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Episode 165: The Legends of PSG

Written by Dave of PCP under Pagan Centered Podcast
Aug.22, 2010

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Vendors Row at PSG 2010, Courtesy: Circle Sanctuary

Regular Hosts:
Dave
Guest Hosts:
Star Foster, and in order of appearance: Skycat and Bella, Goody, Nataraj, Intern Truly, Nels
01:05
Skycat and Bella, and their Bast ritual
04:57
Origin of the Bast Ritual
08:09
Has there been a particularly memorable Bast ritual?
10:04
Skycat and Bella’s time maintaining the Labyrnth
10:49
How long have Skycat and Bella been coming to PSG?
11:54
Particularly favorite memories of PSG
14:49
The accidental Hokey Pokey
15:59
The Cattle Raids
17:18
What brought Skycat and Bella to their first PSG?
19:28
What has been your favorite change to PSG?
20:47
What do Skycat and Bella see in PSG’s future?
21:35
The difference between PSG and other festivals
22:06
Skycat and Bella’s words for those who never attended PSG and are considering attending.
23:22
When did Goody first come to PSG?
23:40
What originally drew Goody to PSG?
23:57
How PSG exceeded Goody’s expectations
24:35
Goody’s involvement with the wicker man that had pyrotechnics
26:37
Goody’s favorite memory of PSG
28:21
The Vagina Monologues at PSG
29:53
Goody’s favorite recurring PSG event
31:38
The Crone Ritual
32:45
Goody’s favorite change to PSG
33:39
Goddy’s funny story of PSG
34:54
What does Goody see in PSG’s future
35:27
Why is PSG important for new people to experience?
36:25
When did Nataraj first come to PSG?
36:39
What inspired Nataraj to come to PSG for the first time?
39:05
Nataraj’s first work shift
40:52
The Animal Spirit Ritual
44:31
There’s many recurring events at PSG, which is Nataraj’s favorite?
47:43
What’s Nataraj’s favorite PSG story?
51:01
Nataraj’s favorite change to PSG over the years
52:31
What does Nataraj see in PSG’s future?
56:51
Nataraj’s thoughts on Camp Zoe as a venue for PSG
1:00:19
Why should people consider going to PSG?
1:02:16
How long has Truly been coming to PSG?
1:02:33
What initially brought Truly to PSG?
1:03:10
The presence of male rituals at PSG
1:04:57
The history of Psyche’s Grotto
1:06:00
Drama Llamas at the morning meeting
1:08:36
Have the Drama Llama skits made people more aware of their stress levels?
1:09:10
What is the PSG mantre?
1:10:37
Why do people go to Psyche’s Grotto?
1:12:22
What is Truly’s favorite story about PSG?
1:20:45
What’s Truly’s favorite change to PSG over the years?
1:21:13
Origins of the Magic tent
1:23:35
What brings Truly back to PSG every year?
1:25:06
What should folks know about PSG before attending?
1:28:33
Where does Truly think PSG is going in the future?
1:31:13
Truly’s thoughts on Camp Zoe as a venue for PSG
1:34:17
When did Nels first come to PSG?
1:34:30
The impact of Selena & Dennis’ handfasting ritual in Eagle Cave
1:35:38
What was Nels’ original expectations of PSG
1:36:34
Nels’ favorite story about PSG
1:42:27
Nels’ favorite ritual at PSG
1:49:05
What’s Nels’ favorite recurring event?
1:51:03
Has Nels ever participated in any of the Cattle Raids?
1:56:22
What does Nels see in PSG’s future
1:57:17
What would you say to those who never attended PSG to encourage them to come?

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Skit 61: They're Everywhere

Written by Dave of PCP under Pagan Comedy Minute
Aug.21, 2010

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Pagans, are they a biker gang?

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PPP, Video and MagickTV on Pagans Tonight

Written by Dave of PCP under PCP: After Hours
Aug.18, 2010

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Last month, I made a few waves with an editorial on PaganPodcasting.org about Pagan Vidcasting and why it’s in such an infantile state contrasted with Pagan Podcasting. Tonight, we explore Dave’s opinions and thoughts more in depth and get the feedback from Don of MagickTV, who has been doing online video since the early 1990s.

