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The Thanksgiving Feast is On! This week, our theme is Thanksgiving, and we’re going to talk a bit about some of the earlier traditions that this American holiday is born out of. Back in 1621, the Pilgrims were partaking of an ancient tradition - the tradition of the Harvest Home. The Harvest Home, as it was (and is still) called in England, was widely celebrated across Europe in one form or another for centuries.
And I also want to explore North America through a Native American’s eyes. And I have for you some ex ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
3 Topics for the Dark TimesThis week I have some unrelated topics – which may be related in one way or another to the time of year.
A couple of weeks ago we talked about Chaos Magick, and just over the past few days I received a writing from actress Tonya Kay on the subject of creating Chaos Magick through a sigil spell. I’ll present that to ya in the second part of the show.
Preceding that, we’ll talk about ways you could keep your shadow-self in balance. The Hindus say that there are 5 parts to our shadow ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Stories and Myth"Sing, O Muse!
Sing to us of the Glorious Gods who ruled the Land and the Sea.
And tell us of the Fair Beauty of the Goddessess who dwell in Eternal Olympus!
Sing to us, O Muse, of ages that have come to pass;
of those Mighty Warriors wielding their deadly spears,
from the Lores of our Timeless Myths!"
This week on the Spiral Dance, our theme is Stories and Myths. Aristotle said that Myth is “composed of wonders”, and this makes the lover of myth, in a sense, a true philosopher.
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November; Chaos and MusingsThis week we welcome the month of November and what I call Samhain-tide; the season between Samhain and Yule. We now slide into the Darkest time of the year – a time of trepidation, a time to put the past behind us, a time to endure loss before we can hope for renewal.
So this week we talk about Chaos Magick, and then I want to share a writing by Pagan author Tony Keely called “Pagan Musings”. It was originally written in 1970, but his thoughts on the Pagan movement are as relevan ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
A Celebration of Samhain“Now is the Night of November Eve, as the Samhain rites begin.
Spirits step from the World Beyond, this night when the Veil is thin.
Coming through the Land of Shadows,
awakening from the World of Dreams,
joining hands with the Children of Midnight
as the Moonlight Lantern gleams.
Drifting in the Wind of Evening, Chanting words in an ancient tongue,
dancing light to the music of Fearies, as the Sacred Prayer is sung.
We honor this In-Between time, this space between Darkness and Light,
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The God (times four)For this week’s show I want to look at the religious, magickal and mystical natures of the God as He relates to the Wheel of the Year. Through these roles we know the God in four principal guises: The Oak King and the Holly King, and also the Green Man and the Harvest Lord. Many Wiccans and Pagans work these figures into their rituals, creating a mythos of how the God and Goddess relate to each other. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
PRANCEThe Witches Path - Samhain Masquerade Ball!My guests this week are Tony and Marie Gierrero, founders of PRANCE The Witches Path. P.R.A.N.C.E. – is the Pagan Resource and Networking Council, Educated Through Human Experience. Based in Eastern Massachusetts, PRANCE The Witches Path is dedicated to teaching the Old Ways, and promoting respect and understanding among people from any religious path.
This year PRANCE The Witches Path is hosting their first annual and Spirit and Soul Masquerade Ball. It will be held at the Salem, MA ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Ghostly Encounters PART TWOStop! Go back!
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Ghostly Encounters Part OneI hope that this week’s show will be a haunting experience for you.
I have an interview with Raymond Buckland to talk about his new book, “The Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts - Apparitions, Spirits, Spectral Lights and Other Hauntings of History and Legend”. This is a very interesting compendium covering all things spectral and other-worldly. I’ll be presenting our conversation for you in just a few minutes.
In concert with this I’ve put out a request for people who have had act ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Welcome Autumn WindsThis week we welcome the new season of Autumn. Autumn brings about subtle changes in all of us. Our consciousness begins to shift from the more actively mental to the more psychically receptive state appropriate for the Dark Half of the year. So, this week I want to do what I can to help you SLOW DOWN, as we make that very important shift in our lives. We’ll be talking about Persephone and Her descent into the Underworld, and how that relates to the Witch’s Pyramid.
Autumn is a tim ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Casting RunesThis week, we’re going to talk about Runes. Of course, everyone is familiar with Runes. If you have never seen a Rune by now, then you’re really not walking around with your eyes open. You can see them sold in gift stores just about anywhere you go.
But,just what IS a “Rune”?
That’s the sort of questions we’ll be looking at - what they are; where they came from; how they’re used - as well as what they’re NOT and how they’re NOT used.
And, as part of our discussio ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
A Mabon Sabbat Celebration“Farewell, O Sun; ever-returning Light, The Hidden God, who ever yet remains.
He now departs to the Land of Youth, through the Gates of Death, to dwell enthroned, as the Horn-ed Leader of the Hosts of Air!
Yet, as He stands unseen without the Circle, so dweleth He within the Secret Seed;
-the Seed of New-reaped grain, the Seed of Flesh;
Hidden in Earth, the marvelous Seed of Stars.
In Him is Life, and Life is the Light of Man. That which was Never Born, Never Dies.
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(Holy) Grail/ (Holy) CauldronThe theme for this week’s show is the so-called Holy Grail. What is this thing that people through time are supposed to be so enamored of? Did it ever even exist?
Follow along as we go back to the 13-th century and we’ll see if we could make any real sense of it.
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A Spiral "Pow Wow"This week on The Spiral Dance I want to explore Native American Spirituality.
I have a spoken work piece called “The Lesson of the Land”. I think it’s a beautiful Coming of Age story. It was composed by Edgar Meyer and narrated by Graham Green, and it appears on a compilation CD – “Listen to the Story Teller”.
Also I have a couple of articles from Llewellyn’s 1996 Magickal Almanac by Margarett Elsbeth. First; “Sacred Sweat Lodge”, followed by “Native American Sm ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Highs and Lows of Pagan MusicI find the quality of Pagan music has really improved over the past few years. Wendy Rule, of course, has been leading the way internationally. New local talent like Kellianna and Jenna Greene have brought a level of sophistication to their music and lyrics that is really promising. Folks like the Gypsy Nomads have shown courage in going in a unique direction – and they’ve gotten fabulous response for it.
But unfortunately there is still some weakness out there. CD’s have made it ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
4th of July; Freedom to be PaganFor this weeks show, we honor America’s Independence Day – July 4th. Ya; this ain’t no Christian country. Democracy was invented by the ancient Greeks. The ancient Greeks were Pagan. Therefore, Democracy is a Pagan institution.
I want to share with you a ritual you can do to help ensure Religious Freedom - whether it’s just for yourself, or for your community, or even for the whole world. Plus some Pagan writers have suggested that we can invoke the Founding Fathers to provide ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Pagan Pops for Fathers DayWe in the U.S. have just celebrated Fathers Day. Some characterize Fathers Day, and Mothers Day as “Hallmark Holidays” – holidays that don’t have a whole lot of significance and were actually invented by the greeting card industry.
Be that as it may, in an increasingly complex society such as ours, Parenting has become a very big issue. And Fatherhood is ever more controversial.
Zackery Fisk joins us this week to talk about Pagan Fathering. Zack has been with us before as a f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Stayin' Up for Mid SummerThis week on The Spiral Dance, we celebrate the Midsummer Sabbat. Summer Solstice occurs on Sunday, June 21.
It was right around this time of the year back around 1995 when I was first introduced to the Pagan Path. I thought, at the time, that it was a little strange to refer to the Summer Solstice as “midsummer”, when, by our calendar the solstice marks the first day of summer. I’ve come to learn that the ancient Celtic peoples only saw the year as having two seasons: Summer and W ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Aquarius, the Goddess and Astrological AgesWell, this MIGHT be the dawning of the Age of Aquarius – or it might have occurred centuries ago – or maybe centuries from now.
This week on The Spiral Dance we explore the whole question of Astrological Ages. What are they, and how do they affect us as Pagans? If the concept of Astrological Ages is true does it then make our interest in the reawakening Goddess legitimate or maybe not? I’ll share some ideas of my own along these lines, and I want to invite you to email your own op ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Interview with Richard Kaczynski;"A Weiser Consice Guide to Aleister Crowley"Dr. Richard Kaczynski joins us this week by way of a pre-recorded interview to discuss his new book, “The Weiser Concise Guide to Aleister Crowley”.
To this day Aleister Crowley remains one of the most controversial figures in the history of modern occult. Although feared, reviled and widely misunderstood by many, those who learn the teachings of Frater Perdurabo come to see him as truly one of the great geniuses of Western Mysticism.
In “The Weiser Concise Guide to Aleister ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Welcoming Your Inner ChildThis week on the Spiral Dance we explore The Inner Child!
What does the Inner Child mean to you? Do you feel trustful toward your Inner Child?
These are the sorts of questions we’ll be examining.
As part of our show, I have a recorded guided meditation from Alan Cohen for connecting with your Inner Child called, “Beloved Child”. Plus I read a story for the Inner Child by D.J. Conway called, “Jason and the Feary Ring”. Please enjoy this week’s show!Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
April, Air&AphroditeI’m dedicating this week’s show to one of the Five Cardinal Elements, the Element of Air. It’s a good topic for April because, by many traditions, Air is associated with Springtime and Day’s Beginning.
Usually associated with Men’s Mysteries, Air is most often thought of as on the Mental Plane. On the Witch’s Pyramid, the expression of Air is “To Know”.
So, Air has many occult facets. And on this week’s show we’ll be sharing some ideas about Incantations and Power S ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Faery GiftsThis week on The Spiral Dance, we enter The Realm of Faerie. I want to read for you some tales and short stories from William Butler Yeats’ book “Mythologies”. First, I’ll read from “Belief and Unbelief”, then ”Mortal Help” Plus, I have some recorded stories on tape. We’ll listen to Morganna Davies reading, “The Little People and the Hawthorne Bush”. Later, we’ll hear from Mara Freeman with “Faerie Gifts” And, you know, when a second Dark Moon appears in a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Magick of AnimalsSome weeks ago I did an episode I called “The Hounds of Love” where I talked about Canines in myth and magick. Well, this week I’m including the entire animal kingdom. This week we celebrate the magick of animals. We’ll look at how we can relate to animals on the magickal level, and how that should effect our relationships with them on the physical plane as well. To start, I’ll read for you some excerpts from an article by RJ Stewart. It’s called “Ambassador to the Animal ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Valentines DayThis week on The Spiral Dance, our Theme is in honor of Valentines Day. We’re going to look at some of the history and myths surrounding Valentine’s Day. Plus, we’re going to share some love spells, some love potions ... I’ll tell you all about “The Art of Sensual Message” ..., plus I’ve got the low-down on the Magick of Chocolate. Hope you enjoy the show!Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
February; Fire and Ice“Fire and Ice”, by Robert Frost
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
This week on The Spiral Dance, our theme is February, Fire and Ice. February is the second month of the Gregorian calendar, and the year’s shortest month. It’s named for the FEBRUA, a Roman purification ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Blessings of Bridget at ImbolcThis week on The Spiral Dance, we celebrate Imbolc, which will take place on Monday, February 2. It marks the halfway point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. It’s also known to modern Pagans as a primary Cross Quarter Holiday, and Sacred to the Goddess Bridget.
The Goddess Bridget is also known as Breed and Bride. But Her Gaelic pronunciation might more accurately be ‘BRAYJ” which means, “Power”.
Bridget was the Great Mother Goddess of Ireland, one and the same as ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Wild Hunt; Hounds from Heck!This week on The Spiral Dance, we’re goin’ to the dogs!
We’ll start with the tradition of The Wild Hunt. The figure central to the Wild Hunt is the hound, and it’s directly related to the Christian idea of Hounds from Hell. Among mortals, seeing the Wild Hunt was thought to presage some catastrophe such as war or plague, or at best the death of the one who witnessed it. But, of course, there’s more to it than that.
