What makes you tick? Is it clowns, cats, smiley-face boxer shorts? Or are your thoughts a measure of your perspective on the things which happen around you?
Join me for a discussion on perspective and why it's important to see the world in shades of grey, talk to those whose opinions differ from yours, and keep an open mind to what you discover as you explore your surroundings. Processing information without pigeonholing your perceptions into black-and-white shoeboxes takes some practice, and I hope I can give you some tools to open the doors to improving your perspective.
The World of Night poem is courtesy of Silverlyn and Late at Night by Parnassus is played by kind permission of Mojo over at The Wigglian Way. Check out the Chalice and Blade/Parnassus website (and buy their CDs) at http://www.chaliceandblade.com/. SUPPORT YOUR PAGAN ARTISTS!
Want to shout at me? Fire me an email to theforestatnight [at] gmail [dot] com, visit me at my PaganSpace page at http://www.paganspace.net/profile/Eric, or leave a comment here! The show's official website, http://www.theforestatnight.com/, now has content, but not yet the ability to leave comments. Look for that to change in the future!
The music that is not Parnassus is Port Saeed by Midnight Peacocks and Aquarium by David Kempers, both from the Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/.
This episode, thanks to an email from Stacey Tallitsch (author of Bare Naked Truth: on the Religious Right), I discuss the 300-pound gorilla that even my closest friends and I don't talk about -- Columbine. What were my experiences there and how did those experiences shape me; also, what lessons can we glean about how to act when under pressure to conform either physically or spiritually? And what DID happen to this little town (ha, ha) that I grew up in?
So whether you want to bash Tom Tancredo, hear me get politically charged for the first time, or find out what happens when ritual instructions are not clearly stated, this episode is for you.
The fantastic websites mentioned in tonight's episode are:
Please visit me at my PaganSpace page at http://www.paganspace.net/profile/Eric, my Covenspace page at http://terestai.covenspace.com/, or my actual website at http://www.theforestatnight.com (though be warned that the latter does not yet have any real info on it). And if you have any questions, comments, criticisms, corrections, or suggestions, shoot me an email at theforestatnight@gmail.com.
Music this week is (in order) Sacred Ground by Jon Schmidt, Exit 286 by I/O\I, and L'Avventura by Ian and I, all from the Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com.
Episode 3 of The Forest at Night is now up, up, and away! Someone please catch it before duck season starts, because I'd hate for something to happen.
Thanks to an email from Courtney, I discuss a few books that I've found helpful and one that wasn't exactly helpful or constructive (nor do I offer constructive suggestions for what to do with that book):
* The Goat Foot God by Dion Fortune * The Sea Priestess by Dion Fortune * Moon Magic by Dion Fortune * A Witch Alone: Thirteen Moons to Master Natural Magic by Marian Green * Celebrating the Seasons of Life: Samhain to Ostara by Ashleen O'Gaea * Celebrating the Seasons of Life: Beltane to Mabon by Ashleen O'Gaea * Positive Magic by Marion Weinstein * The Scole Experiment: Scientific Evidence for Life After Death by Grant & Jane Solomon * The Astral Body by A.E. Powell * The Apple Branch by Alexei Kondratiev
Some of the brilliant websites mentioned in tonight's episode:
* World ITC: http://www.worlditc.org/ * Pagan Radio Network: http://www.paganradio.net/
And since I gave the world's worst explanation of video instrumental transcommunication, here's a site where you can find a diagram and better instructions for setting up your own ITC recording system. PLEASE read the warnings on protection first:
http://www.worlditc.org/k_06_video.htm
I mentioned in the episode that you should take everything with a grain of salt, and that includes every word I say! So do you want to throw salt at me? If so, email me at theforestatnight@gmail.com or leave a comment here on this page. A real page for the show is still on its way!
Music this week is Attache-moi by The Cavaliers from the Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com.
Episode 2 of The Forest at Night is now out! Many HUGE thanks to Emerald Deepwater of Pagan Living for plugging my show on hers. There was a fivefold increase in listeners in the first 24 hours after her show was posted, so it's helping to get the word out!
In this episode, I answer a listener email and turned the answer into a whole podcast - how I became Pagan(esque), what I think about Paganism today, and what the future might have in store. It feeds off a blog post I made here a few months ago questioning the practice of Earth worship and whether it might leave us stuck on this plane, or whether we should take a more cosmic approach in our spiritual affairs. What better time to start asking the questions than at the turning of our Gregorian calendar? Except maybe Samhain... or Yule... or Beltane... or just about any other time of year.
But I digress; have a happy new year, all and I look forward to hearing from you!
At long last, although my show is not yet searchable with any of the keywords I chose (that process takes 2 to 3 weeks, so I've heard), I've been approved by iTunes and you can now subscribe to the show there. Here's the link:
