Something forbidden by religion or culture. They may be written or unwritten and their enforcement varies. One of the commandments of Judaism makes murder a taboo. The eating of shrimp is also a Taboo among orthodox Jews. In some Wiccan traditions, the killing of fertile female animals is a taboo, as is the “outing” of another person as a Wiccan without that person’s permission.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Pamela Chen and Samantha Blossom, authors of the new The Mandarin Tree.
As modern Asian American mystics, we love to work with the heavenly creatures, or what you may know as mystical beings in...