A Very Supernatural
Christmas is the Christmas episode of a series called Supernatural. Supernatural
is about two brothers who are trying to find their father. In the process of follow their father’s
trail, they must hunt the demons and monsters they come across. In this particular episode, the creatures are
gods, ones who have an appetite for human sacrifices. During the month of December, Madge and
Edward, who are the two gods, make wreaths out of meadowsweet and they let this
local shop sell them. Unfortunately, whichever costumers buy this wreath are
killed and taken up the chimney. Once
the brothers confront Madge and Edward, they realize the couple has other plants
used in rituals, such as myrrh.
A Witches Herbal Reference discusses a variety of
herbs that have magical qualities and list the gender, planet, and element
associated with a particular plant. For
example, myrrh is
feminine
, associated with the planet Jupiter and the element
water. Myrrh is used in ritual areas
such as altars. Another plant is called
meadowsweet. Meadowsweet has the same
gender, planet and element as myrrh.
However, Meadowsweet is used in rituals for protection and harmony.
The episode, A Very
Supernatural Christmas, portrays human sacrifice and the ritual related to
the sacrifice. This episode also focuses
on plants used for rituals, such as myrrh and meadowsweet. However, in the episode meadowsweet was used
as the catalyst for the human sacrifice.
This is drastically different from the article. In the end, the episode does show the use of
plants in rituals like human sacrifice, even though meadowsweet is not
typically used in human sacrifice.
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