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2 episodes with happy yule
2 episodes with happy yule
2 episodes with happy yule
2 episodes with happy yule
2 episodes with happy yule
Today we're sinking into the heart of Yule itself. Not the facts and the bullet points (you know I've done that in past years). This time we're going sensory, immersive and witchier than ever. We're going to explore Yule through the body… through the breath… through that slow winter magic that kind of curls around you like a warm blanket. Because Yule isn't just a sabbat on the calendar. It is a feeling. It's the hush after the longest night. It's the comfort of firelight. It is the sweetness of cinnamon and cloves and pine resin warming in a candle flame. It's that first tiny spark of returning light after months of shadow work and late-night journaling and trying to keep ourselves grounded in a chaotic season.But that's the thing about this season: it never shows up the same way twice. We certainly have our holiday traditions ... we have those things that must happen no matter what. But every December carries its own flavor, its own texture, its own little whisper in the dark. It's like Yule has this personality that shifts each year ... sometimes bold and fiery, sometimes soft and nostalgic, sometimes a little chaotic ... but it is always magical. So before we wander down this snowy little path together, go ahead and get yourself comfy because this episode is meant to feel like sitting beside me at a winter hearth. A place where the world softens for a moment. A place where you get to remember that magic doesn't just live on your altar ... it lives in your senses, in your memories and in the warmth of whatever you choose to hold close.Happy Yule! CharleneHearth & HenPatreonWitchy Work Wishes
Welcome Beautiful Witches,Souls, Practitioners to this end of year wrap up. In this episode I pull us some Tarot and Oracle cards and talk a little about the Grand reopening of my online shop and website & say thank you for the support this year. Happy Yule.Slán go fóill Hazel
This week, the adventuresome Sagittarius New Moon season gets off to a bit of a strained beginning as the Sun squares off with Saturn and Neptune. Relationships and values are put to the test when Venus and Saturn meet in a difficult aspect. We honor the solstice as the Sun marches into Capricorn, and April answers a listener question about being born at the New or Full Moon. Plus: A lesson of patience, built to be productive and then to rest, and no place to go but up. Read a full transcript of this episode. Have a question you'd like answered on the show? Email April or leave it here! Subscribe to April's mailing list and get a free lunar workbook at each New Moon! Love the show? Make a donation! Timestamps [1:20] Moon Report! The Sagittarius New Moon (Dec. 19, 5:43 pm PST) at 28º24' Sagittarius. This New Moon is on the Sabian symbol 29 Sagittarius, A fat boy mowing the lawn of his house on an elegant suburban street. Guard your energy and anticipate that any tasks or any clarity you hope to gain will be hard won and might take a little while for you to see. [4:00] The Sun squares Saturn (Dec. 16, 8:33 pm PST) at 25°28' Sagittarius-Pisces. Use this time to plan and prepare for things that you want to get done at the New Moon, rather than pushing hard to actually do them. [5:04] The Sun squares Neptune (Dec. 20, 5:02 pm PST) at 29°24' Sagittarius-Pisces. Expect to feel drained, maybe a bit confused or unclear about what you want to accomplish during this New Moon cycle. Don't be too hard on yourself if you find you just don't have the energy. [6:25] Lunar Phase Family Cycle (LPFC). The First Quarter (first action point) in this LPFC comes on September 18, 2026, at 25º57' Sagittarius. The Full Moon (awareness point) of this LPFC will occur on June 18, 2027, at 27º33' Sagittarius. Then the Last Quarter Moon (final action point) in the LPFC comes on March 17, 2028, at 27º53' Sagittarius. [8:39] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon periods. The Moon trines Neptune (Dec. 17, 7:24 am PST). It's VOC for 1 hour, 14 minutes, then enters Sagittarius (8:38 am PST). Use this VOC Moon to get into the habit of connecting with the divine daily and observing the messages that come your way. [10:07] The Moon squares Neptune (Dec. 19, 7:41 pm PST). It's VOC for 1 hour, 11 minutes, then enters Capricorn (8:52 pm PST). Consider a quiet evening at home, doing something imaginative and restful. [11:12] Venus square Saturn (Dec. 20, 9:09 pm PST) at 25º37' Sagittarius-Pisces. Venus in aspect to Saturn often brings delays or disappointments, but sometimes the lesson is to have patience, and in the case of Saturn in Pisces, acceptance. [12:47] The Sun enters Capricorn (Dec. 21, 7:03 am PST). Happy Solstice! Happy Yule! Happy Midsummer! The Capricorn and Cancer solstices are a wonderful time for standing still, which is what solstice literally means: the Sun standing still. The Capricorn Solstice is the beginning of Capricorn season (Dec. 21, 2025 -Jan. 19, 2026). The Sun is lowest in the midday sky. There's no place to go but up. What is it that we want to accomplish? What mountain is it that we want to climb? [16:53] Listener Ivana asks about Full and New Moon natives. Check out Dana Gerhardt for more information on the lunar phases. [23:44] To have a question answered on a future episode, leave a message of one minute or less at speakpipe.com/bigskyastrologypodcast or email april (at) bigskyastrology (dot) com; put “Podcast Question” in the subject line. Free ways to support the podcast: subscribe, like, review and share with a friend! [24:15] A tribute to this week's donors! If you would like to support the show and receive access to April's special donors-only videos, go to BigSkyAstropod.com and contribute $10 or more. You can make a one-time donation in any amount or become an ongoing monthly contributor.
Episode 111: 'Twas three weeks before Christmas, and all through your ears, this podcast was playing and igniting your fears :) Happy Yule, y'all. Meredith is joined by Sabrina from the podcast "Two Girls One Ghost" to discuss a couple of true creepy tales, dreams of Victorian Christmas, and how Scrooge's little sleeping cap is peak fashion. Thank you to Charles and Ryan for sending in their stories -- and telling them! Follow us for more @rattledandshook or send us a message from rattledandshook.com Host: Meredith Stedman @meredithstedman Guest: Sabrina Deana-Roga @sabbertoothtiger @twogirlsoneghost Original artwork by Puppyteeth Intro voicework by Miles Agee Original Music, Intro Theme & Ending Theme by Makeup and Vanity Set To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Yuletide Greeting's Weirdos! Welcome to our season 8 FINALE episode featuring special guest medium & healer AMY GOLDENBERG!! Join us as we discuss life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness (and aliens, of course) as we move into a new year full of new fears & more beers. We'll see you in 2025! Twas the week before Yule and all through the pod Not a creature was stirring, except maybe the gods The Yule log was burning up the chimney with care In hopes that Mabon soon would be there The girls were all nestled with headphones on their heads While visions of Gaia danced in their… heads oh boy I'm losing it And Ashley in her elf hat and Lauren with her night cap Had just settled in for a long winters chat When out on the lawn arose such a clatter We ran out into the snow to see what was the matter Blah blah blah When what do our wondering eyes should appear The epitome of yuletide gay had entered our sphere With rosy red cheeks and a dash of magnesium We knew right away it was our favorite medium She spoke not a word but went straight to her work She was speaking with the dead as she turned with a jerk She sprang to our side to discuss life on the planet And of course we had issues with technology, damnit But in the end, your girls had a great time, So join us won't you? I'm running out of rhymes Let us ring in the new year with a new set of dreams Happy Yule to all, and to all a good scream…s. TW: Death, Politics, Aliens, Suicide, Depression, Child Abuse, Trauma FOLLOW US @keepitweirdcast JOIN OUR PATREON www.patreon.com/keepitweirdcast BUY OUR MERCH www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast
Happy Yule! We gather for our last show of the year to pay homage to getting stuck in cemeteries and it changing a person. We can't thank you enough for all of your support, thanks for hanging around with us in 2024. ChaptersWelcome! (00:00:00)What a week (00:04:02)Movie - The Iron Rose (00:31:13)Do we need a mail segment anymore (00:56:30)Next ep! (00:59:54)LinksCheck out or Ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/batandspiderJoin our DISCORDGet your Bat & Spider STICKERS hereSteve Barkett Rules t-shirts!!!Get a sweet Bat & Spider t-shirt here! All sale proceeds go to The Movement For Black Lives.Technical Adviser: Slim of 70mmTheme song composed and performed by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music.Follow Bat & Spider on Instagram Follow Chuck and Dale on Letterboxd.Bat & Spider on LetterboxdBat & Spider WatchlistSend us an email: batandspiderpod@gmail.com.Leave us a voice message: (315) 544-0966Artwork by Charles Forsmanbatandspider.comBat & Spider is a TAPEDECK podcast, along with our friends at 70mm, The Letterboxd Show, Escape Hatch, Will Run For..., Twin Vipers, The Movie Mixtape, The Yeti is Still Broken, Austin Danger Pod, and Lost Light. ★ Support this podcast ★
Happy Yule, ya filthy animals. It's the final episode before winter break when the UBMC crew hibernates for the holiday! Lor grabs a pair of shears and plows through the plot of Tim Burton's 1990 Fantasy/Romance film Edward Scissorhands, while Leigh bravely explores the magic and methods of cord-cutting. Be sure to stay tuned to the end for a very special 2025 UBMC retreat announcement! JOIN THE PATREON FAMILY!
Happy Yule! Today we are bringing you the gift of an episode about Muppet Treasure Island. The patreon version of this episode contains bonus content about Tim Curry's career, telling left from right (and teaching dogs to do it too), the need for a lesbian Miss Piggy movie, the movie Better Luck Tomorrow, and a couple appearances by Lark's dogs. Here's this episode's image roundup!Interested in that Be Gay Do Crime sticker we mentioned? You can get it here, along with a bunch of other rad stuff!You should really listen to our other podcasts, they are very fun and you will like them!Follow us on instagram for memes and updates and stuff!
Happy Yule, cinephile freaks! This holiday season we're celebrating the Winter Solstice in this very special episode starring wonton, willful and wonderful witches! Self help goes lethally awry in Anna Biller's ingenious meta-Technicolor treasure THE LOVE WITCH (2016). Sexploitation is style over substance in the VIRGIN WITCH (1972). Cinematic art finds a new masterstroke in the haunting, enigmatic (and f**king awesome) folk horror fable HAGAZUSSA (2017).
Join us as we share our favorite winter solstice poems. Kateri reads “Shab-e Yalda” by Anis Mojgani and Kathy reads "Shortest Day" by Susan Cooper. Happy Yule, Winter Solstice, and New Year!
The darkest night marks the return of light—explore Yule's power of hope and rebirth. --- Join and support the community: https://www.creationspaths.com/ This podcast episode delves into **Yule**, **Alban Arthan**, and the symbolism of the bear's cave, highlighting themes of hibernation, vulnerability, and rebirth during the winter solstice. Charlie and Brian, Christopagan Druids, discuss the seasonal transition, connecting it to spiritual practices such as the _via negativa_ from **Creation Spirituality**, emphasizing stillness, reflection, and renewal. They explore the myths of the **Mabon**, Mary, and Christ, blending **pagan and Christian traditions** to celebrate the return of light and hope amidst seasonal darkness. They also reflect on resilience in uncertain times, practical rituals like winter vigils, and historical anecdotes about winter survival. Thank you for Liking and Subscribing to this podcast Thank you for sharing this episode with your loved ones, friends and community --- Thank you for Tips or Donations: https://ko-fi.com/cedorsett https://patreon.com/cedorsett Substack: https://www.creationspaths.com/ For all of the things we are doing at The Seraphic Grove go to Creation's Paths https://www.creationspaths.com/ For Educational Resource: https://wisdomscry.com Guided Meditations Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0C8kiTKv0J2QAAlD1uaIJvQ3Sr9sIqO Christopagan Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0C8kiTKv0ISXDQkZBRB7EHrUUJgXlGN The Everything Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0C8kiTKv0Ln3eGW-tDk2R68PM6c182O Creation's Paths Podcast: http://www.creationspaths.com/podcast Church of the Oak Podcast: http://churchoftheoak.com/ Hallowstead Podcast: http://hallowstead.com/ Social Connections: BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/creationspaths.com Threads https://www.threads.net/@creationspaths Instagram https://www.instagram.com/creationspaths/ ## Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to the Longest Night 00:34 Meet the Hosts: Charlie and Brian 00:43 Understanding Alban Arthan 02:06 The Tradition of the Winter Solstice 03:25 Modern Hibernation Practices 05:01 Personal Heating Memories 06:55 The Concept of Via Negativa 09:25 The Birth of the Child of Light 11:30 Hope in Times of Darkness 14:01 The Longest Night Vigil 15:38 Facing Vulnerability: The Wolf Encounter 16:13 Predators and Prey: Nature's Lessons 17:27 The Symbolism of the Bear Cave 18:56 Winter's Duality: Light and Cold 21:22 Reflections on Social and Political Struggles 22:43 Hope and Resilience: Signs of a New Dawn 24:14 Celebrating Yule: Traditions and Practices 27:22 Community and Support: Final Thoughts
Looking for that special gift for the holidays? Well Pariah recommends Clitter! Happy Holidays Gothamites!!! Hopefully your holiday season is treating/has treated you well. This one is stacked with Christmas Kinks, some Gooning, some talk about that one Pill with a plan, amazing strides in politics this year (unexpected right?), and of course our general fun and insanity to keep you all entertained! We wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Yule, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah, or just an enjoyable time of year however you celebrate! For now, sit back, relax, and enjoy the latest from your friends at The Gotham Press -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patreon/FetLife/Discord/Facebook/YouTube/Spotify/Kandi's Sweet Box: 805-303-1173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Association with JW Paddles Carmilla The First Steel Brat Pacis Thief's Touch
Blessed Solstice; Happy Yule; Merry Christmas; or Joyful Kwanzaa.Don't open that present! If only Reva Dalby had listened to that warning.But beautiful, cold Reva won't listen to anyone. Reva thinks she can have whatever—and whoever—she wants. After all, her daddy owns Dalby Department Stores. Now, someone has some surprises in store for her. Robbery? Terror? Even murder? Someone wants to treat Reva to a holiday she'll never forget.LINKS:IG: @Bishop.MortimerTIK TOK: BishopMortimerYouTube: Bishop Mortimer
Merry Christmas, Happy Yule, and Happy New Year! Want a great 2024 Tolkien themed calendar? Get it here: https://shop.mythenauswesternis.de/en Make sure to use discount code TOLKIENLOREPOD for 5% off! Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Xero Shoes (affiliate link): https://xeroshoes.com/go/TolkienGeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.com and I'll send a fresh invite link). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joshua6469/support
Happy Yule! In this episode I'm talking to Patti of the Wild Witches, Queens and Crones podcast. We talked about goddesses, skyclad ritual, and of course, community.Blackbird MagickSupport the showSupport the show and get tons of bonus content, videos, monthly spell boxes, and more at CrepuscularConjuration.com!Or become a paying subscriber on Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1777532/supportWant to see if you're a good fit for the show? (Hint: if you're a witch, you probably are!) email me at youraveragewitchpodcast at gmail.comFollow YAW at:instagram.com/youraveragewitchpodcastfacebook.com/youraveragewitchpodcastReview the show on Apple podcastspodcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-average-witch-podcast/id1567845483
Happy Yule!! In this episode, we embark on a journey through the mystical and esoteric significances embedded in the Christmas and Yule celebrations. We trace the festival's roots back to its inception as a celebration of the sun's rebirth, weaving through the ancient traditions of Egypt, Persia, Rome, and more before discussing the Magical and Qabalistic themes of the season. Support the Podcast On Patreon If you're enjoying our journey and want to support the show consider becoming a patron. Your support helps us keep the magic alive and delve into even more mystical topics. Visit our Patreon at patreon.com/OccultLondonPodcast to join our community. Every bit of support means the world to us. Support Us On Buymeacoffee You can also support the Podcast by buying us a coffee at: Link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/occultlondw Please also check out our website at Occultlondon.co.uk and you can also follow us on social media at the below Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@occultlondonpodcast6942/featured Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Occultlondonpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/occultlondonpodcast1/
It's that time of the year when we stress about the holidays, eat too much, and get sick as a result. No, not the Winter Solstice, although Happy Yule! Instead, you know, when we blame all of that on ‘virus season'? During the holidays we drink more alcohol, eat more food and excess sugar, stress about gifts and parties and family events, get less sunlight, stay inside longer, experience colder temperatures, wear new clothing, and freshen our houses with chemical cleaners and chemical sents. All of these things increase our bioaccumulated 'toxic load'. Yet we are force-fed the 'external source' narrative about how it's actually something else making us ill. Almost every source of information promotes the same “source” even if offering different "solutions." But what if the source were not a particle but rather ‘too many cookies and milk'? Although disease may not be transmissible like we think, it may be as possible to spread Christmas cheer as easily as we do fear.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5328407/advertisement
Happy Yule 2023 everyone! We hope you have a safe and happy holidays.
