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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.

Chronilus has returned! They are crowdfunding their album, Threshold. So RevKess and Kalisara get to ask all the questions about what they've been doing and, more importantly, where we can see and hear their music! Chronilus is a new Celtic and World Fusion band from the Seattle area. Their enchanting vocal harmonies float over a musical landscape created by a combination of historical, traditional, and modern instrumentation, from all around the world. Here the clairseach, the brass-strung harp that entertained medieval Irish nobility, may play with harmonies from an electric guitar influenced by progressive rock. Funky electric bass may provide a solid foundation alongside the driving rhythms of the West African djembe. With a range of expression from raw, primal energy to ethereal finery, Chronilus' songs explore such subjects as connection, history, fantasy, and ageless spirituality. AUDIO TECHNICAL NOTE: Bone Deep, Sonia, Manfred and Caera were dialed in on one line, so there may be some slight aud

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 a

Romany Rivers is a poet, artist, Pagan Priestess and co-founder of Moon River Wicca in England. Author of 'Poison Pen Letters to Myself' and 'The Woven Word: A Book of Invocations and Inspirations', she is also a regular contributor to various blogs, websites, magazines, anthologies and community books. Romany is well known for her work in the holistic health community as a Reiki Master/Teacher and Tarot Reader, and moved from the south of England to Canada with her husband and two children to pursue dreams of a sustainable, family focused lifestyle whilst still providing Pagan and family support services to local and online communities. From the book description on amazon.com: "A pagan tome of poetry and prose designed for rituals, festivals and celebrations. Working with deities, Romany has chronicled invocations and evocations for many Gods and Goddesses, and created clear and crafty quarter calls, circle castings, celebratory prose and meditations. Ritual is broken into its component parts allowing for e

Nebraska State Legislature candidate, James Michael Bowers, joins Corwin and Phil for a conversation about marriage equality, transgender students, the minimum wage, and more in this episode. James has been on the show before talking about what it is like to be the first openly gay man to run for the state legislature in Nebraska. You can find that visit in our from episode from July 27. Lavender Hill airs weekly at 11am Central Sunday on KZUM-Lincoln/KZUM-HD. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.

We're coming to the end of a Mercury Retrograde, which can and does cause some havoc with tehcnologies and communications. Join us to learn some of the practical ins and outs of dealing with a planetary retrograde, particilarly Mercury in retrograde. KaliSara is the resident astrologer while RevKess sits back, asks questions, and learns right along with the listeners. Then, we will delve into practical astrology for the dark of the year. KaliSara and RevKess will talk about how astrology can influence a person in this time of year. They will also talk about practical aspects of astrology on a daily basis. This should prove to be both thought provoking and entertaining.

In the 189th edition of Lavender Hill, Corwin and Phil start off by talking about local to Lincoln news, including an update on the misunderstood Trans Issues at Lincoln Public Schools. From there they move into the increasing reality that marriage equality is happening in the United States. State by state, slowly but surely, marriage equality seems to be happening. With a focus on Alaska, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Kansas, there is a distinct possiblity that marriage equality will become a reality for the entire United States in the next few years. The hosts also talk about the 2014 Synod of the Catholic Church in which the initial phrasing of a document seemed to imply that the Catholic Church was making a more friendly effort to embrace their LGBT members, as well as forgive dicorce - The final draft of that document did not include such positive wording for the LGBT community. Tune in live every Sunday morning at 11am Central to www.kzum.org to hear the entire broadcast. Lavender Hill can be found on Fac

This is a recorded program. Both KaliSara and RevKess have family obligations this weekend. On September 24th, RevKess and Sharon Knight had a friendly conversation via Skype/cell while she was in Arkansas visiting SJ Tucker and doing a couple of gigs with that other beautiful songstress. Sharon took a little time that morning to visit about her music, her career, and her plans for the future.  As a special music edition of Pagan-Musings, RevKess and KaliSara are proud to present to you over two hours of music and conversation with Sharon Knight. Included in this edtion are pieces of music from several of Sharon's albums and collaborative projects - including pieces from her release with T Thorn Coyle (Songs for the Waning Year), some dark music from Pandemonaeon (featuring Winter), and some of Winter's instrumental music with Raven on a CD called 345 S. Technical note: The interview was recorded with RevKess on Skype and Sharon Knight on her cell phone. Every trick that RevKess knows to clean up and bala

