Dr. Brendan Myers returns to talk about Virtue and preview his forthcoming book The Other Side of Virtue. You can hear Dr. Myers speak in person at his upcoming Earth Day lecture at Wilfrid Laurier University, entitled Ecology & Revelation. Dr. Myers will go beyond the slogans of the ‘activist party line’ to explore the [...]

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deò and Mandy get personal in this episode, reminiscing about what drew them to Paganism. What changed in Thailand? Do they still believe in magic? Also, Heather is back with information about the stone Aventurine and you have a chance to win a Kellianna CD and wands from 2am Altars. Plus, can you see deò [...]

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On this episode, sit down with deò and Mandy to watch the hit movie based on the best-selling book, The Secret. If ever there has been a time to call bullshit, this is it. While deò and Mandy play the devil’s advocate and watch the the New Age movement come tumbling down, Jax gives us [...]

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Author, Dr. Brendan Myers, returns with a workshop on the Celtic Creation Story and Heather from RitualMagick.net tells us about the rock Bloodstone. The OTA website Info on the upcoming Evening with Lon Milo DuQuette The Mysteries of Druidry by Brendan Myers, PhD. Contains the Celtic Creation Story Brendan Myers' website Brendan Myers' blog The YouTube Plug 2am Altars Commercial Sponsor Circleworks Gallery Commercial Sponsor The Green [...]

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Should children be witnessing adult behavior at festival revel fires? Kare, a parent, festival-goer and youth worker, joins us to discuss the issues. Also, Jax gives a balanced treatment of the Tarot card Temperance and deo talks about where death and ethics meet. Plus, we have CD giveaway winners to announce and deo and Mandy [...]

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Today on the show, Mandy and I talk about the fire pit dynamic at festivals, I’m joined by our local rune expert, Mark, to figure out just what these rune things are. Lon Milo Duquette is coming to Canada! Check out the details at Archallem.org 2am Altars Commercial Sponsor Circleworks.net Commercial Sponsor RitualMagick.net Commercial Sponsor HobbyHorseCafe.com Commercial sponsor TheGreenWolf.com Commercial Sponsor Spirits of the Earth Festival Commercial Sponsor LOW BANDWIDTH [...]

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Today on the show, Vegetarians beware: Mandy and I eat land animals for the first time in 6 years. We’ll tell you why. Heather tells us about the stone Agate, Jax deals the Death card, and have you ever wondered what’s up with this Ceremonial Magick stuff? Ralph Lembcke from the Order of the Temple [...]

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NOTE: IF YOU PLAY THIS EPISODE ON THE WEBSITE IT WILL SOUND LIKE CHIPMUNKS. IF YOU DON’T LIKE CHIPMUNKS, JUST DOWNLOAD THE FILE This is just a short show to set up the topic we’re talking about in Episode 32. Mostly this is just a re-airing of clips available online about Kirk Cameron’s infiltration of a [...]

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This week, Gus DiZerega talks to us about nature religions and related topics, I read some William James in the Space inside deo’s Shadow, and Mandy and I announce an exciting new contest. LOW BANDWIDTH VERSION Low bandwidth version of today's show for the broadbandly-challenged. About 10MB. Gus DiZerega's website Check out Gus' awesome articles. Toronto Pagan Conference See you there! Chalice [...]

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Today on deos Shadow, Truth and Honesty. Mandy and I decide to practice what we preach and talk about our weirder experiences tentatively and coated with skepticism, and we do this against the advice of one of our sponsors, Kyle, who makes a convincing case as to why we should just shut up. Then, in the [...]

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Today on the show, Lupa, the author of Fang and Fur, Blood and Bone, speaks to us about animal magic, totems, otherkin and animal sacrifice in magic. Plus, we read some listener feedback and give away the day pass to the Toronto Pagan Conference. Lupa's Website Author of Fang and Fur, Blood and Bone Chalice and Blade Today's outgoing [...]

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I was doing black magic at age 5. I get possessed all the time. deo and Mandy talk about the wild claims made by some Pagans and ask When can we call bullshit? Also Jax talks Justice and Amhranai continues her journey through the chakras. Toronto Pagan Conference Gaia Consort Today's music: Pagan music that is the opposite [...]

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Taylor Ellwood tells us about pop culture magick, Heather shares knowledge on Serpentine and Opal, Arathen reflects on his adventrues in Native archaeology… plus – we coin the term “Festiveteran”, give away Yule gifts, start 2 new contests, and I ask – am I going crazy? (no need to actually answer ;-)) Taylor Ellwood's website Pop Culture [...]

