Vampires in History and Lore with Tchipakkan Let’s look at these blood (or life) draining monsters (spirits, revenants, gods, demons,…) and try to sort the yarn-spinning and mechanisms for social control from the accounts that may tell us something about the nature of life, death and the spirit. What kinds (varieties) of … Continue reading →
Please join Tchipakkan with her guests Jane Sibley and Thor Halvorsen on the New Normal 8 pm Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 8-9 p.m. edt. Miss the live show? Here’s the link to the archived show. This is going to be a chat about using Runes for Divination. Runes were used for writing, … Continue reading →
Werewolves- History and Legend with Tchipakkan I’ll cover shape shifters and lycanthropes from the Norse berserkers to the witches of the early renaissance, (mostly concentrating on European) to modern interpretations in media, gaming, and magickal theory and practice. What do these accounts have in common, and what does modern shamanic practice show … Continue reading →
Most cultures created images to enhance their practices- from voodoo dolls and ex votos to icons and idols, sacred images, from Michaelangelo painting the Systine Chapel to Inuit carving fetishes, people have used images to create tangible links to the intangible world. We will examine historical practices and modern pagan adaptations and … Continue reading →
4-19-2017 Spring open chat: call 619-639-4606, Please join my podcast The New Normal 8 pm Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 8-9 p.m. edt. If you missed the show, you can listen to the archive here: http://tobtr.com/s/9970941 I was joined by Thor Halvorsen and we talked about Paganism and politics, and being defined … Continue reading →