Barbara Cohen is getting the band back together! The Little Lizard reunion show is coming up at The Hook & Ladder on the 30th, and The Hang Ups are opening!! So awesome. Barbara is obviously very talented, but she's also even-keeled and dangerously witty. A great conversation, plus she shares a brand new song! Enjoy, all. Happy Yule and here's to a great new year. Cheers!!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/brian-oake-show/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Happy Yule and Winter Solstice! Season 3 is kicking off with a holiday episode with Father Winter and Krampus as we dig into slavic and alpine European stories and myths. Did you know that Father Winter left red and white psychedelic mushrooms at the hearth while families placed them inside their drying socks by the fire? What a celebration that must have been! Now we can understand the legends of flying reindeer! Join April, Harmony and Maggie as they discuss the historical roots of the traditional Christmas celebration as we know it today. Odin, Tammuz, Nut and Geb, all have roots to this time of year that may still influence our celebrations. But do you know who Mithras was? It is said that he introduced baptism by the koshering of bulls long before it was introduced into the modernized traditions. Get your Yule logs ready to burn and the podcast stories flowing as the shortest days and the longest nights are here! Connect with the Goddesses: https://www.goddesswitchwomb.com Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/goddesswitchwomb/ Follow us on TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@goddesswitchwomb Divine Feminine Membership: https://mysticharmonymysteryschool.teachable.com/p/membership
Happy Yule.. check in and see what we are doing this year.
Shannon and Laura reflect on the many special guest interviews from Season 4, this season has seen a rich variety of guests, all very generous with their time and knowledge. Of course it wouldn't be a TOSW without a random curiosity- which Shannon brings in the form of a mysterious Fairy shoe. We also discuss the history and development of the Ouija board, and Planchette. Thank you to our beautiful listeners for all the feedback and ideas, keep them coming!! Happy Yule for our fellow Southerners, and Litha in the North. XX Credits Fairy shoe of the Beara Peninsula- https://hypnogoria.blogspot.com/ Ouija Board- Gaudian.com Planchette- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planchette Visit AshaMoon ShannonCotterill Have a witchy question to ask? Get in touch, we would love to hear from you! Follow us, and DM on Instagram @turnsout_shesawitch Presented by Shannon Cotterill & Laura Turner. Production & original music by Matt Turner @turnzout_media
Happy Yule y'all! WE'VE HIT A LUCKY DUCK, and it gifted us with this rarity among rarities, a Christmas episode of S3E4! sort of. It may be more of a Lore-dump episode, or a learn about mycelium episode, or a wear fuzzy sweaters and dance weird dances episode. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Boxing Day, Happy Solstice, Happy Yule, Happy whatever you celebrate. If you don't celebrate anything Happy Monday! In today's episode Ashley and Sam talk about their Christmas memories, the history of Christmas, and some hilarious horror stories. Thank you so much for listening to us in 2022 and we hope you'll stick around for 2023! We did an intro for Sinister Sightings on A Paranormal Chicks! Check it out here, https://open.spotify.com/episode/7vN9Wm8RqOIM5tNefXfh59?si=HGOqARxuRFimPXAUk9xWSQ For future recommendations send us an email at thecreepshow18@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/thecreepshowchronicles?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=a27c1d51-8ea9-4f0f-944a-b1c5617716a5 Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/plea-resurrect-christmas-tradition-telling-ghost-stories-180967553/ https://www.buzzfeed.com/sydrobinson1/christmas-horror-stories https://nerdist.com/article/holiday-christmas-short-stories/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2qvmbs/reddit_whats_your_holiday_horror_story/ https://www.reddit.com/r/LetsNotMeet/comments/wgg5v/creepy_christmas/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/erm4t/share_your_crappy_christmas_stories/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MrNightmare/comments/7k9qzj/my_scary_christmas_story_true/ https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/usa/disturbing-christmas-crimes/ https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-12-murders-of-christmas
Happy Yule all, we have a special treat for everyone, as a gift to all of you we are giving you a sneak peak into a Patreon exclusive! Shana's Spooky Stories is a segment available on our second tier, but for the holiday season we will be giving this episode to you for free! Happy Holidays from the WSW crew!
Merry Christmas and Happy Yule to all terminators (and lumps of coal to those who deny our power)! This is our last main episode of 2022 before we embark on the path to our end of year extravaganza and it's a doozy. We're finishing the year with two black metal records which need zero introduction- one arriving at the end of this week, the other released by surprise. Both these records are the latest installments of long-running, lauded black metal legends, so how does this most recent material stack up to the legacy? First off is Satanic Warmaster's first full-length in 8 years, a record so highly anticipated the heat coming off it will make you spill your cocoa. What comes after such a long wait? An almost absurdly tight, refined, and polished take on SW's inimitable style. It's not without its own identity, though: Aamongandr explores deeply the relationship between the Finnblack style (which SW itself helped pioneer) and more traditional second wave black metal. Each song on this record captures a unique essence, exploring different facets of the band's long-running career to make for unquestionably one of the most well-rounded (and best) black metal records of the year. Much like in 2020, Hate Forest has released their newest full length with little fanfare. Innermost displays Hate Forest at their loudest, most immediate, and (arguably) most aggressive, paring back the band's minimal style into the barest etchings of melody and form. Cold and austere but with flickers of fragile life, this record provokes a spirited debate between our hosts, with each taking a surprising position. How minimal is too minimal? How does one define and consider aggression? And why are those trees so angry, anyway? 0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:48 - Satanic Warmaster - Aamongandr (out DECEMBER 30 on Werewolf Records) 1:06:59 - Interlude - Osculum Infame - Vampiric Warmaster (Part II), fr. Dor-nu-Fauglith (Mordgrimm, 1997) 1:14:47 - Hate Forest - Innermost (Osmose Productions) 2:16:19 - Outro - Windswept - “Bookworm, Loser, Pauper,” fr. The Onlooker (Season of Mist, 2019) Terminus links: Terminus on Youtube Terminus on Patreon Terminus on Instagram Terminus on Facebook thetrueterminus@gmail.com
Intro regulars: Schumann Resonance News for 1 place on Earth! The spikes happening in the otherwise calm baseline of 7.83 Hertz! Sun activity, cosmic radiation news, solar wind news, CME, Interplanetary shockwave and sunspot news. NASA's all sky cameras fireball news for the USA. Intro: I discuss my show journey.. a small recap of all the things I've gone through and shared, showing it's possible to be sad, depressed, angry, have trauma and (even sometimes be petty!) yet still spiritually grow. I've given all my spiritual information to you, shared my victories (initiations) with you and allowed myself to be vulnerable, genuine and authentic with you always. I've taught you about auras, psychic abilities, meditation, ascended masters, healing processes, chakras and some mystery school teachings. I've shared wild stories with you that were wholly true even though fantastic sounding and reminded you of interdimensional beings that showed up on the digital audio as *actual* artifacts several times. While I have started grieving and will mourn the loss of my 5-days-a-week show, I'm passing you the torch to continue your spiritual journey and continue on in your own studies!! I love you all very much and finally, I thank you for being my institution these past 8 seasons to keep going. My show will continue on in 2023 as a one hour per week show with a much different format. Tonight's Topic: Earth Changes Report And Weekly Weird World News! Watchers.news and coasttocoast.am are featured in this episode. The Earth Changes themes this week seem to be flash floods and heavy rain and very intense very cold snowstorms from sea affect snow in Japan to the icy Arctic blast in North America.. in weird news we have lots of stories of sasquatch, UFOs and new government offices, gravity and aging, new planets to call home, 3800 year old toolkit, Disney and the CIA encounter, reincarnated Hollywood star, albino porcupine, haunted hotels, AI ghost writer, Santa uses a polygraph test now? And much more tonight in my final episode of season 8. Merry Christmas!
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Happy Yule everyone! Hope the longest night of the year found ya well. Here is a little winter solstice rant to the get the yuletide season off to a fun start! Have a great day y'all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com
Merry Christmas and Happy Yule from The Odder! Today in light of the holiday season we are talking about some Holiday Monsters who come for the Naughty listeners with far more than coal. Settle in and get comfy while we discuss a singing horse skull, a butter loving gnome, and a fate far worse for those who did not spin all their wool. We hope you all made the good list this year!Follow us on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/theodderpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theodderpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/theodderpodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theodderpodcastPlease rate and review!Music Credit:"Wish Background" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Main Theme:"Dream Catcher" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
I'm just rambling on here about some of the things I did today to celebrate the winter solstice --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amanda-reinhard/support
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Remember, we welcome comments, questions and suggested topics at thewonderpodcastQs@gmail.com S3E43 TRANSCRIPT:----more---- Mark: Welcome back to the Wonder Science-Based Paganism. I'm your host, mark, Yucca: and I'm the other one, Yucca. Mark: And today we are talking about all things related to the winter solstice and youe. Happy Yule, everyone, or whatever you choose to call it. Yep. Happy solstice. Yucca: It's it's amazing that we're here already. I think we say that about every holiday. Really? Yeah. But we, Mark: we do, we just can't believe we're getting older. Is is what's happening here? Yucca: Yeah. Well, December thing seems like it just started and yet here we are already. So, yeah. But speaking of that, this is something that we've been doing for a really long. I think that's a good segue into our first section here is let's talk about what this holiday is because it's based on something very real. This isn't just a day that we randomly assigned some random meaning to. It's something that humans. all over the world have been observing as far as we can tell, for thousands and thousands of years. Yes. Mark: Yes. The, I, I just learned of a new New to me, archeological find in the wheelchair plane, which is where Stonehenge is and so forth. There was apparently a gold plate found with a a v incised on it, a large v, and the V is exactly 82 degrees. The angle is 82 degrees, which is the difference between the summer solstice and the winter solstice on the. Hmm. So apparently this plate was. used as kind of a portable observatory in a way where you could shoot the sun on the summer solstice and say, okay, well it's gonna be over there on the winter solstice. I mean, for all we know, it might have been an engineering tool used to help build stone head . Yeah. Because Stonehenge lines up perfectly with the winter solstice, right? With the sun rising on the winter Yucca: solstice. Right. And that, that kind of structure, something that we see again all over the world, we see that in the Americas and in Eurasia and, and really all over. That's right. And sometimes it's the winter solta, sometimes it's the summer. But it's the same ideas that we have been paying attention to. What the, the relationship between where the sun is in our sky or the it's apparent position and what that means to the rest of the ecosystem that we're in. It'd be very important to. Mark: Right. Yeah. Right. I mean, we were talking about this before we recorded. I mean, in the, in the case of the wintertime where food is becoming very scarce, not only that, but there are fewer hours in the day to go look for it. Mm-hmm. so. You know, noticing when the hours were going to start to get longer again would be a really big deal in terms of your survival. As we get later into history, we see that this is the time when all of the, the harvest that had not been preserved in some way by pickling or drying or smoking or salting or, you know, whatever. Had to be eaten because things were starting to go bad. Mm-hmm. . And we need to get all those calories into ourselves so that we can survive the lean months coming up before eggs start to become available. And some of the earliest greens start coming up and the lambs start being born and all that kind of stuff. Mm-hmm. , right? Yeah. . So it's a time That is it. It has kind of an internal paradox in it, right? It's the time to have a big party and eat a lot. So it's a time to get together, celebrate with our loved ones, share food, share, drink, share company in, and sort of keep that light alive through the darkest time of the year. But it's also confronting the fact that things are gonna get tough. coming up in the next few months. These, these are not gonna be a lot of fun. So this is sort of the last hurrah in a way. Mm-hmm. , before we get to some very, you know, before the advent of modern supply chains and agriculture, these were times when things, things can get pretty Yucca: dicey. Yeah. It's what you've been preparing for all. . Right. Really? Yeah. Right. This is what you've been cutting the wood for all year. Mm-hmm. , this is what you've been raising the food for. This is, this is it, right? Yeah. To Mark: get through this gap Yeah. Of the next couple of months, next three months, you know, depending on where you are, maybe even longer. Mm-hmm. , that. Where the natural world is not going to produce easily available food for you. Mm-hmm. . And you've gotta rely on your stores. And I mean, that's an inherently anxiety producing phenomenon, right? Watching your stores get lower and lower and lower every day as you eat to survive. And trying to kind of eyeball, well, are we gonna. are we gonna make it to the season when the birds are laying eggs and we can start to get some calories? Yucca: Right? So it has that, all of that around it. And I think there's also a bit of in a celebration of the darkness as well, right? Yes. There's a celebration of the light in the darkness, but also that. Quiet darkness. This is, we haven't done an episode on the dark in a few years. We did a few years back. I think that might be one we should revisit. That's true in the next couple months while we are still in this dark period. And the, in the importance of that quietness and that time of reflection and that time of the waiting and the rest, that really comes with the dark of the year. Right. And that's the. The time around the solstice is quite literally the darkest time of the year if you aren't lighting it up with, with artificial lights, right? Mm-hmm. . Mark: Yeah. And when you think about it in kind of grand cosmological terms The darkness is the source that the light kind of blooms out of, right? Mm-hmm. , I mean, we start, we, we start with an incredible burst of explosive light, but very quickly everything cools off and we have this sea of undifferentiated particles at first, but as stars begin to kindle, light begins to come back into that darkness, and so it becomes, , it becomes a, a powerful metaphor for how things are born in darkness. Mm-hmm. and, and then evolve into the the waking world. The daylight world, yeah. Yucca: Hmm. Well, let's talk a little bit about how, what, what that means to us personally as pagans. What is that in our practice? Mark: Sure. Would you like to go first? Yucca: Sure. So we use the framework of the wheel of the year in our household and the winter solstice. This is the time where we're, we're thinking about those things that we've just been talking about. But we also, this is when we're honoring the forests as. So there's a lot of, of imagery for us and smells and things like that that have to do with the forest, especially the evergreen forest. And this also happens smack in the middle of just. So many holidays, , there are just so many holidays this week that we're going into. I don't know how my kids are gonna make it through all the holidays because we have the solstice happening right in the middle. The Hanukkah starts . So we're recording this Saturday. So Sunday night, Hanukkah starts. So they'll do that on my side with their softa. They'll do Christmas with their grandmother on the other side. And it's just this, this, all of this activity and bustling and just the celebration and the, you don't have Mark: an aluminum pole for celebrating Festivus. Yucca: You know, we don't, but I think that if I suggested that to my partner that it would show up , I'm pretty sure it would, we would have it. But the, the solstice itself in the middle of all of that is a if. , we, we do secular Christmas and solstice is separate for us. Mm-hmm. than that is. Although on the other side of the year we do do presents with summer solstice as well, but the, the presents are, are Christmas presents. But the, the solstice is more of a moment of reflection. Right. It's a, we'll wake up and watch the sunrise and watch the sunset and be. And spend a little bit of time going out. We'll run out if there's snow, we'll run outside barefoot in our little barefoot feet and come back in and sit in front of the fire and, and have that kind of reflective moment that you were talking about earlier. That that reflection that, that comes along with this time of year that I think is something that isn't really emphasized in the secular. Approach to this time of year. Mark: So, yeah, I agree. I agree. I, sorry to interrupt you. Oh no. Please, please jump Yucca: in. Yeah. Mark: I mean, obviously the commercialization of the holidays has meant that. it's become very much around stuff and accumulation of stuff, purchasing of stuff, distribution of stuff as well as lots of, you know, rich food