Greetings and well met, my friends! I had a hard time deciding what music to play for Ostara this year, so I just went ahead and included most of it. THIRTY-SEVEN music selections were in this special episode of Musica Pagani, that's almost 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Bill Wren & Frank Ralls - New Heaven, New Earth - Journey Around the Sun: A Mayan Odyssey
Al Conti - Spring Maiden - Northern Seas
David Clavijo - Promises - The Landing: Special Edition
Douglas Bluefeather - When the Rains Come - Best of Douglas Bluefeather
Christopher Lapina - She's Often Here - Eclectic Eve
Ann Licater - Shades of Light - Doorway to a Dream
Catherine Marie Charlton - Springshine - Undershore
Craig Urquhart - Waves - Songs Without Words
Douglas Bluefeather & Danny Voris - Dream of the Trees - Earth Songs
Fiona Joy Hawkins - Feeling Sunshine - Live at the Q
Fred Thrane - Dawndancer - Angels of the Sun
John Albert Thomas - Fantasy - Now I Sleep
Hennie Bekker - Spring Rain - Spectrum: An Anthology of Relaxing Instrumental Music
Jose Luis Serrano Esteban - Spring Has Arrived - A New Horizon
Kathryn Kaye - Smile for Me April - Dreaming Still
Louis Collaiannia - Spring Dawn - A Moment Between Eternities
Lynn yew Evers - Dawn of Peace - Dawn of Peace
Michael Strilbing - Forever Young - Another Day in Paradise
Peter Sterling - Enchantments Awakening = Patterns of Relection
Lis Addison - Brimming Over - Grace of the Green Leaf
Uwe Gronau - Far in the East (instrumental version) - Time Rider
Michael Brant DeMaria - Timeless Dawn - Bindu
Michael de Salem - Sentimental Stops - Something Getting Wrong
Wendy Rule - Guided by Venus - Guided by Venus
Sharon Knight - Phoenix from the Ashes - Song of the Sea
Terri Liles Mason - Begin Again - OmGaia
T Thorn Coyle - The Green - Face of a New Day
Spiral Dance - The Goddess and the Weaver - The Mist
Elaine Silver - By the Earth - Fairie Goddess
Candice Night - Robin Red Breast - Relfections
Jenna Greene - Soul of Nature - Crossroads
Rich Osborn - A song of New Beginnings - Giving Voice
Jeff Oster - Beautiful Silence - Surrender
Shawna Carol - Bless Our Planet - Gaia Rocks
Whew! That was a lot of typing! I had a lot of fun putting the show together and I hope you all had a good time listening to it. The theme was spring and Ostara, but the music is wonderful any time of year.
A huge thank you goes out to all the musicians for giving me permission to use their music on podcast.
As promised, here are the rules and the questions for the Trivia contest from Pagan-Musings.
Rules - Live Listeners (almost seems a moot point after the show):
Send a private message to either KaliSara in the PAN chat or Pagan Musings in the BTR chat with your answers.
For each person who answers one or more questions correctly they receive a free mp3 download from Marc Gunn's Happy Song of Death.
Each person with a correct answer will also be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a full physical copy of the CD.
Live listeners had until the end of the show to answer. Answers received from live listeners after the show concluded will be treated as archival answers and they will qualify for that drawing.
Rules - Archive Listeners:
Listen to the trivia questions in the show and send your answers to paganmusings@gmail.com.
For each person who answers one or more questions correctly they receive a free mp3 download from Marc Gunn's Happy Song of Death.
Each person with a correct answer will also be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a full physical copy of the CD.
Archive listeners have until midnight of the 29th/30th central time to submit their answers.
Yes, we have to CDs we are giving away. So here we go with the questions. These are being posted here at the request of our listeners. DO NOT ANSWER IN COMMENTS!
1. True or False: Aleister Crowley taught Gerald Gardner
2. Belladonna and Aconite are/is __________. a. ingredients in a love potion. b. ingredients in a flying ointment. c. the title of a song by Inkubus Sukkubus. d. names for the Goddess.
3. True or False: Samhain is the name of an ancient Celtic god.
4. The Pagan Alliance Network was originally called ______________. a. Pagan Alliance of Nebraska b. National Pagan Alliance c. Nebraska Pagan Alliance d. Iowa Pagan Access Network
5. The first episode of Pagan-Musings aired on what date? a. 9/14/09 b. 7/18/09 c. 6/21/09 d. 10/31/09
6. Which of the following did Leigh Ann Hussey NOT record with? a. Nuit b. Uglytown c. Real Magic d. Annwn
7. List these events in the correct order. a. First episode of Pagan Musings b. Webstore for Pangaia Metaphysical Store opens. c. First episode of Musica Pagani. d. Founding of what is now the Pagan Alliance Network.
8. True or False: Isaac Bonewits' first book was the thesis for his degree in metaphysics from UCLA-Berkley. (BONUS: What was the title of Isaac's first book?)
9. Which came first? a. Gardnarian Tradition b. Alexandrian Tradition c. Georgian Tradition d. Ordo Templi Orientis (BONUS: Name their founders.)
