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fWotD Episode 2794: George E. Mylonas Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Saturday, 28 December 2024 is George E. Mylonas.George Emmanuel Mylonas (Greek: Γεώργιος Μυλωνάς, romanized: Georgios Mylonas, Greek pronunciation: [/ʝe'oɾʝios myːlo'nas/], ye-OR-yios mee-loh-NAS; December 21, [O. S. December 9] 1898 – April 15, 1988) was a Greek archaeologist of ancient Greece and of Aegean prehistory. He excavated widely, particularly at Olynthus, Eleusis and Mycenae, where he made the first archaeological study and publication of Grave Circle B, the earliest known monumentalized burials at the site.Mylonas was born in Smyrna, then part of the Ottoman Empire, and received an elite education. He enrolled in 1919 at the University of Athens to study classics, joined the Greek Army, and fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922. He witnessed the destruction of Smyrna in September 1922, and was subsequently taken prisoner; he was recaptured after a brief escape, but was released in 1923 after bribing his captors with money sent by his American contacts.In 1924, Mylonas began working for the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, with which he retained a lifelong association. He became its first bursar the following year, and took part in excavations at Corinth, Nemea and Olynthus under its auspices. After receiving his Ph. D. from the University of Athens in 1927, he moved to Johns Hopkins University in the United States to study under David Moore Robinson, his excavation director from Olynthus. He subsequently taught at the University of Chicago. After a brief return to Greece, during which he taught at a gymnasium and made his first excavations at Eleusis, he was hired by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1931, before moving to Washington University in St. Louis in 1933, where he remained until returning permanently to Greece in 1969. There, he was prominent in the Archaeological Society of Athens and in efforts to conserve the monuments of the Acropolis of Athens.Mylonas's excavation work included the sites of Pylos, Artemision, Mekyberna, Polystylos and Aspropotamos. Along with John Papadimitriou, he was given responsibility for the excavation of Mycenae's Grave Circle B in the early 1950s, and from 1957 until 1985 excavated on the citadel of the site. His excavations helped to establish the chronological relationships between Mycenae's structures, which had been excavated piecemeal over the preceding century, and to determine the religious function of the site's Cult Center, to which he gave its name. He was awarded the Order of George I, the Royal Order of the Phoenix and the Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America, of which he was the first foreign-born president. His work at Mycenae has been credited with bringing coherence to the previously scattered and sporadically published record of excavation at the site. At the same time, his belief that ancient Greek mythical traditions, particularly concerning the Trojan War and the Eleusinian Mysteries, could be verified by archaeological excavation was controversial in his day and has generally been discredited since.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:30 UTC on Saturday, 28 December 2024.For the full current version of the article, see George E. Mylonas on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Ruth.

Hacer click aquí para enviar sus comentarios a este cuento.Juan David Betancur Fernandezelnarradororal@gmail.comHoy continuamos con una tareíta mas de Heracles.. Y la de hoy esta como de mal olor. Había una vez un héroe llamado Heracles que bien ocupado estaba cumpliendo con las tareas que le estaba mandando a hacer el rey Euristeo para pagar el pecado de haber matado la familia.  Pues después de el león de Nemea, la hidra de lerna, la cierva de cerinitia y el jabalí de erimanto ya el rey euristeo estaba hasta la coronilla de la eficiencia de Heracles y como para quitárselo de encima y para hacerle la maldad pensó en mandarlo a hacer algo bien maluco.  Por aquellas épocas era sabido que el rey Augias tenía muchos animales entre caballos, toros, vacas , ovejas, etc. Y que muchos de estos los tenía bien guardaditos en una pesebrera que había  mandado a construir para su deleite.  Pero resulta que el tal Augias era medio holgazán y nunca, cuando se dice nunca es nunca había decidido limpiar las pesebreras de los desechos orgánicos de sus animales. Se decía que era tal la cantidad de estiércol que se había acumulado en los establos que se había acabado el abono orgánico de origen animal en toda la región ya que los animales no salían a hacer en los prados del reino.  Pues el olorcito de los establos llegaba a sentirse a cientos de kilómetros a la redonda y que incluso en las redes sociales no se hablaba de otra cosa y ya era trending griego , El olorcito parece que le había llegado al rey Euristeo que decidio que el siguiente trabaja para hercules seria ir hasta los establos y limpiar estos de cuanto se había acumulado allí por mucho tiempo.  A hercules no le pareció como buen idea el ir a limpiar anos de estiércol pero como le tocaba y no tenía de otra cogio camino para donde vivía el Rey Augias y allá se le presento diciéndole.  Oiga don Augias yo que vengo pasando por aquí le cuento que el olorcito que desprenden sus establos esta como fuertecito…. El rey haciéndose el desentendido le dijo. De verdad yo como que no lo había notada… Pero si usted lo dice.  Y Hercules que se le sale el paisa y le dice. Mire Rey si usted quiere yo se los limpio pero tenemos que arreglar los honorarios y dada la cantidad de estiercol le cuento que le puede salir como carito el mandado.  El rey Augias le dijo. Mire hagamos un trato. Si usted lo limpia en un solo día yo le doy una parte de los animales que tengo. Pero tiene que ser en un solo día o si no pierde el pago.  Listo para lo que no hay pereza , dijo Heracles.. Déjemelo a mi y yo me encargo de eso.  Y salió hércules para el establo y cuando vio en detalle el m… que había allí se preocupo ya que si como que estaba difícil la limpiadita.  Pero a lo lejos se dio cuenta que había dos ríos que pasaban más o menos cerquita y decidio que lo que podía hacer es que la madre naturaleza le ayudara con el mandado. Así que se subió hasta donde estaban los días y a punto te pico y azadón desvió los dos ríos y los junto en una represa que puso arribita de donde estaban los establos. Luego espero a que la represa se llenara y de un solo manotazo la derrumbo.  Y comienza a bajar el agua por la ladera hasta que llego a los establos y dicho y hecho el agua se llevo todo el estiércol que había allí. Y cuando esto sucedió pues los establos quedaron limpios y brillantes como cuando nuevos.  Así que hércules se fue para donde el Rey augias y le dijo Mire patrón como le prometí sus establos quedaron limpios y en menos de un días, así que déjese caer con el ganadito que me prometió.  Pero Augias que se las tiraba de vivo le dij

Hacer click aquí para enviar sus comentarios a este cuento.Juan David Betancur Fernandezelnarradororal@gmail.com Había una vez un héroe llamado Heracles, o Hercules para los romanos que Como veníamos viendo Euristeo le puso una serie de tareas que debía cumplir para sacarse de encima esa media bobadita de haber matado a su familia. Y Heracles como todo buen héroe se dispuso a cumplirlas. Inicialmente fue el leon de Nemea pero ahora le tocaba la Hidra de Lerna .  La hidra de lerna era un serpiente era un ser monstruoso que había sido criado por su mayor frenemy o sea Hera pero con H. La hidra crecio protegida por Hera en un pantano llamado Lerna y tenía la peculariedad de haber nacido con 9 cabezas…. Y de todas ellas salía veneno. Como quien dice difícil de tratar con ella ya que hacerle el quite a 9 cabezas es como difícil y bien viperinas.  Pero como hercules se le media a cualquier baile decidio que no se le iba a arrugar a dicho reto y cogio camino para Lerna…. Pero como no era bobito de pasada paso por la casa de su sobrino Yolao y le dijo. Parce vengase conmigo que le tengo un trabajito de medio tiempo para que se haga su platica. La verdad es que parece que Yolao se le apuntaba hasta a la movida de un catre porque inmediatamente dijo.  Listo Tio para las que sea. Cuente conmigo.  Y así Heracles y Yolao cogieron camino para el pantano.  Cuando llegaron allí se asomaron con cuidado y con mucho disimulo le preguntaron a los vecinos del pantano que como era la movida con la culebrita esa.  Los manes que vivían cerca al pantano, se timbraron y con mucho susto le dijeron.  Nooo mijito ustedes dos están paila. Se vinieron a bailar con la más fea literalmente. Esa culebra es peor que deber platica. Les podemos decir que de su boca sale un olor tan horrible que el que lo huele queda ahí tirado inmediatamente. Y además recuerde que ella tiene como 9 cabezas Y dicen que esas cabezas son muy jodidas ya que si uno le corta una cabeza le salen otras dos más del mismo punto. Así que no se hagan ilusiones y más bien cojan camino por donde vinieron.  Heracles que oye esto e inmediatamente se reunió con Yolao para planear la estrategia. Así que le dijo a su sobrino  Yolao mijo. Vamos a hacer lo siguiente. Mientras yo preparo el hacha para que me quede bien afilaita usted se va para aquel bosque y le prende candela a unos cuantos arboles, cuando ya esten bien quemados se trae unas cuantas ramas bien prendidas y espera a que yo le diga que tiene que hacer.  Y dicho y hecho. Cuando Yolao volvió con una docena de ramas encendidas, Heracles se le acercó y le dijo.  Listo ya estoy listo y usted me va a ayudar. Yo me voy a meter al pantano y cuando esa culebra de 9 cabeza salga yo le salto encima y a la cabeza más cercana le pego su hachazo. Pero ahí mismo es donde necesito su ayuda, cuando yo corto una cabeza usted se viene con uno de los tizones encendidos y quema el cuello de la cabeza que dada en la culebra. Así no podrán salir más cabezas de allí.  Y así sucedió Heracles salto al pantano e inmediatamente la culebra lo sintió y salió a la superficie. Pero Heracles que ya estaba preparado le mando el guascazo y zaquete una cabeza cayo y Yolao que era muy vivo se acercó y con un rama en fuego quemo el cuello. Y se podrán imaginar el olorcito. Terrible pero así es la vida. Luego Heracles empezó a rodear a la serpiente y a darle hachazos a cada una de las cabezas. Y Yolao a quemar los cuellos. Y así iban muy felices cortando cabeza y cauterizando como dicen los médicos.  Pero Hera con h que era muy fregada se la pillo y dijo . Espere y vera que este pati rajado no me la gana. Y mando un cangrejo gigan

Hacer click aquí para enviar sus comentarios a este cuento.Juan David Betancur Fernandezelnarradororal@gmail.com

En la época clásica, cada año se celebraba alguno de los grandes juegos que apasionaban a los griegos y que atraían a miles de aficionados a los santuarios de Olimpia, Delfos, Corinto o Nemea. Viajamos a la Grecia Clásica para contarte los detalles de cómo se desarrollaban y la importancia que tenían en la sociedad.

Slovo olympiáda mělo ve starověku úplně jiný význam než dnes. A je vlastně i důvodem, proč jsou letní olympijské hry jednou za čtyři roky. Kdyby například starověká Nemea byla větší, tak bychom se dnes možná netěšili na olympijské, ale na neméjské hry. Zhruba 500 let před naším letopočtem totiž bývaly sportovní hry každý rok, a to v různých městech.Všechny díly podcastu Magazín Experiment můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! LA BIBLIOTECA DE LA HISTORIA nos abre uno de sus archivos, que nos va a acercar a: "Hércules y el León de Nemea (#1 - Serie de los doce trabajos)". En este programa para FANS de LA BIBLIOTECA DE LA HISTORIA continuamos con la serie sobre Hércules comenzando por el primero de los doce trabajos que le fueron encomendados por su primo Euristeo, Rey de la Argólide. Este primer trabajo consistirá en acabar con la vida del temible León de Nemea y llevar consigo a micenas su impenetrable piel. Acompáñanos en esta aventura sobre la mitología griega en la que conoceremos las aventuras y desventuras de uno de los héroes más conocidos de la mitología griega como es Heracles o Hércules. Sin más preámbulos os dejo con el programa y espero que os guste. Este es un Podcast producido y dirigido por Gerión de Contestania, miembro del grupo "Divulgadores de la Historia". -Enlace a la web del grupo "Divulgadores de la Historia": https://divulgadoresdelahistoria.wordpress.com Somos un podcast perteneciente al sello iVoox Originals. Canal de YouTube de LA BIBLIOTECA DE LA HISTORIA: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfHTOD0Z_yC-McS71OhfHIA Correo electrónico: labibliotecadelahistoria@gmail.com *Si te ha gustado el programa dale al "Like", ya que con esto ayudarás a darnos más visibilidad. También puedes dejar tu comentario, decirnos en que hemos fallado o errado y también puedes sugerir un tema para que sea tratado en un futuro programa de LA BIBLIOTECA DE LA HISTORIA. Gracias. Música del audio: -Entrada: Epic Victory by Akashic Records . License by Jamendo. -Voz entrada: http://www.locutordigital.es/ -Relato: Music with License by Jamendo. Imagen del audio: Hércules lucha contra el León de Nemea. Pintura del artista español Francisco de Zurbarán (Año 1.634) - (Museo del Prado - Madrid). Redes Sociales: -Twitter: LABIBLIOTECADE3 -Facebook: Gerión De Contestania Muchísimas gracias por escuchar LA BIBLIOTECA DE LA HISTORIA y hasta la semana que viene. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

For the first time, we have a Wine For Normal People Patron on the show to share her passion and expertise!   This week is a follow-up to last week's weedier podcast on Greece. This time, long time listener and friend, Lindsey Miller, joins as our first Patron guest, to talk about her passion for and knowledge of Greek wine. She helps bring this topic to life, giving us background on how she fell in love with Greece, got to know its wines, and developed some expertise on the subject.   Lindsey shares tips and tricks on how to get the best Greek wine, talks about the challenges for the country's wines in English-speaking markets, and makes helpful suggestions on where to start – from a grape AND region perspective – with Greece.   I had so much fun with Lindsey and she did a great job “humanizing” the topic and getting me motivated to explore even more of Greece! Let's raise a glass (of Greek wine) to her for being the first brave soul to come on the show and share her passion and smarts with us! Lindsey Miller in Pylos. Credit: Lindsey Miller As we mentioned in the last show, here is a list of places and grapes we mention:     Notable Appellations and Grapes we cover... Xinomavro PDO appellations: Naoussa, Amyndeo Agiorgitiko appellation: Nemea PDO Moschofilero: Mantinia PDO/Peloponnese Assyrtiko appellation: Santorini Liatiko, Vidiano, Vilana, Kotsifali: Crete Store shelf Lindsey mentions in the show. Greek wines with Hungarian wines thrown in. Credit: Lindsey Miller Full show notes are on Patreon. Become a member today! www.patreon.com/winefornormalpeople   _______________________________________________________________ Wine Access  is my go-to source for the best selection of interesting, outstanding quality wines you can't find locally. Make sure you join the Wine Access-Wine For Normal People wine club in time for the first quarter shipment (it's shaping up to be outstanding!).  Get 10% your first order with my special URL.    To register for an AWESOME, LIVE WFNP class with Elizabeth or get a class gift certificate for the wine lover in your life go to: www.winefornormalpeople.com/classes

