3 Pagans And A Cat

Car, Gwyn, and Ode talk about different forms of art, the experience of art as magic and vice versa, and incorporating art more intentionally into one's practice. Also there's a whole digression about Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the middle.

Gwyn and Ode (without Car, due to migraine) talk about modern Western death culture, the discomfort people experience about death, funerary rituals, reincarnation, and what qualifies as a rebirth.

Car, Gwyn, and Ode talk about George Floyd and other black people murdered by police in the United States, good protest practices, and magical protection for resistance. Anti-Racism Resources: https://tinyurl.com/yd63r2xd Resources for Accountability and Actions for Black Lives: bit.ly/BlackLivesAction Protest Safety Infographic: https://twitter.com/69Ddaeng/status/1266824828931026944 Learn from the Hong Kong Protestors: https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/g28928579/hong-kong-protest-methods/ Magic for the Resistance: https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Resistance-Rituals-Spells-Change/dp/0738759961 Teen Vogue's Guide for Filming Police: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely

Car, Gwyn, and Ode have a pretty directionless chat with Jason Mankey on a range of topics, including his recent and upcoming books, his truthful and satirical renderings of sabbat history, the need for more continuity of pagan history in general, and whatever else happens to come up.

Car, Gwyn, and Ode discuss the origins of Spiritualism and Theosophy, as well as recounting Gwyn's experience in a Spiritualist church.

Car, Gwyn, and Ode bicker about the definitions of common pagan terms in an attempt to be helpful, and also complain at length about words they don't like.

Car, Gwyn, and Ode dicuss the nebulous origins of the modern spirit guide, the witch trial origins of familiar spirits, what the difference is, whether it matters, and if these are even useful categories to talk about.

Car, Gwyn, and Ode discuss various elemental systems, various elemental spirits, and lightly roast Paracelsus.

Car, Gwyn, and Ode talk with Gwion Raven, author of The Magick of Food (https://www.amazon.com/Magick-Food-Rituals-Offerings-Together/dp/0738760854), about food history, the mythology of food, and the innate magic of food. You'll be very hungry at the end of this episode. Gwion Raven (https://www.gwionraven.com/) - Website The Witches Next Door (https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thewitchesnextdoor/) - Patheos Pagan Blog

Gwyn and Ode discuss dark deities and why that's a stupid category that we should get rid of. All deities have aspects of light and dark, so why should we limit them?

Car, Gwyn, and Ode have a socially distant interview with Misha Magdalene about... just kind of whatever we feel like talking about, to be honest. Topics include queer inclusion in pagan community, Chuck Tingle, and DnD. Bonus-- Misha and friends sing a song in honor of Chuck Tingle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThKJagAhyDc

Car, Gwyn, and Ode have a (socially distant!) interview with Lilith Dorsey about her May 1st book Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens. Also included is A COVID-19 Admonition (Explicit) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0-2XxgHIXk), with lyrics by Chris Franklin, composed and performed by Robert E. Kelly, and played in its entirety with permission. Episode Links 3 Pagans and a Cat | Discord (https://discordapp.com/invite/ENF867k) 3 Pagans and a Cat | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/3PaaC/) 3 Pagans and a Cat (@3_Pagans) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/3_Pagans) 3 Pagans and a Cat | Patheos Blog (https://www.patheos.com/blogs/3pagansandacat/)

Car, Gwyn, and Ode discuss different levels of trance, uses for trance states, and induction methods.

Car and Ode ask Gwyn questions about scrying and talk about mirrors.

Car, Gwyn, and Ode finally return after a delay caused by several festivals in a row, moving, illness, and technical difficulties. Alas, the Lost Episode 082 will never grace the ears of listeners but for the favoured few who were present in the discord at its time of non-recording, but episode 083 summarizes the content, and is a Q&A with the Pride, which was invited to listen live as Patrons do during this open recording.

Car and Ode discuss Heathenry while Gwyn is away at Pantheacon, covering such topics as frith, wyrd, and the meaning of the valknut.

Car, Gwyn, and Ode talk about examples of magical practices through history and across cultures, including curse tablets, hands of glory, and Operation Cone of Power.

Car, Gwyn, and Ode chat with Storm Faerywolf about Faery Tradition, gender inclusion within witchcraft, his books, and store during Pagan Fires Pagan Festival 2019. Storm Faerywolf (https://faerywolf.com/) Storm Faerywolf - Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/faerywolf/) Storm Faerywolf - Twitter (https://www.instagram.com/faerywolf/) Storm Faerywolf - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY4OVCpxc6NxM4mRw0Gl3FA) Storm Faerywolf - Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/faerywolf/?hl=en) The Mystic Dream (https://themysticdream.com/)

Car, Gwyn, and Ode discuss syncretic paths, eclecticism, and the interactions between syncretism and appropriation.

Car, Gwyn, and Ode talk about using alphabets (and futharks, and beith-luis-nin) to divine with, by way of history, linguistics, and symbology.