Recorded Thanksgiving weekend 2016, Amanda reunites with our good friend Rhea for a discussion on the concept of Pagan Atheism/Atheist Paganism. What does this mean and how does it work? Along the way, they touch on: The value of skepticism, pseudoscience, woo woo, reconciling science and Paganism, science and magic, the GMO and vaccine controversies, the challenges of the Pagan and Atheist communities, evil in the name of religion, the ethics of animal testing, ghosts, how we experience reality, the purpose of life, accepting others and acceptance in community, not being Pagan enough, consent, discrimination, trigger warnings, communication, options, and much more. Some podcasts mentioned in this episode: StarTalk Radio, Penn's Sunday School, Geeks Without God, The Atheist Perspective, and The Skeptics Guide to the Universe. Website: www.thepriestesses.com Email: thepriestesses@gmail.com Twitter: @ThePriestesses Facebook: The Priestesses Music: Rebecca E. Tripp (www.crystalechosound.com)

Episode 19: Pagan Atheism

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In what may be the final episode, Amanda, Aimee, and Jacob reflect upon the podcast with gratitude. Part exploration, part retrospective, and even part mailbag, this episode marks the end of one era and the beginning of another. How does paganism typically handle endings, afterlives, fate, and destiny? What illuminations might be found in our places of uncertainty? Is there power and potential for growth and change in quitting? And what, if anything, might be next?  Mentions: - Why I Quit My Dream Job In The Music Industry, by Casey Dienel: https://blog.usejournal.com/why-i-quit-my-dream-job-abaa4b8bfa61  - Why Is There Suffering? A Modern Pagan Response, by John Beckett: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2019/02/why-is-there-suffering-a-modern-pagan-response.html  - Brad Warner: http://www.hardcorezen.info - Spirit Circle (manga): https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626926011 - Once Upon a Squirrel (Aimee's writing blog): http://www.onceuponasquirrel.com/ - The Arcanist: https://thearcanist.io/ - Lady Althaea Courses: https://www.ladyalthaea.com/courses.html - Aimee Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajsprocket - Aimee's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajsprocket/ - Jacob's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatVenusian - Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatvenusian/ - Rachel True & The Craft Reunion: https://www.vibe.com/2019/02/rachel-true-invited-to-craft-reunion-after-accusing-conventions-of-racism   Links: - Website: http://www.thepriestesses.com - Email: thepriestesses@gmail.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepriestesses - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepriestesses/ - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepriestesses - Music by Rebecca E. Tripp: http://www.crystalechosound.com

Episode 50: Endings and Afterlives

In traditions ripe with fertility rites and symbolism, where do folks on the asexual spectrum fit in? How do we work together for greater inclusivity of asexual, demisexual, and gray sexualities? And what might more asexual forms of Paganism look like? In this episode, Amanda, Aimee, Jacob, and special guest host Liz go aces wild to find out... and somehow talk a lot about sex along the way. Mentions: - Deeply Rooted: https://www.deeply-rooted.org/ - Paganism and Asexuality, by celestinenox: https://celestinenox.wordpress.com/2017/07/10/paganism-and-asexuality/  - Wicca / paganism and asexuality (Amino Apps): https://aminoapps.com/c/acealliance/page/blog/wicca-paganism-and-asexuality/  - Cupid and Psyche: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid_and_Psyche - J.M. Barrie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._Barrie - Won't You Be My Neighbor? (documentary): http://www.focusfeatures.com/wont-you-be-my-neighbor/ Links: - Website: http://www.thepriestesses.com - Email: thepriestesses@gmail.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepriestesses - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepriestesses/ - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepriestesses - Ko-fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/thepriestesses - Music by Rebecca E. Tripp: http://www.crystalechosound.com

Episode 49: Aces Wild

In this special half-episode, Amanda, Aimee, and Jacob deliver replies to some listener emails from the last six months or so. Mentions: - Witch: Unleashed. Untamed. Unapologetic., by Lisa Lister: https://www.amazon.com/Witch-Unleashed-Unapologetic-Lisa-Lister/dp/178180754X  - Hellenic Polytheism : Household Worship (Volume 1): https://www.amazon.com/Hellenic-Polytheism-Household-Worship-1/dp/1503121887  - Aphrodite and the Rabbis: How the Jews Adapted Roman Culture to Create Judaism as We Know It, by Burton L. Visotzky: https://www.amazon.com/Aphrodite-Rabbis-Adapted-Culture-Judaism/dp/1250085764  - Heleena's CA Chat: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18007276228021106/  - heleenatattoos (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/heleenatattoos/ Links: - Website: http://www.thepriestesses.com - Email: thepriestesses@gmail.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepriestesses - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepriestesses/ - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepriestesses - Ko-fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/thepriestesses - Music by Rebecca E. Tripp: http://www.crystalechosound.com