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Remember, we welcome comments, questions and suggested topics at thewonderpodcastQs@gmail.com ----more----   Introduction and Welcome --- Yucca: Welcome back to The Wonder Science Based Paganism. I'm your host, Jekka. Mark: And I'm Mark. Reflecting on the End of the Year --- Yucca: And today we are talking about the end of the year and the beginning of a new year. So once again, here we are at the end of a year, Mark: Yeah, so it's a good time for reflecting on what the, what this round of the cycle has been, and then looking forward into the next year we were saying before we started to record, we're still in that, that kind of held breath in the middle of, of the winter solstice season, at least in the, in the northern hemisphere, where Everything seems to kind of stop for a moment, even though there's this frenzy of activity in your personal life, most, many people are not working. There's just a kind of suspension of ordinariness, and there's this moment of what can be a really reflective still time, as well as a very festive time, Yucca: right? This episode should actually come out Christmas morning. So, early Christmas morning, Mark: always a tranquil and reflective time. Yucca: Yes, very relaxed, there's nothing going on.  Discussing the Timing of the New Year --- Yucca: Before we get into all of that, let's talk about the timing of the New Year. Okay. Because we're talking about the calendar switching New Year, which many people count as the New Year. For me, that's usually what I go with. That's the turning of the calendar. But for some folks, it's actually at Hallow, some people it's the Solstice, some people change at the Equinox, right? When's New Year's for you? Mark: I have two tracks for that, and they're offset by about ten days. Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: For me, the beginning of the sacred cycle of the year is at the winter solstice. But then there's the calendar year, which, you know, as we say, when you're dating something, what number do you put at the end of the of, of the date that you're writing, that changes on January 1st, and so January 1st is also a hinge point, a moment when there's a transition, and that gives us the opportunity to do what we're doing today, which is look back, kind of review what that's all been like for the past cycle, and then imagine and dream forward into the new cycle. Yucca: Mm hmm. For me it's very fuzzy because since I don't have, typically I'm not working on the 31st or the 1st. The exact moment there isn't really a switch over, it's just this sort of fuzzy time period where it's like, oh yeah, it's the new year. I think, kinda, now I gotta get used to writing this other date, but it hasn't really happened yet. it Really takes about until February to get used to it being a different year. Mark: Mm. Reflections on the Past Year --- Yucca: So, and some years just don't feel like they happened, especially in the last few years because of how things were so different with COVID, where some years just, like, feel like they're missing. Mark: Yeah, 2020, I mean, when it happened, 2020 felt like the longest year ever. Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: And then 2021 was like a continuation of the longest year ever, it was just more of the same. anD when the various Restrictions were relaxed, it almost felt like, it almost felt like that hadn't happened at all.  Impact of COVID-19 on the Perception of Time --- Mark: Like, it was just this sort of separate time when we were all indoors and staying away from everyone but it was outside of history somehow. Yucca: It was almost like we went from 19 to 22. Mark: Mm hmm. Yucca: Like, those, those years, I mean, they're there, but they're not in some ways. It's very, very odd. And this year So much has happened. It's actually quite difficult to keep track of what happened this year and what wasn't this year. Just thinking about what happened within this calendar year. It's, it's been a very full year. Mark: it really has. I mean, everything from floods and earthquakes and volcano eruptions to, you know, political happenings here and there and wars and humanitarian crises, you know, and of course that's what the news feeds us, which is all the bad news, Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: BuT I think it's fair to say that this is a very uncertain time for a lot of people. Yucca: Mm hmm.   Changes in the Work Environment --- Mark: I think about You know, in the, in the business world, in the economy, there's this huge movement of companies that are sort of hanging on by their fingernails to their old model and wanting to go back to 2019, and insisting that their workers come back to the office, and the workers are saying, actually, no, thank you, Yucca: Mm Mark: uh, this works much better for me in my life, and I'm not going. And it's, it's a very interesting standoff, Yucca: hmm. Mark: And it's one that I think the, the labor force, the working force is winning. I, I don't think that this idea about you have to be sitting in a chair in a cubicle in order to do your job is, is gonna succeed over the long term. Yucca: Right. At least within certain sectors. There are certain ones that are in person.  Mark: Oh, service industries, for sure. Yeah, I mean, those people have to be there and doing their thing. I'm thinking specifically of people that were in an office. Yeah, people who were in an office and then were able to leave, which of course is a tremendous privilege.  Challenges of Remote Work --- Mark: I now work fully remotely, and although there are things that are hard about it, like, for example, the fact that you could not register an organization to receive federal funding through, like, a cost sharing agreement or something like that, or a grant with the federal government if you don't have a physical address. Because the Patriot Act regulations consider that dodgy. So I, in order to prove that we really exist, I'm going to have to change the address on our bank account of my employer to my personal address, print out the, the, the bank statement that shows that address, and then change it back to the P. O. box that we have. Because we're a fully remote company and we don't have an office. So, it's just silly. Yucca: Wow. And you're not gonna, you don't have any zoning problems that are gonna come from that? Mark: No, Yucca: Okay. Yeah. Because there's certain areas where you gotta watch out for that, that you're not allowed to have particular businesses Mark: a Yucca: areas and, you know. Mark: I'm sure that that's true, but considering that it's going to last for less than 24 hours I don't really think it's a problem. The primary issue is, I think, they want to know where they can go to find a human being who is working for this company. And has some responsibility if they need to come after us for some reason. And I, there wouldn't be any reason they would need to come after us. I mean, we're a nonprofit organization. We can't even get in trouble with them for taxes. Yucca: Mm hmm. Yeah. But, but they can't go to a P. O. box. So. Mark: right. That's right. So we have to, I'm going to paint a target on my door and, and invite them to come find me. Reflection on Personal and Global Events --- Yucca: So, this year, though, there's things that have been happening on a big scale, Mark: yes, Yucca: and our personal lives, of course, are interwoven with that, right? But at the same time, a lot of what happens in our own lives really doesn't have a lot to do with the outside workings of, you know, what's happening with floods and hurricanes and wars and, you know, life just goes on. for listening. for regular folk.  Looking Back and Looking Forward --- Yucca: And so each of us, you know, us, you and me, Mark, and everyone listening, we've all had our own years, our own lives that have happened, and I, we were talking a lot about this last week, about the, about solstice being this wonderful time for reflection. I think that's a, we can continue that in, and, and think about the whole year. And what has that meant to us, and what are some of the lessons that we have learned? Because we have learned lessons, right? And what are those? Mm Mark: of those lessons are things that have crossed our minds consciously, right? Like, okay, this is a situation that doesn't work for me, this is a situation that does work for me this is an activity that really feeds me and helps me to feel energized and happy. thIs is something that is a total waste of time that I've been doing for my entire life, and I'm gonna stop, you know, those kinds of things. But then there's also the sort of the subconscious part, the, uh, the reflection on what can be called shadow work, you know, where you look at All right, there were certainly challenges this year. I mean, I don't think I know of anyone who didn't have a challenge this year. Did I ride those out, and what did I learn from them, and what did they tell me about myself, Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: right? What do they tell me about who I am? Because I think that one of the things that people are really struggling with right now is that we've been through a bunch of hardship with the pandemic and the Trump years and just a lot of really, Yucca: with the economy, Mark: yes, all that stuff. And you know, people, people still feel kind of beat up in many ways and very uncertain. And so, kind of digging down to find out, well, how do I live with that uncertainty? Am I doing okay? Am I, am I kind of walking, wounded, depressed right now? Not, not in a, in a So much a debilitating sense is just kind of a muffling sense, where you don't feel things as much as you used to, and the kinds of things that you enjoy doing, maybe you don't enjoy doing them quite so much. The Importance of Self-Reflection --- Mark: I think it's a good time for sort of a diagnostic take on, on how our mental health is going, and what in life is really serving us, and what in life is not. Yucca: Right?  Setting Goals and Intentions for the New Year --- Yucca: Yeah, and thinking about that, the choice and intention that we have in that, right? What do we want? What is serving us? And what, what do we want? How do we want to be in this life? Is that something that I choose or you choose to continue to do? Because it is When it comes to how we're responding, it ultimately is a choice, right? It's not a choice whether, to us as individuals, whether who's in office or what wars are happening, right? But, but how am I, how am I going to respond is something that I have some influence over, and this is just a good time to think about that. Yeah. Mark: Yes. How am I going to show up to reality? Yucca: Yeah. Mark: And a perfectly legitimate approach to that, by the way, is a nice dash of escapism. You know, play your Dungeons and Dragons and watch your Netflix. I mean, checking out for a little while is something that can actually help support you at times when things seem a little overwhelming or unbearable. I mean, you probably want to curate those experiences so you're not watching super depressing movies. Maybe that's not the road you want to follow. Yucca: Unless that does it for you, right? My, my partner will look at things that are like, will get on Reddit and, you know, see the, the terrible relationships and the like, am I the asshole threads and go, wow, my life's not that bad. Mark: life is good, yeah! Yucca: that to be very, like, helpful. Now, if I look at that stuff, I just get it. so worked up and it makes it worse for me, but for some people that really does help. So it, so, you know, know yourself on that. Does that help? Does that not help? You know, what are you consuming? And is that, is that leading you in the way that you want to be developing yourself right now or not? Mark: absolutely. Yeah, that's well said. So, I think there's an opportunity, I mean, one thing that I do on New Year's Eve is I have a dark mirror. Which is a piece of, a circular piece of heavily tinted glass, which I then painted black on the back and put in a frame. Actually first I put a piece of cardboard in the frame and then the glass over the top of that so that there would be some, some backing so that it would be less likely to break the mirror, um, but then I also drew various sigils and arcane symbols and stuff on the cardboard before I put the glass on top of it, so they're, they're down in there somewhere. Yucca: So there's these layers. Okay. Mark: You can't see them at all through the glass, but they're there. And what I like to do is to sort of, you know, light a candle and contemplate my face in this dark mirror on New Year's Eve. I've only done it for a couple of years, but it's a cool thing. You can see this shadowy outline of your face. And if you just keep gazing into it, it all sort of dissolves into geometric shapes. And you just Then you find your mind wandering to particular places and things and ideas and thoughts and, and it's a It's an opportunity to check in with the subconscious, to sort of dip in a little bit and find out, well, what's going on down there? So, that's something you could do, I mean, by candlelight, you could do that with a regular mirror.  Yucca: And then you get that lovely flickering with that. Mark: right, yeah. So, something to think about, or some other form of, you know, so called divination, like reading Tarot, or whatever those are. I like the ones, for this kind of work, I like the ones where you work essentially with random imagery and then see what your mind makes out of it, right? Like serumancy, dripping candle wax into water, Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: and it creates shapes as it, you know, cools. And you can see different animals and symbols and all that kind of stuff. Yucca: Yeah? Mark: Yeah. Yucca: Mm hmm. I like the imagery of that. Mm hmm. Mm Mark: So that's looking back. That's, that's the work of reflection, which I think every person who really wants to be happy and wise has to do some of that. You know, you got to look at yourself. You got to look at the world. And there's, uh, you know, there's, there's a level of simply coming to terms and saying, okay, that's real. Yucca: Right. Mark: another level of going. And I'm grateful for all this other stuff that's going on, right? So, you know, the world is a very complex mixture. It's not like thumbs up, thumbs down, and the same is true of ourselves as individuals. And just coming to grips with all of that and having a level of acceptance and gratitude is very helpful, I think. thAt goes back to that thing about the three big lessons that I talk about. The big Okay, the big thank you and the big wow, Yucca: Right, so there's the reflection component there's the looking back and there's also the looking forward. Now I think the looking back, you've got to be able to do that, I think that really does need to come first, or part of it, to be able to look forward to What is it that you want, right? Mark: yeah, Yucca: And as we talked about last time, we're kind of in this dreaming period. We may not really be planting those seeds yet, but we are deciding what are those seeds that we might want to plant. What do we need to do to prepare? Mark: right. Yucca: Yeah. Mark: And that goes into the ritual things that people do at the New Year around resolutions and all that kind of stuff, right? Because I mean, A New Year's resolution is rooted in an imagined self that has changed. It's like, okay, I picture myself and I do not drink six cups of coffee a day. Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: And that's great. You know, it's great to have a vision for where you want to go as a person, whether it's something minor or something major. Personally, I don't do New Year's resolutions, and the reason that I don't do them is that the popular framing of them is kind of like the little drummer boy game, where it's like once you lose, it's over. Yucca: hmm. Mark: And if you're really trying to do something hard to change yourself, you have to give yourself some slack. If you're trying to get sober, and you do that for a week and then you have a drink, you don't quit trying to get sober, you just start over, right? Yucca: Right, you get back up, dust yourself off, and keep going. Yeah. Mark: Yeah. Yucca: So I think that one of the things that sometimes we are very good at or don't have a lot of practice in is that, that getting back up part and planning in how, what could go wrong and how am I going to respond when it does go wrong. Mark: Good point. Yucca: And I think that If you are incorporating that into your planning, whatever it is, whether you're planning your financial future, or the process of quitting smoking or drinking, or all of those, any of those things, you are, you're being more realistic, first of all, about the world that we live in, because mistakes do happen. You're, you're building in resilience to being able to better achieve whatever that is. So I think that's a really important step that we forget to do. Mark: Yes. And the self compassion step in there as well. Not excuse making, but recognizing that we're all fallible and that any kind of real personal transformation that's the kind of thing that a New Year's resolution might be made about is not easy, right? It's just not easy. And, um, it is remarkable the degree to which our behaviors as humans are. The Power of Habit and Routine --- Mark: Habitual. Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: You know, we have routines for our day, we have routines for making our coffee, we have routines for, you know, what we do about lunch, we have just lots and lots of routines, routines, you know, when we're getting ready to go to bed.  Yucca: And there's a very, very practical reason for all of that. So that all of that isn't taking up our space for the other stuff that we need to be doing. For all the other stuff we need to be thinking about. We're not, every time we make our coffee, we aren't going through those steps. We're not giving it the mental energy. Mark: Right. Okay, Yucca: something else. Mark: water. Yucca: Yes, oh wait, when I move my hand, yeah, that's all, that's all just ingrained so that we can do other things and pay attention to the things that might matter more. Now there's today probably not a tiger about to getcha, but we needed the space to be able to be aware for a possible tiger to get to. Now we're thinking about the interaction that we're going to have with our colleague or whatever we're going to tell to our uncle when they say that super offensive thing. But, yeah. Mark: Yeah. And so, because, because so much of what we do is this sort of pre programmed pathway of habit. It can be very hard to reprogram that stuff, because once you start the process, the rest of the steps are automatic. You do this, and then all of those other things just naturally follow. And to be able to be self aware enough in any given moment to say, wait, I'm not going to go any further with this. I'm going to do something else. That is an effort, and it, it requires some real focus, and if you're not able to do it all the time, it requires some real compassion with yourself, so that instead of feeling like a failure or, you know, a moral degenerate, you just feel like someone who is trying to do something hard and is learning how to do it. Yucca: Yeah. And another component is that, that doing those hard things is a skill, um, and sometimes we try to jump to, to a bigger task than we might be ready for, than a bigger change, right? Sometimes we might need to make some smaller changes, get good at practicing. That change before we go to something even bigger. Mark: Yeah. Yucca: And that's just going to depend on whatever it is that you're working on. Mm. Mm Mark: So, having said all that, I'm not a big fan of New Year's resolutions because, as I said, the idea is that it's like a piece of glass. It's like, if it's broken, then it's no longer of any use. And, So, to me, that's just, it's a very, well, frankly, a very Protestant way of looking at things. It's got a lot of judgment folded into it, and it just doesn't really work for me. Setting Themes Instead of Resolutions --- Mark: So what I like to do is to set themes for the new year that are kind of areas that I'm going to pay attention to and work to foster in my life. Yucca: Mm Mark: So, like, last year, My theme this year, actually, my themes were prosperity and security, um, because I hadn't had a job for a year and eight months at that point. I needed to get a job.  Yucca: Hmm. Mark: you know, and I did get a job and now I'm working in it and it's lively. Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: It's if, you know, Folks that are listening to the podcast that have been on the Facebook or Discord communities know that I am about to be appointed as the Interim Executive Director of the environmental organization that I work for, and there are crises that we are dealing with that are very challenging, and they're going to land in my lap when the previous Executive Director leaves, which was already planned before the crises happened. So, it's not his fault, but still it's, it's a very lively time, and I'm not getting time off at the holidays that I expected to get because I've got to work through the end of the year when he goes. So, but I got a job, and it's a good job working for The protection of wilderness and, and wild places and biodiversity hotspots. So that's, that's pretty cool work to be doing. Yucca: Yeah, so you like to set themes instead of resolutions. And is that something that you do, um, at the same time as your dark mirror ritual? Or is that a separate thing for you? Mark: That's kind of a separate thing. And it doesn't necessarily have to happen like on New Year's Day. Usually I, I do it in the first week of the year, something like that. Just as things are starting to get rolling again, the, the normality is reasserting itself after the strange, still frenzied window of the holidays. Yucca: Mm Mark: Um, so yeah, that's, that's generally when I do it, and I'm still not clear about what my themes will be for the coming year. Um, but I've started thinking about it. Right? Yucca: hmm. Mm Mark: Uh, I, I do have the, the advantage of not having, I mean, I'm going to my Ritual Circles Yule Gathering today, which is sort of my big social Christmas y, Yule y thing. Um, but, I have no plans on Christmas Day itself, so You know, at least that I get off, uh, and I don't know, I'm, I'm gonna try to pry out some more time next week if I possibly can, but it really just depends on what's going on. Yucca: Yeah. Mark: How about you? What are your New Year's practices? Yucca: It's not particularly formal. I, I do like the resolutions it, as long as it has the what we were built, we were talking about built into it where it isn't like a, oh well, I messed it up and can't try again. But I'm, I'm more of a fan of making choices and resolutions. When I, when it comes up, right? So I think that this is a really important time of year to be doing reflection, but I try and do that throughout the year. aNd I'm a little hesitant about the doing anything where I say, oh, I'll wait till Start it on Monday, or start at the beginning of the month, or start at the beginning of the year, because that stuff actually means you don't really want to do it, right? You're not going to do it. If you're really going to do it, start now. Not tonight, not tomorrow, not Monday, now. So I'm kind of in that camp of just like, if I'm going to do it, yeah, I'm a kind of cold turkey person, right? Or pull the band aid off, where just, I'm just going to do it. But know that sometimes I will slip up. And then I have to be, and I can't do the whole, oh, well, I guess, you know, I slipped up, I'll, you know, I'll just do it again and start better tomorrow. Nope, you just gotta be on it. And that's just my particular personality that I've Mark: Huh. Yucca: Some people are very different with that. But I do like the idea of there being a time where people are reflecting on what they want and actively deciding to make a change. Whether that ends up working out or not is a different thing, but I think that it's really important to have that. So I value that that's something that our culture does. I think we could work on the skills around that. Mark: Yeah, that, that's, that's a good point, too. The, yes, there are skills required to have that kind of discipline and, and self compassion. You know, the other thing I wanted to put a word in for is We tend to think of New Year's resolutions as always being something that's like, you know, taking your medicine. It's some, you know, I'm going to abstain from something or I'm going to Yucca: Well, the classic one is I'm going to go to the gym every Mark: Yes. Yucca: the going to the gym is the classic one, right? Yeah. Or losing that 20 pounds. Mark: Yes. Whereas It's also possible to have resolutions that are about good things that you want to add into your life, right? You know, you, you, you could certainly say to yourself, you know, I'm, I'm, I'm gonna carve out Sunday afternoons and I'm gonna go for a hike every Sunday afternoon. That's what I'm gonna do. Yucca: Yeah. Mark: And that's good for you. I mean, that, that, that would be a pleasurable experience that you'd be doing for yourself. You know, something that's additive to your life, you know, it could be I'm going to start having date nights and I'm going to have more sex in my life. It could be I'm going to make sure that I get to that restaurant that I love so much once a month. You know, any of those things. Yucca: And let's, let's take one of those as an example. Let's say it's the going for a hike on Sundays, right?  Planning for Success in the New Year --- Yucca: If that is the thing that you're thinking about, well, you can go, okay, well, What can I do right now to help set that up to be more likely for me to be able to do that? And for me, that would be, I'm going to put it in my calendar right now. It's pretty easy to do that. I have a digital cal I like, I have a physical and a digital, but my digital is my main one, then I copy it onto my physical and go, okay, I'm going to see that on my calendar every day. Mark: Yeah. Yucca: And then I'm going to think about, okay, well, what am I going to do If the weather is XYZ, right? Okay, I'm going to set it up right now that I have the equipment that I need to be able to do it. So if it's raining, I'm not going to go, oh, I guess I can't go out because I don't have a raincoat. I just got myself a raincoat, so I can go out, right? I've looked up places that I can go. So when you're in this, like, I'm, when you're in the moment of deciding that that's what you're going to do, you've got energy around it. Think about how you can set yourself up to succeed in that. Mark: Yeah, I mean, in the hiking example, I think one thing that you can do immediately is go get yourself a pair of hiking boots. Yucca: Yeah, right? Get yourself the hiking boots and figure out some of the places. Maybe find a group, if that's what you want to do. Maybe you don't want to go with a group, but is there a group that That is doing it, that you could, that you could join with and then have the positive peer pressure component to it, right? And we always say peer pressure is like this bad thing, but sometimes it's really helpful, right? Like, we've said it before, if this podcast was just one of us trying to do it, Wouldn't have worked, right? Because each week I know, oh, Mark's gonna be there waiting for me. Okay, I'm gonna do it. Whereas if it was just me by myself, we would have gotten a few episodes in 2020 and that'd be it. Right? Mark: Well, yeah, there is something about being accountable to other people. And creating whatever it is that you're trying to do to build some accountability expectation on the part of other people. I know meetup. com tends to have lots of hiking groups and, you know, people that like to do various outdoor things, so that's a resource that you can look for. Yucca: Right. And of course, whatever your goal is, I just grabbed that one because that was an easy one to talk about, right? But, but the point of it is to think about what's going to help me succeed, what might get in the way, how can I respond when that does happen? Because it, there will be a day that the weather is off. There will be a day that you're feeling sick. There will be, those things will happen. So, what are you going to do when they do? Mm Mark: right. And the good news is that as you start doing the thing and enjoying it, since we're talking about things that are additive, that are, that are, you know, that are pleasurable in your life, Um, it will feel weirder and weirder not to do it, because we are creatures of routine, right? And you can get that routine making pattern on your side if you just build up some consistency. Yucca: hmm. Mark: So starting at least with a social group, and I find that a social group is good for hiking. I mean, I like solo hiking a lot, but One thing that a social group is good for is that interactions with other people will tend to distract you from whether your body is hurting or not. Yucca: Yes. Mark: know, if you're having a conversation on the trail and your legs are starting to hurt, you'll, you'll tend to tamp that down to continue the conversation on the trail. Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: So, you know, while you're building strength. Yucca: Right. All right, well, Mark, are there other things that you can think about for this turning of the year? Mark: You know, not really. My birthday is two days after New Year's Day, and so the two of them often, you know, they kind of get mushed together. And So the reflection piece tends to be, for me, it tends to be not just the last year, but also, like, life, Yucca: Right. Mark: What have I done? What am I doing? Where am I going? You know, all those kinds of big questions. So I do like to consider those as well, but I think that's really more of a birthday thing. You could do that at any time of the year, Yucca: Right, Mark: but a birthday is a good opportunity for it. Yucca: yeah, I think all of what we've been talking about is great for birthday whatever time of year your birthday is, Mark: Yeah. Even the resolutions, it's like a gift to yourself, right? You're gonna improve something. Yucca: new year, it's not the calendar's new year, but you're starting again, Mark: Right. Absolutely. Yeah. And yep, and mine actually falls on a Wednesday, like the day I was born this year. Yucca: Oh, I was also born on a Wednesday. Mark: Where are you? We're full of woe! Yucca: Yes. I've always liked Wednesday because when I was little, I learned to spell it as Wed nest day. And so every time I write the word, I say Wed nest day in my mind, even decades later. So I've just always enjoyed that day. Mark: That's great. Yucca: So, just the little things to make. Make things fun and enjoyable, Mark: Sure. Yeah. Closing Thoughts and Farewell --- Yucca: Well, we will see everyone again. I think our next episode will be the first. So we won't see all of you until the 2024. Yes. Wow. That sounds like a sci fi date. That doesn't sound real. Mark: God, it's, it's, well, you know, there's so, Yucca: Shouldn't it be like some Book series, or like, sci fi action should be named 20, 24. Mark: You know, there are times when my partner Nemea and I, we look at some of the technological things that are happening and we just say we're living in the future. You know, we remember what it was like in the 70s when a Texas Instruments TI 30 hand calculator was both expensive and rare and, and incredibly powerful, right? And now, you know, now we're doing custom gene based healthcare for people. Yucca: Yeah, Mark: It's like, it's amazing. Yucca: it's a cool time to be alive, right? That's something we should say, it's been, for all the challenges that are world is facing and that we're facing and the crises and all of that. It's also really, there's a lot of cool stuff Mark: there is, Yucca: and just the things we get to learn and the tools we have to study with and, and the opportunities that just didn't exist before. Mark: Right? Right. Yucca: Yeah, there's a, there's a lot, there's a lot to be really grateful for. Mark: Absolutely, and there's, of course, a lot of improvement that needs to happen on many fronts, and that's our responsibility as people who want a better world, um, but I mean, I've known some activists who have fallen into this terrible hole of everything is awful and they're just cynical about everything because it doesn't meet their perfect dream. I don't remember who said it, but something like inside cynic is a frustrated optimist. aNd, uh, no, a frustrated idealist. That was it, a frustrated idealist. And I really work hard not to have that happen, because I think it's such a narrow view of the world. The world is amazing. Life is an amazing ride. And yes, there are terrible things in it, and that's just how it is. The big okay. Yucca: Yep, Mark: Yeah. Well, Yucca, thank you so much. I wish you a Merry Christmas, um, Yucca: and a happy new Mark: a Happy New Year. Yes whatever your celebrations are over the course of the next week I hope that you enjoy them and spend them loved and warm and cozy. Yucca: and we'll see y'all next year.   