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Lon Milo DuQuette tells us about his new book Accidental Christ. Plus Dr. Octavius uses steak and kidney pie in a new and exciting way. Mandy reads us a propaganda pamphlet about the “true” origins of Halloween and deo responds to some listener feedback. The Lon Milo DuQuette Birthday Song by Scholar Lon Milo DuQuette's website The Accidental [...]

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Today we’ll hear about the upcoming festival Harvestfest, and we’ll spend some time with the Dragon Ritual Drummers talking about their latest CD. Plus, Mandy and I talk about what Paganism is coming to. We lament the commercialism and… fairies? Plus, Heather from ritualmagick.net responds to a listener request and tells us about sapphire. Last [...]

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Today we have an interview with author Karen Tate about 108 places to find the Goddess. Mandy and I have a controversial chat about stereotypical masculine and feminine forms of governing. Karen Tate's Website Author of Sacred Places of Goddess - 108 Destinations LOW BANDWIDTH VERSION For those with dial-up connections

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On today’s show we have Jax talking about the Tarot Card: The Wheel of Fortune, Arathen tells us about Apollo, and Heather tells us what happens when you gold-plate quartz. Also, Mandy and I have a conversation about living in two worlds: The mundane world and that crazy Pagan world! Pagan Clarion Podcast A Pagan Podcast Circle of [...]

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Today on the show we have Jax talking about the Tarot Card the Hermit, Heather explores turquoise in her Crystal segment, and Mandy tells us about the properties of cinnamon. Plus, in the Space in deo’s Shadow today, I take on Pagan author Mike Nichols and challenge every single one of his 13 reasons why [...]

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Amhranai tells us about balancing the chakras. Heather’s crystal segment focuses on self-healing quartz. I talk about the Pagan struggle to balance freedom with responsibility on the search for one’s own personal path. SkyyPilot We heard "Father to the Fire" from Wild Green Yonder Emerald Rose We heard "We Come from Monkeys" from Archives of Ages to Come Spiral [...]

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Today on the show, Jax talks about remembering the tarot cards, Andrew gives us a cautionary tale of Astronomy software gone bad on the Solar Drama, and Heather tells us about that wonderful rock: The diamond. Also, today on the Space in deo’s Shadow, I take on a Christian author who wrote an article disparaging Neo-Paganism. Spirits [...]

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This episode Dr. Brendan Cathbad Myers joins me again to talk about my previous podcast regarding Pagan ethics. We talk quite a bit about Aristotle, one of the most important Pagan philosophers of all time. Dangerous Religion Brendan Myers' first book Mysteries of Druidry Brendan Myers' second book Brendan Myers' Website Essays, etc… LOW BANDWIDTH VERSION For those with dial-up connections

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Today, I talk with Dr. Brendan Myers about his books Dangerous Religion and The Mysteries of Druidry, and Mandy interviews Victoria Anisman-Reiner about essential oils in her herb segment. But first, Dr. Octavius answers more listener questions. Dangerous Religion Brendan Myers' first book Mysteries of Druidry Brendan Myers' second book Brendan Myers' Website Essays, etc… Victoria's Website - essential oils To order essential oils Email [...]

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Dewi Hughes coaches deo to sound like Patrick Stewart, and they talk about the use of voice in ritual. Jax talks about the Strength card of the Tarot, Heather rocks on with tektites, and Andrew explains the inferior conjunction drama. Plus, I challenge the motto “all paths are valid”. Spring Pagan Craft Fair Helmut's Forge Pentacle Magazine LOW BANDWIDTH [...]

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Interview with Christopher Penczak about Shamanic Witchcraft. Plus: I talk about The Monotheistic Bias. Temple of Shamanic Witchcraft Christopher Penczak's book Christopher Penczak Christopher Penczak's Website Spiral Rhythm We heard 'Freedom' LOW BANDWIDTH VERSION For those with dial-up connections

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Ethics for the liberal Pagan, Arathen talks about Artemis, Mandy explains the magical and medicinal uses of willow, Amhranai continues her journey through the Chakras, Dr. Octavius answers listener questions. Special guests: Emerald Rose! Plus, some funny songs from the Toronto Pagan Conference. Photo Gallery The new photo gallery at deos-shadow.com Emerald Rose! An awesome Pagan band! We heard: [...]

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Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone Interview! Need I say more? Janet Farrar, the younger years: Toronto Pagan Conference Janet and Gavin's Website Buy Progressive Witchcraft Here Vote for deo's Shadow Sponsor deo's Shadow LOW BANDWIDTH VERSION For those with dial-up connections

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This week, I take on happiness. What is happiness and how can we, as Pagans, get it? Zero fluff here – don’t worry. Also, I talk with Utu of the Niagara Region’s Dragon Ritual Drummers who tells us about how they awoke the dragon deity of the falls. Amy Taylor tells us about the [...]

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Mandy talks about different ways to use herbs, Jax takes us on a journey of exploration with the Chariot card from the Tarot. Heather, from RitualMagick.net debuts her Crystal segment and tells us about the amazing Quartz crystal. Welcome Heather! Arathen and Andrew team up today to give us an astrological and mythological perspective on [...]

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Interview with Amy Taylor of the Toronto Pagan Conference, Arathen’s Mythology and Folklore, Interview with Mojo from Chalice and Blade (song: Destiny), Andrew’s Solar Drama (astrology), song: Evolutionaries – This World Is Ending, CD giveaway contest, Chapter 2 of Spinning Wheel. CD GIVEAWAY CONTEST Get a FREE Evolutionaries CD! Courtesy: Kristian Stout The Evolutionaries Played: This World Is Ending Chalice [...]

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Philip Heselton Interview – author of Gerald Gardner and the Cauldron of Inspiration, Grade 1 encounter with a witch, Sponsors, Frappr Map, Jax’s 5 minute Tarot, Letters, Amhranai’s Chakra Segment, Mandy’s Herbs. Capall Bann Publishing Publisher of Gerald Gardner and the Cauldron of Inspiration and Wiccan Roots Gerald Gardner and the Cauldron of Inspiration Buy it at amazon.ca Occult Shop [...]

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Kristian Stout from the Evolutionaries tells us about being a model citizen. I interview Patress Michael and Rasputin from the magical order the Ordo Magni Operis. I talk to Heather from RitualMagick.net. Of course we have Arathen talking about mythology, Mandy talking about herbs, Amhranai discussing chakras and Jax with the tarot. And finally I’ll [...]

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New segments: Arathen with Mythology and Folklore and Amhranai with an introduction to chakras. Mandy has a dandy of an herb segment and Jax has an audience with the Tarot’s royal couple. Today is the first day of Pagan musician interviews, and we start with Castalia and her song We Are the Wick. I have [...]

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Today on the show, Mandy mints a brand new herb segment, Jax introduces the High Priestess tarot card. And put your thinking cap on, today is FULL of philosophy with a slight hint of controversy. Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus Slow Train - Nashville Session Players Split from the Ground - Taken By Wolves Buy Coffin Nails Here Leprechauns Spell [...]

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Today on the Show, Jax is back with a look at the Tarot card the Magician. Plus, the interview you’ve been waiting for: I talk to Shivian Balaris, the creator of Oh My Gods – the comic strip for the polytheistic masses. But first, an interview with the author of the new book, “How to [...]

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Today on the show, Heather is back with her Pagan parenting segment, Jax does tarot, fool. And I talk about creating meaning. Also, I talk about my unexpected but stirring Remembrance Day. Finally – I do the Pagan Artists Thing! Wicked Podcast Storm and Sorcha dish up a great Pagan Podcast. Emerald Rose I played "Pagan Girl" [...]

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Today on the show, John Crow joins us from Thelema Coast to Coast and answers questions I’ve always wanted to ask a Thelemite. Plus, the final, final word on heroine. We talk Pagan music once again, and I think men should be able to wear dresses. Camarillo Brillo - Frank Zappa Tea Party - Inanna Enya - Book [...]

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More about Reiki. Heather from Santa Monica tells us about discriminatoin in California. I ask whether the gods are real. Plus, your weekly herb segment. I learn to say Pagan and I’VE GOT HATE MAIL! Rubber Band Banjo - Naked Under Leather Used in the opening segment of the show R - Second Thunderbird Today Used in The Space [...]

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My innocent world is shattered by rock and roll. An ironic bumper sticker. One of the things I like about paganism. A special interview about reiki. What the bleep does what the bleep know? Brobdingnagian Bards What the bleep explained What the bleep review Circle Works Gallery Toronto Pub Moot KW Pagan Temple St. Thomas Witches' Ball Supreme Court declines to hear Boca [...]

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Giving Hell to fundamentalists. I am so naive. What not to do when looking for Pagan books. Deconstructing reality with our mind. I have discovered the meaning of life! Link to the Opinion Article about satanic exhibits. Anup The music playing during the American talk Fumitaka Anzai The music playing during the [...]

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Dungeons & Dragons, Witchcraft and Weed. Plus, Kids ask the darndest things. Mom, I?m not a gay satanist. Philosophy: what dreams mean to consciousness. Pagan News Man vanishes after teasing witches. Andy Buscemi The writer of the song I’ve used as a theme. Check it out! Podsafe Music Network [...]

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