10. True or False: The last anti-witchcraft law in the Western world was repealed before 1990.
11. In which city is the headquarters for PAN? a. Lincoln, NE b. Denver, CO c. Chicago, IL d. Cozad, NE
12. Who was Pagan-Musings' first guest author? a. MR Sellars b. Kaedrich Olsen c. Isaac Bonewits d. Starhawk
13. Who was the first officially recognized 20th Century witch in the United States? a. Z Budapest b. Lady Sheba c. Raymond Buckland d. Laurie Cabot
Wowsa! Just finished doing some house keeping after today's episode of Pagan-Musings. What a day! And what a wonderful show! As usual, we seemed to have gotten off on a couple of tangents and had a few technical issues. But we are growing used to that when it comes to working with BTR. Well, at least the technical glitches. The tangential conversations are just part of who we are on P-M.
Today's episode was a discussion of past, present, and future metaphysical expos and pagan festivals. Between KaliSara and I, we have experienced a wide range of such events.
KaliSara has been lucky enough to attend Heartland Festival at Gaia Park in Missouri where she learned a lot about Paganism when she was just starting out on her path. Not to mention that she got some exposure to some of the less prudish aspects of Paganism. One day soon, we both will attend Heartland, either as participants or as vendors.
Coming up next weekend Mystic Fest. This will be Pangaia Metaphysical Store's second time with the event and the Pagan Alliance Network's third. I have been doing something with Mystic Fest for four years now. My first year I was the official helper of my friend and seamstress, Fay. She is the owner of Wytch Way Wear and can be found at Pangaia Metaphysical Store as Crone's Creations. My second year was KaliSara's first year. We ran the table for what was then called the Pagan Alliance of Nebraska. In 2009, we changed the name to Pagan Alliance Network to better reflect our broader reach in the pagan community and also brought Pangaia into the mix for Mystic Fest.
We are looking forward to a wonderful experience next week with Mystic Fest. With over 70 vendors, readers, and other participants at the event, there is sure to be something for everyone. You can find out more about Mystic Fest by visiting www.next-mil.com. We have also attend other events as vendors. We attended last year's Earth-Spirit-Celebration (nicknamed Escape) in Lincoln, NE. It was the first time out for Here & Back Again and they have not repeated the event yet. But it was still a successful event for Pangaia Metaphysical Store. We got our name out to local Pagans and made a decent amount of money off the endeavor.
Earlier this year we trekked up to Sioux City, Ia to participate in the First Annual Mystic Realities Bazaar. Due to a scheduling conflict for the city, it was not nearly as successful as it could have been, but the hosts learned a lot and are looking forward to doing it again next year. And we are looking forward to attending next year.
I also participated in the Mind*Body*Spirit Expo in Sioux City, hosted by the now defunct Namaste shop in Sioux City. I attended as an intuitive reader, specializing in past life insight. It was a busy weekend despite the weather. We started our with a freak ice storm the morning of the show, but by noon it was bright and sunny and people were just flooding into the building to see what we all had to offer. Once people started visiting my table I could not get a chance to breathe. And for that event, Wytch Way Wear and I took part in an article written by a local reporter. Very interesting experience that.
So, this coming weekend is Mysitc Fest, which means that for the first time ever, Pagan-Musings is not doing a live show. We suggest that our listeners tune into one of our archived episodes or listen to an archival episode of Musica Pagani, also on BTR.
Now, for those that read this blog for the music. We played six pieces during Pagan-Musings today.
Pagan Ways by Damh the Bard
Begin Again by Terri Liles Mason off Om Gaia
Moonrise by Jeffrey Fisher off Satyagraha
Papyrus to Caligraphy by Riad Abdel-Gawad off EGYPT: Mother of the Earth
The Mystery Revealed by Bear off Untroubled
Quarter Farewell by Isaac Bonewits and Real Magic off Avalon is Rising!
We do play a lot of Damh the Bard on Pagan-Musings. He is such a talented artist and was one of the first to be gracious enough to share his music with us. You can listen to more of his music and interviews with Druids and other Pagans on his podcast, DruidCast.
Terri Liles Mason's Om Gaia is a beautiful CD and well worth the listen. Her album was nominated for best new age meditation and best new age vocal album of the year in 2009.
Jeffrey Fisher's Satyagraha is inspired by the words and actions of Ghandi, peaceful protest and mindful action. Moonrise is a beautiful piece and well aprpopriate for any phase of the moon.
Riad Abdel-Gawad is one of the newest artists for me to encounter. His mix of traditional and modern instrumentation lends a very unique and appealing thread to Egyptian and Middle Eastern music. Papyrus and Calligraphy is one of my favorites off the CD and just seems to set the tone for me when it comes to writing and thinking about Ancient Egypt, one of the homes for the Gods that talk inside my head.
The Mystery Revealed by Bear is just one of many tracks on Untroubled that feel so right to listen to when meditating or preparing for the start of the day. Unfortunately we have not played much from Bear on any ofthe shows I work with, but I look forward to remedying that soon.
Last but not least, we ended the show with Quarter Farewell by Isaac Bonewits and Real Magic of their 1972 recording of Avalon is Rising! With the recent passing of Isaac, I have been listening tohis music and reading his books with new insights. And they have become inspiration for me in my NaNoWriMo project this November.
