Episode 52: X-Mas 2007 Recap

Regular Hosts:
Ashlee, Dave, Jason, Sam
7:42
A Fan in Northern California Writes:

First off, let me start by saying how much I love your podcast! I just recently started listening to it, and I’m at the point of going backwards in time (in terms of episodes).

Recently, I’ve noticed a lot of things I would have loved to comment on, but for obvious reasons cannot. I’m on episode 46 and you are all talking about the witches hat and where it originated from. (I haven’t listen to the rest of the episode yet, so forgive me if you have come across this). I found a website of interest http://www.controverscial.com/The%20Witches%20Hat.htm and by the way, wikipedia really does use the term “pointy hat”. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointy_hat

Now another reference to the pointy hat is also in one of the Charmed episodes that I watched a few years back. When the charmed ones go back in time to save a child that will be their family line, the witches back then mention that the pointy had was used to draw a witches magic down to her (or something along those lines).

Again, sorry if this was all mentioned already in the rest of the podcast, but I wanted to share my limited input.

You guys are wonderful. I enjoy listening to your podcasts and I can’t wait for more!
11:45
Ron of the Mid-Michigan Pagan Podcast Writes:

Dave,
I thank you for plugging our friend’s web site that means a lot to us. Here is the reason why, we lost a vary close and dear friend of our in this war that we are in and Q’s web site was the first one to post any thing about Charles. He did not care if Charles was Wiccan or not, he seen it as another human lost his life to this war. Sents then he has had our utmost respect and our backing, And for him I say thank you for your support.
13:34
Ron of the Mid-Michigan Pagan Podcast Writes:

Now as far as the plug of your guys show… We back all Pagan podcasters and your show is one that I enjoy vary much. And you guy just make me grin from ear to ear with every show. You have a wild show there and that is your guys charm. I love the skits they are great (Fluffy getting shot is my fav.). I can only hope that one day we will have as many shows as you guys do. Please tell the rest of the cast that we love the show and please keep up the funny stuff it is great.

Grats guys!!! keep up the great work. Form our staff to yours
14:55
Drake Aedus Writes:

Thanks for another episode of PCP. Be careful, if you keep making these things, we all just might continue to listen to them.

I recently bought a book off Amazon ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1578634091) called The Study of Witchcraft: A Guidebook to Advanced Wicca. I have only just started looking through it, but I liked the idea of topic based study to move past the Witchcraft 101 syndrome.

“Consider this book the Wiccan equivalent to an instruction guide for a tailor-your-own-degree program at a liberal college. Don’t just read through the chapters; read the recommended books as well (while avoiding the bad or silly bits in them – Deborah helpfully points out many of those) , and do the exercises and homework assignments that match your needs and interests. Yes, this means work. Fortunately, you’ll be having so much fun doing it, you won’t mind!” ~Isaac Bonewits from the Foreword

Ave Deus Sol Invictus,
Aedus
17:20
Silent Aislynn writes about Episode 50:

hey thanks for the podcast.. its hilarious haha and very informative
18:20
jchalad says on Podcast Alley:

I love to get a laugh every week when PCP updates, its so much better than the drug known as the same name
18:30
owl1owl2 says on Podcast Alley:

these guys are realy funny
19:04
Feedback Skits (4 stars/5)
19:36
Feedback – iTunes – vlh444
21:16
Drake Aedus informs us:

Drake also provided us with a link to the experiment Sam mentioned in Episode 51 in her “Science behind the Magic” segment. The website is noosphere.princeton.edu, and yes, they used actual RNGs – not desktop computers. The RNGs use “quantum-indeterminate electronic noise.”

Here is my personal thumb at Congress… Ganulin v. United States “The Court holds that under Sixth Circuit and Supreme Court precedent the establishment of Christmas Day as a legal public holiday does not violate the Establishment Clause because it has a valid secular purpose, it does not have the effect of endorsing religion in general or Christianity in particular, and it does not impermissibly cause excessive entanglement between church and state.” – Federal District Judge Susan J. Dlott (December 6, 1999)
22:25
Christmas is determined to be a secular, not religious, holiday in US.
25:11
What happened to Barrett E, always wearing the 1 robe, when it was laundry day?
25:38
Operation Nativity
26:31
Nativity scene with demons
27:32
State parks in Ohio that did not want nativity scenes, overridden by governor.
29:37
The Wild Hunt Blog, a good alternative source of Pagan News
29:50
Green Bay Holiday Scene fiasco… resolved
31:09
Definition of armchair protesting
32:14
Commercializing Imbolc
33:10
Wiccan holidays that are not centered around sex?
35:58
Winter holidays inspire hatred and anger, yay for Cthulhumas!
38:25
FATALITY! YOU WIN… Tickle Me Elmo!
39:12
Holiday gifts as a means of placating folks rather than caring about them.
41:00
Feedback – Nick
43:45
Burger Kin
44:40
The fluff continuum, how do you know if you’re too much of a fluff basher.
45:30
Why MySpace forums suck
47:22
Be worried if your spirituality becomes stagnant
48:00
Find something that reminds you why you are on your chosen path.
49:10
There’s no way for novice Wiccans to seek elders to gain more knowledge and advice?
50:44
Active moderation on a forum is a good thing.
51:15
Podcasts as the only means of seeking Wiccan elders?
52:25
PCP… the forum?
53:12
Jason hates forums.
54:45
Pagans are po’ and cheap.
56:57
Website of the week: IraqWarHeroes.org
57:34
Podcast of the week: MMPP

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Originally Published: Monday, December 31, 2007 3:41 PM
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