Pagan-Musings Podcast Channel

Join KaliSara and RevKess as they celebrate Yule with conversation, music, lore and more!  In the Northern climes it is the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year. In this episode you will hear some wonderful seasonal music from some of PMPChannel's favorite artists as well as some lore and stories about this time of the year. Will you be getting a visit from Mother Berta or Krampus? Depends on how well you behaved this year....Maybe. Along the way you will hear some of the science behind the Solstices and Equinoxes as well as some of the astrological significance this season might bring to your life.

The Pagan-Musings Podcast Channel has been a regular supporter of various community projects and fund raisers over the years. From music projects to books, from helping Pagan websites pay for their hosting to raising money to help a Pagan in need. Many of these fund raising projects have been great successes. In this episode KaliSara and RevKess will visit with Ivo Dominguez Jr about the success of the New Alexandrian Library Project and its on-going funding needs. The New Alexandrian Library is a project to create a home for Neo-Pagan (etc) artiacts, books, pieces of art and more. A place to preserve these items ffor posterity. NAL is continuing to raise funds to build more onto the library. From the IndieGoGo page for their current funding project: We already have several important collections of books in storage including the entire library from the Theosophical Society of Washington, DC. Judy Harrow, of blessed memory, just left us her library as well. We have started collecting newsletters, event program books, old recordings, and more that is a history that will soon be lost if not preserved. We already have important art and artifacts including paintings of the Four Archangels by Dion Fortune. This library will be open to all and will engage in inter-library loan with similar projects elsewhere. Some rare special collections will not circulate. NAL is just one of many worthy community support projects that currently in action or are on-going. As time allows, RevKess and KaliSara will discuss some of the others.

Lydia (Dia) Crabtree is a minister, author, and pagan activist. She has led a team to create PaganPro.org, website dedicated to sharing information regarding style, background and even abuser/predator behaviors of speakers, presenters and leaders in the Pagan community. "Pagan Pro is a freemium modeled web based service. Pagan community members can create an account with an email and password and have limited access to the information contained in the Pagan Pro databases. There will be a leveled membership which will allow greater access to the information in the Pagan Pro database and other perks of membership by users. Pagan Pro charges membership to offset the cost of running this not for profit organization. Pagan Pro will invite leaders to join PaganPro.org and create a profile. This profile will require leaders to answer a series of survey questions that are based upon previous surveys given by Pagan Pro and reflect the information the community has indicated it desires to know. Some answers to the survey questions will be available to all users of the site while membership will permit complete access to information in the Pagan Pro database."

About The Hum and the Shiver (from http://alexbledsoe.com/the-tufa/the-hum-and-the-shiver/ ): "No one knows where the Tufa came from, or how they ended up in the mountains of East Tennessee.  When the first Europeans came to the Smoky Mountains, the Tufa were already there.  Dark-haired and enigmatic, they live quietly in the hills and valleys of Cloud County, their origins lost to history.  But there are clues in their music, hidden in the songs they have passed down for generations… " Tuatha Dea wrote music based on Alex Bledsoe's trilogy, taking inspiration from the stories he wrote. Join RevKess and Kalisara as we talk to Alex and Tuatha Dea to learn more about Alex's writings, as well as the music that it inspired.

Our long time listeners have heard KaliSara and RevKess talk a lot about delving into the Dark, preparing for the Dark of the Year, looking into the Abyss and all manner of related topics. In this week's episode they are going to talk about using various divination techniques to hellp explore the Dark. When they say Dark the do not mean the lack of light, they do not mean hell (whatever that is). They mean the deep, often times uncomfortable, realm of the Self. Through the use of Tarot, Runes, other oracles, and dream and meditation work, one can look into the Dark, divine what it has to share with you. In this episode several techniques will touched upon as well as ways to help safe guard yourself when working with these tools. Last year the hosts did a segment exploring some of this very topic. You can listen to that here: Walking Through the Dark (Oct. 13, 2013).  Please note: The hosts will not be doing live divination for listeners during this program.

KaliSara and RevKess talk community, winterizing your soul and home, and much more in this episode of Pagan-Musings. Recently RevKess was a panelist at a University of Nebraska-Lincoln event. The topic was Men in Paganism. The panel was cosponsored by Men in Nebraska and Pagan Life, both student groups on the campus. He'll talk a little about that experience and share some of the insights that were brought up by the other panelists. It is winter time! That means that we are facing the winter holidays as well as the cold and dark. Both uncomfortable situations for many people. In this episode KaliSara and RevKess will talk about winterizing your soul, body, home, and more. Its not just for your cars. If time allows, the hosts may even talk about NaNoWriMo.

Denean, winner of the 2000 New Mexico "MIC" Award's "Producer of the Year", began playing piano when she was three. "...my background ranges from classical and gospel to my Nashville years as a country/pop singer, songwriter and recording artist. In 1990 my creative focus turned to music for healing and nurturing the soul, thus my true path began," says Denean. Denean spent over a decade on the Nashville scene. In 1991 Denean left a recording deal with a country label to join Etherean Music of Colorado where she released "Fire Prayer" (1991), "The Weaving" (1993), and "Thunder" (1994) for which she has received international acclaim. While recording "The Weaving" Denean was also working with Disney's Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz as the voice of Pocahontas in the developmental stages of the animated feature film. "As you may know from my recent email, my new album WIKU (Sun Child Returning) is here! It all began a few years ago in deep meditation and ceremony. The focus of my intention was purification and a return to the innocence and light-heartedness of a child while at the same time nourishing and respecting the wisdom that life teaches and that has deepened through my journey. The spirit world gave a symbol and gave it a name. "Wiku" is a Lakota word... it means "Sun Child Returning". In the symbol you see the belly "pregnant with life" and the arm extended back which means "letting go of the past". This total surrendering of past... is how one returns to innocence. It cannot truly be done without letting go of this particular sacrifice...the past...all of it! When this is done, you are then able to be fully present in the now. You are free."