Well, that about sums it for today's episode of Pagan-Musings. I hope that you have enjoyed listening to our shows and that you continue to do so. Please remember that there will not be a live show for Saturday, October 2, 2010 as both KaliSara and I will be otherwise occupied with Mystic Fest.
Today on Pagan-Musings, KaliSara instigated a Roast of RevKess (aka Phil, the author of this blog). Wikipedia defines a roast thus:
A roast is an event in which an individual is subjected to a public presentation of comedic insults, praise, outlandish true and untrue stories, and heartwarming tributes, the implication being that the roastee is able to take the jokes in good humor and not as serious criticism or insult, and therefore, show their good nature. It is seen by some as a great honor to be roasted, as the individual is surrounded by friends, fans, and well-wishers, who can receive some of the same treatment as well during the course of the evening. The party and presentation itself are both referred to as a roast. The host of the event is called the roastmaster. Anyone who is honored in such a way is said to have been "roasted".
And Sarah did play the role of roastmaster very well. With callers and comments in the chat rooms, we had a wonderful today during the show. Sarah told how she and I first met, via ISCABBS and we talked about some of experiences at ISCAnics in Iowa City, IA. Those were certainly fun and interesting. Some of the stories were editted to protect the not-so-innocent as well as to protect ourselves.
Listener and friend ChrisInSA called in to talk about some of our adventures when she lived in Lincoln. We met over a D&D gaming session and things went down hill from there. We LARPed, did Karaoke and even performed in a Drag Production at the Q in Lincoln. The Daily Nebraskan did a story on that show and they talk about Sarah in the article.
Sarah's partner and father ofher daughter, Stormcrow, called in to say that he thinks of me as the most "epicly straight gay man" he has ever met. He also related the story of calling me one night when I was late coming home from work. Stormie and I used to room together and we both worked for the same company, just different facilities. My first night on the job I wound up working twelve hours, which was much longer than he thought I would be there. So he called me wondering where I was. I was driving home when he called. Just as I answered the phone I saw police lights in my rearview mirror. The officer pulled me over because he thought I was drunk, I had apparently swerved over into his lane as I answered the phone. Lucky for me he took me at my word that I was just very tired and he let me go with a verbal warning.
And of course we had to talk about the Pagan Alliance Network and some of the incidents involved there. At the discussion group we had a member who was rather young and not educated in the U.S., so some of the terms we were using were unfamiliar to him. These terms were not necessarily Pagan specific. We found that it was easier to hand him a dictionary as soon ashe entered the room. Saved him the time of being lost and confused while waiting for the chance to ask what something meant.
There was also the Samhain that we did hand dipped candles and carved pumpkins in preparation for the ritual. We had a blast making the candles and carving the pumpkins. I even roasted the seeds as part of the ritual feast.
We also plotted some of the future shows. Coming up on the 18th is Witch in the Kitchen, a discussion of Kitchen Witchery. On the 25th we are going to discuss Pagan Expos & Metaphysical Events, past, present, and future that we have been involved with. On October 2nd we will be in Omaha for Mystic Fest 2010 and will be airing a repeat of one of our earlier shows. But we will be back on the 9th with part three of Sacred Sexuality, LBGT+ Pagans and sacred sexuality.
And of course we had some pre-Mysitc Fest chatter. Sarah and I have been working on make improvements to the store's website, www.pangaiastore.com. We have also made some adjustments to our store logo and will be preparing to feature many unique and wonderful items at Mystic Fest. Check out the September 14th posting at www.pangaiastore.com/blog for more details on Mystic Fest and what we are going to have available for our patrons.
Music played during today's show: 1. Think On the Day by Wendy Rule 2. Dead Gerbil Jam by Kenny Klein 3. We Won't Shave Any Longer by Isaac Bonewits
After several months absence, Musica Pagani has returned to Blog Talk Radio. Musica Pagani is an eclectic mix of Pagan and New Age music, both new and old. So many artists have been generous and given us permission to play their music on Pagan-Musings that KaliSara and I decided to set up a music format for an additional hour each week (give or take). Musica Pagani is that music format.
Here is the play list for the return episode:
Dancers of the Deep - Acoustic Ocean - Reflections on Still Water
Carpe Diem - Kori Linae Carothers - Trillium
Listen - Arthur Hinds - Poetry of Wander
Skyclad - Dragon Ritual Drummers - Passage
Come to the Labyrinth - SJ Tucker - Blessings
Lugh's song - T Thorn Coyle - Face of a New Day
Siren Moon - Sharon Knight - Song of the Sea
Visions in the Green - Walter Thompson III - Visions in the Green
Written in the Stars - Blackmore's Night - Fires at Midnight
Herne the Hunter - Kenny Klein - High Grows the Barley
Promethean Heirs - T Thorn Coyle and Sharon Knight - Songs for the Strengthening Sun
Winds of Change - Damh the Bard - Herne's Apprentice
Remember to tune in Monday, August 2nd at 8pm (Central) to listen to another episode of Musica Pagani. Lammas Night is the theme of the show.
Please also remember to tune into Pagan-Musngs Saturday, July 31st at 2pm (Central) for a discussion of humor and how it is necessary in most every aspect of your life, from the bedroom to the boardroom, from Circle to your child's daycare.
