the Halloween season with a deep-dive on the culturally diverse phenomena of the werewolf, its profoundly ancient origins and how it evolved into the beloved horror trope we enjoy today. In the free section of the show we discuss its ancient association with war, rites of passage, its adoption into pagan mythology, the medieval Christian witch-hunts and the important role it played in secret shamanic folk practices from all over the European continent. In the extended version of the show we discuss the good werewolves or Benandanti as they fought evil witches of Satan, how this deeply confused the inquisitors who recorded it, how medical lycanthropy works, the multiple ancient eye-witness accounts of dog-headed people from around the world, early esoteric Christianity, the cenocephaly of Saint Christopher and what it all has to do with the Egyptian deities Anubis and of course Wepwawet. Thank you and enjoy the show!

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In the free edition of show we discuss:
The Initiation of the Koryos
Nazi Fascination with Werewolves
Berzerker Rage
The Devil Dogs
The Wild Hunt
Christianization of the Werewolf
Jupiter and Lycaon
Furies and Moral Decadence
The Werewolf Trials
Wolf Charming

In the extended version of the show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go even further down the rabbit hole to discuss:
-The Benandanti (The Good Werewolves)
-The Malandanti (Evil Satanic Witches)
-World of Darkness
-Clinical Lycanthropy
-Biblical Werewolves
-Dog Headed Saint Christopher
-Cynocephali From Across the Globe!
-Ancient Vedic Rituals
-The Diamond Dogs
-Gnostic Baptism: The Books of Jeu
-Anubis and Wepwawet

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Information of ancient Egypt first sourced by Heka Astra and presented by Luke Madrid in this episode.

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Sources:

Myth of Lycaon:
https://mythontheweb.wordpress.com/2021/12/04/the-myth-of-lycaon/

Metamorphosis, Ovid
https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/Metamorph.php#anchor_Toc64105461

Koryos:
https://dandavisauthor.com/the-koryos-an-ancient-warband/
http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1595266/FULLTEXT01.pdf
https://tocharus.substack.com/p/history-of-the-koryos

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