Naturalistic Paganism

So I’m a Witch Again………. by Natalie Kirk

Well, here I go again.

I used to be a pagan, back in my teens up until I was about 22. I was a true believer. I fully believed in gods and goddesses, and that I could summon magic to create change in the universe. Read More

[Dead Ideas] “Court Eunuchs”, by B. T. Newberg

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Did you know that Byzantine culture recognized three genders? We talk about that and more in our new series on court eunuchs. Follow the spectacular rise and fall of these beardless Byzantines.

Here’s what in store:

  • Court Eunuchs I: Third Gender of Byzantium
  • Court Eunuchs II: Call of Duty: Narses in the Nika Riots and Beyond
  • Court Eunuchs III: When in Rome: Narses and the Reconquest of Italy
  • Court Eunuchs IV: The Varangian Guard – An Interview with Robin Pierson
  • Court Eunuchs V: Sex in the City: Stories from Byzantium

Be sure to support the show at www.patreon.com/deadideaspod to get your portrait drawn!

Music and graphic design by Rachel Westhoff. Maps, pics, references and more at www.deadideas.net.

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Blasphemy Victory! Now, go Vote! by Starstuff, Contemplating

Victory!  The people of Ireland legalize honesty in an historic vote, amending their constitution to legalize blasphemy.  Votes matter.  If you are an American, your vote matters too.  Please vote Tuesday, November 6th. 

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Happy Fall Equitherm (Samhain)!

Our Ancestors reach back in an unbroken chain billions of years long, including both good and bad people, and many more.  Today our Ancestors speak to us, and we speak to them. Read More

Robotic Sperm, by Kansas Stanton

When we become seriously ill, we go to western medicine for treatment. The problem, however, with a lot of western medicine is that it relies almost completely on the body to “deliver” the treatment to the desired destination. We wrote the letter and dropped it into the mailbox, but we must hope that it doesn’t get lost or damaged along the way or delivered to the wrong recipient. Hope can be very blind and anticlimactic like that. And sometimes medicine takes a while to get to its destination, with more risks occurring in the meantime.

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