The role of the Dog as Spiritual Messenger dates back about 5, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
First Night's DayHappy New Year, one and all! This week on The Spiral Dance, our theme, of course, is New Years’ and the month of January. I want to share with you a sort of prayer/spell for New Years. It uses an hour glass to meditate on changes that occur at this time of year.
Plus, I’ll talk about a figure from Italian folk-tradition, known as La Befanna, then well go to Scotland to celebrate the Scottish New Year festival called Hogmany.
And, finally, we’ll take a look at the meani ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Three Topics for Late AutumnAutumn is associated with the West, and in the Witches Pyramid, the West is To Dare. So, Autumn is the time of Daring. What does that mean to you to Dare? Why is it important to Dare? How often in your life do you dare yourself, and for what purpose?
To try and answer this, well talk about the Goddess Persephones descent into the underworld. Well see how this story teaches us to push ourselves when we most need to.
Also, While some people seem to be more naturally plugged into the p ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Pagan Spiritualism; A Conversation with Zackary FiskMy guest this week is Zackary Fisk, a principal member of The Church of Eternal Light.
The Church of Eternal Light is a Pagan Spiritualist church located in Bristol, Connecticut, where they offer weekly services as well as sabbat rituals, workshops and classes..
I have a recording of our discussion which covered such topics as the history of the church, some of their basic tenants and also their workshops and classes. I was very happy to welcome Zackary Fisk to The Spiral Dance for the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
A Celebration of SamhainNow is the Night of November Eve, as the SOWEN rites begin.
Spirits step from the World Beyond, this night when the Veil is thin.
Coming through the Land of Shadows,
awakening from the World of Dreams,
joining hands with the Children of Midnight
as the Moonlight Lantern gleams.
Drifting in the Wind of Evening, Chanting words in an ancient tongue,
dancing light to the music of Fearies, as the Sacred Prayer is sung.
We honor this In-Between time, this space between Darkness and Ligh ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
4-Gods' Sake!For this weeks show I want to look at the religious, magickal and mystical natures of the God as He relates to the Wheel of the Year. Through these roles we know the God in four principal guises: The Oak King and the Holly King, and also the Green Man and the Harvest Lord. Many Wiccans and Pagans work these figures into their rituals, creating a mythos of how the God and Goddess relate to each other.
But these four figures are tied together; the Holly King, the Oak King, the Green Man an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Stories and MythsAristotle says that Myth is composed of wonders, and this makes the lover of myth, in a sense, a true philosopher.
Why they are stories so important to us? You know, we think of story-telling and myth-making as something that happened around a campfire eons ago. But, really, there has never been a time when humanity was so BUSY telling ourselves stories; never has there been a time when story-telling has been so important. From radio to movies to te ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Great Rite; the Ring of Love and Flowere EssencesThe Goddess and the God are celebrated in ritual communion, through an act called the Great Rite. The Great Rite refers to the greatest act of magick, Creation - as the Creation of the Universe through the Goddess and the God. Listen along as we talk about the Great Rite. There is an old Hindu tradition which says you can attract the person you want to marry, or test your compatibility with the person you love, by wearing a ring attunted to the other person's astrological sun sign. It's ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Warrior Magick for Memorial DayIn celebration of this upcoming Memorial Day weekend, I want to talk about Warrior Magick - who uses it, how its used. The Warrior is found in female as well as male archetypes. Pagan traditions all over the world know both Goddesses and Gods who describe warrior energies.
So, for this upcoming Memorial Day we honor the men and women who have taken up arms in our Name.
And, to look at how the early Celts understood Warrior Energy, well take a look at two well-known warrior deities; Qu ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Magick in the Air!Well, our show this week is sort of - Up in the Air!
Im dedicating this weeks show to one of the Five Cardinal Elements,
the Element of Air. Its a good topic for April because, by many
traditions, Air is associated with Springtime and Days Beginning.
Usually associated with Mens Mysteries, Air is most often thought of
as on the Mental Plane. On the Witches Pyramid, the expression of Air
is To Know.
