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3 Pagans and a Cat

3PAAC 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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Episodes

Episode 081: Heathenry

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

Feb 18, 20201 hr 10 minEp. 81

Episode 080: Practical Magic

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.

Feb 11, 202046 minEp. 80

Episode 079: Our Community: Storm Faerywolf

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 My...

Feb 08, 202016 minEp. 79

Episode 078: Syncretism

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

Feb 04, 20201 hr 7 minEp. 78

Episode 077: Sacred Letters

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

Jan 28, 20201 hr 16 minEp. 77

Episode 076: Ps and Qs

"I don't think there's an inquisition uniformly, but I think that there is general religious supression in many areas of America and across the world. Visibility and kindness go a long way towards immunizing those who might be swayed against us due to being 'other'. And when it comes to the margins of society, we all have more in common on the societal fringe than we have different." - Mother Multiverse Car, Gwyn, and Ode discuss the reclamation of words, umbrellas, and community cohesion.

Jan 21, 202048 minEp. 76

Episode 075: Hekatean Witchcraft

Gwyn and Ode discuss the goddess Hekate, what devotion to her looks like, and whether that actually changes the nature of the witchcraft done in her name.

Jan 14, 202058 minEp. 75

Episode 074: Primer on Practices

Car, Gwyn, and Ode provide brief overviews on neopaganism generally, Wicca, Druidry, Hellenismos, Heathenry, and various witchcraft traditions. Also we really dunk on a disappointing board game and encourage you to find a better use for your money.

Jan 07, 20201 hr 36 minEp. 74

Episode 073: Our Community: Elliot Director

Car, Gwyn and Ode chat with Elliot Director about gender inclusion within witchcraft and Paganism during Pagan Fires Pagan Festival 2019. The Witches Box (https://thewitchesbox.com/) Elliot Director (https://elliotdirector.com/)- Contact him here! Elliots Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/candlesandcrayons/)

Jan 02, 202012 minEp. 73

Episode 072: Drunk Divination

To celebrate our second year of podcasting, Car, Gwyn and Ode drink mead and margaritas while divining the answers to listener questions.

Dec 31, 20191 hr 23 minEp. 72

Episode 071: Solar Festivals: Yule

Car, Gwyn, and Ode dicuss Yule, including Krampus, Christmas trees, the nativity, and honestly a whole lot more of Jesus than usual.

Dec 17, 201956 minEp. 71

Episode 070: Hats (with Amabran)

Car, Gwyn, and Ode are joined by Amabran to discuss hats, identity, authority, and responsibility in pagan spaces.

Dec 10, 20191 hr 11 minEp. 70

Episode 069: Our Community: Astrea Taylor

Car, Gwyn and Ode chat with Astrea Taylor about Intuitive Witchcraft during Pagan Fires Pagan Festival 2019. Astrea Taylor (https://www.astreataylor.com/) Starlight Witch (https://www.patheos.com/blogs/starlight/) - Astrea's Patheos Blog

Dec 06, 201911 minEp. 69

Episode 068: Cursing

Car, Gwyn, and Ode discuss the ethics of cursing (and magic generally), the nature of harm, and how curses differ from other spells.

Dec 03, 20191 hr 15 minEp. 68

Episode 067: Working With Ancestors

Car, Gwyn, and Ode talk about what an ancestor altar can look like, what its purpose is, what you can do to connect with your ancestors, and what working with your ancestors actually entails-- including, sometimes, deciding not to. Reviewed: True Magic by Cyndi Brannen (https://www.amazon.com/True-Magic-Unleashing-Inner-Witch-ebook/dp/B07YL5V4TH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=29MZXW1LZ9C7D&keywords=true+magic+cyndi+brannen&qid=1574801034&s=books&sprefix=true+magic%2Cstripbooks%2C174&sr=1-1)

Nov 26, 20191 hr 11 minEp. 67

Episode 066: First Steps: Sigils

Car, Gwyn, and Ode discuss sigils: historical context, how they work and why to use them, and how specifically to make some.

Nov 19, 201959 minEp. 66

Episode 065: Barrows: Ancestor Traditions

Car, Gwyn, and Ode discuss ancestor veneration, how you might classify various ancestors if that's a thing you're into, and whether the Lincoln Memorial counts as a very big altar.

Nov 12, 20191 hr 8 minEp. 65

Episode 064: Spooky Stories

Car, Gwyn, and Ode recount some of their favourite spooky stories for spooky season, including the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Monkey's Paw, and The Tell-Tale Heart.

Oct 28, 20191 hr 23 minEp. 64

Episode 063: Working With Spirits

Car, Gwyn, and Ode talk about discernment, the things you can do to communicate with spirits, and the things you should avoid when communicating with spirits.

Oct 21, 20191 hr 1 minEp. 63

Episode 062: Fire Festivals: Samhain

Car, Gwyn, and Ode hang out in a spooky house to discuss Samhain, including the need for safe grief and anger processing, all the weird supersititions people have about spooky stuff, and how to make a temporary gargoyle.

Oct 14, 201949 minEp. 62

Episode 061: Open Q & A

Car, Gwyn, and Ode answer questions from the Pride, as well as dealing with some of Gwyn's baggage from her Christian Retrograde and opening up this year's Yuleing!

Oct 01, 201954 minEp. 61

Episode 060: Anima: Spirits and Others

Car, Gwyn, and Ode discuss frameworks for understanding spiritual interactions, types of spirit beings you might encounter, spirits with job descriptions, and the incomprehensible moral systems of nonhuman beings.

Sep 16, 20191 hr 32 minEp. 60

Episode 059: Our Community: MeKailia Nimue

Gwyn and Ode sit down for a quick chat at Michigan Pagan Festival with MeKailia to discuss the creation of scrying mirrors in her family's traditional style, her early exposure to various kinds of magic, and Witches Night Out, hosted at Crazy Wisdom Bookstore in the Ann Arbor Area.

Sep 09, 201910 minEp. 59

Episode 058: Solar Festivals: Mabon

Car, Gwyn, and Ode discuss Mabon and the autumn equinox, on their quest to find a good reason to celebrate harvest for a second time in a row, featuring: finding balance, Marie Kondoing people out of your life, apple cider and plain cake donuts, and an excessively deep reading of Mabon ap Modron's brief moment of glory. From Reviews: The Forbidden Treasure of Miftenmad (https://www.amazon.com/The-Forbidden-Treasure-of-Miftenmad/dp/B07CK3V5X7) Bridging Worlds with Krystal (https://www.facebook.co...

Sep 02, 20191 hrEp. 58

Episode 055: Working With Gods

Car, Gwyn, and Ode discuss their experiences with deities. Links from Detroit Pagan Pride Products Review Cantrips and Crows (https://cantripsandcrows.com/) Divine Sanctuary (https://divinesanctuary.net/) Lake Witch (https://www.lakewitch.com/)

Aug 05, 20191 hr 17 minEp. 55

Episode 054: Our Community: Meditation Room

Gwyn sits down for a quick chat at Michigan Pagan Festival Amy and Jen to discuss their Meditation Room project in Traverse City. Visit The Meditation Room on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/themeditationroomTC/

Jul 29, 20197 minEp. 54

Episode 053: Fire Festivals: Lughnasadh

Car, Gwyn, and Ode discuss Lughnasadh and harvest festivals, including whether or not harvesting wheat really counts as killing it, how much hard work is actually involved in the process, how to contribute your own First Fruits to your communities and why you should do that, and the (dreaded?) return of John Barleycorn.

Jul 22, 20191 hr 9 minEp. 53
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