And, tune into KZUM-HD 89.3FM in Lincoln, NE or on the web Sunday mornings at 9am (Central) to listen to Murphy's Magic Mess.
Thank you for listening! -RevKess (aka Phil, aka Rev Dr Moonbeam, aka the High Priest of Polka)
Murphy's Magic Mess for Sunday, September 13, 2009
Haelsa and welcome! Thank you once again for listening to Murphy's Magic Mess on KZUM 89.3, Lincoln's Community Radio Station. In case you didn't know, we are live every Sunday morning at 9am CST and can be heard of 89.3FM, Time Warner Cable's channel 10 (Lancaster County, NE), and online at www.kzum.org.
This morning was quite the trip. For a change Damon was actually being quiet, even off the air. Something about not enough sleep and being lulled into a semi-slumber by the lovely music by Matthew Labarge. We did surprise Murf with a belated birthday present: a 12x6” patch for her denim jacket of a green Asian dragon. As she said, it looks a lot like the dragon she sees when her totem visits her. So it was quite the fitting gift. She expresses her thanks to Damon, Eddie, and myself for the gift.
I was very pleased to see that Dale Bacon brought in the audio tracks for his DVD Song of Amergin. If you are interested in purchasing the actual DVD, visit Pangaia Metaphysical Store on the web at www.pangaiastore.com and click on the product list. You can also pick up a copy at this year's Mystic Fest in Omaha at the Pangaia Metaphysical Store's table during the event. The folks at Pangaia are looking forward to doing more work with Dale on his DVD and audio productions.
As I am sure you noted, we also had two poems that Dale Bacon had recorded. Both of them were provided to him by Nadine Murphy. Her adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's Folk of the Hill and one of Nadine's own poems, Three White Deer. Pangaia will be contacting Dale Bacon about carrying that CD as well.
THIS WEEK'S PLAY LIST
Wytches Chant '98 – Inkubus Sukkubus
Between the Branches – Connie St. Pierre – Legends of the Wild
First Light – Matthew Labarge – October
The Sun Sets Earlier Now – Matthew Labarge – October
Knights in Gold – Christopher Boscole – Presents of Angels
Dionysus – Tamara James & Jennifer Holding – Libations
Water, Fire, and Smoke – Kathy Mar – My Favorite Sings
Three White Deer – Dale Bacon (poem written by Nadine Murphy)
Folk of the hill – Dale Bacon (poem by Rudyard Kipling, adapted by Nadine Murphy)
Tamlyn the Bard – the Bringers
Branigans Special Ale – Heather Alexander
The Gods Aren't Crazy – Leslie Fish
Health to the Company – Brobdingnagian Bards – Brobdingangian's Gulliver's Travels
Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Witches – Lady Bridget & the Bella Donnas
Sheep Marketing Ploy – Tom Smith
House of Mama Dragon
Witches Brew – Omnia – Witches Brew
Speaking of Dale Bacon, he is the host of the Ghosts of Lincoln Guided Tour every October. You can hear his soothing storyteller's voice as he guides you through some of the ghostly hotspots of Lincoln. This tour is sponsored in part by Exploring unexplained Phenomena (Saturday mornings at 10:30am on KZUM) hosted by Scott Colbourn (The Way Home, now closed) and StarTran. I will provide more details on this year's tour schedule as they become available to me.
Next week is our Mabon show. Expect lots of harvest songs and celebrations of the Autumn.
The 27th is my grand experiment. KZUM's station manager is going to be certifying me on the boards and other equipment during the show. I get to put together the entire show, from start to finish. Murf, Damon, and Eddie may be bringing in some of their own selections for the show, but otherwise it is up to me. And with Murf and the station manager's permission, I am going to introduce a slightly new concept to the show. Pagan news, talk, and interview. My first planned interview for the show is with Charlie Ordorizzi of Next Millennium in Omaha, the host of Mystic Fest 2009. We will be talking briefly about the history of Mystic Fest and what is happening with this year's show. We may also talk about Next Millennium and the growth of Paganism in Nebraska over the last decade or so.
Remember to check out Murphy's Magic Mess on MySpace at www.myspace.com/Murphysmagickmess. You do not have to be a member of MySpace to view this profile. Damon is still working on getting things correctly set up to post each week's show (for a two week period) as a video file. This means that you will be able to listen to the show whenever you want during those two weeks, but you will not be able to download. FCC regulations prevent us from being able to podcast the shows for download, so we are using the MySpace video option as a means of sharing the show for a short time so that more people can enjoy it no matter what time of day they are able to listen.
And don't forget to listen Pagan-Musings every Saturday night at 10pm CST on www.blogtalkradio.com/Pagan-Musings, brought to you in part by Pangaia Metaphysical Store and the Pagan Alliance Netwrok. Hosts RevKess and KaliSara bring you discussion on everything from advice for newbies to Sacred Sexuality. They will soon be adding interviews and news from around the globe on issues that pertain the Pagan movement. You can listen or download past shows at BlogTalkRadio and join them in chat during the live broadcast at either BlogTalkRadio or http://paganalliancenetwork.ning.com/chat.