So, Air has many occult facets. And on this weeks show well be
sharing som ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Celebrating OstaraThis week on The Spiral Dance we celebrate Ostara; The Spring Equinox
Astronomically, the Equinox occurs on Thursday, March the 20th at 1:48 Eastern time. Well be talking about the history of Spring Equinox - the role that it has played in cultures down the ages:
Norse Goddess Ester, plus Rabbits, Eggs and the Balance of Light and Dark
The Spring Equinox marks the point in the solar year when day and night are of equal duration, and the daytime once again becomes lon ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Jesus Christ! Magick, Religion and Aliester CrowleyThis week on The Spiral Dance Ive got a few topics that might all be different, but still somehow related.
Aleister Crowley says that Magick is the Science and Art of causing change to occur in conformity with Will. Let's take that and look deeper at the relationship between Magick and Religion.
From there, I want to go to the topic that alot of people don't want to touch; somthing that I call the Myth of Christ.
And after that, well take a look at the Wiccan Reade:
"EIGHT WORDS THE ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Magick of AnimalsThis week on The Spiral Dance, our Theme is - Lions and tigers and bears - oh my!
Well, actually, cats and birds and horses - the magick of animals.
Listen as we take look at how we can relate to animals on the magickal level, and how that should effect our relationships with them on the physical plane as well
I also have a couple of stories on tape from Morganna Davies. And our music will all have something to do with animals.
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Valentine's Day!This week on The Spiral Dance, we got LOVE for sale! Our Theme is in honor of Valentines Day. Were gonna look at some of the history and myths surrounding Valentines Day. Valentines Day was named for a Christian priest from the third century, CE.
According to legend, he was condemned to death by Claudius II, emperor of Rome. According to the story, while Valentine was in prison he noticed violets growing outside his cell window. He picked some of the heart-shapped leaves and sent them, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
February; Fire and Ice!This week on The Spiral Dance, our Theme is February, Fire and Ice.
February is the second month of the Gregorian calendar, and the years shortest month. Its named for the Februa, a Roman purification festival. And so well talk a bit about the Roman God, Februus later in the show.
The astrological sign of Aquarius, January 20 - February 18th is associated with February. Aquarius, the Water-Bearer, is a fixed Air sign ruled by the planet Uranus.
Februarys full moon is known as the Sno ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
A Celebration of Imbolc!This week on The Spiral Dance, we celebrate Imbolc , which is coming up on Saturday, the second of February!
Imbolc marks the point half-way between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Its a Primary Cross Quarter Holiday, and its Sacred to the Goddess Brigid
Theres an Anglo-Scottish folk song which goes,
Mother and Maiden
Was Never None but She;
Well may such a Lady
the Gods Bride Be
Join in the fun as we honor the Goddess as the Waiting Bride of the returning Sun God.
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From Magickal Figureheads to Music in RitualThis week on The Spiral Dance, Ive got a few different topics that might just be somehow more related than you might think.
We start off with Magickal Figureheads. You know; the images of dragons and female figures that used to adorn ocean vessels. I want to take that idea and apply it to our homes. From there, we go to the topic of Familiars, because, afterall a Magickal Figurehead is very much a familiar. A more common familiar is the spirit of a creature, and the horse has played a maj ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Happy New Year!THE MEDIA FILE IS INCORRECTLY LABELED "YULE". THE SHOW IS NEW YEARS
This week on The Spiral Dance, our theme is New Years and the month of January. I share with you a
New Years Prayer/Spell, using an hour glass to meditate on changes that occur at this time of year.
You may be familiar with figure from Italian folk-tradition, known as La Befanna. She has strong ties with this time of the year. Plus well bring in the new year Scottish-style, with a New Year festival called H ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Giving Thanks in AmericaHey, Podcast listeners!!
I am sorry, but due to technical difficulties, I had to remove the audio for this week. I may be able to return it sometime during the beginning of next week. In the meantime, please listen to my webcast! Visit my website, www.spiraldanceradio.com, and find the link on my homepage.
I'll have a new podcast on 11/28.
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