Pagan Centered Podcast – Episode 143 – Sexuality and Paganism

2010
03.15

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01:11 How people view sex vs. gender. What is sex? What is gender?
03:07 The gradient of sexuality
03:53 The gradient of sex as well
05:13 The 5 genders of Native American culture
05:42 Native Hawaiian views on gender
06:45 Gender identity and how it can influence sexuality
07:08 People feeling the need to box themselves inside a specific category
08:31 Experiences with Pagans and Paganism with regards to sexuality
09:53 We view deity through human eyes, thus is influenced by how we view the world
10:26 Wicca can be updated to get beyond the hard rules of very traditional Wicca.
10:51 How religions have evolved their stances upon sexuality in the recent past.
13:24 Some religions lose their essence when they accept all forms of sexuality
15:09 It is understood that there are times for men only ritual, women only ritual and separate time for intermingling
16:05 Does spirituality have a gender? Does energy have a gender?
22:14 Gender remains a sensitive topic
22:41 People have a natural bias for specific energies
23:29 Is there a causal relationship between willingness to work with specific energies and one’s sexuality?
24:01 Some people just are naturally skilled with some energies
24:31 How do the gods factor into all of this?
30:31 Deities reflecting our influence/culture
30:57 Sometimes people just make up genders for gods
31:13 Maybe our energies just mesh better with specific entities
31:51 Have you ever encountered a god that said “no, no, no – don’t worship me!”?
32:35 Knowing your deities and if they will work with you.
35:59 Playing mix and match with your gods can be a bad thing
37:38 People should still be free to have their own religion
40:06 Energy wonkiness just being incompatibility, and the energy could resonate with someone else?
41:28 Do we have the ability to be flexible with our spirituality or is our flexibility tied into our sexuality?
44:48 The a-hole factor
45:16 Do you believe there is a metaphysical reason for your sexual identity?
47:45 The 50/30 suicide rule
49:03 Is leaving an abusive spirituality (especially abusive with regards to sexuality) like leaving an abusive relationship?
50:24 Brotherhood of the Phoenix
53:00 What would happen if we put the Brotherhood in the same room with Dianics?
53:57 The Brotherhood is about being inclusive rather than the boundaries
55:43 The crede Dee wrote