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This episode is rated PG-13 for some sexual content and swearing

We apologize for the lateness of this episode and that we haven’t gotten the article on Pan in art up yet, we had Internet issues as well as a friend from out of town visiting.

Opening Segment

Opening Music: Polska fran Glava by Barry Phillips

Brendan and Juniper discuss Beltaine traditions and rituals. Other topics include Tantra, the Canadian Parliament building, love, sex, the anti-witchcraft law, and the upstairs neighbour.

The wine this episode is a Sumac Ridge private reserve 2007 cabernet merlot.

www.sumacridge.com

The smudge stick is made of French lavender, white sage and ponderosa pine needles.

Standing Stone

Brendan and Juniper talk about the initiative write a statement against sexual abuse within the Pagan community, or perpetrated by people posing as leaders in the community.

Relevant Wild Hunt Blog posts:

http://wildhunt.org/blog/2010/04/an-ethics-statement-how-to-start.html

http://wildhunt.org/blog/2010/04/child-abusing-druid-sentenced-to-12-years-in-prison.html

http://wildhunt.org/blog/2010/04/wiccan-arrested-on-child-rape-charges.html

http://wildhunt.org/blog/2010/04/premeditated-wiccan-sacrifice.html

Brendan’s forum:

http://www.brendanmyers.net/wickedrabbit/index.php?option=com_agora&Itemid=23

There is no Rants, Raves & Reviews segment this episode.

Bardic Arts

Bren announces a song that doesn't get played.

Then we play the song May Queen by Heather Dale from the album May Queen

www.heatherdale.com

Brendan recites a poem written in honour of the seven woods of Coole by W.B Yeats

Garden Gate

We interview “The Tea Lady” Bonnie-Jean Stacy of Take Charge Tea about herbalism, health, nutrition, teas and infusions, as well as the market place.

www.takechargetea.com

Ask Dr. Expert

In the first half of this interview, we ask anthropologist and professor of religious studies Dr. Lucie DuFrense about women’s spirituality and the feminine religious experience. The second half of this interview will be played in the next episode.

Closing Segment

Closing segment has been crafted by our friend Rikki LaCoste at Kaophonos Radio and is titled PepperPots.

http://www.kakophonos.com/

Promos are chosen via coin toss by Juniper:

Take Charge Tea

www.takechargetea.com

New World Witchery

http://newworldwitchery.wordpress.com/

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Opening Segment

Brendan tells us about book writing and the new look for his website.

http://walkingthehedge.net/wildgeekhang/index.php?option=com_agora&task=forum&id=46&Itemid=94

Juniper talks about the latest project going on over at Walking the Hedge.

http://walkingthehedge.net/wildgeekhang/index.php?option=com_agora&task=forum&id=46&Itemid=94

The tea is homemade ginger with clove and cinnamon, and the incense is sandalwood.

Standing Stone

Brendan talks a little more about one of his favourite subjects, the sacred. As well as discusses a philosopher who is hard to understand even for Bren!
Heidegger, "Building, Dwelling, Thinking" in D.F. Krell, ed. Martin Heidegger, Basic Writings (Harper San Francisco, 1993) http://www.iep.utm.edu/heidegge/

Rants, Raves & Reviews

The Great Canadian Anti-Witchcraft law Debate begins! We read the law to you and talk about possible ramifications. We hear from our friend Greg as well as other listeners on the subject.

The Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=350103684946&ref=ts

Bardic Arts

Brendan reads a poem by Oscar Wilde called

Then Juniper and Brendan take a look at the Great God Pan in art, myth and literature. Juniper reads a little bit from a Homeric hymn to Pan along the way. An article with links, references, images and such will be up on the website soon!

We finish with a song called the Life of Leaves written by Paul Milne and performed by Leslie Hudson.

Garden Gate

Juniper meditates on the element of Water in a practical and non metaphysical sort of way.

http://walkingthehedge.net/wildgeekhang/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95:watermed&catid=70:poetry&Itemid=80

Ask Dr. Expert

Juniper and Brendan are thrilled to have Sam Wagar on the show! We talk about community building, volunteerism, book writing, being a leader in the Pagan community, teaching, and good old activism. We then finish off with hopeful and wistful thoughts and questions on how Paganism and Wicca may keep growing and changing in the years to come.

Sam’s bio on thewicca.ca: http://www.thewicca.ca/people/bc/sam-wagar.php

CWABC: http://www.cwabc.org/

The gathering being hosted by the CWABC this summer:

http://starfallpaganfest.webs.com

Closing Segment

Bren plays with the squeaky chair and Juni keeps finding elastic bands everywhere. Then Brendan goes off on a tangent about tangents.

We can’t be serious about properly pronouncing Pagan words and we look forward to the upcoming Beltaine/Beltane/May Day/Whatever episode.

Then ramble for a while about disappointing and sensationalized documentaries and ask our listeners for suggestions of something worth watching.

We talk about hating cars and clothing.

Juni is reading on of Bren’s books for a book club and how weird is that?

We send some love to our sponsors.

http://stonegatepodshow.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=16&Itemid=44

Then we try out a new finale phrase.

JD Hobbess makes us some closing credits, so tune in!

http://stonegatepodshow.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16:jd&catid=16:sponso&Itemid=44

Music & Things:

Behind the Pan poem: Balero, by Lisa Gerrard

Closing: Back ground music is Polska fran Glava by Barry Phillips repeated several times over (a favourite of Juni, you’ve heard it before)

Promos this time were for Pennies in the Well http://penniesinthewell.podbean.com/

and

Kakophonos Internet Radio

http://www.kakophonos.com/

Cheers!

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This episode is rated PG

Opening:

We listen to "Ever With Me" by Damh the Bard, from the album, "The Hills they are Hollow"
http://www.paganmusic.co.uk

Then we talk about Spring and renewal festivals.

Bren reads from "Why do we say it?" which was written by nobody, because there is no author mentioned anywhere in the book, but it's published by Castle / Book Sales, 1985.

We read some listener feedback.

http://pombagiraspolly.blogspot.com/2010/03/podcasts-new-black.html

Juni tells everyone about The Pagan Enough Project from Inciting a Riot

http://www.incitingariot.com/2010/03/project-pagan-enough.html

Between piece: Ya Know

Bardic Segment:

Brendan reads an Irish poem called "Do you remember, Jem?", by Heno McGee
http://www.irishplayography.com/search/person.asp?PersonID=7635

We enjoy “Aoife & Orla Reels” by HAWP.

http://www.hawp.ca

Between Piece: Squeaky Chair

Ask Dr. Expert:

Juniper and Dr. Expert take a look at humility; honour and hubris then discuss their place in Paganism.

We also discuss the Charge of the Goddess and some Circle songs.

At various times Bren reads from:
- Aristotle, "The Nicomachean Ethics",
- Kinsella (trans.), "The Táin",
- Sturlson, "The Prose Edda",
- Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"

Between Piece: This is the sound of …

Bardic Segment:

Juniper reads two poems “Not a Real Witch” by Juni

http://walkingthehedge.net/blog/2009/04/i-am-not-a-real-witch/

And “When I am an Old Woman” by Jenny Joseph

http://www.wheniamanoldwoman.com/pages/348544/index.htm

Between Piece: Ummmmm…

Closing

Last call to send us your opinions on the anti-witchcraft laws of Canada!

We complain about how poor we are for a while.

Bren and Juni try out a new phrase to end the podcast with.

Promo:

Shortening the Road

http://shorteningtheroad.blogspot.com/

(Special thanks to the Mercury Theatre Company and Boris Picket)