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Episode 164: Influencers and Authors at PSG

Written by Dave of PCP under Pagan Centered Podcast
Aug.15, 2010

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Spiral Dance at PSG 2010, Courtesy: Circle Sanctuary

Regular Hosts:
Dave
Guest Hosts:
Star Foster, and in order of appearance: Nora Cedarwynd Young, W. Lyon Martin, River and Joyce, Cynthea Jones
01:03
What is Nora Cedarwind Young’s role at PSG?
01:26
How long has Nora been coming to PSG?
01:37
What brought Nora to PSG for the first time?
02:20
Nora’s favorite story about PSG
05:12
Womens Rituals and Rites of Passage
07:25
Nora’s favorite change to PSG
11:02
Where does Nora think PSG is going?
13:58
Nora is a Death Midwife
16:02
How did Nora become a death midwife
25:01
ThresholdsOfLife.org
25:42
How long has W. Lyon Martin been attending PSG?
25:48
Is PSG what W. Lyon Martin expected?
26:15
How did W. Lyon Martin come to PSG this year?
26:50
W. Lyon Martin’s Pagan childrens books
28:58
Feedback from teachers and librarians regarding the books
29:59
W. Lyon Martin works with children
31:39
What’s currently lacking in books for Pagan children?
33:40
Is W. Lyon Martin working on more books at the moment?
34:29
Chasing the Red Dragon
36:50
Favorite PSG event
38:56
How many times has River Higginbotham been to PSG?
39:03
What originally drew River to PSG?
41:07
Was the first PSG River attended what he expected?
42:43
River’s favorite PSG memory
44:16
River’s funny memory of PSG
46:11
River’s favorite change to PSG
50:08
Why should people come to PSG?
52:44
River is a Pagan Book Author
54:30
RiverAndJoyce.com
54:48
The Books of River and Joyce Higginbotham
57:51
What is “Pagan Spirituality: A Guide for Personal Transformation”
1:03:52
What does someone look like that’s pre-rational, rational or post-rational?
1:05:06
Christopagans: Apiscopagans and Quaker-pagans
1:09:26
What’s the research show about Christopagans keeping 1 foot in Christianity and 1 foot in Paganism, out of fear?
1:15:29
River describes his presence at the Parliament of the World’s Religions
1:19:10
How many times has Cynthea Jones been to PSG?
1:19:31
Cynthea’s favorite memories of PSG
1:20:43
What orginally brought Cynthea Jones to PSG
1:22:01
Cynthea’s favorite recurring PSG event
1:24:21
Cynthea’s words to those thinking of attending PSG
1:25:27
What will be discussed at the Pagan Leadership panel tonight?
1:26:36
Cynthea’s favorite change to PSG over the years
1:26:58
Where does Cynthea see PSG going in the future?
1:27:28
About Diana’s Grove in Missouri
1:28:29
Is community service becoming a more important part of Paganism?

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Starting a Pagan Organization, Live!

Written by Dave of PCP under PCP: After Hours
Aug.14, 2010

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Audio from our live feed of starting “Pagans who get Stuff Done!”

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Episode 163: New Media and The Bards

Written by Dave of PCP under Pagan Centered Podcast
Aug.08, 2010

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Star Foster of Patheos.com interviewing The Ghetto Shamans in PCP Episode 161, Courtesy: Circle Sanctuary

