Pagan Centered Podcast – Episode 54 – Why Pagan Unity is Dumb

2009
12.17

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6:30 Nicholas writes on The PCP PaganSpace Forum:thoughts that occurred to me during episode 50: if totem animals are spirits and they help us and guide us in our lives, are they not spirit guides in that sense? and how do you know if someone truly is otherkin or not (if otherkin exists at all)? My apologies if this was already answered somewhere in the episode, my memory is kind of faulty when in the wee hours of the morning.
8:15 Different views of totems as they relate to the concept of Otherkin
9:42 How do you know if someone really is Otherkin?
10:23 “The Shaman King”
11:00 Sometimes back stories by Otherkin corroborate with one another
11:38 Energy signatures indicating someone is Otherkin?
12:30 Pagan Unity, and why it is a dumb idea.
13:38 Using Pagan community for productivity rather than self-justifying anger
14:15 The Wiccan-centrism of Pagan unity campaigns.
15:10 Left-Hand Path Wicca
16:16 Pagan unity organizations need to stop forcing Wicca upon everyone.
17:11 Pagan unity organizations feeding off anger to justify their organizations
18:15 Not all Pagans are earth-worshippers, unlike Pagan unity organizations proclaim.
19:15 Cliques inevitably disrupt leadership in Pagan groups
19:50 The website is a good resource about Paganism but not a good resource for Pagans
20:40 Isn’t the point of unity is that we build off each others strengths and overcoming one anothers’ weaknesses?
22:08 “Okay everyone, we’re the center of the universe, so join us!”
22:37 The short lifespans of Pagan unity groups
23:46 Should we outsource fights for Pagan rights to existing lobbying groups that are experienced in such issues?
24:30 Pagan, proud and on PCP… and conservative old ladies.
26:00 Feedback – Celtic Fae via iTunes
26:55 Bald guy named Barrett visits Amber’s shop.
27:56 Feedback – Ego stroking for you… Otherkin…
28:30 PCP makes it to the top 1% of all existing podcasts.
30:32 Occult forums and communities and the apparent lack of occult authors in these communities.
31:45 Authors using forums as a source of material for their books.
32:17 Church of Scientology website attacked after they issue takedown notices on anti-CoS videos on YouTube.
35:25 Louisiana parish sued for creating law against reading tarot for profit.
39:00 Cloverfield, “It’s a terrible thing!”
39:25 Laws allowing Schools to allow distribution of religious pamphlets. Let’s spread the word of the tentacled lord to the masses!
41:00 Not being allowed to cuss in Boston
45:00 Crop circles as alien porn.
46:45 North American Union, eh – who cares?
48:00 As a result of the Virginia Tech shooting, those with psychological issues are being told to get fixed or GTFO!
48:40 There’s no way to realistically prevent such shootings from ever happening again.
49:48 Teacher fired because staff thought she was Wiccan. Bonus: she’s not Wiccan.
51:00 Jason’s Born Again Pagan shirt and Sam’s parents.
52:23 Consistency requires you be as ignorant today as you were a year ago
52:39 WAMEPOT: The tale of the three little pigs.
56:10 Website of the week: Hellenismos.us
56:37 Podcast of the week: Secrets in Plain Sight
58:53 Pagans sometimes miss the feeling of being able to go to a spiritual leader for guidence.