Pagan Centered Podcast – Episode 28 – Sitting with Wolves

2010
05.23

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9:05 Rituals exist to coordinate energy?
11:17 Why keep a Grimoire/Book of Shadow?
17:00 Secrecy implies shame
19:19 Are local Pagan groups better when localized rather than part of a greater network?
20:30 Flipping the extremes: don’t let a group be known vs. look at the wonderful thing we’ve found!
21:00 Ritual tools as mundane materials
23:20 CAIR sucks
24:15 Is Anubis a hermaphrodite?
24:50 Muslims annoyed 2012 Olympics being held during Ramadan. Are Muslims just being childish? What about shared sacrifice?
27:35 God was just drunk in the Old Testament
29:10 Why are Muslims so angry? Is it because they didn’t do what the Pagans did after 9/11?
31:30 Muslims and their box
35:00 Followup: Wiccan group lacks authority to sue state about tax exemption on religious texts only applying to Christian texts.
36:30 It’s not the Bible section, it’s the Kindling section
37:52 What are the Akashic Records?
41:43 Why do Wiccans call themselves Pagan, but no other Pagan religion’s practitioners say the same thing?
45:35 Wiccans using the term Pagan in a negative context
49:25 Tribal religions as Pagan
50:15 Podcasting allows the obscure to become mainstream
51:38 JD joins the show
53:15 What’s with the notion that Pagans should never be angry… ever?
56:19 DND, Paganism and Otherkin – Oh My!
57:04 Scientology, the RPG
57:36 People thinking their RPG life is their real life.
59:51 Dave’s rant: doubt is not a bad habit, asking for proof isn’t being closed-minded and it’s okay to change your individual beliefs.
1:02:50 Symbol of the week: The Wolf
1:05:00 Jason’s experience with wild wolves at the Lakota preserve
1:07:23 Pagan Organization of the Week: International Pagan Pride Initiative
1:08:25 Unfortunately, some Pagan Pride Day regional coordinators are unqualified and incompetent, as we know from experience with the Pittsburgh regional coordinator. PPD needs more quality control.
1:10:47 There’s no PPD coordinator for NEPA as of recording
1:11:50 Fact or Myth: Do Pagans make blood, human and/or animal sacrifices?
1:14:47 Website of the Week: Ask Moses