RevKess and KaliSara are joined by author Erick DuPree, the editor of the upcoming anthology FINDING THE MASCULINE IN GODDESS' SPIRAL: MEN IN RITUAL, COMMUNITY AND SERVICE TO THE GODDESS to be publlished by Megalithica Books, an imprint of Immanion Press. Erick's studies working within Reclaiming Collective, WitchCamps, Soul Work with T. Thorn Coyle, and Dharma Paganism with Yeshe Rabbit Matthews. In addition to his writings here, he writes a column, Wisdom Within, on Witches and Pagans. Erick has been included on ModernWitch, The Wild Hunt, Pantheos, and Covenant of the Goddess. He is author of Alone In Her Presence: Meditations on the Goddess,  and forthcoming books, The Hero Within: Reframing Masculinity with the Goddess and the anthology Finding Masculine in Goddess' Spiral: Men in Ritual, Community and Service to the Goddess, both by Immanion Press. For more information on Erick visit his website; learn more about the anthology here.

Join RevKess and Kalisara as we talk with Daniel Giamario and Cayelin Castell about shamanic astrology, the Shamanic Astrology Mystery School, and the various services they offer. From their website: "The Shamanic Astrology Mystery School (SAMS) is an educational system designed to assist individuals in fully living their soul’s purpose. The School features a regularly scheduled core curriculum serving an apprenticeship and certification program. The program is a path and process of initiation toward the goal of self-realization within the context of diversity and complexity that recognizes the wholeness of the human experience, both light and shadow."

Lavender Hill airs live every Sunday morning at 11am Central on KZUM-HD/KZUM-Lincoln. Corwin and Phil bring you news, views, and interviews from the LGBT community with a focus on Lincoln and Omaha, NE.  This edition has news about transgender issues, politics, world news, and much more. From HIV transmission being a crime in 33 states to the Ugandan Foreign Minister being nominated as president of the United Nations General Assembly, from trans murder to suing over being shot at a pride event, from DC pride events to Lincoln/Omaha pride events - tune in and hear what Corwin and Phil have to say on these and many more issues. You can view the show notes at PMPChannel.com.

Join RevKess & Kalisara talking with Joni Rae, a Kitchen Witch, Pagan mommy, blogger and more. From her blog ( http://jonirae.com ): "My kitchen witchery focuses on hearth and home.  It deals with the everyday magick involved in caring for your loved ones.  The magick in making a home, in keeping your family healthy and safe.  Part of that deals with making yummy food, baking, crafting- that sort of thing. I’m a stay at home mom, writer, and artist.  I’ve been married to the huz since 2002.  Our life revolves around our four children. I want to grow and become a better mom, a better wife, a greener, crunchier person, a better artist and a better writer." As part of her online repertoire, Joni Rae creates coloring books, here: http://jonirae.com/coloring-books/ She and her husband are embarking on a new adventure - opening a restaurant! You can support a Pagan entrepreneuer by contributing a little to their indigogo campaign here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/our-own-place-bringing-the-azores-to-the-ozarks

It is not uncommon to find Pagan high priestesses and celebrants wearing something on their heads, be it a full, face-covering veil, a headdress, a hair-covering scarf or shawl, or even a small, tiara-like circlet. This week, Kalisara and RevKess are bringing you a panel discussion: Pagan women from many different paths and beliefs who share the practice of using veils and other head coverings in their ritual and/or daily lives. While we have touched on this topic previously, this time we will hear from those women who practice veiling, discussing the why's, the how's, the when's, as well as the problems that can come from veiling. We will be hearing their stories, many of which embody a quiet strength reflective of the oft-veiled Matron Goddesses.

The concept of the sacred and the profane has been discussed throughout history, and several times on Pagan-Musings. This week, join RevKess and Kalisara as we talk about who "owns" a person and their parts. We will be discussing privacy, public face & identity/identification, covering as a barrier, public persons/celebrity, and consent. We could go anywhere with this, and we will probably be touching on some passionate topics. Look for us to address the personal affects of privacy for celebrities and social norms for public image, as well as the responsibilities of and affects on the Pagan community regarding public accusations of well-known persons.

The Pagan Weekly News brings you a weekly dose of news, views, interviews and more from a Pagan Perspective. With a focus on news from the Global Pagan Community, PWN will keep you up to date on what is happening in the world. Hosts RevKess and Zaracon bring a variety of news stories from US and world politics to health and science to entertainment and sports to magick and religion. This week's edition will give updates on world politics, US Pagan news and entertainment. CORRECTION: We never did get to net neatrality. PWN can be contacted via email at paganmusings@gmail.com. Find us on Facebook and follow PMPChannel on Twitter. Show notes and other information (when available) can be found at PMPChannel.com.

SPECIAL broadcast hosted by Zaracon. America's Priestess, Morning Glory Zell passed away Tuesday 13 May 2014. To honor her Zaracon played a wide selection of Goddess themed music. NOTICE: Green Egg Radio Hour's debut on PMPChannel has been put on hold. Ariel is a close friend of MG and Oberon's, she needs time to recover