3 Pagans and a Cat
270 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 154 ratings3PAAC discusses issues ranging from the basics of grounding and shielding to sexuality in paganism, attempting to bring both good humour and enthusiastically amateur research to every topic that occurs to them.
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Episode 169: Our Community: Diana Rajchel
December 01, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 42.3 MBGwyn and Ode sit down with Diana to discuss magic, cursing, radical nonjudgement, and how you can somehow get her book on Amazon right now even though it technically doesn't release until December 8th. Also Ode talks about a new metaphysical rock store in the Kalamazoo area for a while. website: http://dianarajchel.com/ appointment booking link: https://bookdiana.as.me/schedule.php direct book order link: https://www.dianarajchel.com/shop shop diana co-owns: http://goldenapplemetaphysical.net/
Episode 168: First Steps: Cleansing
November 24, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 40.3 MBGwyn and Ode discuss personal, space, and tool cleansing, what you can use for cleansing, and the concept of ritual purity.
Episode 167: Your Own Backyard
November 17, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 39 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode discuss how to narrow your focus to your own area, finding and engaging with your own local traditions, the sticky problem of appropriation (as usual), and integrating a global practice into a regional context.
Episode 166: Golden Dawn
November 10, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 39.6 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode talk about The Return Of MacGregor-Mathers, whether there ever was such a person as Anna Sprengel, William Butler Yeat's witch war with Aleister Crowley, ipsissimi (ipsissimuses?) and what even the point of secret societies is anyway.
Episode 165: Warp and Weft
November 02, 2021 23:00 - 58 minutes - 42.2 MBGwyn and Ode talk about textiles, knot magic, witch's ladders, and flax.
Episode 164: Good Neighbors
October 19, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBGwyn and Ode talk about the Gentry, including stories of their interferences in construction in Ireland, folk traditions of working with and around them, personal experiences with the Good Folk, and the balance of sweet and bitter.
Bonus: Pride Commercial
October 13, 2021 00:00 - 35 seconds - 427 KBCar reads a parody commercial written line-by-line by members of the Pride on our Discord server.
Episode 163: Payday: Money and Religion
October 12, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode discuss the problem of paying for spiritual and religious services, capitalism making everything harder, and gebo.
Episode 162: Christian Witchcraft
October 05, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBGwyn and Ode discuss Gwyn's previous experiences as a Christian Witch, why it doesn't work for her anymore, and the position of Christian Witches in the wider pagan and witchcraft community.
Episode 161: Working With War Gods
September 28, 2021 23:00 - 57 minutes - 40.8 MBGwyn and Ode talk about various war gods and how to integrate practice or work with them into a daily civilian life.
Episode 160: Elevations
September 21, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode talk about different kinds of dead, different kinds of elevations, what the processes might look like, what traditions might practice them, and whether you can bind a god.
Episode 159: Traditions
September 14, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBCar (finally!), Gwyn, and Ode discuss what traditions are in the pagan umbrella, what their value is, how to find one, the concept of an outer court, and updates on Gwyn and Car's particular paths. Please help Stan Newcombe of Wolf Run Wildlife and Spiritual Sanctuary (https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-stan-after-medical-episode-and-job-loss) with medical costs after a job loss. Rewards are available for donations of $50 or more.
Episode 158: Dictionis Update!
September 07, 2021 23:00 - 45 minutes - 32 MBGwyn and Ode discuss Dictionis and how the Pride is learning more about him, including devotional art and poetry, the beginnings of mythology, associations and offerings, and surprise dark horse addition, Thesoria.
Episode 157: Practical Magic: Healing
August 31, 2021 23:00 - 53 minutes - 37.4 MBGwyn and Ode discuss the ethics of healing magic, healing as a supplement rather than a replacement for conventional medicine, and various forms of healing work. Also, get vaccinated.
Episode 156: Practical Magic: Prosperity
August 24, 2021 23:00 - 54 minutes - 38.2 MBGwyn and Ode discuss resources, economies, and how we've all collectively fucked up money, and bearing all of that in mind, what kinds of magic you get do to get the things you need to live.
