Playfully Paranormal - with Caite of Steampowered Mouse

Listen to this episode from Tracing Owls on Spotify. Caite discusses the inherent whimsical nature of high strangeness, advocating a more playful approach to engaging the weird! As a digital artist, puppeteer and former band member, Caite often utilizes creativity and optimism during her paranormal investigations, as well as multiple goofy run-ins with The Other. We discuss the reflective nature of the paranormal, how fear-based interactions with The Other often serve as projections of our own trauma, Caite's wacky encounter of a pair of walking socks, and how puppetry and animation may prove to be powerful tools of engaging the phenomenon! ====================== Huge THANK YOU!!! to Caite, a.k.a. Steampowered Mouse, for playfully and optimistically engaging in such a joyful and uplifting discussion! ❤️ Hopefully her own socks stay in their drawer! Follow Caite on Twitter @antiswanky Contact her via e-mail at [email protected] Visit her website at www.steampoweredmouse.com Check out her appearance on Personal Pans: 4. Goosebumps and the call to adventure with Caite of Steampowered Mouse ====================== Episode artwork by Steampowered Mouse @antiswanky Send us suggestions and comments to [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @tracingowls or Twitter @TracingOwls Check our Linktree: linktr.ee/tracingowls Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez) Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com