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Beyond the Headstone: The Secret Symbolism of the Graveyard (part 2)

Luke Madrid / Mari Sama / Heka Astra / Tim Hacker / Rusted Throat Season 29 Episode 7

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In this week’s show we wrap up our second half of Rusted Throat’s tour of cemetery symbolism that you are bound to encounter at your local graveyard. We begin this episode by focusing on the controversial and culturally rich meaning behind the Edelweiss flower, the rose (it’s place in the pagan and Christian mysteries) before discussing the various things a floral crown might symbolize and why the devil loves guitar. In the extended show we discuss the ancient Egyptian tambourine, the Catholic symbolism used as a bulwark against sin, the secrets of the obelisk and how to identify the graves sponsored by America’s most secret and un-secret societies. Thank you and enjoy the show! 

In this week’s episode we discuss:
Edelweiss
Alpine Rose
The Rose of Venus and Christ
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Laurel, Oak, Cypress Crowns
The Lyre and the Harp
Guitar and the Devil?

In the extended episode available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go further down the grave hole to discuss:
The Sistrum
Maple Hill Cemetery
Catholic Grave Symbolism
Sunflowers
The Obelisk, ancient and modern
Fraternal Organizations

This episode was written by RustedThroat with some collaboration with Luke Madrid, Heka Astra and Mari Sama who (unless quoting others) were responsible for writing and sourcing the materials they spoke.

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