Brian and Joy present our long-awaited interview with Ellen Evert Hopman, on the topics of Herbalism and Druidism.  Also discussed are many problems with Columbus Day, Native Americans and many things, as per usual. There's also a chance to win a copy of her forthcoming book, Secret Medicines from your Garden.  It will be given to one lucky listener who gets the trivia question correct.  Listen to the podcast to find instructions of where to go to get the trivia question and information on how to be in the drawing for a copy of Ellen's book. Ellen Evert Hopman's blog Wikipedia page  Facebook page Twitter page Ellen Evert Hopman's Author Page on Amazon 21 Lessons of Merlin critique with Ellen's essay The Little Flowers of St Francis Native American Medicianal plants Secret Medicines from your Garden The Order of White Oak Tribe of the Oak Christopher Columbus Day accusations Movement to change it to Indigenous Peoples day treaty breaking by US government Native American Residential Schools Rupert Ross books Trail of Tears A people's history of the United States Zinn Fellowship of Isis Druid clan of Dana Triumph of the Moon The Evidence for Female Druids by Ellen Evert Hopman Henge of Keltria Origins Henge of Keltria Hildegard of Bingen Wikipedia Page

Well, this episode, Brian and Joy pontificate on Pantheons, and various topics touching on groups of deities. As always they go off topic some, but it always comes back to the topic at hand.  So tune in and take a listen. Resources talked about in the show include these: The Power of Myth book The Power of Myth videos Deities pagan basics article Lugh article From the Cauldron Born Christopher Hughes The Mabinogion, translated by Lady Charlotte Guest  DruidCast podcast with Krisotpher Hughes Mabaharatah "It Can Change the Universe" Stonehenge Mike Parker Pearson Image courtesy of rebenke of Deviantart

And now we come to the long awaited final episode of the Terms group. Because of how it's been set up, there's not many terms, but there is a lot talking about terms for the Fay and Beasties. Also Brian and Joy get somewhat impassioned about Vegans.

Okay, most of the shouting is over, and now we have the next set of terms, hours 3 and 4 in our marathon show recording. You all have been kept abreast of the situation I have been going through, and I just wanted to thank you all for your patience. So here's the next episode.

Well, in this episode we talk about terminology that may be confusing to those in the pagan community who haven't heard them yet.  So here's part 1, one third of the list. There's a bunch of terms we talk about, but Joy had a list and it was destroyed maliciously by a foe. Look at the general post on here for an explanation and update on everything.      

Tonight Brian and Joy talk about some of the things you should think about with your tools. alternate uses for many (athame/boline/white handled knife, sword/athame, spear/staff) DIY crafting (plates, statues, pentacles, deity reps and helmets/crowns) places to get them consecration and deconsecration disguising tools in plain sight (weatherspoon) Sword alternatives Old 80's cast iron tin shit, BIG knife, machette Athame alts pocket knife, finger, folding knife from self defense Theory of consecration First holy insense debate Tools or no tools crash kits (portable altar) Intelligent substitutions for tools How necessary is elaborate? Multiple of the same tool adding to tools to make it multifunction (my staff as an example) replacement of tools Disposable tools (incense, candles, salt, water, libations, fire) associations of the tools? Air, Earth, Fire, Water and debates thereof (is an athame air or fire? All of them?) Best to come up with a concept you feel comfortable with, and structure your tools to conform to that. Ex my Leather/Lace altar and tools for it Deity representations (pictures, statuary, murals, crowns/helms)   Lupa's website Tarot of Bones Lupa Greenwolf Artwork

Today's episode is dealing with your relatives, and others who are not Pagan.  The Broom Closet touches on that as it relates to how you deal with those family and friends.  At the end there is a bunch of information on Familiars and working with them and/or dealing with them.

Sorry for the delay everyone!  Life got in the way and had to take care of several things and missed getting the episode up. This episode is all about taking your belief to your workplace. One thing is that we aren't talking about the legal issues, there's many other books that deal with that.  But listen for the various discussions in here.

And yet again, Brian and Joy bring you another episode. This one is the reality you will face when you actually get into the community. Discussion includes the reality of the groups and people in them, and Paid Pagan Clergy. Please, if you are doing anything like driving where laughter may cause you harm, please stop the podcast at about 1:30 and listen through.  We get really silly there.

An episode just talking about things.  This episode ranges all around per the normal Magical Musings podcasts, but this is just a more extreme version of that. In a good way, that is. If you want to get in touch with us, please use this form if you want!