Jan's an external processor, and Michael had a question come up in his brain while listening to an episode of Enchanted: The History of Magic and Witchcraft, specifically the episode on the Oracle of Delphi, "The Opulent Shrine." Springing the question of, "What is it like to speak for a spirit?" on Jan, we launch into a discussion of the process, the feelings, and the general experience of seership for someone who speaks for the folk.

We touch on the ethics of the experience, how we suss out spirits, and how we deal with the skeptic inside to understand how to speak to folks. We also talk a bit about what makes the experience feel "complete" and "real" from the outside.

You can also check out our previous episode about the Oracular Spectacular.

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Back in Season 6, in Episode 121, we talked about one of Three Cranes Grove, ADF's, main traditions, the Ancestor Box. Today, we're talking about another 3CG tradition, the Grove Healing Blanket.

We start off by discussing how we view ritual traditions, and a bit about how we build them... intentionally and not, and then talk a bit about the general characteristics of our quilt, how it was designed, and how the quilt(s) were created. We also talk about how the blanket is recharged each year, and mention the video we did of the working in 2018, which you can watch on YouTube.

You can find the Penzeys Hug Blankets Rev. Avende mentions on the Penzeys website.

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Rev. Avende had a chance to discuss with Rev. C. Oleg Wildridge in the car when he came into town to visit Columbus back in late February. We start out with a discussion of Svetovit and Perun and Veles; we move into a discussion of Svarog and the (potentially) non-binary or genderfluid nature of Łado or Łada; this gives us a chance to look to other notions of genderfluidity in other pantheons as well, and how that relates to both the mythology, but also to us.

Rev. Wildridge was ordained at last year's Summerland, so they also discuss what sorts of shifts and experiences he's had since becoming a Priest, and what it's been like to enter into that role, which leads to a discussion of how both our hosts interact with the deities they work with, and then back around to a description of the Slavic godden.

The book mentioned at the end, Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion by Juan Antonio Álvarez-Pedrosa is available on Amazon (though it's a bit pricy; check your local library, too).

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