Episode 155: Astral Temples
August 17, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBGwyn and Ode talk about how to get into astral, how to negotiate astral without visualization, what the purpose of an astral temple is, how to build one, and what their respective astral temples look like and do.
Episode 154: Consent
August 10, 2021 23:00 - 54 minutes - 38.4 MBGwyn and Ode discuss current models of consent in pagan spaces, including conventions, covens, rituals, and interaction with other Beings, the importance of affirmative vs. implied consent, and how these models might be improved.
Episode 153: Storytelling: Conflict
August 03, 2021 23:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode tell stories of battle from various mythologies, including Part One (An Ominous Apple), Part Two (A Pretty Big Horse), Zombie Soup, The Aesir-Vanir War (Or: Some Things Happened In Some Order), and The Yellow Emperor Plays With A Handicap For His Own Amusement.
Episode 152: Update! + Our Community: Laura Tempest Zakroff (2019)
July 27, 2021 23:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode discuss the recent hiatus, the changing recording schedule, and review a book. Stick around at the end for an interview with Laura Tempest Zakroff! The Horned God of the Witches (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JJ5RVJC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1)
Episode 151: Our Community: Oberon Osiris (2019)
July 20, 2021 23:00 - 19 minutes - 14.1 MBCar and Ode sit down at the 2019 Michigan Pagan Fest to talk with Oberon Osiris about how he came to witchcraft, how it's evolved over the years, and the ushering in of a new aeon.
Episode 150: Our Community: Phyllis Curott (2019)
July 13, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBGwyn and Ode sit down at the 2019 Michigan Pagan Fest to talk with Phyllis Curott about revelations and the work of witchcraft.
Episode 149: Energy In Motion
July 06, 2021 23:00 - 58 minutes - 40.7 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode talk about various forms of energetic action, from the energy of the earth to the energy of the human body, and how these things intersect and interact-- or don't, as the case may be.
Episode 148: Pop Magic: Aesthetics
June 22, 2021 23:00 - 51 minutes - 36 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode talk about the aesthetic witchcraft trend, the normalization of witches, and why older witches need to stop harassing younger witches for having new ideas and ways of expressing them.
Episode 147: Neurodiversity
June 15, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 41.1 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode discuss what neurodiversity is, how it's relevant to pagan practice, and making our resources and events more accessible.
Episode 146: Pop Magic: Media
June 08, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode talk about various fictional witches and pagans and the many, many ways writers have failed to adequately represent these communities.
Episode 145: Technopagans
June 01, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode discuss the short but vibrant history of technopaganism, the many ways modern pagans use technology, and the ethics and practical reality of spirit and consciousness in machines.
Episode 144: Storytelling: Bad Behaviour
May 25, 2021 23:00 - 51 minutes - 36 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode retell stories from various mythologies, featuring The Big Fish Incident, Loki's Tell-All Diatribe, Going To War Over Birds, and Dying For Hypothetical Sun Dick.
Episode 143: Celestial Bodies - Pluto
May 11, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode discuss the discovery of Pluto vs. Planet X, the Great Pluto Reversal of 2006, how much we disdain the IAU, and the weirdness of Pluto being simultaneously Greek and Roman through some linguistic smooshening.
Episode 142: Meditation
May 04, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBGwyn and Ode discuss the different functions of meditation, what elements can go into a meditation, and how to adapt a meditation practice to your individual life and needs.
Episode 141: Witch Trials
April 27, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode discuss the history of witch trials, the weird relationship of the Christian Church to this phenomenon, and the evolution from Salem to Satanic Panic to QAnon. CW: discussions of child sexual abuse, false allegations, torture, execution, and twitter mobs.
Episode 140: Celestial Bodies - Uranus
April 20, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutes - 23.6 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode weigh in on The Great Pronounciation Debate, discuss some planetary mysteries, complain about this planet being in the wrong pantheon, and make remarkably few jokes, all things considered.