Hello, everyone! And thank you for listening to Murf's birthday show. We were so excited this morning. We had everything set up to record the show. But guess what. Silly me, I forgot to disable the external microphone on the laptop and we not only recorded the show, but we recorded EVERYTHING that went on off air. Banter, kavitching about politics, plotting future shows and phone calls. So, the recording is not good. Another no go, but at least we know how to do it now. LOL Yay for technology. It is the Mess, so it takes a while to get everything all figured out whenever KZUM decides to change the devices around on us.
It was a great show, though. Lots of Murf's favorites. Phil Coulter to SJ Tucker, Lisa Hilton to local artist Gary Redden. And there will be more of her favorites to come. Just be patient...
...The show on September 6th is not going to be our regular programming. Back by popular demand, KZUM is doing their Blues Blowout! From 6am Saturday the 5th through 11:59pm Monday the 7th KZUM is playing nothing but Blues music. All other programming has been preempted during that time. Damon and Ed will be running the boards on the 6th, providing our die hard listeners, and our Blues fans, with New Age and Pagan friendly Blues....or at least as close as they can get and still be Blues. Be ready for instrumentals by Lisa Hilton of her Twilight and Blues, and lyrical and instrumental Blues by Pagan artists such as Leigh Anne Hussey and Kenny Klein. They will also be playing more mainstream Blues with a New Agey flare.
We are moving into the month of September. Can you believe it? Fall is almost upon us. Of course with the wonderful weather we have been having the last few days, it is believeable. And with Fall just around the corner that means that Mabon is very close as well.
On the 13th we are planing to play a lot more of Murf's favorites, as two hours is far from enough time to cover it all. We will also be playing some of my own favorites, my birthday is the 14th.
Murf wanted to thank Corwin, Christine A, Cathy, Ed B and all the rest for their birthday wishes.
TODAY'S PLAYLIST: 1.Wytches Chant 98, Inkubus Sukkubus, Away with the Fairies 2.Centering, Louis Landon, Solo Piano for Peace 3.Autumn Winds, Gary Redden, Starry Afternoon 4.Carpe Diem, Kori Linae Carothers, Trillium 5.Present Being, Christopher Boscole, Presents of Angels 6.Summer Rush, Anewday, Summer Reflections 7.Nantucket, Kori Linae Carothers, Trillium 8.Misty Morning, Anewday, Summer Reflections 9.The Magic Garden, Marc Enfroy, Awaking 10.Pantheon, Arthur Hinds, Poetry of Wander 11.Twilight, Lisa Hilton, Twilight & Blues 12.Moon River, Lisa Hilton, Twilight & Blues 13.Flight of the Earls, Phil Coulter, Lake of Shadows 14.My Emerald Rose, Arthur Hinds, Poetry of Wander 15.Mul of Kintyre, (unknown), Mul of Kintyre 16.Dragons, Anne Lister, (unknown) 17.Cool to be a Witch, Alexion, (unknown) 18.Man with the Weird Beard, Heather Bishop, Old New Borrowed Blue 19.Scotsman Unbound, Brian Bowers, (Best of....?) 20.Children's Totem Chant, Spiral Rhythm, (unknown) 21.Witches Brew, Omnia, Witches Brew 22.Alive! (live version), Omnia, Alive! 23.Talon – Celebration of the Dragon, Dragon Ritual Drummers, Epic: a Drum Opera 24.A Touch of Menopausal Anarchy, Caroline Hillyer, (unknown) 25.Every Sacred Thing, Gaia Consort, Gaia Circles 26.Glastonbury Song, Waterboys, Dream Harder 27.Twilight Calling, Gaia Consort, (unknown) 28.House of Mama Dragon, SJ Tucker, (unknown)
As you heard and can tell by the playlist, we had a lot more music than usual. Without the other two Hyenas, it is easier to play music, but we did miss the banter and fun of having them there.
Murf and I wish Damon and Ed much luck with the Blues version of the Mess. Murf is taking the day off to relax and I am going to be in the great out of doors helping my mother with her Moving/Retirement sale all weekend. (If interested in taking a look at what she is offering, contact me in email and I will give you the location of the sale.) Murf and I will be back with the Mess on the 13th with lots more of your favorites (and ours).
UP COMING VENTS: Pagan-Musings podcast on BlogTalkRadio, Saturday, September 8th at 10pm. Join RevKess and KaliSara this week as they talk about some of the Lesser Known Gods and Goddesses from around the world. If there is a god or goddess you would like us to talk about let us known in comments or call into the show at (347)-857-3605 and tells us something about them.
KZUM and Russ's Market Grill-a-Thon, Thursday, September 10th-Satuday, September 12th at the Russ's on 33rd and Highway 2. Come join the staff and volunteer programmers of KZUM as they feed you with freshly grilled burgers, hot dogs, and other fine foods off the grill. Proceeds go to support KZUM, your local community radio station. Remember, KZUM depends our members and supports to keep the station and up and running and bringing you the music, talk, and news programs that you love.
Pagan-Musings podcast on BlogTalk Radio, Saturday, September 12th at 10pm. Join RevKess and KaliSara as they talk about Sacred Sexuality. Yes, you read that right, Sacred Sexuality. The Great Rite through Sex Magic and all points in between. This show carries an EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT WARNING.