2020: https://thewonderpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-winter-solstice/ 2021: https://thewonderpodcast.podbean.com/e/winter-solsticeyule/ 2022: https://thewonderpodcast.podbean.com/e/winter-solsticeyulemidwinter-2022/   Remember, we welcome comments, questions and suggested topics at thewonderpodcastQs@gmail.com   TRANSCRIPT:----more----   Introduction and Welcome --- Mark: Welcome back to The Wonder of Science-Based Paganism. I'm your host, Mark, Yucca: And I'm Yucca. Mark: and it's that time again.  Discussion on Winter Solstice --- Mark: We're going to talk about the winter solstice and all the different things we call it, and what the themes of the season are, and how we celebrate it, and all that good kind of stuff. So happy solstice to everyone. Yucca: That's right. Happy solstice. it's, we're here already. Mark: End of 2023 already. Hard to believe. Yucca: Yeah. So, and the Reflection on the Show's Journey --- Mark: Does that mean we're going into season five? Yucca: we're going into season five. That's right. Mark: Whoa. Yucca: Yeah. On the one hand, it feels like forever. It feels like it's been a decade. On the other hand, I can't believe it. Mark: Yeah. Yucca: start doing this last year? Mark: Yeah. Something like. Yeah. Understanding the Solstice and its Significance --- Yucca: Yeah, well, let's talk about the solstice, and we'll link to some of our previous episodes of the solstice as well, because since this will be, we're going into Season 5, right? We've done this particular one, you know, several years before, and that's one of the lovely things about the Wheel of the Year, ? It keeps turning, and we keep coming back to it, Mark: Right. Yucca: again, and again, and again, but every year it's a little different. Mark: Mm hmm. It's a spiral rather than a circle. Yucca: Yeah, it's like those, you can look up animations of the solar system, but from the perspective, instead of having the sun stationary, having the sun moving through the galaxy, because it is moving just depends on what you're using as your frame of reference, but the planets all going along for the ride as well we're Orbiting the sun and moving with the sun as it goes through the galaxy. This reminds me of that spiral that we do. Mark: Huh. Huh. Exploring the Themes of the Holiday --- Yucca: So, but let's start with themes. So, Mark, what do you call this holiday? Mark: Well, that is a bit of a moving target. For many, many years I've called it Yule. I called it Yule in my book. Yucca: hmm. The Transition from Yule to Midwinter --- Mark: But I'm moving off that into midwinter. Yucca: Mm The Cultural Significance of Yule --- Mark: Um, for a couple of reasons, one of which is that Yule is still a cultural reference. It's a, it's a Scandinavian word that references a winter solstice y kind of holiday that happened around this time of year in those cultures. And I've been very careful not to be drawing from any cultures in my practice. Yucca: hmm. Mark: midwinter, you know, it's the corollary to midsummer. At the summer solstice, and so that just seems like it feels pretty appropriate to me. Yucca: Nice. Okay. Mark: How about you? The Personal Connection to Solstice --- Yucca: uSually solstice, just the winter solstice or solstice sometimes first winter. I don't use midwinter because it's not midwinter for us. Mark: Mm hmm. Yucca: The, it certainly isn't the start of winter the way it's shown on like the calendar in terms of the astronomical seasons, but it's been winter for a month at this point, ? But we will not be into midwinter until, midwinter is more, you know, January, you know, end of January for us where we'll really be in the middle of winter. So, yeah, usually solstice, I've never really connected with the name Yule. I think it's pretty. It's on cards that people send. But it, just I've never had that connection with it. The Separation of Solstice and Christmas --- Yucca: I don't know, it, it, also you'll me, it still has more of a Christmas association. Like, it's still very Christmas. And even though Christmas is happening around the same time, for me, the solstice and Christmas are two very separate things. Mark: Yeah, I guess in my case, because I've really just, I've abandoned Christmas. So I have a lot of people around me, of course, who are celebrating it at work and so forth.  The Celebration of Solstice --- Mark: But I, I just adopted solstice celebration and that's what I do now. So I have a tree for that rather than for Christmas, for example. We were just putting lights on it and discovering that the new lights, there aren't quite enough of them. So now we desperately have to find some more and get them delivered immediately. So that'll be fun. They're, they're LEDs. that have a phone app where you can adjust the lights and the patterns and Nemea really, really is excited about this. Yucca: Okay, nice. Mark: Yeah.  Yucca: Lovely. Mark: yeah. Yeah. I haven't seen it at night yet, but it'll be pretty, I'm sure. So, yeah, I'm moving away from Yule. Yule seemed like kind of a harmless name to use. When I was writing my book, as opposed to, like, the Celtic names and stuff like that, that feels appropriative to me, and not really relevant to who I am and where I live and all that kind of stuff. Yucca: But in retrospect, it's seeming a little appropriate to you right now. Well, Mark: believe you can appropriate from a dead culture. So I'm not so worried about appropriating Scandinavian stuff from a Norse Worshipping tradition that didn't exist for a thousand years or so after Christianization. But, Yucca: still a lot, depending on where, like in Iceland, and there's still there's still some that is around today, Mark: oh, absolutely. Yucca: not necessarily in the same maybe strength that it was or, or prominence, but there's still aspects of that around. Mark: Well, and there's a resurgence. Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: I mean, I think that if we had looked at things in 1950, we probably would have seen a few folk practices, but not really anything that was as organized as, you know, a religious practice, for example. But I, I don't know enough about it to say for certain one way or another. In any case it's safer to simply abandon that name and move with one that's more more generic and English. Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: But, you know, when I first came into paganism, everybody called it Yule, and that was okay, and Yucca: That was just what you were around, yeah? Mark: Yeah, um, so whatever you call the winter solstice, and you may call it midsummer if you live in Argentina or, or Brazil, um, whatever you call it we're here to talk about celebrating it, and why don't we talk some about some of the themes that come up at this time of year. There's so much with it. Iconography to this season, you know, with the trees and the Santa Claus and the reindeer and the on and on and on and on.  Yucca: You know, I wish that everybody could see the backgrounds that we both came in with today, because there's a huge difference. So, Mark, you've got this scene with this, the pie. I don't know what trees those are back there, but you're Your conifers with the snow on it, and this little night scene, and this little house and it's these dark, you know, blues and grays. And then my background, and this was not planned, is the sun. And it's an up close of the bright bright sun with all the convection cells and Mark: and prominences bursting off the limb. Yucca: of it.  The Symbolism of Light and Dark --- Yucca: Yeah and I think that that reflects a big theme for this time of year is the the relationship between the light and the dark and the sun and the night and all of that. Mark: Ooh, nice, nice segue. That was great. Yeah. Yes the whole question of how we relate to darkness. is very much up at this time of year, because there sure is a lot of it in the Northern Hemisphere. And boy, the days are short now, and they're going to get even shorter.  Yucca: At my latitude, we get about 14 and a half, almost 15 hours of night at solstice. Mark: wow. Yeah, Yucca: north it's even more extreme. Mark: I think we get close to 16 hours. No, Yucca: No, you can't know not that much, but yeah. Mark: Yeah, 16 and a half hours. 15 and a half hours. Okay, third time's the Yucca: hmm. Mm hmm. Mm The Importance of Rest and Reflection --- Mark: yeah, so, waking up in the dark, finishing work in the dark I, I feel a lot of empathy for people who have commutes during that time, because of course I've done that for many years of work at home, so that's a, that's a relief. And the whole piece about how we fear the dark, and Metaphorically how we fear the darkness in ourselves, the, the, the not so nice stuff. The, uh, the sub, the, the submerged stuff that we've pushed down. tHis is a time of year that's often associated with dreaming and with ghosts and. I see that as useful fodder for contemplation, um, you know, trying to get more of a handle on, well, what am I pushing down? What am I ignoring? What am I afraid of in myself that I'm, that I'm repressing? And maybe it's stuff that needs repressing, that's okay but I'd still like to be aware of it. And, you know, be making conscious choices around all of that. So that's, that's a part of how I come to this season when it relates to light and dark. How about you, Yucca? Yucca: Yeah, I mean, the dark of this going in is a big theme for me. The peaceful, restful night in which you have the deep self reflection and there's a stillness. about it this time. Although, yes, we have so much happening in the holidays like we were talking about last week, but this solstice for me is a really, really contemplative, quiet, inward experience in a lot of ways. And it really is, I mean, I just keep wanting to say going back to this going in, I really, Picture, like, going deep into a cave, down deep into the earth, slash, me, to really kind of understand and reflect and see what, what quiet seeds you have waiting, sleeping there, and, you know, what will become. It's not, things haven't woken up yet. It's what is going to be waking up. What have we been planting? What's there? And there's something much more vulnerable, much more visceral in the dark, away from the light. Mark: Mm hmm. Yeah, I think that's very well said. That whole, that kind of journeying piece about Going down into the dark which is so often a theme of, of guided meditations and solo journeying, inward work. It's a good time for doing that stuff. Yucca: Yeah. Mark: the, the body's circadian rhythms are really oriented towards sleep and it's it's a good time for dreaming. For, and I, I, when I think of, when I think about this in the, the context of the life cycle, and the context of a human life, it's a time for dreaming new stuff, Yucca: hmm. Mm Mark: uh, you know, dreaming new life, dreaming new ideas just starting to get those first glimmerings of what might And that's it. The what you plant next year and work to achieve. Yucca: Yeah, Mark: soon to get firm on those plans. It's all just Yucca: you can't be doing anything with the soil yet. It's, it's, whether there actually is snow or not, it's sleeping under that snow right now. Mark: right, right. Yeah, so it's, it's not a time. I mean, one of the things that I do appreciate about this holiday in the overculture, and there aren't very many things that I appreciate, but one of them is that for a week or so The world seems to hold its breath, at least for Christmas Eve and Christmas, those two days when commerce mostly finally stops, and people are at home with their families, and there's just, there's a silence in the world that I really appreciate, and that seems to persist to some degree through to New Year's. Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: Most people are not going to work and I would imagine that Yucca: School's out for, Mark: School is out, Yucca: Yeah. Mark: all that sort of stuff. So, there's that, that withdrawal into the darkness that I really appreciate. The Connection to the Forests --- Yucca: Mm hmm. The other theme, uh, for me is the forests. So I see the, the Wheel of the Year, the different stations at it, or seasons, often celebrating different Types of ecosystems or components that are really connected to how we experience the world as humans and who we're connected with. And this half of the year is the forests. there's a, there's association with the, the forest there, particularly the the pine. Yeah whereas on the other side, we've got the grasslands, ? In the summer and the autumn, there's the grasslands, but now it's, it's the forests and the forest creatures and the and we'll get more into, you know, some of the, the bovines and ungulates and things later, but there's something very Very, for me, kind of ancient and primal about that, too, that kind of pulls back to, you know, different, some of my different roots in terms of my ancestry and that kind of connection with the forest. Mark: Sure. The Celebration of the Sun and Stars --- Yucca: And for a lot of people, it's also a celebration of the sun and of stars, ? And our sun as a star as well. Mark: Huh, yeah, yeah. I like that historically, the forest was a scary place to go into, for one reason, because it was dark, right? So, you know, you built your little island of civilization in your farmstead or whatever it was, but out beyond those fences, there was more uncertainty. And so going into the woods, you never knew what you were going to encounter, and there's more of that mystery, that going into the darkness. Yucca: But it's also necessary. Mark: Well, yes, Yucca: also where the, that's where you would go to hunt, ? That's where you'd go to gather your medicine. That's where you'd go for that. There's, you can't just stay out of it, ? You've got to go back in and be part of that whole system. Mark: which is very much like human psychology. Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: You, there are layers and layers and layers of things. There are things that you may think you're over and you may not be over them. There are things that have been profound enough in your life that you may never be over them. You have to revisit them over and over again. You know, I have quite a number of things like that.  So I really like, at this time of year, to kind of take a step back, reflect, imagine, do all that sort of soft path under the surface kind of work, Yucca: Mm Mark: um, it just seems like an appropriate time when it's so dark and it's cozy inside and feels relatively safe to contend with some of that stuff. Yucca: Yeah.  The Coziness of the Season --- Yucca: I really like the coziness of just really getting into the coziness of this time of year. We, I use a diffuser with different oils in the house, and I don't buy into, like, the, you know, magical properties of, you know, this particular oil does this or that. I'm like, I like the smell of it. So I use it in the house, and I change those out throughout the season. And right now, you know, we're doing a lot of those very kind of Spicy, yummy cedars and cinnamons and all of that, just very cozy stuff this time of year with the big blankets and the cuddling with the kitty cat and all that, the warm drink and all that stuff. Mark: Absolutely, yeah. Yeah, I, I really like to lean into that stuff, too. It's I mean, I suppose it really should be thematic for the next and a half months, something like that, Yucca: Oh, we'll, we'll, Mark: time. Yucca: yep, we'll lean into that a lot. Yeah, and we'll, when we talk about the next holiday, we'll get into that more too. But, um, yeah. Mark: that, we'll talk about slog. Yucca: Slog, yes. So, and I think we said we were going to at some point come back to doing a darkness episode, probably sometime in January or something like that when we're really in the, um, kind of the thick of it. Mark: The deep cold, yeah. Yucca: yeah. Now there's some parts of the holiday too that you were talking about, like doing a tree or things like that. What's that like for you? Mark: Oh boy, I have so many observances at this time of year, so many traditions that I do, other than just redecorating my focus. We do do a tree, we have collected a set of ornaments over the years that are very thematic, a lot of, a lot of wildlife some antique. Glass ornaments from the 40s, 50s, and 60s that, you know, remind me of childhood. Some of the few happy memories that I have of childhood are evoked by the scent of that tree and by, you know, these old ornaments. And don't really buy presents for one another because we have too much stuff as it is. But what we do is put Cozy, appealing, charming things under the tree to sort of celebrate our abundance and so forth. We just got a bunch of internet, we went to, there's a store called Cost Plus here, I don't know if it exists elsewhere. Yucca: Yeah, we've got that here. Mark: it's a, it's an import store and so we got German cookies and English figgy pudding and a bunch of different things like that for the holiday and have those sitting under the tree right now. The Tradition of the Yule Log Ritual --- Mark: We do a Yule log ritual on the solstice night where we decorate, actually what I do is I take the lower half of the trunk of last year's Yule tree, which I sawed off and kept, and of course now it's dry. So what I do is I use some kind of natural fiber twine, like sisal or hemp or something like that, to tie that to a larger log, because, you know, Christmas tree trunks generally are Yucca: Not very thick, yeah. Mark: in diameter at max. And then we decorate that with holly and pyracantha berries and fresh boughs from the, from this year's Yule tree. And then, and we put candles on it. And then we tuck little notes into, under the twine and in amongst the branches and stuff that are wishes for the coming year. And when that's all done and we've done our Booga booga ritual stuff over it. We take it out and we burn it in our fire pit outside. And that's just, It's a cool thing to do. Yucca: hmm. Mark: My ritual circle does a ritual every year where we turn off all the lights in the house of my circle brother and sister. We go outside, you know, we get cold we have a little cauldron with some fire burning in it in the middle of us so we have a little bit of illumination. But we sing songs and really get ourselves into the whole mood and then each of us takes a taper. Lights it from the fire in the cauldron, and we go into the house again, and light every candle in the house, all throughout the Yucca: Oh, nice. Mark: bringing the light back. And that's a ritual that I really enjoy as well. Yucca: hmm. Mm Mark: How about celebrations at your house? Yucca: hmm. Well, we don't have a tree. They, we've got a, at their grandmother's, a Christmas tree. When we lived in the city, I did take I would take branches. Instead of taking the whole tree, I'd take branches and bring them into the house. And part of that was just I, just, I'm not a city person. It was hard for me to be in the city. So I just wanted any, like, I just craved that. The connection with the land that, and we weren't like smack in the middle of the city, we actually kind of on the, you know, a nicer part of town that did have a few trees and a yard and, you know, that sort of thing. But, um, so I would bring stuff in, but now, you know, we're, we're out. You know, out in the country and it doesn't, I don't miss it all in the same way because we're in, we're surrounded by it all the time, so I'm not, you know, feeling that thirst to bring stuff in as much but we do have, we do have some lights we have some like little solar LED Christmas lights that I think are meant to go out on your fence or something like that, but I just have the solar panel sitting in the window. And it does it well enough, and you know, it's a dark time of year, so it doesn't charge a lot, but it'll just go on as soon as the light sets in. Natural light fades and it runs for a few hours and we've gone to sleep at that point. So in terms of sort of the more traditional stuff, we do that. And again, for us, the Christmas and solstice are two different times. It's all related. And we've talked about how, you know, the, the history of, you know, why Christmas is on the day it is and the weird calendar switching stuff that happened and all of that. But when it's solstices and equinoxes, I like to set an alarm for the actual moment, ? Because that is an astronomical moment that happens, not just the day. And so this year, I think it's gonna be 827 p. m. our time. So I've got an alarm set so that when it does happen, the alarm can go off and we can go whoo and put our hands in the air. It's much better than when it happens at like 2 or 3 in the morning, because I do wake the kids up for that. We go whoo and then they go back to sleep. But this time I think it's nice that it's going to be during the day. night when we're still awake, but it's, it's been dark for a few hours at that point, so that'll be lovely. Mark: That sounds great.  The Celebration of Solstice in Different Cultures --- Mark: A friend of mine is doing a party that he used to do before COVID. This is the first time since the arrival of COVID, which of course isn't over, but Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: we're doing parties again. So, he's doing a winter solstice vigil, which is an all night party that goes until dawn, and then you greet. Sun at the, they climb up to the top of the hill in San Francisco and greet the, greet the sun. I'm going to go, but I am not going to stay all night because the next morning I have to be in Yucca: isn't it? Solstice is a Wednesday night Mark: I thought it was Thursday. Yucca: I think it's the 21st this year for North America. It'll be the 22nd for Europe. But anyways, it's a Mark: Yeah, the 21st is the Thursday. Yucca: Oh, it is a Thursday? It's not Wednesday? Okay. I just had to Okay, great. Mark: That's good because I took Thursday and Friday off, and if it was on Wednesday , I would feel kind of silly. So. Yucca: Oh yeah, so it is the 21st. I said the day's wrong in my head. All right, so you'll have to, Mark: that next morning I have a part in a Unitarian Universalist solstice service, and so I'm not going to stay up all night, greet the sun, then jump in my car, drive 60 miles, and do that. That that sounds like dangerous to me.  Yucca: I don't know about you, but I can't do the whole stay up all night thing. I have not been able to do that in years. People do it for New Years. I'm like, nope, not doing it. I'll Mark: but I don't choose to very often. Yucca: If I need to be up at midnight, I'll go to sleep at 6 and I'll wake myself up at 11 30, but I'm not gonna. Stay up till midnight or one, yeah. Mark: huh. Yucca: Getting Mark: you're a mom, so sleep is really at a premium, Yucca: I like my sleep, yeah. But even before I was a mom, I do not do the staying up. I am not a good person to be around when I'm not rested. Thinking about all that self reflection, we do this type of year. Yeah, I've learned that. Like, nope. Need my sleep. So, but I think for people who that works for, I think that's lovely. I certainly remember being younger and feeling that, like, that kind of altered state of having stayed up all night. Mark: Yeah. More emotionally vulnerable and yeah well, this is a separate topic, but the fire circle rituals that I've been to many of, they go from typically eleven at night until dawn. Yucca: mm hmm, Mark: And there's the same kind of feeling, and you do them three nights in a row, Yucca: mm Mark: and catch some sleep during the day, but of course you don't get a full eight hours, so you are really sleep deprived by the last night, and everybody's just really tender and open, and it's, it's beautiful to be around a ton of people who are like that, but what you don't want to do is operate heavy machinery after having that experience. It's not, not safe. Yucca: Right. Heavy machinery, including cars. Just a Mark: That's, that's what I was meaning Yucca: Oh, yeah. Mark: yeah, cars. And I am 60 miles from San Francisco, and I don't want to have to drive on, you know, being awake 24 hours, Yucca: Yeah. Mark: back up to Santa Rosa. So, yeah, so I'm going to go to the party for a while, and then I'm going to come back, uh, and it'll be great to see some friends down there, but it'll also be great to catch some solid Zs, uh, on the morning before I have to do this other thing. We're we're having a, we're recording this on the 16th? Is Yucca: Yeah, it's Saturday the Mark: Yeah, Saturday the 16th, and tomorrow the Northern California Atheopagan Affinity Group is getting together for a Yule celebration. Yucca: Oh, yay. Mark: Yeah I'm driving down there and we're having a fire pit and sharing delicious, you know, cozy making food. There's a good chance it may rain. So I'm bringing stuff from mulled wine and we can sit inside and listen to the rain and drink mulled wine and Yucca: Lovely. You know, Mark: So are there other things that you do at this time of year? The Evolution of Family Traditions --- Yucca: it's still kind of evolving just as the, my kiddos are getting to an age where they can be part of creating those traditions, we'll see what happens over the next few years, right? So. Mark: Yeah. Yucca: Yeah, Mark: Yeah. I mean, and it's wonderful to let yourself kind of be led by their interests in this as well. Yucca: yeah, Mark: you'll develop traditions that are just your families and that's very cool. Yucca: right, yeah. And who knows, maybe, maybe that'll go, they'll, they'll remember that and do that with their families, or something different, or just it's one of the lovely things about what we were talking about in the beginning about it, just that spiraling back around to it. You know, each year there's something familiar but different, and over time that might change to something very different, but still have some of those same roots. Mark: Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's that's this sort of balancing act that happens in, in modern paganism, where on the one hand, it's very DIY, and you can create your own rituals, and those can all be unique. On the other hand, there's something to be said about tradition, about having these things that you do every year at a particular time of year. Just to acknowledge that it's that time of year and to create a particular feeling that you associate with that kind of, that time of year. I really enjoy both. There have been times, well, like, for example, my ritual circle, Dark Sun, does the same Hallows ritual every year. Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: and I've talked about that before during those episodes. And there have been times when I've had, like, cool ideas for a hallows ritual, and I would have loved to do it with them, but nope, we're doing the traditional thing. So, I think there's both sides to that. The the to be creative and the desire to create tradition. Yucca: Yeah. Here we are. Conclusion and Farewell --- Mark: Here we are, once again, at the darkest time of year in the Northern Hemisphere, and the brightest in the Southern Hemisphere, so if you're enjoying summer, uh, have a wonderful time, you know, go swimming eat some ice cream, do all those things that one does in the summertime. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, we wish you a meaningful and joyous and warm and cozy solstice celebration and time of year. And we will be back next week. Yucca: Yep. See you next week.        ----more----