Regular Hosts:
Dave
Guest Hosts:
Jason Pitzl-Waters of the A Darker Shade of Pagan podcast, Star Foster, and in order of appearance: Hugin the Bard, Damh the Bard, Jillybear, Ed, Satyr Shannon, Rhiannon, Ana and Gene
00:56
About Dave of PCP
03:03
What is a podcast?
04:12
Who Podcasts?
05:06
The costs of podcasting
05:50
The act of podcasting has become more varied and easier over the years.
08:28
What is post-production?
09:30
Creative Commons vs. Traditional Copyright
11:46
The current state of Pagan Podcasting
13:30
Live Pagan Podcasting
14:25
All 75 Pagan podcasts are different
17:12
How long should a podcast episode be?
17:59
Pagan podcasting is going strong
19:06
What is New Media?
20:25
The evolution of Pagan media
30:41
The term “New Media” as it’s applied to additional media over the centuries
31:37
Pagan Journalism 2.0
31:51
Lessons to learn from the Battle of Seattle
35:45
The shrinking of mainstream media resources for covering religious topics
39:57
Smarter Pagan Organizations
40:26
Static dead COG website
46:15
Pagan organizations not sending press releases
46:58
Smarter Pagan Publishing
50:12
The future of Pagan Magazines
54:45
Pagan schools and distance learning as it relates to new media
57:47
Final Thoughts
59:12
How long has Hugin the Bard been coming to PSG?
59:25
Hugin’s favorite PSG memory
1:00:45
The Children’s Fairy Play
1:06:55
How did Hugin come to PSG the first time?
1:10:49
Song book was originally going to just be a Book of Shadows
1:12:50
When did Hugin decide to start writing and performing Pagan music?
1:14:28
The Pagan Elder Band
1:15:54
Damh the Bard, which came first: the singing or becoming a Pagan?
1:17:11
How did Dave find the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids?
1:20:22
The Band: Spiral Castle
1:21:18
Dave’s first solo album
1:21:56
Dave’s following in the UK
1:22:32
Dave is now the Pendragon of OBOD
1:24:26
Is the Pendragon role exciting or does it fill Dave with dread?
1:25:44
Dave’s take on the PSG experience
1:27:45
What’s Dave’s vision for himself and the Pagan community in the next 5-10 years
1:30:18
Jillybear shares her story about the Year of the Mud
1:31:26
How many years has Jillybear been coming to PSG
1:31:35
Why does Jillybear keep coming back to PSG?
1:32:06
Ed’s fondest memory of PSG
1:33:23
What first drew Ed to PSG?
1:34:01
Was PSG what Ed originally expected?
1:34:47
Ed’s words to those considering attending PSG
1:35:20
Satyr Shannons explain what a Satyr is
1:35:37
How Satry Shannon got her nickname
1:37:40
Rhiannon’s story about Narnia at PSG
1:39:03
About the Teen Party
1:39:54
How long has Rhiannon been coming to PSG and what originally brought her to PSG
1:40:13
Rhiannon’s favorite story about PSG
1:40:59
Ana’s story about the second year of the mud and The Guardians
1:43:48
What did Gene of Camp Zoe expect when he heard a whole bunch of Pagans were coming to Camp Zoe
1:44:14
Gene’s favorite thing about having PSG at Camp Zoe
1:44:40
Was there anything unexpected about having PSG at Camp Zoe?
1:45:19
How is PSG different from other events hosted by Camp Zoe

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Skit 60: Witchvox

Written by Dave of PCP under Pagan Comedy Minute
Aug.07, 2010

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Not all Christians are nuts.

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Tape that Hit The Floor of PCP Season 16

Written by Dave of PCP under PCP: After Hours
Aug.03, 2010

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Here’s some of the wonderful audio you heard in our live shows but not in the podcast feed.

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Magic & Science

Written by Dave of PCP under PCP: After Hours
Aug.02, 2010

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Amber discusses Magic and Science on Episode 55 of Lamyka’s Wiccan Podcast:

Once again sorry about the major echo on this and the last episode!! Not to worry the content makes up for it. This week’s show shines a spotlight on Magick & Science and the different perspectives of both in the Pagan Community. Amber (Pagan Centered Podcast) once again joins the show to talk this topic through.

Lady Bless,
Lamyka

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Episode 162: Selena Fox and 30 Years of PSG

Written by Dave of PCP under Pagan Centered Podcast
Aug.01, 2010

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Shibaten on stage playing multiple instruments simultaneously at PSG 2010, Courtesy: Circle Sanctuary

