Pagan-musings Podcast Channel

Join RevKess and KaliSara as they help newbies to the Craft and to the religions of Paganism find their way. Discussion will include basic books for beginners on Wicca and other denominations of the modern movement, as well as touch on titles and topics they feel are essential for anyone stepping onto this particular collection of Pathways.

In their ongoing series on Reality in Fiction, RevKess and KaliSara will discuss how role Playing Games have effected the essence of modern Paganism. "Ritual theatre has been a part of worship since before man came out of the caves" and role playing games can have a distinctive element of that ritual theatre involved. From Dungeons & Dragons to Vampire the Masquerade, role playing games address the mythology of modern man and reflect some of the spiritual beliefs of those who create, play, and embrace the gaming lifestyle.

Join RevKess and KaliSara as they inject a bit of humor into Pagan-Musings. Jokes, songs, stories, and anecdotes fill this two hour episode with hilarity and a healthy dose of understanding that everyone needs to laugh at themselves, even when honoring the Gods and practicing their Craft. Special features include songs by Kenny Klein and Dale Baon

RevKess and KaliSara discuss how the Burning Times effected history and how they are not truly over. This may sound alarmist and a bit extreme, but we all know that religious discrimination still exists in the world. This discrimination not only effects the Muslims, but it is rampant for most any religion that is not considered mainstream. Today the hosts will help you to identify such discrimination and how to help combat it.

We are one year into the saga of Pagan-Musings. RevKess and KaliSara have chosen some sound bites from earlier shows. There will be talk and music and sharing of memories from the previous year.

How to build and grow a Pagan centered community

Historical events that have helped to bring about the increase in freedoms that have encouraged the growth of the modern Pagan movements.

Join RevKess and KaliSara as they discuss the magickal uses of everyday tools. In short, this is a discussion of kitchen/ditch witchery. Yes, there is a difference, but the principle of the tools remains similar. Find out how your coffee grinder can double as a mortar and pestle or how your crock pot can brew up a potion to cure an ailment or attract love into your life. Can that yard rake be used to cast a circle? Of course it can! Tune in to find out how you can use every day tools in your magickal practices.

A Midsummer celebarion.

Where ever two or more people gather there is group dynamics at play. Who is in charge? Who sets the agenda? How does the group operate? These questions and more are generally decided silently and by mutual consent within small groups. The large the group becomes the more politics can and often does come into play. This week, RevKess and KaliSara will discuss some of the ways that group dynamics come into play with the Neo-Pagan movement and other socio-religio-spiritual groupings. Many of their conclusions are based on their combined 30 plus years of experience in the Pagan community.

Join RevKess and KaliSara as they discuss how one can develop a spiritual aspect to their parenting style. By using psychology, empathy, and magick one can develop a more spiritual and meaningful relationship with their child as well as help to impart their basic morals in a manner that does not demand that the child follow exactly in their foot steps. KaliSara is a mother of two and RevKess has been involved in the raising of many children, though he is not a parent himself.

Join RevKess and KaliSara as they interview paranormal detective author M.R. Sellars. With book ten of the Rowan Gant Investigations slated to be released very soon, Sellars has agreed to come onto the show to discuss his writing career and his particular influences for writing paranormal detective stories set in the real world.

Join RevKess and KaliSara as they share their experience with intuitive readings. This week, after a brief discussion of techniques, your hosts will be offering their services for short mini readings - LIVE! Call-ins are welcome during the show, but please wait until AFTER they announce they are taking callers. Readings will be kept to a short five minute period. A lot can be shared in such a short time and they would like to be able to help as many of their listeners as possible. ATTENTION CALLERS: Please send the hosts a private note in the BTR chat room with your name and area code (prefix may be requested to help determine who is who if there is more than one caller from the same area code) so that they can expedite the readings as smoothly as possible.

Using music and stories, as well as general discussion, KaliSara and RevKess will reveal some of the secrets of the Pagan Holy Days; using excerpts from Mike Nichols' essays, music by various artists, and insights from personal experience. This episode will be divided into eight roughly ten minute segments with time left over for announcements and the usual shameless plugging. Remember to mark Pagan-Musings as a favorite on BTR and look for the show on iTunes sometime this spring.

Inspired by Stephen Bertman's book The Eight Pillars of Greek Wisdom: What you can learn from classical myth and history, this week's episode is going to take a walk down philosophy road. Touching on Humanism, the Pursuit of Happiness, the Practice of Moderation, Self-Knowledge, Rationalism, Restless Curiosity, the Love of Freedom, and Individualism we shall delve briefly into each of these Pillars and see how they apply to today's practice of Paganism.

Join RevKess and KaliSara as they celebrate Beltaine and all it has to offer. As this is the celebration of the union of the God and the Goddess there may be some talk of sacred sexuality carried over from the previous week. There will also be discussion of seasonal activities and side note regarding the differences of holy days between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Listen for new music on this show by Sharon Knight and T Thorn Coyle.

After the roaring success of our first episode on Sacred Sexuality, we have decided to do an encore. But this will not be the same old cut-n-dried routine that you have heard on other shows. KaliSara and RevKess bring a unique perspective to the topic and really do not hold back too much on what they say in regards to sexuality, sacred or otherwise. CONTENT WARNING: This episode may contain strong adult language and graphic descriptions.

KaliSara is a big fan of personality tests and has been using the results combined with her own style of magick for some time now. Find out how you can incorporate such tools in your own magickal practices.

Join RevKess and KaliSara this week as they delve into using your sixth sense. Empathy and Telepathy are but two examples of that elusive sixth sense. Each person who has conscious access to these abilities perceives them differently. Your hosts will do their best to address as many of these abilities as possible.

Ever heard someone describe their child as an Indigo or Star Child, or some other such colorful term? Are you one of those parents that has described their child thus? Or, are you someone who can be described that way? This week RevKess and KaliSara are going to tackle this often confusing topic and attempt to explain it clearly for you.