Remember, we welcome comments, questions, and suggested topics at thewonderpodcastQs@gmail.com.   S4E28 TRANSCRIPT:----more----   Yucca: Welcome back to The Wonder Science Based Paganism. I'm your host, Yucca. Mark: And I'm Mark. Yucca: And today, we're talking about the senses, the other senses in our practices. So, the ones like smell and taste and touch that sometimes we can forget about. Mark: Right. Yeah, I mean, humans are very visually oriented and they're very sound oriented. That, that tends to be the senses that we lead with, those of us who have those senses. And so, Our orientation towards what we do in ritual, what we do in our practices, all that kind of thing, will often kind of lean into those senses because that's what we're used to leading with. But the other senses are also very compelling Very compelling, and can be powerful instruments in changing our consciousness and influencing the effectiveness of our ritual practices. So, today we're talking about that. Yucca: That's right. And before we go much further, we should say that Yes, there are other senses. We're talking about the classical senses, which I think are useful because they are senses that, one, we have a specific organ, which is dedicated to that sense, and it's also about our interaction with the outside world, where we do have other senses like proprioception or things like that, but that's it. Those are a little bit less obvious. Now, not that they aren't important and that you couldn't bring awareness of that into your practice, but for now, we're just going to be talking about those three in the more classical sense. Mark: Yes. Yeah, I think That's plenty. Yucca: Yeah, Mark: We could, I mean, we could certainly dive into other things, but I think, you know, that'll, that'll certainly take up our time. Yucca: which is a fun rabbit hole if you're looking for a research rabbit hole to go down is how do we define senses and all of that stuff is delightful. Mark: Sure. Okay. Yucca: Now, let's start with, with smell, right? I think that's a good place to start.  Mark: Smell is a particularly powerful emotionally evocative sense. Our olfactory receptors are hooked pretty deep in our brains. You know, when you think back to, I mean really back to our earliest ancestors, the single celled organisms, they were able to detect the chemical nature of what surrounded them and move away from what was harmful, move towards what might be food. That is, in essence, smell. That, so that, that sense has been coded into us from the very beginning, and in fact we've lost a lot. Of what we used to have in the way of smell in, in the way of, of the olfactory scents but it's still very powerful for us and it's very influential over our mood. Yucca: It is, and it's one of those that is often hanging out in the background that we're really not conscious of, sometimes if there is a strong, potent smell, but we often start to tune smells out, even though they're there, they're there. And we don't think about them consciously, but they are influencing our mood and our, how we feel about things, and I'm guessing that most people listening, that if you have a sense of smell, that at some point in your life, you've encountered a smell. And all of a sudden you're just, memory wise, just back at some previous scene in your life, right? The smell of walking into a coffee shop or the, you know, cigars and you're sitting on your grandpa's lap again or something like that, Mark: Mm hmm. Yes, exactly. And the, the challenge in some cases with really cultivating that sense and its ability to influence our mood is that we have some social rules around acknowledging smell. There are a lot of smells that we're like supposed to pretend are not there Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: because it's embarrassing for people or, you know, whatever it is, or you're not supposed to be critical of how somebody's house smells, that kind of thing. Yucca: And humans are not supposed to have any smell whatsoever. We're supposed to... Be completely smellless. Yeah,  Mark: unless it's some goop that you apply to yourself, which has no relation to what a human actually smells like. Yucca: Something that vaguely smells like a flower from the other side of the world, but maybe not, because you've never actually smelled what this flower really smells like. But they say on the bottle that that's what it is. Mark: right. There you go. Yucca: Yeah. Mark: I have a natural deodorant that I use once in a while when I'm going to be wearing a bunch of layers. And It's it's scented with ylang ylang. I have no idea what ylang ylang actually smells like. There it is, ylang ylang. So, Yucca: enjoy looking at the bit. The names of, like, when you go through the aisle at the store, and, like, how they will name products, because sometimes it's just the name of a flower or something like that, and other times they just, they just give them these really weird names, like, it's like Spicy Night Out or something, and you're like, wow. Yes. Mark: fresh garden scent. Yucca: Yes. Fresh garden. Okay. Compost? I have yet to see that one. That would be a good one. Mark: that would be a good one. Yeah, compost musk. Yucca: Yes. Yeah. Anyways. You were saying that they're, first of all, acknowledging That the, that these things exist that they're a part of our world. Mm hmm. Mm Mark: so, and, you know, I'm not, I'm not recommending that people suddenly start violating all the social rules around, around scent and smell. I'm just saying that it's helpful to be aware of that so that you can suspend those rules when you're engaging with your practice so that you can really let yourself kind of drift away on the associative memories and that the scents bring up for you. Yucca: That you can be aware of them and make choices once you're aware of that, those norms, then you can decide. A lot of them are there for perfectly good reasons, right? Like you're saying, we're not saying necessarily just throw them all out the window, but you have a choice once you're aware of it, that awareness is the first step. Mark: In terms of practice, I not infrequently use incenses and sometimes I don't burn them. Sometimes I just kind of sit them out because they're, they smell good without burning. I'm particularly fond of the resinous incenses, like frankincense and myrrh and dragon's blood. Those, they smell super sacred to me. As soon as that hits my nose, they're just like, wow, here I am in the temple. Yucca: hmm. Frankincense is one that I use in my house on a regular basis. Yeah. Mark: Yeah. So your kids may come to associate that with home. Yucca: They may, yeah. We use a lot of, of... Synths in the house, and I change it throughout the year so there's some that that's just like the frankincense, that often feels more like of a fall kind of wintry one to me but I still use it throughout the year simply because I love it, but we have a little diffuser that I'll put the oils in And then in the winter, we heat with a wood stove. And since we're such a dry climate, I'll often have a little humidifier on top of the stove. So I've got a little iron kettle that is just for making sure that the house isn't so dry that you get nosebleeds from it, because really, we are in such a dry climate. So I'll usually put some drops of different oils into that. And throughout the year, the It is a conscious choice, but there's just certain smells that just... They just feel like they fit the season better. Mark: Huh. Yucca: And I was, I was mentioning to Mark before we started recording that here, it's really feeling like autumn is coming a bit early this year. Like it's the end of summer, but most years this would still be the end of summer. Right now it feels like the beginning of fall. So I noticed the, the choices that I am making in the morning when I'm putting some little oils in, they're more, they got a little bit more spicy of a. You know, I put some clove in the other day and some things like that and it just, it just changes the feel and the mood of the, the house. Mark: It does. Yucca: think the kids really will grow up with that, right? Mark: for sure. Yeah, there's something about kind of curating your olfactory experience that is, I mean, Here we are. We've got these senses, right? And we can either be just sort of buffeted by the winds of whatever comes along in a literal sense or we can we can make choices about what we choose to surround ourselves with in the way of, of olfactory cues. And what I find is that the, the incenses that I use are so specific, each one is so specific in its felt sense. I mean, I wanted to say vibe. I mean, we know what that means, right? That sort of felt emotional sense that comes up when you smell a particular thing. That I'm afraid I have a lot of them and I kind of hoard them. I mean, I haven't bought incenses in years, but I have them all in sealed tubes and jars and boxes and things like that. Actually, this brings up a little story that came up recently. We were having the Thursday night atheopagan Zoom mixer. And I got to telling a story about this one particular incense that I just love which I said was called Five Grandfathers, and it was made by a metaphysical shop in San Francisco called The Sword and the Rose. And a person who was on the call typed it in and the shop still exists. Yucca: Oh, Mark: And, and they, they make, they craft all their own incenses and they do it in the, you know, in a ritual way and all this kind of stuff. They have oils and all that kind of stuff as well. I think it's the swordandtherose. net, I think is their shop. But it turned out it was six grandfathers, not five. I had just misremembered and the label fell off years ago. But now that I know that I can get more of it I burned some the other day. And it is this incredibly earthy, evocative really unusual it has a couple of kinds of pine bark in it and tobacco and some really unusual things that you don't usually find in incenses and it, it just seems super earthy to me and, and very evocative. The story that the man at the shop told me was that his image of it is of the six grandfathers sitting in a kiva. And I can just see that image so well when I, when I burn this incense, it's so cool. Yucca: Oh, that's one I can, I'm just imagining what that smell might be right now. Mark: Huh. Yucca: We don't have a word for it. Picture, we can't, I can't picture it, right? We don't have a, we don't have a word to say that, right? Mark: Right. Yucca: Because when it's a, Visual scene, I can picture it in my mind, but I can't, we need another word for smelling it. Mark: I wonder if it's possible to learn to imagine scent. Yucca: oh, I, I certainly can, Mark: Can you? Yucca: absolutely, yeah. Mark: Okay. I, I can't imagine it. Yucca: to, okay, yeah. Well, different people have different relationships to what they can imagine and what they can't. Mark: Yeah. Yucca: I know my father doesn't see things in his mind, Mark: Huh. Yucca: right? We've talked about it, but he doesn't. He doesn't dream in pictures, he doesn't see things but feel has a very strong physical awareness of how spaces feel, right? I haven't asked him about whether he can smell things, but I can smell and taste things the sensation of a touch of something, right? Like I can imagine petting a big fluffy dog right now, and it's a very strong sensation, right? And I can, I can smell the smell of the dog's breath, right? Dogs have that very distinctive, they're stinky, but it's like you still kind of like it anyways. You're like, oh, you're such a sweetie, right? Like that happy dog breath. Mark: Huh. Yucca: Like, that's just very visceral, and we just, I think our language lacks words to really talk about those sorts of experiences in the same way we can talk about visual things. Mark: Yes, yeah, I, I really think that's true because what smell evokes in us is a felt sense, sort of an atmosphere or a, you know, what some people call an energy or a vibe, right? Yucca: It's a body awareness, but it's not body in the sense of, I don't, it's not something I'm experiencing with my hands it's not something I'm experiencing with my eyes, but there's a, there's something much more primal about the experience. Mark: yes. And I, and I agree with you that we don't have good language to describe those kinds of sensations. Like, like the feeling of shame, for example, when you're suddenly embarrassed by something. There is a very definite felt sense in my chest when that happens. And it's a physical sensation. It's not just an emotion. It's a physical sensation in my body, but we don't have words for those kinds of things. Yucca: Yeah, Mark: Yeah. So scent very powerful very useful in rituals for creating a sacred space. You know, and it, and a little goes a long way. I mean, I've, I've been to rituals where there were great fuming braziers of incense and it kind of smoked me out and, you know, had to leave early. Yucca: It can be such a challenge because that's one where people experience it so differently, right? What is a small, a strong smell to you may not be to somebody else. And what emotional state people are in is going to influence how much they can perceive it or not. We'll talk more about this with taste as well, but taste and smell are very connected. When we're a lot around really loud noises and vibrations that can change how we perceive it, right? When, and I'd have to go back and find the original sources on this, but my understanding is that when we are in airplanes, with all of the noise and the vibrations, we don't actually taste as well as we do when we're in a calmer setting. Mark: That's interesting. Yucca: that Mark: That explains airplane food. Yucca: right, that if you eat that same food on the ground when the engines are off, you will have a very different experience of it than when, I don't know how loud it is in an airplane, but it's... Mark: It's Yucca: loud. It's loud, right? Mark: Yeah. And it's kind of amazing that the brain is able to, in many ways, kind of filter that out. It resets your baseline, so you're able to have conversations with people and so forth, despite the fact that there's this very loud noise going on. Yucca: I find I get exhausted. I can sleep very easily on airplanes because it is just so except if I have to sit by the window and then I can't not look out the window the whole time. I do not have the money nor do I want to spend the fossil fuels to do this, but I would be the person that If those weren't an issue, we'd just buy tickets just to sit and look out the Mark: And look at the, look at the landscape, look at the clouds. It's, it's amazing. Yeah, I'm, I'm taking a red eye to Washington, D. C. in a couple of weeks and I'm, I don't sleep well on planes, so I'm really not looking forward to it. Yucca: Well, maybe you'll have to listen to some good podcast or something like Mark: Yeah, yeah. You know of any? Yucca: So some, you're talking about using scents intentionally in ritual, Mark: Right, Yucca: So, so one thing that we can do with scents, and this applies to any of the other senses as well, is we can purposefully associate them with things Mark: Mm hmm. Yucca: and be our own little Pavlov's dogs. Where if we want to invoke a sense of comfort or something like that, we can, when we get into that state, bring out the thing that has that smell. Right? Like, I'm thinking, for instance, of like a lavender pillow. Have you seen those little bags that people stuff lavender with? Well, that's something that you, if you wanted to use that scent, you get into that space, you smell the scent, you think about the scent and you experience the feeling that you have, and you intentionally do that several times and just reinforce that so that your body That's just a clue that you use just to do that. Mark: I have an example from the annual hallows ritual that my, my ritual circle, Dark Sun, does and I introduced this, but I use it every year, but sometimes. I got a little vial of cedar oil, and the reason I got cedar was because for some reason cedar reminds me of coffins. Yucca: Mm Mark: seems like cedar would be a good material to make a coffin out of. So there's this sort of funereal solemn quality, I think, to the scent of cedar oil. And we've used it to anoint foreheads and things like that so that that scent is kind of around during the ritual and it's powerful. It's very powerful. I don't use it for anything else. Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: It sits on my ancestor and underworld altar for the rest of the year. I'm looking at it right now. Yucca: Cedar's one that I tend to use around this time of year, Mark: Is it? Yucca: right? It is one that I associate with a late summer, early fall. Kind of, and then as we get into the winter, I'll definitely switch more into some of the piney, sappy kind of smells. Mark: yeah, for sure, Yeah, and maybe this is a good place to transition into taste. Because taste and smell, as you say, are, are very deeply related with one another. I can imagine tastes. Yucca: Interesting. Mark: So, and considering that taste is other than the, you know, the, what, six, seven types of taste buds that we have, all the rest of it is olfactory. So, maybe I'm just, I need to practice imagining smells. Yucca: Well, what if you start with a really strong one, like walking into a coffee shop that roasts its own beans? Mark: I just, I just imagined a smell, ammonia. Yucca: ammonia, oh, that's a, yep. Mark: Dead. Yucca: say that and I've got, right Mark: there it is. Yucca: I can even feel the part of, of my nose where it is, Mark: Where it burns. Yucca: it burns, yeah oh yeah, Mark: Okay. So I can't imagine since I'm just not very practiced at it. Okay. That's good to know. So taste. I have used taste in rituals where in order as kind of a part of induction into the ritual state, into trance, that very present flow state that That is, you know, what we seek to create in ritual space. I've used cues like a single dark chocolate chip, Yucca: hmm, Mark: for example, you know, you put the chocolate chip on the tongue of each participant because there's, there's a way that that flavor, it kind of floods your sensorium with this. Deliciousness, and it's kind of a full body experience. It pulls you into, into being in, in, in your body rather than thinking about other abstract things. Yucca: right? Reminds me of communion when you say that, right? Like, I think that's probably some of what's going on with that, that, little sip of wine, right? Mark: I've used sips of wine as well. Now, under COVID, it's not so convenient because you're not going to have a single chalice. Yucca: That you can, yeah. Mark: just kind of wipe the lip and, and move on. But it could still be done. You could have a tray of, you know, little, little cups of wine and, Yucca: Well, that's, you know, depending on, different churches have done different things, but ones that I have visited, I've seen they have, like, basically the little shot glasses, that there's just a little sip for each person, right? And then they have, like, the little wafer In fact, I visited one once in which the wafers came pre packaged and they're a little, like, plastic, like, thinking of, like, it would be, it sort of looked like the thing that Like, the flight attendant would give you on the plane, like, one of those little cookies. Of course, that's somewhat wasteful, but it's, it was, I found it quite charming, right? It was like, oh, okay, that's a good solution. This was even pre COVID, like, okay, yeah, so, but that's something that humans, I bring up communion because it's, we've been perfecting this ritual thing for, you Mark: Yes. Yes. There, there is nothing in a traditional Catholic mass service that isn't carefully calculated to create a particular mood, a particular set of emotions, a particular worldview. I mean, it's all very carefully curated. And. And, I mean, I, I find, you know, cathedral architecture and Gregorian chant and, you know, ritual music and the simple incense that they use and, I mean, all that stuff is just really amazing as a kind of sensory experience. I, I don't care for the theology, Yucca: I don't like, I don't particularly care for the theology or the message, but I, I I really do enjoy mass. Mark: mm hmm, Yucca: That, you know, that's something my, our father taught us when we were little, like, how to, you know, he was raised Catholic and obviously did not raise us Catholic, but taught us how to go through the movements and everything so that we could experience it. And I just loved the whole ritual of all of it, and the, you know, the kneeling as you go in, and the water, and the pre like, all of this stuff is just, it's so effective, Mark: It is super effective and that's why I reference some of those things in the Atheopagan Ritual Primer and in my book, my first book, the Atheopaganism book, because Because we've been doing these ritual things, you know, for tens of thousands of years, and we've learned a lot, and it's not, you know, these, these techniques, you know, we're not inventing them now. They've, they've been used for a very long time. We're repurposing many of them to create modern pagan rituals.  Yucca: And they were repurposed before us, too. That's the, you know, they came from other sources as well. Mark: So taste it is traditional in many pagan denominations, I guess I'd call them, or paths that cakes and ale is a a segment of the ritual that takes place after the main working of the ritual. In the structure that I've proposed which is arrival invocation of qualities. Deep working or deep play or working, gratitude and then benediction the cakes and ale or sharing a ritual meal piece happens during the gratitude phase because we're grateful to eat and it makes our bodies happy to food into them. So that, that's another thing where. You know, you pass bread or cookies or, in some cases, meat depending on who's doing it and what time of year and all that kind of stuff. Yucca: hmm. Yeah. Outside of a formal ritual, something that I like to do when I go in my own land, when I'm just hanging out and being like, hey! Friendry. But when I go somewhere that, like on an adventure with the kids a couple months back we went into the Carlsbad Caverns and things like that, is to actually taste the air. Now, that's again mixing in with the smell as well, but there is a very, places have really distinctive tastes, and you can take a deep breath in, kind of, it makes me imagine like the wine tasters and it's kind of the same way that you might taste the wine in your mouth and like move it around and all of that. You can do that with the air and taste it. the back of your, on your tongue, in the back of your throat. And every place is very different, Mark: Hmm. Yucca: right? It's a little, it's subtle, right? Because it's not the same as like putting a chocolate chip on your tongue. But, but the taste of a city and different cities have different tastes, right? And I'm not talking about putting things literally in your mouth other than the air. In some places that might be perfectly safe. If you're in the middle of a forest and you want to taste a pine needle, that's probably fine. Other places you might not want to pick up a rock and taste it because it's got diesel on it or something like that. But experiencing the environments that we're in on a, consciously choosing to experience them on a level that isn't just site, I think, can really help us. Actually, I did a video on the YouTube channel about that a couple weeks back.  Mark: Go check that out. Yucca: but yeah, that's there. So, I think that that really helps to connect with the places where we are and slow down a bit, Mark: Mm hmm. Yucca: right? Because the more that we're experiencing things, the more new and novel things, the slower the time becomes. Your awareness of that. So a lot of this talk about how, when we were little, it seemed like our childhoods took up so much more time in our lives, and now the older we get, just the faster and faster time goes. But I've found that this is something I've been working very consciously on, is trying to slow that down. and going, I can't actually signif like, I don't really get to choose how many years I actually get to be alive for. I can, you know, make certain choices that will help me to live longer, but, you know, I could be in a car accident tomorrow. But what I can do is I can experience the moments that I have more deeply, and doing things like pausing and tasting the air, or really smelling the environment. around you, I have found really helps to get back a little bit of that stretched out time the way it felt when I was a child. Mark: Huh. Huh. Yeah, I can really see that. And that brings us to touch, which is kind of an entirely different thing. And I, I think the reason it's a different thing is that when we breathe in a scent or we taste something, we do not yet consider it to be a part of ourselves. It's something that's in the process of becoming part of ourselves by being breathed in or by being ingested, but it's not us yet. Whereas touch is very intimate. Because it's engaging with our skin, which is us. Does that make sense? Yucca: Does, I mean, when we, when we're smelling something, or we're tasting something, it's, it literally is going into our bodies. Mark: I know, but we don't think of it that Yucca: yeah like, with smell, it's almost like a lock and key thing happening, Mark: Huh. Yucca: but yeah, there's something different with the touch that, like, I think it's, it's tapping into something a little bit more Like a different kind of instinctual reaction because the touch is, well, first of all, there's a lot of different touch, but some of it is there so that we know, like, get away, don't get eaten so going back to when we were way, way pre pre mammal ancestors, we were just these tiny little worm things we bump into something, oop, don't get eaten by that, go somewhere else Yeah Mark: Yeah, so, Yucca: I think I see what you're saying with that, like there's a Mark: well, there's a question of safety. The immediacy of touch raises the question of safety. You know, am I, am I safe being in contact with this, whatever it is? We, there are ways that things that you breathe or things that you ingest can harm you. They're more the exception than the rule. We, you know, we eat every day, we breathe all the time. We kind of assume that what we're doing in those regards is, is gonna be okay for us. Yucca: right, and the, I mean, taste is there partly to let us know, oh, spit that out, that's poisonous, don't eat that but then we spit it out and it's, it's out, it's gone yeah, but yeah, the safety, and safety in both ways like, are we not safe, and are we safe? Because again, going back to that mammal side, when we're, when we're born, we're we clinging to our parents, right? We hold on to the other animals because we're a social, we're a social animal. And we're held by and we don't wanna be put down. We'll, we'll make that pretty clear. Mark: When people have a traumatic experience, Very frequently, what's done by emergency personnel is to put a blanket around them. And it's not because they're cold. It's because the blanket provides a feeling of safety. The, the, the tactile experience of having the back of your neck covered and, you know, all of that is, it And I've actually done this in ritual circles where if somebody was having a really hard time, they were, you know, going through an experience because the ritual had brought things up for them. I've, I've actually brought people a blanket and put it around them for, for that purpose. And it makes a lot of difference. So these, Yucca: a weighted blanket that is just amazing for that. Mark: Yeah, my partner Nemea has a weighted blanket too and she loves it. Yucca: Another one, this is a little bit more, more extreme than a blanket, but it's a squishbox. If you ever feel like you really, really just, you just really need to climb into a hole you can make a box that is big enough for you to get in, so maybe, you could also do this with a bathtub if you happen to have it, and just fill it with blankets or, you know, pillows and things like that, and you just get in it between all of those things. That stuff, and you just feel squooshed and safe and surrounded. Because sometimes when you feel like, I want to be in a hole, being in the hole is the best thing that you can do for that feeling. So, probably you don't actually have a literal hole, so you can just make one, right? Mark: Well, and, and I've seen memes, I mean both of us are neurodivergent, obviously in different ways because everybody's different but I've seen memes from particularly people on the spectrum where that sort of being crushed feeling is very comforting. It's like it keeps you from flying apart. In some way. And so, you know, just kind of a bear hug from a trusted person can give a similar sort of, you know, squash me until I'm safe sort of feeling. Yucca: yeah. Oh, I just love that name, Bear Hug, too. It just makes me think of, that was something that I remember as being a little kid, is I would ask for the bear hug, I want the bear hug, and they go, rrrrr, give the growl, and the big hug, and with the, you know, the big arms of the parents. So, yeah, those things, those never, you know. Talking about how short, it's amazing how short our childhoods are, but how that never leaves us, right? Even though a lot of times we don't, we don't remember most of our lives, right? We cannot remember most of our childhoods, let alone our adult lives, and yet it influences us so much. Mark: Yes, yeah, so many of the associative memories we were talking about was sent and so forth. So many associative memories that pop into your mind at a random time are from your childhood. They're just, that's, that's when all this baseline stuff was being laid down and we go back to it over and over again. So, so yeah, touch. And I have used. Textured things in ritual like fur or even things like steel wool or like a pet brush, you know, that wire, the, the, the sharp wire pet brush, you know, those kinds of things, you know, if you very gently brush it along the skin or if they brush their fingers along it all of those are, are, Ways of once again, you know, pulling someone into being in their body and being in immediacy and presence rather than the past and the future. Yes. Yucca: yeah. Temperature as well. Temperature's a big one. And you can go either direction with that. And there's some simple things that you can use, like, like those little heat pads, those hand warmers. Mark: Mm hmm. Yucca: But there's also the ones, you can get the little cold packs, that they're about the same size, they're for if, you know, somebody hurt their ankle or something like that, but, which by the way, I carry those whenever hiking because if somebody is getting overheated, you can open up one of those packs and have them put it underneath their armpit, or between their legs, and that really helps to start to cool them down faster. Same thing in this. In the winter, do that with the, with the heat pack. Mark: Huh. Yucca: But that's something that you could do in a ritual space as well. Mark: Yes. Yes. All of this stuff. I mean, you know who really specializes in this stuff, who's really, really good at it is the BDSM community. Yucca: Right. Mark: of this is called sensation play. Yucca: Mm hmm. Mark: And, I mean, they have, they've got feathers, and they've got horse whips, and they've got everything in between. They've got thuddy things, and they've got stingy things, and they've got gentle things, and they've got cold things, and they've got hot things, and, you know, this is all, you know, something that they really narrow in on, you know, dialing in exactly what works for people in, in all those circumstances and People that are on the receiving end of that are also exploring, okay, that works for me. Okay, that doesn't, you know, this evokes a particular emotion in me. So it's all, it's very interesting stuff.  Yucca: Makes a lot of sense. Yeah. Mark: yeah, Yucca: And I mean, so that could be a really good resource, and it doesn't necessarily have to be a sexual experience. Mark: right. Yucca: So that may be the focus in that particular community, but the knowledge could be applied to, to any sort of sensation that you're, that you're intentionally invoking. Mark: Exactly. Exactly. So, yeah, because there are multiple axes of That, that community explores. There are things around power, there are things around shame, there are things around physical sensation. There, as I say, there are these multiple axes that people will explore with one another. And that's all great, but what we're talking about right now is the sensation piece, the touch piece. And yeah, so, I mean, Welcoming a blindfolded person into the ritual circle with a soft caress of a feather on the side of their face. You know, you, you just, particularly if, if they're blindfolded so that they're not depending on visual cues for everything. There's a way that that can really make the body's senses come alive. And then you have powerful experiences of these other sensations that are provided. So, Yucca: the blindfold, sometimes just closing your eyes or having a blindfold is enough to get you to shift to thinking about and paying it to paying attention to the other senses, because they're there. But it's whether we're really engaging with them or not. And then learning to use them, like just a couple minutes ago, with the imagining it when you said, Oh, yeah, I can imagine. I just have to practice it. I think that applies to all these other things, right? We, most of us can physically smell. It's just, do we practice noticing that and refining that? Most of us do have a sense of touch. So how much attention are we paying to it? How much are we not? Mark: Huh. Yeah. And so, I guess, kind of moving towards a summation of all this, this, you know, the senses are kind of a playground. And they, they are very influential over what our psychological state is. And we, as practitioners of paths that we add. Deliberately work to affect our psychological state in ways that benefit us and that enable us to have, you know, experiences. Really, you know, need to look at that. We, we need to be aware of all the different ways that, that our senses can be helpful for us. Particularly those that we don't tend to pay as much attention to, like, like scent and, and taste and touch. Yucca: Right? Mark: Well, this has been super interesting again. Thank you for, for a great conversation. Yeah, this was a good idea. I'm, I'm glad we did this. Yucca: Yeah. Thank you. And thanks everyone for hanging out with us and listening. And we really appreciate you being here with us. Mark: We sure do. Yucca: We'll see you next week.    

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Happy Mothers Day is the 3rd most celebrated day of the year behind Christmas and Easter. DISCLOSURE: Due to the number of clients that begin and stop the program and the overall success, the average weight loss on the Optimal 5 & 1 Health Plan is 12 Pounds! Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com. A Certified Health Coach! Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneystjames • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjamesshow • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-100770460-13917199 Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100770460-15310446 On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-100770460-14074766 Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100770460-15261738 Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100770460-14092315 New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100770460-10554066 All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100770460-10554066 CHAPTERS FOR THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Introduction to Part 1 of 3 Happy Mothers Day 00:32 Sidney St. James Opens 02:15 Robbie Jean's Wedding 04:52 Mary, History's Most Famous Mother 10:46 Mary Wasn't a Perfect Mother 15:16 A Hebrew Poem 16:18 A Mother Never Relinguishes her Title of MOM 18:08 A Mother and Adoption 20:07 The Closing Remarks of a Mothers Love --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Happy Mother's Day 2023 to all you MOTHERS, GRANDMOTHERS, STEPMOTHERS AND WHOEVER IS A MOTHER! Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneystjames • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjamesshow • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-100770460-13917199 Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100770460-15310446 On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-100770460-14074766 Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100770460-15261738 Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100770460-14092315 New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100770460-10554066 All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100770460-10554066 Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS TO THE STALLING OUT ON THE BATHROOM SCALES! 00:00 Introduction 00:37 Sidney St. James Welcome 02:08 Be Sensitive to Those Struggling on this Day 03:44 Examples of Women in Motherhood in the Bible 06:05 Jesus Uses the Metaphor of a Mother Hen 08:12 Jesus Heals on the Sabbath 09:37 Bible Verses About Honoring MOM 13:14 Closing Remarks from Sidney St. James --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Happy Mothers Day is the third most celebrated day of the year behind Easter and Christmas. This episode is a reading from the novel, FAITH - Seventy Times Seven..."Did You Ever Get Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed?" DISCLOSURE: Due to the number of clients that begin and stop the program and the overall success, the average weight loss on the Optimal 5 & 1 Health Plan is 12 Pounds! Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com. A Certified Health Coach! Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneystjames • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjamesshow • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-100770460-13917199 Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100770460-15310446 On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-100770460-14074766 Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100770460-15261738 Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100770460-14092315 New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100770460-10554066 All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100770460-10554066 CHAPTERS FOR THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Introduction - Thank You 00:32 Sidney St. James, Best Selling Author 02:44 People Involved in my Reading Today 03:16 Excerpt from FAITH - Seventy Times Seven 31:16 Reverend Ada Slaton Bonds Message Closes 37:22 Closing Remarks from Sidney St. James --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Top Mistakes Made When Self Publishing a Book is discussed with lowering your expectations and being truthful with yourself on your first published novel. Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS IN THIS EPISODE "SO YOU WANT TO BE AN AUTHOR" 00:00 Introduction to the Sidney St. James Show 00:25 Sidney St. James Mistakes Made by First Time Authors 12:18 Lady Walks the Dogs 13:34 Green Screen Magic 14:50 End of Broadcast • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

How to self publish a book on Amazon KDP and other major and minor retail outlets. Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! Chapters in this episode of self publishing a book on Amazon KDP 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Sidney St. James Begins Program 02:06 Detective Mystery Novel - Lollapalooza 04:36 Refuge of Death - A Fantasy Romance 06:19 Bonaventure - A Science Fiction Prequel to Omega 10:37 Closing Remarks • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Self-Publishing a Book on Amazon and other retailers made easy by watching the Sidney St. James Show's "So You Want to be an Author." Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS IN THE BROADCAST "SO YOU WANT TO BE AN AUTHOR!" 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Sidney St. James Begins Show 01:13 Adversity Novel -Keeping the Faith 04:05 The Runaway Scrape - Dilue Rose Harris 09:02 Reverend Ada Slaton Bonds Faith Seventy Times Seven 13:39 Conclusion to Broadcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Self Publishing a Book 2023 has never been easier. Nonfiction, Fiction, Romance, Memoirs and Mystery novels are just a few of the examples given. • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTER HEADINGS FOR THIS BROADCAST 00:00 Introduction to the Sidney St. James Show 00:24 Beginning of Genesis, Hallelujah, & Seeing the Power of God 04:33 The Writing of the Story of the Old Testament 05:12 The Writing of Hallelujah 06:31 Seeing the Power of God 08:27 Do You Have to Believe in the Bible to be a Christian? 18:50 How Difficult is it to Find Forgiveness 24:30 Closing of Episode --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