Hey, there, all our loyal and new listeners! RevKess and KaliSara put on a somewhat disjointed, yet entertaining and educational show for "This is my athame....". The topic was pertaining to ritual tools, their uses, a bit of history, and alternatives for when you do not have your tools handy.
We had a wonderful discussion of basic altar and ritual tools. We touched upon portable altars and some of their uses, in particular what author Raven Grimassi has written about the Strega version of this:
The Nanta Bag
The Nanta Bag is a very old tool, appearingin various forms as it is traced back through the Ages. The form in which we have it today comes to us from fifteenth-century Italy. The purpose of the Nanta Bag is twofold. First, it is designed to keep its wearer in harmony with the forces of Nature. Second, it serves as a carrier for the tools of the Art, so that a witch can perform his or her Magick anywhere or any time. The original followers of Aradia carried them as they traveled from village to village, and soon they became a symbol of being a Priest or Priestess of the Old Religion.
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The principle of “contagion” Magick was the foundation for empowering the bag. Basically, this means that objects absorb power and have an energy field around them. When one object is placed in contact with another, then these objects are joined and influence one another. The Nanta Bag, in turn, has a contagion influence upon the person who carries it (in direct proportion to the items it contains).
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A small stone, smooth and rounded
A small feather, blue or very light in color
A small portion of ash (wood or coal)
A small vessel of pure water
A small coin, with a five pointed star etched upon it
A small twig (fruit or nutwood)
A pin with a black head (or needle)
A thimble
A portion of incense
2 small candles
A piece of marking chalk
A measure of cord (nine feet)
A small finger-sized bowl (cup or dish)
A symbol of the God (an acorn, small pine cone, piece of horn, etc)
A symbol of the Goddess (a seashell, string of beads, nutshell, etc)
A personal power object (a lucky piece, a crystal, etc)
A portion of salt
A small vessel of anointing oil
[Place these items into a bag and say:]
O' Great Nanta bag, be thou a natural focus
and a bridge to Power.
I am linked to thee and thou art linked to Nature.
We are One from Three
We are the Triangle manifest.
In the names of Tana and Tanus, so be it.
(From Ways of the Strega by Raven Grimassi, republished as Hereditary Witchcraft, pp. 86 & 87. Text inside [] by Rev. Philipp J. Kessler, 2009.)
We also had a couple of live callers during the show. Both Besom and Cairelle had some wonderful in put for us! Thank you both. And I do apologize to whomever that third caller was that we lost somewhere along the way.
Please join us on Saturday the 22nd of August at 10pm CST as we begin the first in a series on Ground, Center, Shield: the Three Basics of Metaphysics with special guest host, Cairelle of WitchyLIving. You can get a glimpse at what we will be discussing by visiting the blog on Pangaia Metaphysical Store. Remember, you can join us in chat at PAN or BTR before, during and after show with your comments and questions.
The August 8th episode of Pagan-Musings on Blog Talk Radio was about Techno Pagans and what they do. We had a blast looking back to the early days of the internet and had a visit with besom, a friend who shared many (unfortunately broken) links from her days with AOL's Pagan chat rooms. With some wonderful chat room contributions and a chat visit from our Tradition's founding High Priestess, it was a very fun show and we are looking forward to many more!
Web Sites Discussed During the Show: (This is to the best of our ability and accurate list of links, even if it is not a complete list from show.) ISCABBS - the Iowa Student Computer Association Bulletin Board System. telnet://whip.isca.uiowa.edu
Pagan Alliance Network - the online home of the Pagan Alliance Network, founded by RevKess and KaliSara in 1997.
PaganSpace.com - a site that neither of us have checked out much, but it is an option for social networking.
Pangaia Metaphysical Store - an online business owned by KaliSara and RevKess, specializing in unique and one of a kind creations by artists around the world.
KZUM - the online home of Lincoln, NE's only community radio station. Here you can listen to Murphy's Magic Mess live every Sunday morning at 9am CST. Murphy's Magic Mess is cohosted by RevKess.
Blog Talk Radio - a resource for MANY Pagan and non-Pagan podcasts. Pagan-Musings is hosted through this site.
PCP, the Pagan Centered Podcast - a great podcast covering all kinds of topics with guests from all walks of l ife and around the globe.
PaganFM - a podcasted music and news radio program in New Hampshire.
That pretty much sums up the show. We hope that you enjoyed listening to us and we are so sorry for the technical difficulties and the lateness of this blog post. Tune in every Saturday at 10pm CST to listen to us live and remember to join us in the chat room! -RevKess and KaliSara
Greetings everyone! I do hope you liked the show this weekend. If I may toot my horn, I thought the show was uber fantastic and very smooth....for the first time I was behind the boards for the show the WHOLE show! lol Yes, I am the crazy person who selected the majority of the music for the show this time around. A little different, but still keeping with the general theme as it is put forth by Murf. It would seem to that I a getting better at this kind of thing. :)
It was quite humorous to watch Murf AND Damon scribbling down my play list. Murf so that she can add it to the playlist archive on the website and Damon so he can use it for the MySpace page. Woot! And only about five or so pieces that were not selected by me. :) I think I did pretty good and at least one of my listeners concurs. Thanks, Stormcrow!