and drink. Mm-hmm. , , and that seems to be MO and family, certainly family is a theme. Mm-hmm. , you know, for, you know, people gathering together, at least in the ideal mm-hmm. Conceptualization. But it is true that the whole. I'll, I'll come at this a little bit sideways. I'm, I'm an, I'm a singer and I'm, I've done a lot of singing of early music, medieval and renaissance music, and a great deal of what that, what the liturgical music of that period is about. And of course, it's all Christian. Mm-hmm. , but it's this, it's this contemplation of the great mystery, right. The. The incredible thing that happened that, you know, where God made Mary pregnant mm-hmm. and, and it's a contemplative thing. It's a, it's, you know, sort of trying to grasp the mind of God in a way. Mm-hmm. , I think we, pagans have something very similar. We, we naturalistic non-theistic pagans since we're not thinking about gods at this time. Right. Yucca: If some, some people do have this as the birth of of whoever their God is that, you know. Right. That is part of some pagan paths. Yeah. Yes. Mark: But I do think that in our tradition, This is the time of year when the natural world comes as close as it ever does to stopping. because of the cold temperatures, everything slows way, way down. And what is implicit or potential for the coming cycle is only just starting to be conceived. Mm-hmm. And that's something that we can, can meditate on as naturalistic pagans. As atheopagan, because we can focus on what. Imagining for the coming cycle, what we're aspiring to in the coming year? For many of us, this is the winter solstice is the beginning of the new year. Mm-hmm. , that's how I consider it. And so in many ways it's this sort of birth moment and at births we, we have a lot of dreams. for, for our children. We have a, a lot of things that we hope for for them. We wish them the best and we have pictures in our minds about what that might work out to be. And I think that that can be true of the coming cycle of the year as well. Mm-hmm. ? Yeah. So. . But you were talking about celebrating the forests and the evergreens particularly and the millions of holidays. Yucca: Yes. So, so Mark: many, so, mm-hmm. . So at, at a deeper level, what, what does this, what does this holiday mean to you, Yucca? What does it, what does it encourage you to do in your practice? Yucca: This really is, this is a time. of reflection and being and I know you were just talking about the dreaming portion, but for me, that comes a, that comes a little bit later in winter. Oh, this is more of a, just being in the now. Here we are. I'm not, I'm not getting ready for anything now. Right. Got ready for the winter. The winter is here. The wood is stacked. The, the, our water tanks are full. The our pantry's full and now, and in my work cycle too. You know, I just taught my last class for the semester. I'm not teaching well for, I do have some international classes, but I'm not teaching any of the, the North American kids until we're back in the, the new Year. Right. So it's like, uh, no, I just get to be, just to hang out, to be, to exist, to kind of look at what, where, where I am right now, really just take stock, not in a. Planning for the future, because that will come, right? Yes. But how, but I can't really plan for the future until I'm very clear with where am I at right now? And that's just what's mm-hmm. like on emotional level. And of course there's the practical too of, you know, don't, don't go to the grocery store without checking what's in your fridge first, you know, . So, but, so that's on a, but take that and. To for life. But this is like on an emotional level. So that's emotionally what we're doing. But that theme also, you're talking about a family and just, just enjoying life right now. You know, it's really about that. Just enjoying, and here we are and you know, this is what we Mark: got. That's, that's great. And, and as you mentioned it, it's, you know, I, I, I feel, I guess that I do a lot of the same. I mean, it's a time to enjoy the pretty lights and the holiday traditions and. not particularly to do work. Mm-hmm. or or even much planning for the future. When I, when I talk about dreaming and imagination, it, that's a very pre-planning Yes. Sort of state. It's just really sort of blue skying. Kind of what, what can we imagine possibly happening over the course of the next year? Yucca: Right. think of it kind of like still being under the blankets in the early morning. Mm-hmm. , right? Where you haven't really started to make your list of, okay, what do I actually have to do for the day? But you're kind of in that like, oh, here I am, I'm okay. I'm awake when I'm in the soft blankets. Just thinking about everything. Dreaming about everything. Huh. Mark: Yes. Warm and comfortable, which is so much a, an aspect of of what this holiday is supposed to be about. Mm-hmm. , , know, so many of the rituals that we do for Yule or mid-winter or, you know, whatever you call it, the winter solstice, have to do with experiencing cold and darkness. Mm-hmm. for a while, just to really kind of rub it in, make sure that we Yeah. That we know, you know, what's really going on out there and just how harsh and and bleak, it can really be out there. And then bringing that light back into the home, back into where it's warm and sheltered and the wind doesn't get to you, and the precipitation doesn't fall on you. And coming back into warmth and comfort again. Mm-hmm. . Yucca: Yeah. Hmm. So what are, what is it for you? . Mark: Well, let me see. To start with yes, there certainly is a flurry of holidays and we do have an aluminum pole on the 23rd. On the 23rd, we erect the aluminum pole and air our grievances in, in the time honored tradition of the Seinfeld Festivus. Mm-hmm. . It's just so funny and we happen to have this old floor lamp with. Upright, that's a pole, so we just couldn't resist doing it every year. . But we do a lot of the, the sort of Christmasy yule traditions, like a yule tree and eating well and Let me correct that. Eating, eating richly heavily. Yeah. Heavily. Yeah. Richly not necessarily. Well, although ne mayo's pretty good about making me eat my vegetables. . The, but the time of year, there's a, there's a. It's ironic because for many people this is a very stressful time of year and they feel the tremendous pressure to buy things for everyone and to deal with the financial stress of that and to do all those things. We don't do gifts. . We would, if we had children in our lives, we would give them to children because it's really unfair to ask them to watch all of their peers getting gifts at this time of year and not getting any themselves. That would just be cruel. Right. Yucca: Oh, and especially if, if the, the peers are doing the Santa thing where like, it's a magical, it's a magical being who's bringing you these gifts, you know? And, and you know why I Marcos next door, get a, you know, this, the. PS five or whatever they're on. I don't know what they're on now. Right. Why do they get that? You know, and, and you know, this magical being can't even bring me anything. Yeah. Or, you know, he brings me socks. Although socks are fantastic. We're big sock Mark: fans here. Yeah. Boy, I, I love socks. . So, so because we don't do gifts, we're not really under those kinds of pressures and. Work stuff fades away because the whole. Commercial world other than retail, kind of takes a breath around this time. Mm-hmm. . Although that's certainly not true for many of the nonprofits that I've worked for, which are cranking out services like crazy for people who desperately need them. Yucca: Sure. Yeah. Because people, people need housing and food and medical care and all, you know, that doesn't, in fact, much of that when it comes to medical care and things like that, that increases during the wintertime. Yes, Mark: it does. It does. Yeah. Yeah. So, but we just enjoy doing all of our traditions and having time to, as you say, just kind of be in the moment of the season enjoying our circumstances and enjoying We, we still have a few trees that have beautiful leaves on them. Most of them are bare by now, but some of the very late changing ones are just kind of coming into their colors now. Mm-hmm. , And we've had a few rainstorms come through, which are always a delight to hear on the roof and go out and feel on your skin. Watching the sky a lot. Mars and Jupiter have been brilliant recently. Wow. Yeah. And, Yucca: So many meteors Mark: too. Yes. Yeah. I, I heard that there were a lot of geminis. I, I didn't go look for them, but I heard that they, there were a lot of meteors. Yeah, Yucca: we spotted a couple, but it gets down into the single digits or the teens at night for us here. And Uhhuh, then Fahrenheit, so. We, we limit the amount of outside time at, in the early morning ? Mark: I would think so. Yeah. I mean, our our low temperatures have been mid twenties. Mm-hmm. . So not, not too bad. Bad for the plants outside, but not so bad for for but not, not nearly as bad as single digits. Yeah. So, and it's also because there is that sort of generalized. Cultural agreement that we're all going to do this together now. Mm-hmm. , what in, in whatever flavor that might happen to be, there are a lot more opportunities to see friends and so forth. I was mentioning before we recorded I have six Yu gatherings this year. We did quite a few Saturday. We did the Saturday Zoom mixer, Yule ritual this morning. I'm going to meet with my ritual circle this evening. Then tomorrow the Northern California atheopagan Affinity Group meets. And then after that I'm going to The, the gathering of the Spark Collective, which is a ritual collective that I used to work with a lot in the East Bay east Bay area, San Francisco region, and then on Wednesday, The Solstice, the local Unitarian, the solstice itself, the local Unitarian Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans group. is doing a winter solstice as well, that I have a roll in and then I'll come home and naia and I will build a Yu log and burn it and do a bunch of our things. So, Six distinct celebrations and I'm, I think I'll feel thoroughly ued by the time it's all over. Yucca: Yeah, that is, that's quite a lot. So, Hmm. And we were just talking about the actual time of the solstice itself. So in, I'm in Mountain, so on Wednesday, that's 2 47. So for Pacific for you, that's 1 47. 47. Yeah. Yeah. And we like to set the, in our house, we set the alarm. And it's nice when it happens in the middle of the day. And when it goes off, then we'll all cheer because sometimes it does not happen in the middle of the day. Sometimes it happens at three in the morning and you gotta wake everyone up to go, whoa, , and go back to sleep . But that's a fun thing to do, especially if you've got, if you've got kiddos, but I think kids of any age, sure, then enjoy that. Mark: Absolutely. I think if I were going to do that and it turned out to be three o'clock in the morning or something, I think I would re combine that with the midnight Margaritas tradition from Practical Magic and do that as well, which is a lot of fun. So, mm-hmm. So where are we? What, what else have we got to talk about here? Yucca: Well, it's always nice to talk about some suggested ri suggested, ah, that's a hard one. Suggested rituals and you know, kind of little traditions that people can try or share things that we do and see what kind of sparks people's imagin. Mark: Yeah. Okay. Sure. Well, I am very fond of the eLog tradition. I, I think for one thing, I think it's very old. Mm-hmm. . I think the idea of decorating a special log and throwing it onto a bonfire at this time of year is probably something that people have been doing for many, many centuries. . If you don't have a fire pit that you can burn something outdoors in, or a fireplace indoors or a wood stove, you can drill holes in the top of the log and put candles in instead, and let those tapers burn down as a part of your tradition. Mm-hmm. . But I really like to use the bottom part of last Year's Yu Tree. Oh. And. and I saved that for all year. Mm-hmm. . And then we bind it to a piece of split Oakwood so that it's big enough because the, the yield trees are only about three inches. Yeah. Mm-hmm. . So we used Twine to, to bind that to a, a piece of, you know, a third or a quarter of a log and then. Evergreen branches and holly branches and pirate kaha with all the berries and missile toe and all those kinds of things into the, the twine to decorate the, the log. All with natural stuff that will burn. Mm-hmm. . So nothing plastic. and then we write our, our hopes for the coming year on little notes and tuck them underneath the evergreens and so forth. Mm-hmm. . And then we take it out to burn mm-hmm. and let those wishes go skyward to wherever they will. And it just feels like, it feels like setting something in motion. Mm-hmm. , which is. . Just a really lovely feeling, I think. Yucca: Yeah. That's beautiful. Yeah. I've seen some just beautiful U logs that people have done. Mm-hmm. , it's just a mm-hmm. . That's not something that we've done very much, but it's, it's something that we're interested in. Right. , Mark: well, you certainly have the circumstances for it. I mean, you, you, you use firewood for your, for your ordinary fuel, and you've got a fire pit outside and mm-hmm. , you know, all that. Or you could burn it in your hearth if. Do you have a wood stove or Yucca: is it fire? We, we have a wood stove. But it's got a, a glass front to it so we can Oh, we can see. I like seeing the fire, so every day I clean the sit off of it so that we can see the fire in it. Oh, . So it'd be lovely. Yeah. And we do have the, the pit outside, so, yeah. And all of the firewood stuff is a big part of this, this year, this time of year for us. Right. The kids, I'm sure. That was something that getting ready for the year that we had them do is make the little Kindle bundles. Oh. So as we were getting into fall and, and they're, they're so little right now. There's not really a lot of things that they can do yet to really be uh, Significant contribu contributors to the, like, happenings of a house, right? They're four and six. Sure. But they're, they were great at tying these little bundles of sticks together. And every day when we use one of those little bundles because we also have a greenhouse that heats the house, so we don't have to have the fire going constantly. So we do have, but we'll, we'll run it usually at night. So we start the fire up and we'll use the little bundle of sticks. They, their Kindle bundle and they get to go, oh, here's the, the bundle that I made, and, and they get to, you know, help light that up. Mark: That's great. That's great. Yeah. I mean, engaging, engaging children in, in the industry of the house. I think is a really wonderful thing. I, I mean, so long as it doesn't turn into an endless list of chores that are just drudgery and, you know, sort of child labor. Mm-hmm. , Yucca: Yeah, we don't want like Cinderella type of scenario. . Yeah. . Mark: But you know, giving them an opportunity to feel like participants in all the stuff that makes the house go, I think is just a really wonderful. Yeah. Yucca: Well, I think that's really important for, you know, just our sense of, of belonging and port and importance. And I think that that's something that we can extend to when we're talking about the holidays, right? Is that everybody get to have something that they feel that isn't too stressful, right? Because sometimes people don't need more on their plates if they already have a lot to be doing. But something that is important that doesn't just feel. That they get to be part of that, that, that they're responsible for and that, you know, they bring this to the table I think is something lovely to do with them. Yeah. With anyone. Yeah. Absolutely. So one thing , you were just talking about the eLog. One thing that we do is we make a lot of sew it for the animals. Oh. And we have little silicone molds, which are they look like little trees . And, you know, you can, you can find recipes online for Sue it, but it, it's really not that, that hard. Right. You. You know, we use lard or tall and you get your fat and then you mix in your seeds and your berries mm-hmm. and all of that. But we'll make these little ones that, you know, they're a few inches across. Mm-hmm. , and then we'll hang the twine from it. And we had tried putting ornaments in our trees. Before, but the birds just so they attacked the ornaments and it didn't work out. Oh no. So now we're making them the little seit blocks and hanging it up in the tree as our decoration, like our outdoor, that's tree. Mark: That's great. Yeah, I could see they actually use Mylar tinsel in the vineyards here to help keep birds away because apparently they don't like it. Little flashes of light. They, they, they don't like the little flashes of light. So I can understand why they were attacking the ornaments. Get that thing Yucca: outta here, . Yeah. Well, and, and we have a lot of bird. We're a little like a bird oasis here, but it was the J's in particular, they were like knocking them down and could see they didn't like 'em at all. So, uh, and I didn't want to put anything like tinsel out cuz I was, I was worried they might try and take that and use it for testing or eat it or choke on it. Right? Yeah. Wanna make sure that there's nothing that would be dangerous to them. . Right. And then I don't want the, those little pieces getting in the wind and mm-hmm. Getting, messing all over the place. So I think whatever our celebrations are, it's important that we're being respectful and responsible to, to all the other life around us. Of course. Yeah. And that's another thing we try and do is, is not by a bunch of junk that is just gonna get thrown out, right? Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. , . So, so making little things for the gifts, you know, making little clay things and smell this time of year, I think smell any time of year, but I really associate. Some of the smells of like the Cinnamons and like frankincense is another. The cloves. Yeah. All of those are just so wonderful. And the pine, we'll take we'll actually go and take needles cause we have a lot of, of pinon. Pine is the main tree that we've got here. It's like this little pygmy pine and we'll bring in the, the needles from it and sometimes the sap and you put, put that in boiling water on the stove. And you could do this with your, with your kitchen, you know, your electric or or gas stove as well. It doesn't have to be a wood stove. And that just Fills the house with that smell. You can put other things in as well. If you have a little bit of cinnamon from the kitchen or your clothes, any of those, like pumpkin spice ones, those are gonna work really well in, in that. Yeah. Mark: Nice. Very nice. Yeah. What was I going to say? There was something that went along with that. Yucca: Was it smells Mark: or were we back on the birds? No, it, it was back on the birds. Yeah. We, we have a lot of takers for our bird feeders at this time of year too. Mm-hmm. , the, the birds that don't migrate. It's it's not nearly as sparse here as it is where you are, I'm sure. Mm-hmm. , but still we get a lot of customers this time of year. Yeah. We have a regular feeder that we put sunflower seeds in and then we have No. Is it sunflower seeds? Yes. It's sunflower seed pieces. Mm-hmm. . And then we have a hummingbird feeder as well that we put sugar water in. Yucca: Oh, so you still get hummingbirds this time of year? Mark: We do. Yeah. We have hummingbirds here that don't migrate. Oh, wow. Because it's, it's mild enough that they can, they can take it through the winter. So Yucca: yeah. Ours are all in Costa r already. Uhhuh , Mark: they're, they're long gone. We have, we have pretty large populations of Canada geese here that don't