236: Listener Feedback Fall 2011




Pagan Centered Podcast show

Summary: All the questions you asked us in the Fall of 2011 - they're in this episode. Enjoy the potpourri of discussion. Regular Hosts:Amber of Red Tail Arts, Branden of Pagan Men, Dave of Pagans promoting Healthy Active Tendencies (PHAT), Joe "I'm here" of Pagan Roadtrip, Sam Guest Hosts: NRia of Pagan Men 01:14We make fun of the accuracy or lack thereof with veterans.com 03:03Amber's acquired NRia-isms 03:29Feedback regarding having entities working with them. 05:30Feedback of a place that has a very negative energy and possible explanations 03:03Amber's acquired NRia-isms 03:29Feedback regarding having entities working with them. 05:30Feedback of a place that has a very negative energy and possible explanations 07:10Some people go through crazy stuff, some just play things up for attention 07:53Remember to not be like episode 86 08:58It's healthy to mistrust to an extent 11:45Christian baggage in Wicca 10:01Skepticism: how are Wiccans different from Christians? 11:45Christian baggage in Wicca 12:15Spiritually immature identity issues 13:33Take care of yourself if you have hate and discontent with where you were prior to where you are now. 14:05Practices between Wiccans and Christians are... different? 14:39Anger or observation? 15:09Wiccans reclaimed many old Christian practices, hence many similarities 16:05General viewpoints of "Paganism" 16:52Attitude of question: looking for a difference? transitioning too fast? 17:33Maybe those of us who are Pagan for a while tone down our experiences from our initial transition periods too much 18:06Are good Wiccans also good Christians? Does this speak to an overlap of the two? 18:42Joe's observation: Why is it so many Wiccans are former Catholics and why do they understand the Bible better than many Christians? 19:20In Catholic practice, metaphysics is deemed evil - Wicca is accepting of it. 20:55Advice for items to incorporate into a Samhain ritual 19:34Wicca is the gateway religion, and why this is a case 19:49Quick analysis of the Latin Cross as a Pagan symbol 20:30Much of what we are told is Christian is from a Pagan path of some sort, hence overlap 20:55Advice for items to incorporate into a Samhain ritual 21:51Dave recaps typical Wiccan practice of Samhain 24:12Feedback question: Experiences with the wind as an entity. 26:28First, analyzing if you're insane or not 26:44Established mythology on the subject 28:18Remember you are viewing things from a human perspective and some things may not be translating properly with respect to love 29:54Honoring/worshipping personal patron/matron deities? 30:23Research is a good place to start. 32:28When research may result in getting inaccurate information 33:37Sometimes deities are not that strict, and be mindful that times change 34:00Anubis and Burger King 34:27How you learn how to cook. 35:48Lilith: verifying if a message actually came from her and how to remember a message she sent. 36:41*69 Ritual Advice from Scurvy 37:07Feedback: we want more Pagan Men! Shamanic Wiccans - finding them. 38:29Scurv reacts to having a fan. 38:50Feedback question: deitities visiting the physical plane like it does in some mythological stories. Also, spells etc. from native languages 40:09Remember senses can be manipulated 46:39Can names be non-verbal? 40:29How to do research for ancient Pagan practices in Europe 42:42New Hope, PA reference 48:01People get very upset if you clean their onions. 44:32Post-produce feedback to otherkin ep from YouTube Here 44:41Clarification on our views of Otherkin with regards to true name vs. craft name etc. 46:39Can names be non-verbal? 47:20Difference between unpronouncable vs. non-verbal 47:33Energy signatures can be masked/copied 48:01People get very upset if you clean their onions. 48:38Names again 48:58Crazy of the week 49:18PCP Effect 49:45Firefox for Wiccans? Credits Post-produced by: Dave List of resources used or mentioned: