Well hello there, dearest listeners. It is will great joy that we present to you, The Wigglian Way Episode 71. Recorded in stereo!

Hey thanks everyone for dropping by and downloading the show, we're so glad that you are here! Things are a little strange in The Wigglian Way studio tonight as we present to you the second installment of A Wigglian Alone!

On tonight's show we bring back a couple of old features that we haven't done in a little while, so be prepared for some old school Wigglian!

Chant O' The Show returns with Silver Shining Wheel aka. Goddess Aspects. (might have a different name where you are!)

Mythic Voices makes a return to The Wigglian Way, ever wonder how Dionysus became associated with the grape, here's one possible way!

Tonight's feature album is the 2004 release from Castalia, Hidden. From Hidden we hear The Soul That I Am and The Thorn Tree. We end the show off with Signs and Songs.

Podkin Kisses!!!

Thanks again for everything that you do for us, every minute you listen to the show is a minute that you could be doing something else, but you are sharing your time with us, THANKS!

 

Hey Hey Hey, Episode 70 is on the way! Thanks so much for downloading the show, we're so glad that you did. Thanks for waiting for us, sometimes......well, you know.

On tonight's show, we have an interview that I did last month with author Judy Harrow. Judy has written three books, Wicca Covens, Spiritual Mentoring and Devoted to You and she is also HPS of the Proteus Coven. We talk about coven leadership and Judy takes a moment to remember her good friend, Alexei Kondratiev.

No feature album this show, but in honour of SJ Tucker and Betsy Tinney's visit and show here, we're gonna feature them tonight. From SJ's Blessing album, please enjoy In the Name of the Dance. From Gaia Consort's Vitus Dance, we play Oracle. From SJ's Haphazard, we roll out Follow Me Down. From Chalice and Blade's Wild Hunt, we spin Cunning and Art and last but not least, from Tricky Pixie's Live album, we finish the show with Hymn to Herne.

As always, thank you for spending part of your time with us. Your time is the greatest gift that you can give to us, thank you.

It's all about the Love!

WE ARE NOT GOING TO FADE!!! I just had to say that as I have to make an announcement. I am going to take a hiatus for at least a month (as well as the unknown hiatus for the last little bit). Due to health concerns, the end of the school year, and my upcoming trip to Ireland I am going to have to take it easy. A little... update. While I am not "sick" the arthritis pain is quite concentrated in my wrists (left mostly) and entire ribcage. It is all I can do to actually get up in the morning and go to work. It is with GREAT sadness that I am going to have to take a slightly extended break from the show. However, that being said, WE WILL BE BACK!!!! Let there be no mistake. It's all about the Love and I Love all of you. Sparrow

Hail Wigglians!

Welcome to Episode 69, thank you so much for listening to the show, we're so glad that you are here. What a busy time for Wigglians, Beltaine used to be one day, now it seems that Beltaine lasts all month! Lucky us.....

Today, Sparrow answers some listener email and Mojo talks about the second male archytype, The Magician. Mojo's research comes from King Warrior Magician Lover by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette.

Today's feature album is the 1998 release by Shawna Carol, Goddess Chant. From Goddes Chant we hear Be Still, Blessed Be and we end the show with Mother's Gift. Also an extra special feature on Episode 69, the beautiful and talented Kellianna has sent us two preview tracks from her upcoming album Elemental!!! Please enjoy Elemental and Gaia Loves.

PodKin Love! New podcast out there:
Twitchy Tidbits hosted by Taryn

Thanks again everybody for everything that you do for us! We hope that you had a happy and lustful Beltaine, let's get ready for Summer!!!!

It's all about the Love!

 

Hail Wigglians,

What a crazy month here at Wigglian Headquarters, Sparrow is moving and Mojo is back in the studio! Thank you so much for taking some time out of your busy lives to download our show.

Tonight we feature an interview with the lovely and talented Kellianna! We hope that you enjoy it. We also read a listener email, thank you so much for the emails and comments everyone, they really make our day and keep us glowing....

No feature album tonight, it's all Kellianna....From I Walk With the Goddess, we hear Shares Her Love and Freya. From Lady Moon, we listen to Aphrodite and Pan and Maiden, Mother, Crone and we end the show with Blessed Are We from I Walk With the Goddess.

Pokin Love!

Thanks again everyone, for all the things that you do for us! Without you, there is no Wigglian Nation!!!!!

It's all about the Love!

 

Greetings Wigglians!

Guess who's back?! You got that right, Sparrow is back! Only tears of joy this time from Mojo...

Thank you so much for downloading the show and your continued support through our absence. The love of the Wigglian Nation never ceases to amaze....

Podkin Love!

On tonight's show, we have a couple of guest join us in the studio, Eco-Priestess and Manly Mann Mannerson and we talk about conflict, specifically, conflict in covens. It does happen and it can sound a death knell for your coven if not handled properly! We also feature an interview that Sparrow did with SM Stirling, author of many books including The Emberverse Series, which begins with Dies the Fire.

Tonight's feature album is the 2004 release from Gaia Consort, Evolve. From Evolve we hear Drawing Down the Moon and Change the Way We Are. We end the show with Peace Now.

During SM's interview he requested songs about wolves and we always aim to please so please enjoy Wolves by Kan'Nal and Wolven One from Heather Alexander.

New shows that we mention, give them a listen:

• Pennies in the Well with Saturn Darkhope
• Pagan Flavoured Popsicle with Amber Pheonix

Thank you again for downloading the show, the votes at podcast alley, the emails and comments at Facebook. You, dear listeners, are filled with Awesome Sauce!

It's all about the Love!

 

 

Hail Wigglians!

At long last, Episode 66 is here! Thank you so much for downloading the show, thank you for your patience!

On tonight's show we have a very special guest, solo artist and member of Emerald Rose, Arthur Hinds is here! Thank you for coming on the show Arthur, it was an honour to have you on The Wigglian Way!

No feature album tonight as we play a bunch of tunes from Emerald Rose and a couple of tracks from Poetry of Wonder, Arthurs solo album.

Songs on the show:

Fire in the Head from Bending Tradition.

Take Me Down from Archives of Ages to Come.

Four Jacks from That Night in the Garden.

Pantheon and Sing from Poetry of Wonder.

Podkin Love!

SOOJ NEWS!!

Here is an email the we recieved from Sooj and K:

Greetings from K Wiley, partner and assistant to SJ Tucker.  We are now pleased to announce several very big projects in the works for 2010.  These include releasing her next album, finding our next touring vehicle, transcribing and printing sheet music for her songs, and manifesting the next SoojKon-style events, in answer to repeated demands for another rendition of the "Trains of Heaven" adventure. First, you must know that SJ and I have recently discovered a wonderful old word for an amazing concept:  Strowlers.  The original definition is from 18th century thieves cant: "n. Vagabonds, Itinerants, Men of no settled Abode, of a precarious Life, Wanderers of Fortune, such as Gypsies, Beggars, Pedlars, Hawkers, Mountebanks, Fidlers, Country-Players, Rope-dancers, Jugglers, Tumblers, Shewers of Tricks, and Raree-show-men." (From the Dictionary of Thieving Slang, 1737) I saw this definition and immediately realized:  this is us.  This is what we are and what we do.  It means even more in the modern sense.  To us, it is a word for people who make their own way because the status quo is insufficient. In this vein, we are manifesting three really ambitious events this fall - one in Seattle, one in St. Louis, and we're now setting one up in the Boston area.  The core idea is to pull together our fans as a community and to showcase the best musicians, performers, and bands that SJ has had the privilege of befriending in her travels; all of them Strowlers in their own way.  Right now, we need your help to determine how many people we can expect at each of these events.  We are also seeking vendors, volunteers, investors, and sponsors for each event.  

Please fill out the online poll for the events you are interested in attending, so that we can adjust to better suit your needs.  Please tell your friends about these events, too.   We know that there are a lot of Sooj fans out there that might not see this e-mail.

Seattle Strowler event (September 24-25)  

• Online poll:  http://sjtucker.com/c8l_poll 
• Event details: http://sjtucker.com/c8l_event

St Louis Strowler event (October 8-10)  

• Online poll:  http://sjtucker.com/stl_poll 
• Event details: http://sjtucker.com/stl_event

Boston-area Strowler event (either September 10-12 or October 1-3)  

• Online poll:  http://sjtucker.com/ne_poll 
• Event details: http://sjtucker.com/ne_event

In other news, we are getting closer to the next SJ Tucker studio album: Mischief.  We are very excited.  While we're not yet ready to offer album presales, we are now offering album sponsorship packages.   You can be a part of the album that includes Salad of Doom, Cheshire Kitten, Ravens in the Library, The Truth about Ninjas, and more of SJ's best new songs.  All album sponsors will receive a special Mischief gift pack, plus high level sponsors can get their names in the liner notes and even advance pre-release downloads (Album sponsorship details are here: http://sjtucker.com/sponsor_mischief).

On logistical matters, we are now officially in the market for our next touring vehicle. Specifically, we are looking for a 2005 or 2006 Dodge Sprinter passenger van.   Help us find the perfect van by keeping your eyes and ears perked for something that meets our specs, detailed here: http://sjtucker.com/tour_van -- We are also offering van sponsorship packages. Last but not least, we are continuing work on the transcription of SJ's songs into sheet music.  We are working with several very talented professionals, going song by song, and making sure each one is right.  The process is proving more complicated and expensive than we originally expected, and we want to see what you think about how the project should proceed.  To that end, we have set up an online poll to get your opinion on several key aspects, and we have set up a page detailing several donation/sponsorship options, in case you're particularly interested in getting some or all of this process completed faster.  

• Online poll:  http://sjtucker.com/transcription_poll 
• Songbook details: http://sjtucker.com/sponsor_songbook

We hope that this last year has been at least as wonderful and positive for you as it has been for us.  SJ and I are grateful to you for listening and for being a part of our ever-growing success story. Thank you, very much.