migrate either. They just hang out. Annoy everybody and eat amphibians and do what they do. , Yucca: I love birds. Me too, so much. They, they, they give us so much in entertainment. . Mark: Yes. That's Yucca: very true. Yeah. We have birds and, and we've got chipmunks that live around here. And on the warmer days, I think the chipmunks, they don't do like a full hibernation here. They, they kind of wake up and come out in the warm days and, and they have like little wars with the, the birds around here. They'll chase each other back and forth and fight over who gets what, you know, what seeds and Oh. And we will also, we have we'll sprout some seeds for. Our animals too. A lot of bird seeded. You can just take it and the same way you would sprout, you know, anything else that you would in the kitchen. You just mm-hmm. , soak it in the water and change the water out every few days. Or you could put it in a little bit of soil and we'd take that out and give them a little bit of green in the winter. Um hmm. And so now we've got, that's. We've got a whole variety of folks who come to visit, Mark: so probably gives them more sugar too. Once, once the, once the plants germinate, they start generating more sugar, whereas the, the seed is largely fat. Yucca: Yeah. You know, it's definitely gonna change what the composition is. We'll, we'll do a mix, so not just the sunflower, but like the millet and the all kinds of things for them. Yeah, we like, we, we spoil our birds. , , so Mark: I'm sure they appreciate it. Yucca: Oh yeah. But water is actually the most important one. Oh, I understand. Depending on where you live, where we live, water is, is not easy to get. This time of year it might be a little bit different where you are, you're in a wetter, I mean, you're just coming out of your dry season though. But, but giving them fresh water, that's really the tricky fine thing to find this time of year. So that's another one of the kids' jobs is they go out with the you know, we clean out the bowl every day so that we're not letting any, we're not spreading any. Diseases between the animals. So they go out and change the, they bring out a new fresh bowl of water, and then they take in the old one. We wash it up and get it ready to take out for the next day. So that's something that they can do as well. Mark: Wow, that's great. Yeah. Yeah. So it's, it's a simply a lovely time of year. Mm-hmm. , I, I really enjoy the, the, the yule season. The many, many Solstice traditions that have grown up around it. And of course, we've only scratched the surface of all those traditions, you know, throughout the world that people have celebrated as a part of observing this important moment when the days start to get longer again. And there is some prospect that eventually there will be more food. . Yes. Uh uh and. I don't know. In, in a way it sounds when, when you compare this sort of romantic dramatic story that Christianity has about Christmas and the meaning of the birth of Jesus and all that kind of stuff, the, the idea of describing this holiday as one that's basically about the food supply. Mm-hmm. sounds a, it sounds a little. A little dull by comparison, but a little underwhelming, to be honest. Yeah. But realistically speaking, that's what's going on. We're, we're organisms and we, we like to eat. We don't do well when we don't, and this is the cycle that we're born into. So, I think it's a, a wonderful thing to reflect on years past and the conditions that people managed to survive through, um mm-hmm. in order to bring us here. Yucca: Right. Yeah. And, you know, that's, that's what our great, great, great grandchildren are. You know, it's just gonna keep, hopefully keep going. So Mark: hopefully, yeah. Yeah. Yucca: and it's, it's lovely to think about that connection to all the other humans that have been, right, right. That have gone through something similar. I mean, when you're at the equator, it's a little bit different, um mm-hmm. , but the higher and higher your latitude is, whichever way you're going. The more, the more and more noticeable, the bigger and bigger a deal the solstice Mark: becomes, Yes, I was watching a YouTube video yesterday by a woman who lives in the north of Sweden and winter winter's intense up there. Yeah. I mean, there's very little light and she, at one point she put a chair outside and sat in the sun and she said, you. . You know that feeling when you're very thirsty and that first sip of water hits your mouth. Mm-hmm. , that's what it's like when the sun hits my skin at this time of year. Mm-hmm. It's. You know, you, your body is just so starved for, for the sunlight. Yeah. And of course she takes vitamin D supplements and all that kind of stuff, which they do as well. But there's nothing quite like sunlight. We're, we're built to like it. Yucca: Yeah. Yeah. I was actually just talking with one of my students earlier today who's from a same part of the world, and he was saying that that day, is four and a half hours long for them when they get to the winter solstice. It's about nine and a half for us, which feels short. Mm-hmm. . Mm-hmm. , but four and a half hour day once. Wow. Mark: Yeah, it's about nine where I am. I'm, I'm considerably north of where you are. Yucca: Yeah. I'm just about 36, Mark: so yeah, I think I'm, I think we're at 42. You're that Yucca: far north? I think so. Oh, Mark: okay. , maybe 40.2. I don't know. I haven't looked somewhere that, yeah, . Yeah, somewhere. Somewhere in there. So, yeah. And my hope for all of our listeners is that you have meaningful observances if that, if that's what you want. And if not, that you have a good long break. Mm-hmm. , and a, a relaxing and restorative time because I do think that this can be a restorative time if we don't drive ourselves crazy with busyness. Yucca: Right. If you have cats, make sure to get some cat snuggles in Oh, time of year Mark: for that. . Yes. My cat is sleeping just over there, just like four feet away from me. Mine's Yucca: on top of my keys. left the keys on the table. He's right on top of them. So . Mark: So listen everyone, we have really enjoyed spending the last it's, I mean, we're coming up on three years now of doing this. And thank you for taking this journey with us around the course of the Wheel of the Year for 2022. It's been, it's really been a great cycle and we've had wonderful comments and feedback and input from listeners and we're really looking forward to doing more of this coming up, starting next week. Yucca: That's right. So happy solstice. Mark: Happy Solstice.
This week we had Collin from Home Ice Advantage back on to talk about the goal-tending situation when Andersen comes back. We also talked about that amazing Dallas game, the upcoming Pens game (8-1-1 last 10 vs Canes 8-0-2 last 10), Raanta was NOT the problem last night, the upcoming schedule, and our Boxing Day celebration episode for next week. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Yule to everyone who celebrates, and Happy Sunday to those who don't.
The Wyrd Kids holiday episode where we discuss tradition versus expectation when it comes to Yule versus Christmas, and of course we talk about what we're currently watching and reading. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thewyrdkidspodcast/support
Happy Yule! We're back with a recap of Motherland: Fort Salem season 3, episode 4. It's Yule time for the witches but no one is really in the mood to celebrate. The Bellweather unit is still trapped by the marshall...but Yule brings some unexpected visitors and a sign from the other side from Raelle. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itsrecapmadness/support
Tis the season to get your Yule log, goat, and celebrate with your favorite fugitives... and the Cession Marshal. Yes this episode is long AF but there were emotional Scylla and Nicte scenes and fun Izadora moments so can you really blame us?! This episode along with all our other episodes are now available on YouTube: Check out the BWE Channel As always, please feel free to reach out to us on all the things. We love hearing from you! Twitter @BigWitchEPod Instagram @BigWitchEnergyPod Tik Tok @Biggayenergypodcast Tumblr @BigWitchEnergyPod Gmail BigWitchEnergyPod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bwe-pod/message
Merry Christmas and Happy Yule from Unfiltered Circus! Chris and Jen bring you a jam-packed show filled with loads of random nonsense and holiday fun. As always, they aim to distract you from life's current stressors, make you feel like one of their friends, and tickle the shit out of you. This month they catch up on a slew of things including holiday fun, Canadians, hot dogs, wacky humans, and a shocking neighbor update you won't want to miss. Thank you for listening! www.unfilteredcircus.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unfilteredcircus/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unfilteredcircus/support
Happy Yule! Merry Christmas and a very prosperous New Year to you all. On this laid back episode, the boys, feeling weary and hungover, partake in a quiz and Q and A to soothe their ruffled feathers. It's a Christmas treat for those who just want to hear us chat, and there is gift giving at the end too! It is all very festive, and thank you so much to all of our beautiful listeners who have given their time to listen to us! Auld Lang Syne, Baby!Follow us on Instagram at: @mmmidlandersEmail us with suggestions, stories, questions or feedback at: marvels.mysteries@gmail.com
Merry Christmas! Happy Yule! Happy Saturnalia! Happy Solstice! Happy Festivus! Happy all-of-the-things! In this weeks episode, we discuss Christmas and Yule, through the wheel of the year, history, traditions and we discuss things you can do to pay homage to the season. Thank you for listening! If you want to share a story or question with the show, DM me! I am all over social media @witchythingspodcast! Have a great week, hope to hear from you!
