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In this week's edition, Josh and Ritchie pick up where they left off in their episode on the Fairy Gods of Ireland. They talk about how the same the major players in Irish Mythology become the giants and monsters of Samhain. They also talk about how Halloween is a distinctly Christian holiday (Like they did last year) and how it incorporates parts of Samhain into itself -- But not for the reasons you think. This isn't baptized paganism. This is putting paganism under the feet of King Jesus. They also get into reasons why you should consider celebrating Halloween and how it is a legitimate enterprise for the church to declare time as holy. They also close down the episode talking about the origin of the Jack-O-Lantern, and Shadow Appalachia!

More places for you to participate in the work they're doing with Shadow Appalachia will be coming out soon (Hopefully by the weekend)! Let us know what you think about this week's edition of the Sword & Staff!

Show Notes:

Shadow Appalachia Teaser: (259) Shadow Appalachia | First Look Teaser - YouTube

Shadow Appalachia Behind The Scenes: (259) Providentially Hindered: Serpent Mound Scouting Mission - YouTube

The Fairy Gods of Ireland: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/gddnHmEK5tb

Pagan Halloween & The Lordship of Christ: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/gddnHmEK5tb

Christians and Halloween: The Lordship of Christ Over The Seasons: Christians & Halloween: The Lordship Of Christ Over The Seasons — The Sword & Staff (swordandstaff.net)

In this weeks Spooky Month edition of S&S, the guys get together with Bo Kennedy from The Bump Podcast and have a discussion on the legendary cryptids of Appalachia and some of the folklore surrounding them. They also spend some time connecting their folklore into the folklore of other cultures that may be somewhat surprising to listeners, and towards the end they sum up their thoughts on them. Are they angels? Demons? Something in between?

In the Uncut portion they talk for the first time about their new upcoming documentary called Shadow Appalachia with Ward Hiney, and the discuss a super secret lost serpent mound in their own back yard that they will be venturing to!

Let us know what you think about this first spooky month edition! Also make sure to check out Bo Kennedy's The Bump Podcast (Linked below) and add it to your rotation!

The Bump

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The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel - The Mothman Prophecies: A True Story: Keel, John A. + Free Shipping (amazon.com)

Hellier Season One - (240) Hellier Season 1: Episode 1 | The Midnight Children - YouTube

Hellier Season Two - (240) Hellier Season 2: Episode 1 | Noise and Signal - YouTube

In this weeks edition Josh and Ritchie drop a 2 hour episode outlining Irish Mythology. They get into the Lebor Gabala Erenn - Also known as The Book of Invasions. They discuss the six invasions of Ireland, and they talk about the six peoples ranging from the supposed Grand-daughter of Noah, Cessair, the Tuatha De Dannon, and the ever present giants, The Fomorians. After that, they get into the Secret Commonwealth of the Faeries and how they relate to the God's of Ireland. They get into a discussion about Celtic Christianity and how it incorporates in the good, true, and beautiful parts of Celtic pre-Christian culture. They conclude the episode talking about the liturgics and rituals of Ireland, which lands them right on the doorstep of Halloween!

You're gonna have to tune in October 13th to hear the continuation and application of this conversation!

Show Notes:

The Book of Invasions (Free) — https://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/leborgabala.html

The Book of Invasions (Irish Text Society Volume )— Irish Texts Society Volume 34: Lebor Gabála Érenn | Royal Irish Academy (ria.ie)

The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies by Robert Kirk — https://amzn.to/3SlKBJt

Irish Folk and Fairy Tales by W.B. Yeats — https://amzn.to/3rcJCiJ

Mythical Ireland YouTube Channel - (221) mythicalireland - YouTube

In this weeks Uncut Edition of Wandering Wizard, Josh and Ritchie nearly an hour and a half review of Episodes 3 + 4 of Rings of Power. Like the last time, they talk about what they like and what they don't like. They also give some interesting theories about characters, and spend a significant amount of time looking at the liturgics and ceremonies of the Dwarves and Harfoot.