Sincerely, K Wiley SJ Tucker's assistant

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Please let your voice be heard and help out Sooj and K! Thank you for supporting our friends, YOU ROCK!

Again, thank you so much for downloading and listening to our show!  

WE LOVE YOU ALL!!!

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE LOVE!

 

For those of you who don't use FaceBook, here is the list of book's that Louise mentioned and also her meal blessing.

Basic How-to Books 

“Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft” (Llewellyn, 1983) by Raymond Buckland

 “Eight Sabbats for Witches” (Hale, 1981) by Janet & Stuart Farrar

“The Witches’ Way” (Phoenix, 1984) by Janet & Stuart Farrar

“Elements of Ritual” (Llewellyn, 2003) by Deborah Lipp

“The Study of Witchcraft” (Weiser/Red Wheel, 2007) by Deborah Lipp

 “Evolutionary Witchcraft” (Tarcher, 2004) by T. Thorn Coyle

“Wiccan Covens” (Citadel, 2000) by Judy Harrow

“Learning Ritual Magic” (Weiser, 2004)  by John Michael Greer          

Paganism 202: Influential (non-Craft) Books for ‘Going Deeper’ 

These are some of the books that offered me insights into my own spiritual path.  Although none of the authors are Pagans, they still have things to say about the world, which resonate with me as a Pagan. 

“Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher” (Penguin, 1978) by Lewis Thomas 

“Uniting Heaven & Earth” (Tarcher, 1979) by Sukie Colegrave

"Jung and Tarot” (Weiser, 1980) by Sally Nichols   

“The Search for the Beloved” (Tarcher, 1987) by Jean Houston  “Moving into Ecstasy” (Thorsons, 2002) by Jivan Amoda 

“An Alchemy of Mind” (Scribner, 2005) by Diane Ackerman 

“A Short History of Myth” (Vintage, 2006) by Karen Armstrong 

“Return of the Goddess” (Routledge, 1982) by Edward Whitmont and

“Woman, Earth, and Spirit” (Crossroads, 1984) by Helen Luke 

"King, Warrior, Magician, Lover” (Harper, 1991) by Robert Moore & Douglas Gillette 

Louise's Food Blessing:

"May we be thankful for this good food, a gift from the earth and the work of human hands, for the life that dies so we may live, for our home that shelters and protects us (or "for this place which nourishes and sustains us"), and for the love and companionship we find and share together.  Amen."

 

For those of you without Facebook, here is a list of the books that Uncle Fritz talked about in Episode's 63 & 64:

"The Golden Bough" by James George Frazer

"Witch Cult in Western Europe" by Margaret Murray

"The White Goddess" by Robert Graves

"The Spiral Dance" by Starhawk

"Claiming Sacred Ground" by Adrian Ivakhiv**

"Witchcraft Today" by Gerald Gardner

"Gerald Gardner & the Witchcraft Revival" by Philip Heselton

"Inventing Witchcraft" by Aidan Kelly**

"Triumph of the Moon" & "Witches, Druids & King Arthur" by Ronald Hutton**

"ABCs of Witchcraft" by Doreen Valiente

"8 Sabbats for Witches" & "The Wiccan Way" by Janet & Stuart Farrar

"Drawing Down the Moon" by Margot Adler

"Witches & Neighbors" by Robin Briggs*

"Introduction to Pagan Studies" by Barbara Jane Davy**

"Her Hidden Children" by Chas Clifton**

"Witching Culture" by Sabina Magliocca**

"Wiccan Covens" & "Devoted to You" by Judy Harrow

"Dionysos: Myth & Cult" by Walter Otto*

"Eleusis" by Carl Kerenyi*

"Ancient Mystery Cults" by Walter Burkert*

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* Single stars are academic scholars.

**Double stars are academic scholars who are also Pagans.

 

Howdy Wigglians!

Here it is, hot of the presses, episode 65! Thank you so much for downloading the show, we're so glad that you have taken the time to share some of your day with us.

You thought we were through with books?! Well ya thought wrong, Sisters and Brothers, we're not done yet. Today we have a special guest with us, returning to the Wigglian Way is none other than Louise Bunn!! YAY! Also a voice that you might recognize, Uncle Fritz is in the house! We talk briefly about pagan 'How to' books before diving right in to some of Louise's favorite pagan 202 books. A reminder that you can find all the books that we've talked about in the last three episodes on the discussion page at our facebook site.

Tonight's feature album is the 2000 release by Emerald Rose, Bending Tradition, a pagan classic! From Bending Tradition we hear Red-Haired Mary and Pagan Girl. We end the show with Freya, Shakti, so make sure you listen right to the end.

Our second set of music comes from Louise's recent purchases of pagan music. (thanks Louise for supporting pagan music) From SJ Tucker's Blessing we hear For the Love of All Who Gather (extened version) and from Tricky Pixie's Mythcreants we hear Carousel.

We mention on the show some friends and loved ones who are dealing with some health issues, please take this time to hug the people that are closest to you, let them know how much you care!

PodKin Love!

Thanks again for everything that you do for us, It's All About the Love!