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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 171: First Steps: Altars

Car, Gwyn, and Ode talk about what altars are for, what kind of altars you can build, how you might go about building one, and how to be respectful of nature in outdoor altar spaces.

Jan 05, 202252 minEp. 171

Episode 170: 2021 Anniversary

Featuring the triumphant return of Car, Gwyn, and Ode from their various hiatuses, discussing how 2021 went (and didn't), what we're hoping to do in 2022, and divining answers (sadly sober) for the members of the Pride who tuned in live.

Dec 29, 20211 hr 21 minEp. 170

Episode 169: Our Community: Diana Rajchel

Gwyn 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/

Dec 01, 202159 minEp. 169

Episode 168: First Steps: Cleansing

Gwyn and Ode discuss personal, space, and tool cleansing, what you can use for cleansing, and the concept of ritual purity.

Nov 24, 202157 minEp. 168

Episode 167: Your Own Backyard

Car, 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.

Nov 17, 202155 minEp. 167

Episode 166: Golden Dawn

Car, 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.

Nov 10, 202156 minEp. 166

Episode 164: Good Neighbors

Gwyn 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.

Oct 19, 20211 hr 8 minEp. 164

Bonus: Pride Commercial

Car reads a parody commercial written line-by-line by members of the Pride on our Discord server.

Oct 13, 202135 sec

Episode 163: Payday: Money and Religion

Car, Gwyn, and Ode discuss the problem of paying for spiritual and religious services, capitalism making everything harder, and gebo.

Oct 12, 20211 hr 9 minEp. 163

Episode 162: Christian Witchcraft

Gwyn 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.

Oct 05, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 162

Episode 161: Working With War Gods

Gwyn and Ode talk about various war gods and how to integrate practice or work with them into a daily civilian life.

Sep 28, 202157 minEp. 161

Episode 160: Elevations

Car, 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.

Sep 21, 20211 hr 2 minEp. 160

Episode 159: Traditions

Car (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.

Sep 14, 20211 hr 1 minEp. 159

Episode 158: Dictionis Update!

Gwyn 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.

Sep 07, 202146 minEp. 158

Episode 157: Practical Magic: Healing

Gwyn 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.

Aug 31, 202154 minEp. 157

Episode 156: Practical Magic: Prosperity

Gwyn 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.

Aug 24, 202155 minEp. 156

Episode 155: Astral Temples

Gwyn 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.

Aug 17, 20211 hr 1 minEp. 155

Episode 154: Consent

Gwyn 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.

Aug 10, 202155 minEp. 154

Episode 153: Storytelling: Conflict

Car, 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.

Aug 03, 202151 minEp. 153

Episode 152: Update! + Our Community: Laura Tempest Zakroff (2019)

Car, 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)

Jul 27, 202140 minEp. 152

Episode 151: Our Community: Oberon Osiris (2019)

Car 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.

Jul 20, 202120 minEp. 151

Episode 149: Energy In Motion

Car, 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.

Jul 06, 202159 minEp. 149

Episode 148: Pop Magic: Aesthetics

Car, 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.

Jun 22, 202152 minEp. 148

Episode 147: Neurodiversity

Car, Gwyn, and Ode discuss what neurodiversity is, how it's relevant to pagan practice, and making our resources and events more accessible.

Jun 15, 20211 hrEp. 147

Episode 146: Pop Magic: Media

Car, Gwyn, and Ode talk about various fictional witches and pagans and the many, many ways writers have failed to adequately represent these communities.

Jun 08, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 146

Episode 145: Technopagans

Car, 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.

Jun 01, 20211 hr 8 minEp. 145

Episode 144: Storytelling: Bad Behaviour

Car, 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.

May 25, 202151 minEp. 144

Episode 143: Celestial Bodies - Pluto

Car, 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.

May 11, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 143
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