In this episode, Angela Raincatcher reflects on some of the themes from this season’s interviews and looks forward to the future of the podcast.

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In this episode, Angela Raincatcher talks with Caroline Kenner about the presence of the gods in our everyday lives, working with the gods for healing, and the importance of offerings.

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You can find Caroline Kenner online at:

Facebook | Caroline Kenner

Recommended and Referenced Resources:

The Theoi Project

Theogony by Hesiod

Foundation for Shamanic Studies

Sandra Ingerman

Boadicea’s Tarot of Earthly Delights

In this episode, Angela Raincatcher talks with Elder Lady Amber Dawn about being a child of the lwa Shango and her 30 years of being a witch.

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You can find Elder Lady Amber Dawn online at:

Facebook | Genise R. White

Facebook | Goddess Genise

Facebook | World Reggae Party

Recommended Resources:

Vodou Visions: An Encounter with Divine Mystery by Sallie Ann Glassman, Garrett County Press, 2014.

Secrets of Voodoo by Milo Rigaud, City Lights Publishers, 1985.

Covenant of the Goddess

Fellowship of Isis

Parliament of World Religions

In this episode, Angela Raincatcher talks with Sara Mastros about working with Hermes and Hecate, deities of magic and the crossroads.

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You can find Sara online at:

Mastros & Zealot: Witches for Hire

WitchLessons.com

Sara on Facebook

Recommended Resources:

Photos of Sara’s Herm: Image 1, Image 2.

D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths by Edgar and Ingri d’Aulaire, Delacorte Press, Reprinted 1992.

The Orphic Hymns Grimoire by Sara L. Mastros, 2nd edition, Hadean Press, 2022.

The Hekataeon by Jack Grayle, Miskatonic Books.

Erowid: Documenting the Complex Relationship between Humans and Psychoactives

In this episode, Angela Raincatcher talks with Cat Heath about inclusive heathenry, her experiences with Frey and Freya, the Cult of the Spinning Goddess, and much more.

Click here for a transcript of the episode. Please note that this interview was transcribed by Otter.ai and has not been fully corrected. Phrases and words that I am still seeking verification on are highlighted in yellow.

You can find Cat online at:

Seo Hulrune: Elves and Witchcraft, Seidr and Grimoires

Feed the Fairies Podcast

Recommended Resources:

Elves, Witches, and Gods: Spinning Old Heathen Magic in the Modern Day by Cat Heath, Llewellyn Publishing, 2021.

The Troth: Education and Service for Inclusive Heathenry

The Cult of the Spinning Goddess

Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson, translated by Anthony Faulkes, 1995.

Poetic Edda translated by Henry Adams Bellows, 1936.

The meanings of elf and elves in medieval England. PhD thesis by Alaric T.P. Hall, University of Glasgow, 2004

In this episode, Angela Raincatcher talks about how biodiversity, cultural diversity, and divine diversity are healthy and natural for a generative world. She also talks about diversity within polytheisms.

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Recommended Resources:

Regenerative agriculture

Kiss the Ground for Regeneration

How regenerative agriculture can help heal the planet and human health | TED talk by Charles Massy

“The intersectionality wars” by Jane Coaston for Vox.com

The urgency of intersectionality | TED talk by Kimberlé Crenshaw

In praise of polytheism by Maurizio Bettini, translated by Douglas Grant Heise. University of California Press, 2023. (I have not read this book yet, but it’s on my list.)

In this episode, Angela Raincatcher talks with Ketzirah Lesser about the polytheism found in the Torah and her perspective on the Jewish G!d/dess and the gods of other cultures.

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You can find Ketzirah online at:

https://devotaj.com

https://devotaj.substack.com

Recommended Resources:

The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition, translated by David E.S. Stein, 2023

America’s Four Gods: What We Say About God -- And What That Says About Us by Paul Froese and Christopher Bader. Published by Oxford University Press, 2010.

Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast, Episode 5: Methodologies for the Study of Magic. https://shwep.net/podcast/methodologies-for-the-study-of-magic/

Who Wrote the Bible by Richard Elliott Friedman. Published by Harper San Francisco, 1987.

God against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism by Jonathan Kirsch. Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 2005.

Romuva: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romuva_(religion)

In this episode, Angela Raincatcher talks with Gwendolyn Reece about her lifelong relationships with the Greek gods and goddesses, her work with Apollon and Athena to help humanity through its next stage of spiritual evolution, and what it means to be a fully realized adult in today’s world.

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You can find Gwendolyn online at:

Gwendolyn Reece on Facebook

Theophania Temple of Athena and Apollon

Recommended Resources:

Sacred Space Foundation

Homeric Hymns, translated by Apostolos Athanassakis, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.

The Iliad translated by Emily Wilson, W.W. Norton & Co., 2023.

The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson, W.W. Norton & Co., 2018.

Gods and Mortals: Ancient Greek Myths for Modern Readers by Sarah Iles Johnston, Princeton University Press, 2023.

Greek Mythology: An Introduction by Fritz Graf, Johns Hopkins University Press, reprint edition, 1993.

Apollo by Fritz Graf, Routledge, 2008.

The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours by Gregory Nagy, Belknap Press, 2nd edition, 2020.

And for fun — BBC4’s Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics podcast