Episode 48.5: The Mailbag

In this hairy episode, Amanda and Jacob are joined by prolific author, artist, and modern traditional witch, Laura Tempest Zakroff. How do we Paganfolk explore the wrinkles surrounding blasphemy, oaths, curses, and invocations? What textures do the power of words and speech hold? And what's Pan got to do with it? Mentions: - Utah Goddess Temple: https://www.utahgoddesstemple.org/ - The Fallacy of Black or White Magick, by Laura Tempest Zakroff (A Modern Traditional Witch): https://www.patheos.com/blogs/tempest/2018/03/fallacy-black-white-magick.html  - Why We Make Oaths, by John Beckett (Under the Ancient Oaks): http://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2018/07/why-we-make-oaths.html  - Breaking Oaths and Vows, by Laura Tempest Zakroff (A Modern Traditional Witch): https://www.patheos.com/blogs/tempest/2017/09/breaking-oaths-vows.html Sharing Space: - Laura Tempest Zakroff: http://www.lauratempestzakroff.com/ - Weave the Liminal: https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738756103  - The New Aradia: https://revelore.press/product/the-new-aradia-a-witchs-handbook-to-magical-resistance/#  - Holiday Prints: http://www.owlkeyme.com/holiday.html - Owlkeyme Arts: http://www.owlkeyme.com/ - The Good Witch: http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/good-witch - Che Correa (witchy_photographer): https://www.instagram.com/witchy_photographer/ - Dead Can Dance - Dionysus: https://www.deadcandance.com/ Links: - Website: http://www.thepriestesses.com - Email: thepriestesses@gmail.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepriestesses - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepriestesses/ - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepriestesses - Ko-fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/thepriestesses - Music by Rebecca E. Tripp: http://www.crystalechosound.com

Episode 48: By Pan's Balls!

In this episode, Jacob travels to the fabled Twin Cities in mystical land of Minnesota, for a field interview with minzoku NEO-shintôist and shrine-runner, Volkhvy. What is minzoku NEO-shintô? How does it connect with the bigger picture of Shinto practice? And how does one go about it? Grab your haraegushi, because this episode is completely shide!  Minzoku Neo-Shinto: - shi-yaku-jin no hokora: http://www.shi-yaku-jin-no-hokora.org/ - minzoku NEO-shintô: A Book of Little Traditions: http://www.shi-yaku-jin-no-hokora.org/minzoku_neo_shinto/title_intro.html  - Sacred Cedar Shrine: http://sacredcedarshrine.org/ - shi-yaku-jin no hokora / minzoku NEO-shintô (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/pg/shiyakujin.no.hokora/  - minzoku NEO-shintô (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/443385432350496/   Volkhvy's Shinto Reading List: - Shinto: The Kami Way, by Sokyo Ono: https://www.amazon.com/Shinto-Kami-Way-Sokyo-Ph-D/dp/0804835578/  - Shinto Norito: A Book of Prayers, by Ann Llewellyn Evans: https://www.amazon.com/Shinto-Norito-Ann-Llewellyn-Evans/dp/1553691385/  - The Essence of Shinto: Japan's Spiritual Heart, by Motohisa Yamakage: https://www.amazon.com/Essence-Shinto-Japans-Spiritual-Heart/dp/1568364377/  - A New History of Shinto, by John Breen and Mark Teeuwen: https://www.amazon.com/New-History-Shinto-John-Breen/dp/1405155159/  - The Origin of Modern Shinto in Japan: The Vanquished Gods of Izumo (Bloomsbury Shinto Studies), by Yijiang Zhong: https://www.amazon.com/Origin-Modern-Shinto-Bloomsbury-Studies/dp/1350066540/  - Shinto, Nature and Ideology in Contemporary Japan: Making Sacred Forests (Bloomsbury Shinto Studies), by Aike P. Rots: https://www.amazon.com/Shinto-Nature-Ideology-Contemporary-Japan/dp/1350105910/  - Mountain Mandalas: Shugendo in Kyushu (Bloomsbury Shinto Studies), by Allan G. Grapard: https://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Mandalas-Shugendo-Bloomsbury-Studies/dp/1350044938/   Links: - Website: http://www.thepriestesses.com - Email: thepriestesses@gmail.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepriestesses - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepriestesses/ - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepriestesses - Ko-fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/thepriestesses - Music by Rebecca E. Tripp: http://www.crystalechosound.com

Episode 19: Pagan Atheism

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