The Indo-Europeans used their beliefs in magic to heal people, and in this video we explore why such magical rituals were important for hair and fingernails. By looking at these seemingly uninteresting items we can uncover some very important understanding about the culture of the Indo Europeans. And this in turn will allow us to explore magic in a much deeper way in some follow up videos.

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📚 References
Bruce Lincoln. Myth, Cosmos, and Society
Indogermanische Gebräuche beim Haarschneiden, in Analecta Graeciensia: Festschrift zum 42 Versammlung deutscher Philologen und Schulmänner in Wien (Graz: Styria, 1893), pp. 53—59
Sankhāyana Grhya Sūtra 1.28
Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 10.15
Philosophia Coins. Cp 87. 1982.
Atharva Veda 6.136
Pliny. Natural History. 12.37, 16.235, 26.30
Wilhelm Mannhardt, Germanische Mythen (Berlin: Ferdinand Schneider, 1858), p. 630
Adolf Wuttke, Der deutsche Volksaberglaube der Gegenwart, 4th ed. (Leipzig: Moritz Ruhl, 1925), p. 330

📑 Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:37 The Creation Myth of the Indo-Europeans
3:13 Balance within the Cosmos
5:27 The Cure to Baldness
17:05 The Importance of Hair and Fingernails
26:23 Sacred Rituals