Episode 139: Divine Relationships
April 13, 2021 23:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode talk about devotees, godspouses, and fulltrui, among others, and how these ways of interacting with the divine can differ and overlap.
Episode 138: Celestial Bodies - Neptune
April 06, 2021 23:00 - 47 minutes - 34.2 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode accidentally and temporarily skip Uranus, and instead talk about the bluer planet, the lack of space missions in that part of the solar system, and the implications and nuances secret, hidden ancient Neptune.
Episode 137: Religious Discrimination
March 30, 2021 23:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode talk about Panera, hostile work environments, and trying to harness the general evils of capitalism for specific harm reduction.
Episode 136: Celestial Bodies: Saturn
March 22, 2021 23:00 - 39 minutes - 27.9 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode talk about the second gas giant in our solar system, whether it's prettier than Jupiter, how cool its moons are, and whether the affiliated deity is depressed.
Episode 135: Ouija
March 15, 2021 23:00 - 45 minutes - 32.8 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode talk the history, science, and application of Ouija boards.
Episode 134: Celestial Bodies - Jupiter
March 09, 2021 00:00 - 51 minutes - 36.6 MBGwyn and Ode (tragically lacking Car due to migraine) discuss the planet Jupiter-- the first non-terrestrial planet in the series!-- and the god Jupiter, while speculating about political developments in ancient Rome.
Episode 133: The Whole of the Law
March 02, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 45.9 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode talk about karma, the threefold law, the golden rule, and morals generally.
Episode 132: Celestial Bodies - Mars
February 23, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 86.2 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode discuss the recent rover landing on Mars, Mars science, Mars science fiction, Mars the diety, and-- briefly-- Mars bars.
Episode 131: Storytelling: Romance
February 16, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 41.5 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode tells stories... adjacent to Valentine's Day. One of those stories even ends happily!
Episode 130: Cosmology
February 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode talk about how the universe is put together and that ancient humans were smarter than aliens.
Episode 129: Celestial Bodies - Venus
February 02, 2021 00:00 - 51 minutes - 39 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode discuss the terrifying conditions of Venus, what sorts of things it's associated with, and why everyone should really have more respect for love deities.
Episode 128: Different Paths
January 26, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode discuss their Christian upbringings, leaving that faith, finding new ones, and what kind of struggles they faced in doing so. Content warnings for discussions of: internalized and social misogyny, internalized and social homophobia, abuse of authority, religious abuse, indoctrination, shaming, threats of child removal, gaslighting, lying about identity. **To hear Gwyn's slash podfics talked about in this episode, visit https://archiveofourown.org/users/AvidReaderLady/works
Episode 127: Celestial Bodies - Mercury
January 19, 2021 00:00 - 49 minutes - 37.8 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode talk about Mercury the planet, Mercury the deity, and mercury the silver danger liquid.
Episode 126: Insurrection
January 12, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode talk about rioters storming the U. S. Capitol Building, the continuing need to expel white supremacists from the pagan community, and political magic.
Episode 125: Imposter Syndrome
January 05, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode talk about what imposter syndrome is, how it can affect pagan practices, demystify some of their own experiences, and discuss how to tell your asshole brain to fuck off (just like Finn).
Episode 124: 3 Things
December 29, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode ring out 2020 and celebrate 3 years of podcasting by discussing their top 3s.
Episode 123: Drunk Divination Around Grandfather Fire
December 24, 2020 21:00 - 2 hours - 79.6 MBCar, Gwyn, Ode, Sarenth, Jim, and Caitlyn spend many hours on a Zoom call, drinking various alcoholic beverages and using our divining methods of choice to answer questions from our combined communities.
Episode 122: New Gods
December 15, 2020 00:00 - 49 minutes - 51.6 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode discuss the newness of some "old" gods, how new gods come about, why you shouldn't be a dick about it, and the advent of the patron god of podcasts, public speaking, and performance. Hail Dictionis!
Episode 121: The Soul
December 08, 2020 00:00 - 56 minutes - 55 MBCar, Gwyn, and Ode solve the soul. Hail Dictionis.