Sunday, Cotober 12, 2014, found Corwin and Phil, with special guest Kate, once again asking for the listeners to "put their money where their ears are" and pledge their support to KZUM and Lavender Hill. To help with that they had a selection of SPECIAL pledge premiums to share with those who called into the show to make their pledge. Two of the three premiums were claimed during the show. Thank you to Lincoln listener Loye and Omaha listeners Brad and Jeremy for their support and to Lincolnite Joan for her continued support for Lavender Hill and KZUM. The hosts did much more than just ask for your money. They continued the conversation from last week regarding trans education of teachers and staff at Lincoln Public Schools, including the audio for Superintendent Steve Joel explaing to parents the LPS guidelines. It would seem that this rumoured "mandate" for trans-inclusion had hit national media thanks to a teacher sharing a handout with a parent and implying it was to be enforced policy at LPS. On Tuesay

In the Northern Hemisphere we are in the midst of harvest season. Lammas was celebrated at the beginning of August and Mabon was September 21st. The third and final harvest, Samhain, is about four weeks away. But what is harvest? To the farmers and gardeners it is obvious what a harvest is. But to those of us who live in the cities and are somewhat detached from the agricultural world, harvest can mean something very different. KaliSara and RevKess will talk about both traditional harvest and the harvest of the community. With her involvement in farmers' markets and her own gardening endeavours, KaliSara brings to the table the traditional harvest of foods. With his community involvement and volunteer work, RevKess brings to the table the harvest o the community. Join the conversation in the chatroom and share what you have harvested this season, or hope to harvest soon. Creating a free listener account makes it possible for you to participate in the chat, it's quick and easy!

Lavender Hill is a production of KZUM-Lincoln.KZUM-HD in Lincoln, NE. Hosts Corwin and Phil bring listeners a variety of news, talk, interviews, and music of interest to the LGBTQIAA community with a focus on Nebraska. The Hill airs live every Sunday at 11am Central on 89.3FM in Lincoln and streams live on the web at www.kzum.org. Podcasts of the talk portion of the show are also available through the KZUM site. PMPChannel has graciously made the entire hour program available, with only minor (dead air) edits. On October 5, 2014, Corwin and Phil reported on a number of issues of interest to the local community. Namely the recent reports through local print media and TV that the Lincoln Public School system has established guidelines to assist teachers and staff in address issues that some students may have with gender indentity. In the October 12th edition of the Hill you will hear updates and a message from the LPS Superintendent Steve Joel. Music featured in this episode include a rare recording by Michae

At long last, a new episode of Women Out Loud from KZUM's The Wimmins Show. With special thanks to Deb Anderson, host of the program, PMPChannel is proud to bring you a new edition of Women Out Loud featuring Amy Platner, Cheri Jackson, and Rachel West. Amy is the main poet behind this segment with regular contributor Rachel. This was Cheri's first visit to the Women Out Loud poetry segment. Women Out Loud features original poetry from women poets in and around Nebraska. Amy has been published several times over, Rachel has appeared in many online features and local print media, Cheri is just starting to explore the world of publishing her poetry. Check RevKess's YouTube channel for a still photo video of this poetry segment.

On September 21st, Taylor Ellwood was on the show to talk about the leadership anthology he and Shauna are editing for Immanion Press/Megalithica Books. In that conversation RevKess and KaliSara brought up the issue of the year - "leaders" of the community who have failed the community. Over the course of 2014 there have been several instances of disappointment within the global Pagan community, many of those taking place in the United States. Kenny Klein, Z Budapest, the "revelations" about Marion Zimmer Bradley, and most recently certain business and podcast personalities stick their feet so far down their throats a proctologist is needed to tie their shoes. Throughout 2014, Shauna has been writing a series of leadership posts for her blog. In this edition of PMP she will join RevKess to talk about "what is an elder" and what happens when a supposed elder fails the community. This is a continuation of the conversation started with Taylor on the previous edition of PMP.

RevKess and KaliSara are joined again this weekend by Taylor Ellwood, the non-fiction editor for Immanion Press/Megalithica Books. The topic for the show is Elders and Leaders. Taylor, along with Shauna Aura Knight, is editing an anthology on Leadership in the Pagan community. The deadline for that anthology has been extended to September 30, 2014. The topic of distinguishing "BNPs" from Elders and leaders has been coming up repeatedly this year. Taylor has recently published a blog on the topic in light of recent social media faux pas some of those "BNPs". Part of this show will address that blog post and the issue at large. Shauna will be joining the conversation on the 28th to share her take on things, she has been doing a leadershop blog series most of 2014.