Regular Hosts:
Dave
Guest Hosts:
Jason Pitzl-Waters of the A Darker Shade of Pagan podcast, Star Foster, Selena Fox of Circle Sanctuary, Organizers and Elders of PSG, Various long-time PSG Attendees
01:26
Introducing Selena Fox
01:54
Why was PSG created?
03:12
The beginnings of PSG
04:31
Introducing Moonfeather
05:40
Presenting the 30 years of PSG commerative placque to Dennis and Selena
07:01
The gifts of PSG to the larger Pagan movement
09:03
Introducing Nicholas Sky
09:22
Proto-PSG and traditions that have been with us since the beginning.
11:33
4-holers with no doors and no showers, creek or electric
12:34
Drums are very present at Pagan events today, but Sky was the first to bring one to a Pagan festival
16:17
1982: The move to The Rock River
18:34
Dennis Carpenter’s first PSG in 1982
22:03
Chip and Colin discuss the third PSG site: Eagle Cave
22:41
The Spirit Bag Tradition
30:03
Attendees of PSGs at Eagle Cave share their memories
39:07
PSG in Wisteria, Ohio
40:16
PSG moves to Camp Zoe, Missouri
41:00
Slide show by Robert Paxton and Intern Truly, with chants from the 1995 PSG Attendees
42:08
Star is the savior of Pagan Journalism at PSG 2010
42:34
Jason’s role in the coverage of PSG 2010
42:49
Jason’s hiding in the AC
43:18
What did the PNC folks think PSG 2010 would be like?
46:47
How good the rituals are at PSG
47:33
The possibility for several different festival experiences at PSG
48:45
At PSG, you’re not the smartest person in the room when you’re knowledgable about your path
49:08
Presenters and Circle Staff are very approachable
49:25
BNPs do use portapotties
50:19
The Music of PSG
52:04
The Workshops
52:38
How have people reacted when they find out who we are and why we’re here?
53:17
Podcasters at PSG
54:09
PSG has re-ignited Dave’s faith in the Pagan community
54:45
Crossing the generational gap
55:14
Reactions to the Pagan Newswire Collective presence at PSG
56:10
PSG is a friendly festival
57:05
PSG is surprisingly family friendly for being clothing optional
57:35
PSG is a mature festival
58:25
What’s our favorite part of PSG (as of day 5 of 8)?
59:16
The positive support from Selena despite prior negative experience with media
1:00:05
Starting the tradition of Pagans covering their own events.
1:02:21
The PNC Press Passes
1:02:34
Final Thoughts
1:05:02
How did Selenda get involved in Pagan festivals?
1:06:11
How did Selena go about creating the first PSG?
1:06:54
Regional multi-traditional festivals evolving into PSG
1:07:33
Was PSG intended to be an experiment in assembling the ideal interfaith Pagan community?
1:08:42
Of the broad variety of rituals, which has evolved the most?
1:10:27
Origin of “Welcome Home”
1:10:59
What was the original idea behind the spirit bags?
1:14:38
How did the guardians come about?
1:17:54
Coordinating with local emergency responders
1:18:15
Solitaries can come to attend to go through rites of passage with community support, is this accidental or intentional?
1:19:04
Circle Sanctuary has a long history of supporting solitaries
1:21:39
Has there been an influence of Southern Baptist Church Revivals upon Selena’s Practice?
1:23:20
The Festival Movement allowed Pagans a new form of communication other than postal mail and phone conversation
1:24:22
How the Internet has changed Pagan communication
1:24:40
Festivals add a dimension to relationships and community building not available by other means
1:24:56
What were the “Cattle Raids”?
1:27:39
How’d Morning Meeting come about?
1:29:21
How did the different camps start?
1:34:59
What’s Selena’s favorite memory of PSG?
1:37:36
Does Selena have any plans on writing a book on how to plan large ritual?
1:38:52
Why was Pagan press allowed into PSG 30?
1:39:33
Past press at PSG
1:39:48
Respect for allowing people to remain unknown as a Pagan to general society
1:43:58
How was Camp Zoe discovered by PSG?
1:47:16
The Camp Zoe staff
1:48:47
Of all the changes that has happened over the year, which is your favorite?
1:49:52
What does Selena see in the future of PSG?
1:50:57
The old artificial limit of 600 people attending PSG
1:52:09
Where does Selena get all of her energy?
1:53:19
Selena’s Final Thoughts
1:56:35
The story of how WOIO tried to sneak into PSG 2004

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