Women and other victim-minded language manipulators always get it wrong! Fun debates about "racism" and English today! The Hake Report, Thursday, December 23, 2021: Young Cuban trucker sentenced to 110 years after killing 4 in traffic pileup: Right or wrong? // Ladies, calm down about politics! // NY Slimes removes hyphen from "anti-Semitism." // Nicole Kidman cries "ageism." // Don't hate the Rebel Flag. // Twitter and HuffPost "experts" police talk of calorie burning over the holidays. // INTERESTING CALLS — about censorship, black/white talk, can lawyers lie?, "social justice," "racism," and generalizations! (SEE BELOW) // MUSIC: Phil Hahn and Steve Johnson - "I Wonder as I Wander" from Songs of Christmas // VYEN - "No Talk" - from YouTube Audio Library (selected by Chris) // CALLERS Samuel from Sweden got a strike on his channel for speaking on the virus/vaxx! Happy Yule! Jeremiah from Louisiana is hung up on "black" meaning "bad" and "white" meaning "good." Joe from Phoenix, AZ "clarifies" Obama's legacy, and doesn't think JLP is wise! Jonathan from Palo Alto, CA says lawyers can't lie! He says a lady lost "The Matrix" lawsuit! Crystal from Oklahoma worries about our Constitution going "social justice" like South Africa. Joe from Portland, OR debates at-length about "racism" and general statements in English. Also check out Hake News from today. TIME STAMPS 0:00:00 Thu, Dec 23, 2021 0:01:55 Hey, guys! 0:02:49 Trucker sentenced 0:10:55 SAMUEL THE SWEDE 0:20:38 JEREMIAH: WHITE/BLACK, GOOD/EVIL 0:33:42 Women, politics 0:35:58 "anti-Semitism" vs. "antisemitism" 0:44:02 Chat: Sideburns, Super Chats: censorship 0:49:50 JOE: OBAMA 0:56:22 Supers: BHI, BAN 0:58:29 "I Wonder as I Wander" 1:00:24 Reading Chat 1:03:15 JONATHAN: LAWYERS 1:13:14 Women, Nicole Kidman, Rebel Flag 1:21:18 CRYSTAL: EX-LEFTIST 1:32:27 Super: Moving? No rumors! 1:34:09 Twitter, HuffPost: Burning holiday calories 1:39:03 JOE: "RACISM," GENERALIZATIONS 1:59:11 "No Talk" - VYEN HAKE LINKS VIDEO ARCHIVE: YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | COMING: Odysee AUDIO PODCAST: Apple | Spotify | Podcast Addict | Castbox | TuneIn | Stitcher | Google | iHeart | Amazon | PodBean LIVE VIDEO: Odysee | Facebook | Twitter | DLive | YouTube* | Twitch* | NOT Trovo* SUPER CHAT: Streamlabs | Odysee | SUPPORT: SubscribeStar | Patreon | Teespring Call in! 888-775-3773, live Monday through Friday 9 AM - 11 AM PT (Los Angeles) https://thehakereport.com/show Also see Hake News from JLP's show today. *NOTE: YouTube, Twitch, and Trovo have all censored James's content on their platforms over fake "Community Guidelines" violations. (Trovo permanently blocked The Hake Report.) BLOG POST: https://www.thehakereport.com/blog/2021/12/23/122321-thu-language-shapes-our-reality-say-reality-haters
***Join me for the second part of our Christmas Special *** Thank you Naomi, Tashya, Stacey and Donna for sharing your beautiful memories and sentiments in honour of your amazing loved ones in Spirit. I am wishing you all a very blessed and beautiful holiday season xo Happy Solstice, Happy Yule, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah ~ no matter what you celebrate, I wish you love, peace and a feeling of connection. Take good care ! With love, Melissa x Email : melissawhitemedium@gmail.com
Can you believe all this capitalist bs started with people butt-f*cking in the streets?! The original war on Xmas was forgetting to douche. Learn why Mistletoe is the ultimate f*ck herb, ways to brighten your holidays (and menses) with "God Semen," how Jesus is actually an Aries, the truth about Mary Magdalene, and the only time you should ever eat fruitcake. Can't believe it took me this long to go werewolf-truther, but here we are. Happy Yule, ya filthy pagans! Book two readings and get one free, buy gift certificates, and check out other specials I'm offering at: https://angelalovell.as.me/ Creep me on IG: @DearWitchypoo Join Patreon for 2022 predictions, quadruple the content, early access to episodes, 4+ hours of secret audio a month, moon rituals, LIVE guided meditations, and behind-the-scenes! Get psychic predictions, private blog posts, watch parties, book clubs with live author Q&As, and more! https://www.patreon.com/witchypoo Send your big questions to DearWitchypoo@gmail.com to have them answered in upcoming episodes. Visit witchypoo.com for more details. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/witchypoo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/witchypoo/support
In this episode, I will be talking about the start of my Yule celebration and sending out some good energy to all who need it. Happy Yule from my family to yours! Music is from Epidemic Sound. Thank you to my subscribers! Want to support the growth of Pagan's Witchy Corner? Become a Subscriber! https://anchor.fm/paganswitchycorner/subscribe https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pagan Join us in Guilded for the Witchy Wednesdays and Saturday Seances and all the other fun events!! https://www.guilded.gg/rpn If you would prefer to listen to it in video format, you can listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/c/PagansWitchyCorner For more interviews, reviews, meditations, and podcast episodes: https://www.revelatornetwork.com If you would like to purchase my art, a divination reading, reiki session, or visit my occult shop: https://www.walkthehedge.com Follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/paganwolf13
Happy Yule and Happy Holidays! In today's episode Ivy and Alex talk about celebrating Yule on a budget. Not everyone has a fireplace, so how do you burn a Yule log? I'm glad you asked listen in to find out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thotzfromthebroomcloset/message
Happy Yule, witches! Megan and Nicole are back and ready to chat about some of the pagan reasons for the season. Shout to the big man Odin, the upcoming Full Moon, and the Romans for their endless debauchery and shenanigans that have stood the test of time as we celebrate the return of the sun that this Winter Solstice brings. Thanks to The Keep Downtown for sponsoring this episode's wine: Ca'Montebello Custio Italian Rosso. Stop by and grab a bottle for the upcoming festivities. Cheers!
Skye flying solo. Just a quick Yule wish with cosmic energy. Happy Holidays. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/midnight-margaritas/message
Happy Yule, Happy Winter Solstice, Happy Great Conjunction, Happy Holidays and Happy Capricorn Season! In today's episode, I break down the energies of whats to come in Capricorn Season! As we go through the changing of the guards from Cardinal energy to fixed, and earth to air, my hope is you can use this episode to help you better prepare for the cosmic forecast ahead! If you wish to work with my on where this is happening in your life blueprint, feel free to email me brittany.galipeau@gmail.com or message me on IG @thetrulyyouniversalpodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Happy Yule! It's the season 2 finale! Emily and Kate go wassailing as they discuss Yule and the Winter Solstice with special guest, lightworker Alia Walston! Then Alia pulls a card from their own tarot deck. Please Rate and Review (and Subscribe!) on Apple Podcasts! You can reach out to Alia on their website: www.aliawalston.com and follow on IG @aliawalston. A big witchy thank you to all of our listeners, we'll be back in the new year with season 3: new guests, more witchiness!
It's Transformational Thursday, you guys! Today, I'm sharing a personal story of irony as it relates to joy as well as some recent epiphanies that I think will not only make you laugh, but also give you several powerful concepts to resonate on in your own life. First and foremost, I'm sharing how some of our biggest heartbreaks can be our biggest teachers, how certain desires can end up catching us if we slow down long enough for them to catch up, and the true meaning behind the word en-joy (hint: it's SO obvious). Enjoy! Talk soon for another Motivation Monday in a few days and if you celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas!! And if you celebrate another holiday, then Happy Hanukah, Happy Kwanza, Happy Yule (even though it was yesterday), or Happy Holidays in general! P.S. I actually went to my first Yule celebration at First UU of San Antonio this past weekend. I'll be blogging about it soon! Love to you and yours! Always
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