THE PLAYLIST:
Wytches Chant 98 by Inkubus Sukkubus off of Away with the Faeires
In the Beginning by Dragon Ritual Drummers off of The Epic: A Drum Opera
Otherside of the Moon by Juliet Lyons off of My Siren Song
Meet Me By the Standing Sgtones by Leigh Anne Hussey off of Homebrew
Carpe Diem by Kori Linae Carothers off of Trillium
Begin Again by Terri Liles Mason off of Om Gaia
Nocture No. 2 by Arturo Mayorga off of Cascades
Visionary Temples by Dean Everson & Scott Huckaby off of Healing Dreams
In the Between by Zingaia off of Soles on Earth
The Mummers Dance by Loreena McKennitt off of Book of Secrets
I Am the Goddess by Spiral Rhythm off of Roll of Thunder
Intro: Viator by Corvus Corax off of Viator
Second Sight by Glass Wolfe off of Xotica
Glastonbury Song by the Waterboys off of Dream Harder
The Howling by Within Temptation off of the Heart of Everything
Freaks in Love by Elton John off of Peachtree Road
Foliorum Viridum by Agalloch off of Of Stone, Wind and Pillar
Worlds Wedding by Emerald Rose off of Songs for the Night Sky
City Magick by Chalice and Blade off of Wild Hunt
Ruse Up Witches by Leigh Anne Hussey off of Homebrew
The Rede by Gaia Consort off of Gaia Circles
And Now For Some of the Stuff We Didn't Do:
TIDBITS AND QUOTES:
Frogs have it easy, they eat what bugs them. -- Anonymous
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.
-- George Eliot
Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense.
-- Robert Frost
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
-- Kurt Vonnegut
I was never lost but I was bewildered once for three days.
-- Daniel Boone
Astrological Calendar for July 26th-August 2, 2009 – all times are Central. Sunday, July 26th, the Moon entered Libra this morning at 12:25am. Monday, July 27th, the Moon is void of coarse at 9:53pm. Tuesday, July 28th, the Moon enters Scorpio at 5:36am and is in its 2nd quarter at 5pm. Thursday, July 30th, the Moon is void of coarse at 7:54am and enters Sagittarius at 3:10pm. Friday, July 31st, Venus enters Cancer at 8:28pm. Sunday, August 2nd, Pallas enters Virgo at 12:29am, the Moon is void of coarse at 12:42am and enters Capricorn at 3:08am, and Mercury enters Virgo at 6:07pm.
Calendar of Events for July 26th-August 2nd, 2009 Friday, July 31st, birthday of Madame Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society; date of the fabled meeting
of British witches to raise cone of power to stop Hitler's invasion in 1940. Saturday, August 1st, Lammas or Lughnasadh; birthday of Edward Kelley, a medium of Dr. John Dee;
anniversary of the founding of AURORA Network in the UK. Sunday, August 2nd, birthday of Henry Steele Olcott, co-founder of the Theosophical Society.
Announcements:The 2nd Annual Pagan Alliance Network Yard Sale is scheduled for Friday the 31st-Sunday
the 2nd. Contact panfounders@yahoo.com for details. The Pagan Alliance Network is hosting an open Lammas celebration on Saturday the 1st at 7pm. Again contact
panfounders@yahoo.com for details. Pagan-Musings, a podcast on Blog Talk Radio, will be addressing science and magic on Saturday the 1st at
10pm. Pagan-Musings is hosted by RevKess and KaliSara and is a program for discussion of news and topics
of interest to the Pagan Community.
Tune in next week for our Lammas Celebration show. We will be including music and songs about Harvest as
well as a reading by yours truly about Lammas.
My most sincere apologies for being so behind on posting this blog. I have recently started back to work and I am adjusting to this new schedule. My time online has been significantly influenced by the hours that I am working. But enough with the excuses.
It would seem that I put my foot in this week with the show. Murf and Damon have elected for me to put together the music for the first half of the show AND to run the boards for at least half an hour. Well on my way to becoming a certified programmer with KZUM. Woot!
So I have been busy with planning what to play during the show. I am seriously thinking that I should just go ahead and put together enough music for the whole show and see what happens. Who knows, Murf may decide to let me sit behind the boards for the bulk of that morning. /crosses fingers and hopes/ Not sure which way I should be hoping there. LOL
Between the music selections and the other things that we would like to be doing for the program, I think I have my work cut out for me for the 26th. I make no promises, but I plan to have our tidbits and quotes going again as well as some world holidays and a brief calendar of events. We are approaching on August and Lammas, so there is bound to be some interesting things going on in the world of Paganism and Witchcraft.
WHAT'S NEW WITH THE MESS:
Glass Wolfe sent us a wonderful CD, you heard some of it on the show from the 19th
Murphy's Magic Mess is now available online. For two weeks at a time, you can listen to each program of the Mess on MySpace. You do not have to be a member to listen to the show. Visit www.myspace.com/Murphysmagickmess and click on the video feeds. (Damon was a little over zealous when he made the page and accidentally put a “k” into the mess.) As the Mess is a music show you will not be able to download the program like you would a podcast. FCC regulations and all that jazz.