How to use Grammarly for proofreading to help you write your novel is very important. For some of you, getting the words written isn't the biggest problem. In fact, you may have no trouble cranking out thousands of words every single week, but spelling and grammar aren't your strengths. The good news is you can still write a novel, but you may just need a little bit more help. • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! Join the Sidney St. James on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Go Directly to Draft2Digital for Uploading Your Novel: https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... Are you a podcaster? Do you want to convert your audio files into video files to post on YouTube? The program I used for the last four seasons is: https://www.repurpose.io/?aff=48660 GIVE IT A TRY. I Am Woman - Hear Me Roar: https://books2read.com/u/bpDdal I Am Woman - I Am Invincible: https://books2read.com/u/38RRJa00:00 Introduction to How to Use Grammarly 00:31 Discussion on Importance of Editing 09:47 How to Use Grammarly 21:15 Conclusion to How to Use Grammarly for Proofreading and Editing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Getting started narrating audiobooks in Audacity is important for indie authors, especially for people who've written personal books like memoirs. While the best results come from working with professional narrators and producers, some authors may find it financially or creatively rewarding to carry out the process themselves. The DIY route requires slightly more time and effort, especially when adopting new audio engineering skills. In this episode of "So You Want to be an Author" we will show several easy steps that will make you sound like a professional disc jockey on the radio! Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! Find these great books by Sidney St. James in audio. Room of Death: https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/... Faith - Seventy Times Seven: https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/... Nevaeh - The Lost City of Nemea: Join the Sidney St. James on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Go Directly to Draft2Digital for Uploading Your Novel: https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! Are you a podcaster? Do you want to convert your audio files into video files to post on YouTube? The program I used for the last four seasons is: https://www.repurpose.io/?aff=48660 GIVE IT A TRY. CHAPTERS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Introduction Sidney St. James Show 00:46 Sidney St. James Begins DIY How to Use Audacity 02:45 Example Recording of Audio Book 13:36 Making a Stereo Recording From a Mono Input 21:18 Closing of the Sidney St. James Show --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Designing an eBook Cover in BookBrush is very important. It's somewhat unfortunate that the first thing a potential reader sees when they come across our book is not the writing itself (not even the blurb!), but our book's front cover. After all, it's the one part of our book that we (often) didn't have a hand in creating! Though hopefully connected to the characters, story or theme of our book in some way, the cover's main purpose is to convince a potential reader to pick up our book in the first place – in some ways, it's a form of marketing in itself. Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! Fantasy Romances: Nevaeh - The Lost City of Altinova - https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX Crux Ansata - The Lost City of Ankara - https://books2read.com/u/38RRJa00:00 Introduction to Designing a Book Cover 00:27 Sidney St James from the Pickleball Court 04:11 Tutorial: How to Create an EBook Cover 13:09 Lots of Ways to Get Novel Discovered 21:30 Downloading File Format in PNG --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Designing a paperback book cover in BookBrush is as simple as apple pie. The first thing a potential reader sees when they come across our book is not the writing itself (not even the blurb!), but our book's front cover. After all, it's the one part of our book that we (often) didn't have a hand in creating! Though hopefully connected to the characters, story or theme of our book in some way, the cover's main purpose is to convince a potential reader to pick up our book in the first place – in some ways, it's a form of marketing in itself. • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! Some great mystery novels by Sidney St. James Belem Towers - https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w Rosenthall - https://books2read.com/u/bzvyL2 CHAPTERS IN DESIGNING A PAPERBACK BOOKCOVER 00:00 Introduction to Making a Paperback Book Cover 01:04 Designing a Paperback Book Cover with BookBrush 06:36 Example Paperback Book Cover Templates 25:40 Concluding Statements from Sidney St. James --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Draft2Digital vs. KDP is definitely something you should understand before publishing your first book. LEAVING AMAZON EXCLUSIVELY AND PUBLISHING WITH AN AGGREGATOR – DRAFT2DIGITAL VERSUS PUBLISHDRIVE INCREASED SALES BY 1000%. • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! Some Great Nonfiction Books from Sidney St. James Mary Elizabeth Surratt - https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el Sam Bass - A Texas Outlaw - https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J The Runaway Scrape - A Texas History Book - https://books2read.com/u/m2rQNG CHAPTERS IN BROADCAST 00:00 Introduction 00:34 Beginning Draft2Digital vs. Amazon KDP 17:15 Major Problem if You Start Exclusively with Amazon 22:58 Universal Book Link - Great Tool 24:06 Closing Remarks --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Self publishing a book in 2022 with Draft2Digital is a step by step approach at uploading your final and edited novel. Draft2Digital is a very user friendly company. l have used them for over 40 of my past novels. Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! Some children's books from Sidney St. James daughter, Vanessa Jean Shockley: Sissy's in Trouble - https://www.amazon.com/Sissys-Trouble... Hidden Waterfalls - https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Waterfa... And, an inspiring author that we assisted in her first journey in writing with a novel called, Unleashed Desire. EROTICA! From Tilly Slaton, UNLEASHED DESIRE : https://www.amazon.com/Unleashed-Desi...00:00 Introduction 00:13 Sidney St. James Begins Show 00:45 Draft2Digital D2D "How to Do" Demonstration 25:58 Pricing of Ebooks, Paperbacks Etc. 33:52 Closing: Books Published and Tenure with Draft2Digital • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Valentines Day Songs 2023 mean so much each year and this year, for me, it's 100 Pounds of Clay. It's that time of year again, Saint Valentines Day-.Valentine's brings the spring season to us almost and includes my work cleaning out several of my red clay flower pots. While I was cleaning them, it reminded me of the Story of the "Potter and the Clay." And then, I went inside to chill, and lo and behold, my wife and I stayed glued to the movie Ghost. The picture of a potter in my mind is someone sitting down on a stool with a wet glob of clay spinning on a wheel. So I researched pottery-making in Biblical times to see how different it may have been. Then, I wondered if what I learned from it would give us new insights about God, our Potter. Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS IN THIS VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Valentine's Day Message Begins 01:53 Demi Moore & Patrick Swaze in Ghost 04:28 Song: 100 Pounds of Clay 07:00 God and the Potters Wheel and Clay 18:33 Closing of Show --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

The Optavia 5 & 1 Weight Loss Journey and how allowable is exercise. Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS OF THIS EPISODE ON EXERCISING ON THE OPTAVIA 5 & 1 PLAN 00:00 Introduction 01:22 Should You Be Doing Exercise on the Optavia 5 & 1 02:28 I am Not a Professional Nutritionist 03:26 Helping Others Who Have Walked in My Shoes 08:53 Medicine Advertisements on Television 11:52 Spots in Front of My Eyes 14:16 Talk to Your Doctor About Excercising 15:14 Closing Remarks Optavia 5 & 1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Gastric ByPass Surgery Pros and Cons and the ten things they never told me would happen after the surgery! DISCLOSURE: Due to the number of clients that begin and stop the program and the overall success, the average weight loss on the Optimal 5 & 1 Health Plan is 12 Pounds! Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com. A Certified Health Coach! Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... CHAPTERS FOR THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Introduction 10 Things I Wish I Knew After Gastric ByPass Surgery 01:38 My First Year Journey After Gastric ByPass Surgery 03:23 People with Fibromyalgia Beware of Muscle Pain 05:23 Unsupported Friends After Surgery 06:42 There Can be Complications in Gastric Bypass Surgery 09:46 Losing My Hair After Gastric ByPass Surgery 13:17 The Number One Thing No One Told Me 17:57 Coaches on the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan 19:53 Closing for Folks Who Just Don't Get On Social Media --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Ten years after Gastric ByPass surgery before and after and began to regain weight faster than a roller coaster! What I did about it will work for you, too. Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight & get Healthy, Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! Links below to many of the tops discussed in my weight loss series. • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... CHAPTERS IN 10 YEARS LATER EPISODE OF THE WEIGHT LOSS SERIES 00:00 Introduction to Weight Loss Series with Optavia 01:23 Gastric Bypass Surgery Before and After 02:23 Ten Years After Gastric ByPass Surgery 04:04 The First Thing I Learned 06:11 Surgery Didn't Erase Bad Habits 10:24 We All Want to be Red Carpet Ready 13:17 Never Forget the Journey 16:06 What is a Health Coach? 17:51 Conclusion & Subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Weiight Loss Journey After 50 with the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan; Do it Right and it Will Work! Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! chapters to this episode 00:00 Introduction 00:59 Optavia 5 & 1 Program - It Works 03:53 The Scale Was My Enemy! 05:25 Back to My Weight After Gastric ByPass Surgery 10:32 My Health Journey is Wonderful 15:34 In Conclusion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

The Optavia vs Keto Diet Programs compared from A to Z. Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS IN THE OPTAVIA VERSUS KETO DIET PLANS 00:00 Introduction to Optavia vs Keto Diet Plans 02:09 What Exactly is the Optavia Weight Loss Program? 07:21 There are some disadvantages to Optavia 5 & 1 Plan 11:10 Eating on the Keto Diet Plan 14:49 Can I do Keto and Optavia Together? 16:35 Does an Optavia and Keto Friendly Diet Work? 20:08 Avoid Common Mistakes 20:31 Which is better: Keto or Optavia 21:48 After a Bit of Brain Fog... I am Back lol --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

The Optavia 5 & 1 Plan is 5 small prepackaged meals and one main lean and green meal. Best fat burning weight loss program I have experienced. Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS TO THE STALLING OUT ON THE BATHROOM SCALES! 00:00 Intro Getting Stalled on the Optavia 5 & 1 Weight Loss 01:57 The Scale is Stuck! Why? 05:20 Take Before and After Pictures 06:47 You Don't Eat Enough Protein 08:28 Overeating 09:43 Measuring is Very Important 12:13 Hacking Fuelings with Too Many Carbs 14:02 Eating Too Many Condiments 15:28 Not Drinking Enough Water 17:44 Unrealistic Expectations Optavia 19:25 Conclusion: We Want to Hear From You --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

There are pros and cons in the Optavia 5 & 1 program. Just like anything, there are always positive reviews and negative reviews. Take my novels, After 60 novels, I guarantee you that I have had my fill of those who didn't like my writing style or characters were too confusing or I could go on and on.... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS TO MORE PROS AND CONS OF THE OPTAVIA 5 & 1 PROGRAM: 00:00 Introduction to Pros and Cons of the Optavia 5 & 1 Program 02:14 Being Obese is Inviting Some Diseases 04:21 Coaching Support is Awesome! 04:59 Let's Talk About Some Cons of the Program 07:27 Sports Performance is Affected 12:11 Contact Your Family Doctor Before Beginning Program 17:28 Unrealistric Goals 20:21 Concluding Remarks Subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Optavia and Nutrisystem are close cousins in the realm of weiight loss programs. Optavia wins out, in my opinion. because of one MAIN REASON! Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS FOR THE OPTAVIA VERSUS NUTRISYSTEM WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS 00:00 Introduction Optavia Versus Nutrisystem 01:40 Discussion of Nutrisystem Weight Loss Plan 04:42 Discussion of Optavia Weight Loss Program 06:33 Great Recipes for Lean & Green Meals 09:40 Nutrisystem PrePackaged Meals 10:49 Optavia PrePackaged Fuelings (Meals) 12:35 Why Trust What I Am Saying? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