Let us know what you think of this weeks edition of Wandering Wizard!

Show Notes:

Watch Rings of Power here: Watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 1 | Prime Video (amazon.com)

Rings and Realms Ep. 3 by the Tolkien Professor: Rings of Power: Episode 3 Analysis and Reaction | Rings & Realms - YouTube

Rings and Realms Ep. 4 by the Tolkien Professor: Rings of Power: Episode 3 Analysis and Reaction | Rings & Realms - YouTube

Return of the King with Appendix: Return of the King: Tolkien, J. R. R.: Amazon.com: Books

The guys are back with a new edition!

In this weeks edition, Rev. Josh and Sketchy Ritchie have a conversation on abduction phenomena. They discuss the cases of Travis Walton (Which inspired Fire in the Sky) and Betty and Barney Hill. They zoom out and look at the phenomena as a whole and connect it to the Genesis 6 - Sons of God, Daughters of Men, Nephilim narrative. From there they get into some surprising and sure to be controversial application.

Let us know what you think about this weeks edition of S&S! 

In this weeks edition of The Wandering Wizard, the guys review episodes one and two of Amazon's Rings of Power and get into all things Tolkien. They spend some time talking about the things the like and dislike, and they talk about some of their hopes and concerns for the show in the future. They also talk about predictions about character arcs and get on some rabbit trails about giants, fallen angels, and symbolism. 

Let us know what you think about this edition of WW! 

In this week's edition of the Sword and Staff, the boys get into a discussion about Spiritual Warfare. They shed light on the powers of the Kingdom of Darkness and the schemes of the enemy. They also talk about how Christians should think about Spiritual Warfare and how to war back.

Sources Used and Recommended Reading and Listening:

BibleProject Spiritual Beings Series - https://bit.ly/2Fz8l8E

Summa Theologica On The Hierarchy of Angels by Thomas Aquinas - https://bit.ly/3Q9KFtU

A Primer on Triperspectivalism by John Frame - https://bit.ly/2sjEvBS

Trinitarian Discipleship by Chase Davis - https://amzn.to/3cypIv3

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In this week's edition of the Sword and Staff, the boys have Travis Turner back in house to discuss Ancient Egypt. They get into a discussion about the creation story in Ancient Egyptian myth. They talk about Egyptian cosmology, the construction of the pyramids, giants in Egyptian myth, and how fragments of Ancient Egyptian religion are still alive today in the world of the Occult and in the work of people like Aleistar Crowley and the Freemasons. They also conclude the episode by doing a classic S&S-style bless, baptize, and burn segment on the Egyptian myths, and show how some of the things contained in the myths foretold of Christ and with a conversation on how Christ has incorporated the Egyptians into the story of Redemption with Coptic Christianity founded by Saint Mark.

Sources Used and Recommended Reading and Listening:  

BibleProject’s Ancient Cosmology Series - https://bit.ly/3A8AIXw

The Egyptian Book of the Dead -https://amzn.to/3A994tk

Egyptian Coffin Texts - https://bit.ly/3A8ANKO

Magical Egypt - https://bit.ly/3pqQhor 

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In this weeks episode, Josh and Ritchie get into a conversation on the Lost World of Atlantis! They give some preparatory notes and background information on the source material that comes from Plato. They get into some of the story from Plato's "Critias". They get into the divine council and occultic overtones to the story. They discuss how Atlantis fits into Randall Carlson and Graham Hancock's Younger Dryas theories, and finally they give their take on the story and show how it should be understood mytho-historically while also drawing some application from the story.

Let us know what you think about this episode! You won't find content like the anywhere else!

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In this weeks show, Josh Robinson and Ritchie Brock have a conversation surrounding the topic of sacred objects. They also get into a side conversation about the Religion of the Giants, which was a heck of a rabbit hole. From there, they get into a conversation about the use of sacred objects in the church and draw some application on how to think about this stuff.

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