Murf is moving her website. For the last several years Murf has had a website detailing the playlists and special guests from the Mess. Yahoo is shutting down GeoCities free websites, so Murf has to move. We do not yet know where she is moving the website. Could be an extension of the MySpace page or could be something entirely different. Stay tuned for further updates.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
KZUM Grill-a-thon at Russ's Market on 17th and Washington, Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th from 11am-6pm. Come join programmers and staff from KZUM as they cook up some good old fashion burgers, hotdogs, and bratwurst and help support KZUM. This is a fund raising event for KZUM.
The Pagan Alliance Network is hosting it's monthly Meditation and Divination Night on Saturday the 25th at 7pm. Phil is playing host for this event. Please contact him for directions. The Meditation and Divination Night is an opportunity for people to meet, experience a guided meditation and practice with their divining skills.
Pagan-Musings podcast is covering the Pagan Alliance Network and its history on Saturday the 25th at 10pm CST. You can listen live at www.blogtalkradio.com/Pagan-Musings, or download the show at a later date. Join RevKess and KaliSara, the founders of PAN, as they discuss the history of PAN, current projects, and future plans.
Greetings and well met, our friends and listeners! We had a slow start to our first program, due to technical difficulties. We did manage to pull it off, though! Thank you to Aut and Lostrayne on the East Coast for showing their support in the chat room and listening to Kali and I get our wits about us.
The primary purpose of this first episode was to test the waters and see if we could get most of what we were doing figured out. I think we did manage to do so, but only time will tell. Our next episode will hopefully have less technical errors in programming and more success with our conversational continuity.
I would like to apologize for the dead air time towards the end of the show, it would seem that I somehow lost my connection with Skype for a minute and didn't realize until after I had been babbling for a minute or two without anyone able to hear me. I hope to be able to catch that before it happens again. But, for a first time out, I think it was rather successful! KaliSara was such a trooper in putting up with me while I was learning the ropes.
One last note, a correction actually, before going on to specifics about this episode and future shows. I did not have a calendar in front of me so I misspoke about the upcoming show This is My Athame. It is scheduled for Saturday, August 15th, I had said the 10th, which is a Tuesday. A little hard to do a Saturday show on Tuesday. My apologies for any confusion.
Topics discussed in our Introduction:
The Summoning by Nuit on the album Mother Night – http://www.motogrrl.org
Saturday, July 25, 2009, 10pm CST: Pagan Alliance Network, history, what it is today, and what it offers.
Saturday August 1, 2009, 10pm CST: The Quantum Pagan, how science has proven magic exists and how to use quantum mechanics in every day life.
Saturday, August 8, 2009, 10pm CST: The Techno Pagan, use of technology and the internet to reach out to the Pagan community.
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 10pm CST: This is My Athame, ritual tools, their uses, and what to use in a pinch.
Special Announcements:
The DolphinMoon Coven Seeker Class is schedule for Sunday, July 19th at 4pm at the home of Phil Kessler. Email him at dorian.nos@gmail.com for directions. Students may arrive as early as 3:30pm for check-in before class. This month's class is comparative religions, giving students an opportunity to discuss their religious backgrounds, how they came to their current path and how they have reconciled their path with their friends and families.
The DolphinMoon Coven Open New Moon Meditation and Healing Circle is schedule for Sunday, July 19th at 7pm at the home of Phil Kessler. Email him at dorian.nos@gmail.com for directions. Attendees may arrive as early as 6:30pm for check-in. These sessions are an opportunity to celebrate the new moon in an open and welcoming atmosphere as well as help to boost one's own energies if in a time of need.
The Pagan Alliance Network's Meditation and Divination Night is scheduled for Saturday, July 25th at 7pm at the home of Phil Kessler. Email him at dorian.nos@gmail.com or contact him on http://paganalliancenetwork.ning.com for directions. Participants may arrive as early as 6:30pm for check-in. The Meditation and Divination night is intended as a means to practice both meditation techniques and divination. Participants are encouraged to bring their favorite divinatory tools.
The Pagan Alliance Network is hosting it's Second Annual Yard Sale on Friday, July 31st-Sunday, August 2nd from 10am-6pm at the home of Julia. Please contact Phil at dorian.nos@gmail.com or on http://paganalliancenetwork.ning.com for more specific details. 10% of all profits are invested into PAN.
The Pagan Alliance Network is hosting an Open Lammas Ritual on Saturday, August 1st at 7pm at the home of Julia. Please contact Phil at dorian.nos@gmail.com or on http://paganalliancenetwork.ning.com for directions. Participants may arrive as early as 6:30pm for check-in. Ritual attire is not required, but is appreciated. Please bring a potluck dish, table service for yourself and any guests, and a non-alcoholic beverage to share.
Witchy Living with Cairelle, www.blogtalkradio.com/WitchyLiving is doing a special podcast with guest Rev. Philipp J. Kessler for the Pagan Alliance Network. The show is scheduled for Sunday, August 2nd at 8pm CST. They will be discussing the Pagan Alliance Network and Rev. Kessler's work with past life insights and regressions. If time allows, and listeners are interested, Rev. Kessler may attempt to do mini-past life insight readings on the air. Visit Witchy Living at www.witchyliving.com for more details and to browse Cairelle's online store.
Again, we would like to thank you for listening to the show and hope you tune again next week!