How does Optavia stack up against Jenny Craig. Both are good programs. So which one do you prefer? And, I will discuss the one I chose after gastric bypass surgery and why I chose it. Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com - A Certified Health Coach! • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS IN THIS BROADCAST OPTAVIA VERSUS JENNY CRAIG 00:00 Introduction to Optavia Versus Jenny Craig 01:13 Is One Better Than the Other? 01:36 Jenny Craig Program 02:33 Pros and Cons of Jenny Craig 06:25 Pros and Cons of Optavia 16:02 Optavia and Jenny Craig Coaches! 20:37 Be Sure to Contact Your Health Care Provider 22:24 Closing Remarks of Optavia Vs Jennie Craig --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Weight Loss Journey After 40 with guest Vanessa Jean Shockley, author of the Demon Bunny Chronicles, a Children's Series. DISCLOSURE: Due to the number of clients that begin and stop the program and the overall success, the average weight loss on the Optimal 5 & 1 Health Plan is 12 Pounds! Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com. A Certified Health Coach! Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... CHAPTERS FOR THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Introduction to the Weight Loss Series Finale 00:30 Sidney St James Opens Season Finale 05:01 Introduction to Vanessa Jean Shockley 08:45 Vanessa Tells Her Story of Weight Loss on the Optavia 5 & 1 Program 13:25 Importance of Coaches on the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan 16:17 The Race to Our Weight Loss Goal is On!!! 16:54 Conclusion to Weight Loss Series on the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

My easter hallelujah video Prayer 2023 • Episode 14 – An Easter Prayer • Episode 15 – The Last Supper • Episode 16 – The Crucifixion • Episode 17 – The Resurrection • Episode 18 – Doubting Thomas I want to draw a clear line this morning — not so much between the Christian and the non-Christian, but rather between the Christian who is standing firm in his faith, who is walking with God, who is confident of his salvation — who knows God is pleased with him and he is on his way to heaven. On the other hand, there is everyone else. Paul issues that warning right at the beginning of our passage — “unless you have believed in vain.” Look, as James says, even the devils believe in God. “You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!” (James 2:19) I want to give you a chance this morning to cross that divide and make your faith sure. There is one place to do that more surely than anywhere else, and it is the place we are gathering this morning. You might expect me to say we will come to the cross — and we will, of course, speak about the cross — but, in fact, we are coming to the empty tomb. For it is at the empty tomb that we meet Jesus — He is not dead, He is risen! The good news is the story of Jesus and how the events of his life 2000 years ago still have a major impact on us today. What does Paul say is the most important thing? What is the “good news” or “gospel” according to Paul? There are three aspects: • Christ died • He was buried • He was raised from death. • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS TO EASTER PRAYER 00:00 Introduction to Easter Special Message 00:58 Sidney St James Begins Show 01:56 An Easter Prayer for Easter Service 05:06 Conclusion to Easter Prayer --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

The Last Supper of Jesus Christ on Easter as told by Sidney St. James. • Episode 14 – An Easter Prayer • Episode 15 – The Last Supper • Episode 16 – The Crucifixion • Episode 17 – The Resurrection • Episode 18 – Doubting Thomas I want to draw a clear line this morning — not so much between the Christian and the non-Christian, but rather between the Christian who is standing firm in his faith, who is walking with God, who is confident of his salvation — who knows God is pleased with him and he is on his way to heaven. On the other hand, there is everyone else. Paul issues that warning right at the beginning of our passage — “unless you have believed in vain.” Look, as James says, even the devils believe in God. “You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!” (James 2:19) I want to give you a chance this morning to cross that divide and make your faith sure. There is one place to do that more surely than anywhere else, and it is the place we are gathering this morning. You might expect me to say we will come to the cross — and we will, of course, speak about the cross — but, in fact, we are coming to the empty tomb. For it is at the empty tomb that we meet Jesus — He is not dead, He is risen! The good news is the story of Jesus and how the events of his life 2000 years ago still have a major impact on us today. What does Paul say is the most important thing? What is the “good news” or “gospel” according to Paul? There are three aspects: • Christ died • He was buried • He was raised from death. • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS FOR THE LAST SUPPER PRESENTATION BY SIDNEY ST JAMES 00:00 Introduction to The Last Supper of Jesus Christ 00:58 The Last Supper Presentation Begins 05:14 Jesus Introduces Judas 17:26 Jesus Washes the Feet of the Disciples 20:01 What Does Good Friday Mean to Me 22:09 Conclusion to The Last Supper Presentation --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Video on the Cross is my presentation today. • Episode 14 – An Easter Prayer • Episode 15 – The Last Supper • Episode 16 – The Crucifixion • Episode 17 – The Resurrection • Episode 18 – Doubting Thomas I want to draw a clear line this morning — not so much between the Christian and the non-Christian, but rather between the Christian who is standing firm in his faith, who is walking with God, who is confident of his salvation — who knows God is pleased with him and he is on his way to heaven. On the other hand, there is everyone else. Paul issues that warning right at the beginning of our passage — “unless you have believed in vain.” Look, as James says, even the devils believe in God. “You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!” (James 2:19) I want to give you a chance this morning to cross that divide and make your faith sure. There is one place to do that more surely than anywhere else, and it is the place we are gathering this morning. You might expect me to say we will come to the cross — and we will, of course, speak about the cross — but, in fact, we are coming to the empty tomb. For it is at the empty tomb that we meet Jesus — He is not dead, He is risen! The good news is the story of Jesus and how the events of his life 2000 years ago still have a major impact on us today. What does Paul say is the most important thing? What is the “good news” or “gospel” according to Paul? There are three aspects: • Christ died • He was buried • He was raised from death. • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS TO BROADCAST. 00:00 Introduction of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ 01:54 Beginning of Story of Judas and the Kiss of Death 15:11 Is the Gospel by Mark the Retelling of Story by Peter? 24:24 Judas Gave up Everything to Follow Jesus 33:27 Conclusion to Judas - A Kiss of Death --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Easter hallelujah video and doubting Thomas from the Sidney St James Show. • Episode 14 – An Easter Prayer • Episode 15 – The Last Supper • Episode 16 – The Crucifixion • Episode 17 – The Resurrection • Episode 18 – Doubting Thomas I want to draw a clear line this morning — not so much between the Christian and the non-Christian, but rather between the Christian who is standing firm in his faith, who is walking with God, who is confident of his salvation — who knows God is pleased with him and he is on his way to heaven. On the other hand, there is everyone else. Paul issues that warning right at the beginning of our passage — “unless you have believed in vain.” Look, as James says, even the devils believe in God. “You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!” (James 2:19) I want to give you a chance this morning to cross that divide and make your faith sure. There is one place to do that more surely than anywhere else, and it is the place we are gathering this morning. You might expect me to say we will come to the cross — and we will, of course, speak about the cross — but, in fact, we are coming to the empty tomb. For it is at the empty tomb that we meet Jesus — He is not dead, He is risen! The good news is the story of Jesus and how the events of his life 2000 years ago still have a major impact on us today. What does Paul say is the most important thing? What is the “good news” or “gospel” according to Paul? There are three aspects: • Christ died • He was buried • He was raised from death. • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS OF DOUBTING THOMAS BROADCAST: 00:00 Introduction of Day 8 of Easter - Doubting Thomas 01:16 The Famous Time Machine of Sidney St James 12:55 Convinced of God's Forgiveness Today 26:32 Conclusion of Easter Series Broadcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Country Western Music 60s 70s as played by the one and only Dave Henry at the Back Room in Austin, Texas 42 years later! When Ronnie Roark entered the club business in Austin, Texas, he found quite early that the public and the musician didn't often agree on what they saw as entertainment. While the musician railed about audiences who were unequipped to appreciate art, Ronnie said, "To Hell with virtuosity. Just give me two thirty-five year old rednecks who can play three chords, preferably in the same key, who know that Faded Love has words, and who can refuff anything, short of a nuclear strike from the audience. Give me that, and my life will take care of itself. Later in 1980, Ronnie Roark said he was cornered by trwo starboard listing fellows enshrouded with the fragrance of nepennthe. The two men walked up to Ronnie and said, "We're Dan and Dave." And sure enough they were. Life without parole on Friday nights at The Back Room, crowds beyond the fire marshall's nightmares, and thousands upon thousands of loyal fans. Back in 1980, if you appreciated country music and you can stand hearing that your mother wore combat boots or that your girlfriend's mouth belongs in a Tijuana sideshow, you belonged to the many, many loyal fans of Dan & Dave. Let's welcome after 43 years back to the stage, DAVE HENRY. • Self-Publishing on Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 Novels from Bookstores and Libraries Around the World • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... CHAPTERS TO DAVE HENRY SHOW FROM THE BACK ROOM IN AUSTIN TEXAS 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Sidney St. James Introduces Season 5 Finale 05:56 Dave Henry Begins with Hank Williams 08:25 Dave Henry Sings a Great One by Johnny Horton 11:10 Dave Henry Sings a Waylon Jennings Great One 13:35 Dave Henry Sings a Great Jerry Jeff Walker Song 17:21 Dave Henry Sings a Kris Kristofferson Song 22:39 Dave Henry Sings a Great Don Williams Tune 26:46 Ending Comments and Closing Credits 26:57 The End :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

How to edit my self published novel is necessary to help you have a winning manuscript.. Check out these six programs. Creating a manuscript requires a whole lot of hours of work and dedication. While nothing can replace a human editor, there are grammar checkers and manuscript editing apps that can benefit you and help you work on your manuscript, polish it and make it ready for publication. 1. PROWRITINGAID – FREE TO $70 PER YEAR ProWritingAid is the first on my list because it's popular for non-fiction and fiction writers. In addition, this online editor and plugin detect grammar errors and spelling mistakes while you are writing. 2. GRAMMARLY (MY CHOICE) – FREE TO $139 PER YEAR Grammarly works as a grammar checker and a proofreader. GRAMMARLY IS A TOP-NOTCH SPELLING, GRAMMAR, AND PLAGIARISM CHECKER. It'll help you locate and fix errors quickly and works simply everywhere. It's trusted by millions upon millions of writers for a reason! 3. AUTOCRIT – FROM FREE TO $80 PER MONTH 4. HEMINGWAY APPLICATION – PRICED FROM FREE TO $20 PER MONTH The Hemingway App, like MS Word, scores your writing based on readability and assists you in finding areas to improve. The Hemingway App is a style checker. It gives you a score of your writing based on readability and helps you find places where you can improve. With this application, writers can reduce their wordiness and create a cleaner and easier-to-read manuscript. • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! Join Sidney St. James on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Go Directly to Draft2Digital for Uploading Your Novel: https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... Do you want to convert your audio files into video files to post on YouTube? The program I used for the last four seasons is: https://www.repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J CHAPTERS FOR THIS EPISODE SEEN BELOW: 00:00 Introduction to How to Edit My Self Published Novel 00:23 Grabbing the Attention of the Reader in the First Three or Four Pages 05:23 First on List to Discuss in ProWriting Aid 08:11 Secondly, My Choice, Grammarly 12:45 The First Editing Software I used, AUTOCRIT 16:13 The Hemmingway Application for Editing 18:19 Smart Edit Software for Editing 22:09 National Writers Month Every November 24:44 Final Words on Novel Editing Software --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ Sermon on Easter in 2023. An Easter Special Presentation in 5 Parts: • Episode 14 – An Easter Prayer • Episode 15 – The Last Supper • Episode 16 – The Crucifixion • Episode 17 – The Resurrection • Episode 18 – Doubting Thomas I want to draw a clear line this morning — not so much between the Christian and the non-Christian, but rather between the Christian who is standing firm in his faith, who is walking with God, who is confident of his salvation — who knows God is pleased with him and he is on his way to heaven. On the other hand, there is everyone else. Paul issues that warning right at the beginning of our passage — “unless you have believed in vain.” Look, as James says, even the devils believe in God. “You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!” (James 2:19) I want to give you a chance this morning to cross that divide and make your faith sure. There is one place to do that more surely than anywhere else, and it is the place we are gathering this morning. You might expect me to say we will come to the cross — and we will, of course, speak about the cross — but, in fact, we are coming to the empty tomb. For it is at the empty tomb that we meet Jesus — He is not dead, He is risen! The good news is the story of Jesus and how the events of his life 2000 years ago still have a major impact on us today. What does Paul say is the most important thing? What is the “good news” or “gospel” according to Paul? There are three aspects: • Christ died • He was buried • He was raised from death. • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS OF THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST 00:00 Introduction to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ 01:03 Message of the Resurrection 07:37 Reading the Scriptures Over and Over 14:27 Buried & the Cave Sealed and Guarded 18:30 Why Did Jesus Need to Die 37:11 A Hallelujah Conclusion to Broadcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Gastric Bypass before and after stories 2022 and the Optavia 5 & 1 Program • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 Weight Loss Series After Gastric Bypass Introduction 00:30 Sidney St. James Begins Weight Loss Series 01:18 Begin the Narration of Weight Loss 03:48 Trying Every Single Diet to Lose Weight 07:56 Decision to Have Gastric Bypass Surgery 09:21 A Year After Gastric ByPass Surgery 12:46 Sidney Meets Health Coaches Kare and Stoney 16:19 Introduction of Daughter by Sidney St. James 18:18 Why I Chose to Do This Weight Loss Series --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Live Country Music Performances as played by the one and only Dave Henry at the Back Room in Austin, Texas 42 years later! When Ronnie Roark entered the club business in Austin, Texas, he found quite early that the public and the musician didn't often agree on what they saw as entertainment. While the musician railed about audiences who were unequipped to appreciate art, Ronnie said, "To Hell with virtuosity. Just give me two thirty-five year old rednecks who can play three chords, preferably in the same key, who know that Faded Love has words, and who can refuff anything, short of a nuclear strike from the audience. Give me that, and my life will take care of itself. Later in 1980, Ronnie Roark said he was cornered by trwo starboard listing fellows enshrouded with the fragrance of nepennthe. The two men walked up to Ronnie and said, "We're Dan and Dave." And sure enough they were. Life without parole on Friday nights at The Back Room, crowds beyond the fire marshall's nightmares, and thousands upon thousands of loyal fans. Back in 1980, if you appreciated country music and you can stand hearing that your mother wore combat boots or that your girlfriend's mouth belongs in a Tijuana sideshow, you belonged to the many, many loyal fans of Dan & Dave. Let's welcome after 43 years back to the stage, DAVE HENRY. • Self-Publishing on Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 Novels from Bookstores and Libraries Around the World • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704...00:00 Introduction 00:58 Sidney St. James Introduces Dave Henry 02:19 Dave Henry on Stage at the Back Room 13:33 Cheerleaders and Crowd 14:15 Closing Credits --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

My Weight Loss Journey After Gastric ByPass!        Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneystjames ·         Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjamesshow ·         Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660         Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James   https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w       Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N ·         Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o   https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ ·         Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o   https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX ·         Historical Nonfiction–“Mary Elizabeth Surratt”–1st Woman Hung by Federal Government o   https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el ·         Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o   https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 ·         Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o   https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J   One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-100770460-13917199 Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100770460-15310446 On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-100770460-14074766 Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100770460-15261738 Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100770460-14092315 New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100770460-10554066 All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100770460-10554066 Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message

Self-Publishing a Book on Amazon and other retailers made easy by watching the Sidney St. James Show's "So You Want to be an Author." Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: sidneystjames@yahoo.com A Certified Health Coach! CHAPTERS IN THE BROADCAST "SO YOU WANT TO BE AN AUTHOR!" 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Sidney St. James Begins Show 01:13 Adversity Novel -Keeping the Faith 04:05 The Runaway Scrape - Dilue Rose Harris 09:02 Reverend Ada Slaton Bonds Faith Seventy Times Seven 13:39 Conclusion to Broadcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sidneystjames/message