In the 185th episode of Lavender Hill, hosts Corwin and Phil talk about the Human Rights Campaign opening a Nebraska office, transgender issues, global LGBTQ issues, coming out videos, and more. Phil and Corwin were really on a role for parts of this episode.They hope that you enjoy listening as much as they did making this show for you! Lavender Hill can be heard live every Sunday at 11am Central on KZUM-Lincoln/KZUM-HD (www.kzum.org). LH is the only radio source for news, views, interviews, and music that impacts the LGBTQIAA community on Nebraska radio. The Hill, Corwin, and Phil are proud to be part of KZUM Coimmunity Radio.

It's RevKess's birthday and neither him nor KaliSara knew what to do for this show. After asking on his personal FB page, RevKess came up with an idea. "In the beginning" references the suggestion made by at least one listener to talk about how he got on his spiritual path. Expanding this to include KaliSara's journey, that is the somewhat random plot for the show. Interspersed along the way will be a heavier sampling of music and some other musings.

Lavender Hill had a first on September 14, 2014. Corwin and Phil got to host their very first live-in-the-studio-musical-performance. Otter Creek, a folk duo from Utah, were in Nebraska to doa show in support of PFLAG-Hastings. They came into Lincoln to visit on the air with Corwin and Phil. Peter and Mary Danzig are long time allies to the LGBTQ community and have gone so far as to leave their Mormon faith because of their deeply rooted convictions that all love is equal. This edition of the Hill features Otter Creek's music exclusively. Live and recorded, several tracks and back story on the music are available throughout the program. Mary and Peter were accompanied by their three daughters and Andrew Callahan from the Hastings, NE PFLAG chapter. Andrew also left the Mormon church because his beliefs on marriage equality, gay rights, and related issues were in conflict with the church. You can learn more about Otter Creek and purchase their music through their website: www.ottercreekduo.com.

On August 19, 2014, RevKess got to sit down at the KZUM studios and talk with SJ Tucker and Betsy Tinney. Both ladies are truly magickal beings and they were in Lincoln, NE to bring their special kind of musical magick to an audience at the historic Feguson House. Earlier in the day they met with RevKess to talk about their music, their lives, and share of themselves with listeners of Murphy's Magic Mess on KZUM - and with the PMPChannel listeners. August 24 heard the first part of this conversation on the Mess. The second segment, split into two parts, was heard on September 7. For your listening enjoyment is the entire interview and a selection of music. The music is slightly different from that heard on the Mess.

Samuel Wagar has a long history as an organizer and volunteer - founded the Pagan Students Association at University of the Fraser Valley (1999). He founded the Pagans for Peace network for left-wing Pagans in 1983 and published its newsletter for twenty years until 2002. He was also the founding HP of the Pagans for Peace Tradition of Wicca, of the Gathering For Life On Earth religious retreat in 1991, the Congregationalist Witchcraft Association federal church in 1991, and the C. Wiccan A. of BC in 2004 (and consulted in the founding of the Alberta and Saskatchewan sister churches in 2007 and 2014). Wager coordinated the Canadian National Pagan Conference (2009) in Vancouver and served on its National Board (2007-2010). Samuel Wagar has written four books, The Uses of Ecstasy: Ritual and Practical Mysticism in Wicca, Creating Lore, Writing Ritual, Growing Wiccan Temples and Leaders, and his memior, I Know Where the Bodies are Buried, which was published on the 13th of January, the 20th anniversary of the s

Kerr Cuhulain has been a Wiccan for 44 years and has been involved in anti-defamation activism and hate crimes investigation for the Pagan community since 1986. He was awarded the Shield of Valor by the Witches League for Public Awareness. Kerr is the author of the Law Enforcement Guide to Wicca, Wiccan Warrior, Full Contact Magick, Witch Hunts, Magickal Self Defense, How To Be Glorious, Modern Knighthood, and The Wizard. Kerr has a column on anti-defamation issues and hate crimes called Witch Hunts. Kerr is the former Preceptor General of Officers of Avalon, and is currently leader of the Order of Paladins, a Wiccan order of Knights. The Wizard (from Kerr's blog): "In 1977 I was sworn in as a peace officer in Vancouver. When I eventually came out about my Wiccan beliefs, being the first Wiccan cop to do so, I spent the next three decades of my law enforcement career battling prejudice, gossip, surviving the “Wicca File”, and ending up a detective and an expert in hate crimes against minority religions. This