The Dark Side of Fey

The Final Episode - Evolve!

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 +0000

Full shown notes at darklyfey.com. New podcast, SpiritsCast, available at SpiritsCast.Com

Episode 30 - The Fabulous Christopher Penczak

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:16:00 +0000

Full show notes at http://darklyfey.com

Episode 29 - Surviving Pagan Festivals

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:37:00 +0000

Full show notes at http://darklyfey.com. Special thanks to Christopher Penczak (http://christopherpenczak.com) and Tameika and Fox (http://spiritsfest.com)

Episode 28 - Spirits of the Earth

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:01:00 +0000

Complete show notes at http://darklyfey.com. Music this episode by Telling The Bees and Spiral Rhythm. Please note that the first thirty seconds of the interview with Tameika and Fox is quite loud, but the rest is fine. Thanks especially go out to Tameika and Fox, my darlin' Sandie, and all of you, without whom this show would have no rhyme or reason. Love to ALL!

Episode 27 - Your Word and Beltaine!

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:28:00 +0000

Love to all! Show notes at http://darklyfey.com. Opening is a clip from 300 Channels of Static by Gaia Consort. E-mail feedback to darklyfey@gmail.com

Episode 26 - Balance, Spring, Solitary Practice

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:22:00 +0000

Show notes at http://darklyfey.com

Episode 25 - Experiencing Deity (Just Do It!)

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:54:00 +0000

Show notes at http://darklyfey.com. Love to all the Podkin and Podlets! E-mail darklyfey@gmail.com

Episode 24 - Applying Knowledge With Wisdom

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:32:00 +0000

Show notes, discussion, and contest information available at http://darklyfey.com

Episode 23 - Relationships, Offerings and Other Musings

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:50:00 +0000

Welcome to our first show of 2009! We talk about relationships, the kinds of e-mail I don't like getting, the kinds of e-mail I do like getting, effort as offering, and Save Our Sooj! Visit http://darklyfey.com for full show notes, further announcements and the winners of our two contests from December!

Episode 22 - The Mostly Music Yule Special

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:13:00 +0000

Full show notes at http://darklyfey.com. E-mail darklyfey@gmail.com. Love and Happy Holidays to the Podkin and the Podlettes! See you next year!

Episode 21 - Learn

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:43:00 +0000

Full show notes and discussion at the website at http://darklyfey.com. Music by Gaia Consort, Emerald Rose, and Mother Tongue. Feedback generously provided by the Podlettes. Our sponsorship draw winner this month is Robyn! Congratulations!

Delayed!

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:16:00 +0000

I know, I know…you’re worried I’m going to podfade, but I swear, I’m not! You have no idea how busy things got all of a sudden. In addition to looking after an infant all day, five days a week, I’m now doing physiotherapy for my chronic back pain, and studying druidry! Busy Fey is Busy! For more information about what's going on, please visit me at http://darklyfey.com

Pathworking - Episode 20

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:56:00 +0000

Full show notes are at http://darklyfey.com. Love to the Podkin and the Podlettes!

Know Your Craft - Episode 19

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:04:00 +0000

Full show notes at http://darklyfey.com. Love to all the podkin and the loverly podlettes!

Feast of the Dead - Episode 18

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:05:00 +0000

Full show notes at http://darklyfey.com. Love to all the podkin, and the pod listeners!

PSA - Squee!

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:59:00 +0000

Lots of news. In this public service announcement we encourage you to vote for The Wigglian Way in the podcast awards at http://podcastawards.com, talk about The Feast of the Dead upcoming this weekend in Southern Ontario, which Fey is attending. Go to http://spiritsfest.com for more information. AND! I just picked up Wendy Rule's album, Beneath the Below is A River, and I LOVE it. So I wanted to share. Thanks to Andrew for the generous donation that allowed me to purchase the album.

Please see the blog to enter the discussion. http://darklyfey.com

See you all again on Monday or Tuesday with our "Know Your Craft" show!

Fey

Know Yourself - Episode 17

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:42:00 +0000

Welcome back! With this, our first in a series of thirteen episodes, we share our thoughts and feelings on the topic of "knowing yourself". We hear from HedonsDog, Laurel, your hostess, and others on the subject, and talk about specific ways to increase our knowledge of ourselves.

Music in this episode from Wendy Rule and The Waterboys!

We look forward to hearing from you on our next topic, "Know Your Craft", which will air on October 25. Please send your responses to the show's topic by the 24th so I can get my notes organized in time to record! Send mail to darklyfey@gmail.com

Blessings to all, and especially to Wheelie Girl, who has sponsored two and a half months of our Libsyn account costs in one fell swoop!

Full show notes and discussion on the blog at http://darklyfey.com

Fey

Coming Back To Life - Episode 15

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:12:00 +0000

Don’t forget to VOTE!

Hi, my lovelies! I'm back with a quickie, just to get my feet wet after my long hiatus. Many thanks for your patience during my hermitage. In this show we talk about what's upcoming on The Dark Side of Fey and I put out a call for listener responses to our next topic, which will be the first of the thirteen goals of a witch - "Know Yourself". Please e-mail your thoughts to darklyfey@gmail.com.

The next show will be coming out on October 11, 2008 (a Saturday). Please get your responses in by October 10th, so I can organize my notes for the show!

Shouts outs to Wheelie Girl and Bryn, who were awesome and amazing and sent donations to help support the show. I'll be talking in more detail about that and doing an on air shout out to those who choose to sponsor the show with donations next time we meet!

For Future Reference:

The Thirteen Goals of a Witch

1.) Know Yourself
2.) Know Your Craft
3.) Learn
4.) Apply Knowledge with Wisdom
5.) Achieve Balance
6.) Keep Your Words in Good Order
7.) Keep Your Thoughts in Good Order
8.) Celebrate Life
9.) Attune With The Cycles of the Earth
10.) Breathe and Eat Correctly
11.) Exercise the Body
12.) Meditate
13.) Honour the God and the Goddess

We'll see you on October 11th with a full length show.

Love to all!

Fey

Healing - Episode 14

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:15:00 +0000

Hi! We're back with Episode 14, and a discussion on healing. Thanks for feedback from Gwyn, Brandon, John, James, FireMage, Christian, and Earthwalker, and of course the delightful Laurel Lie Lee. Music by Wendy Rule and Sarah Stockwell.

Full show notes and discussion at http://darklyfey.com

DRD & Wendy Rule - Episode 13

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:17:00 +0000

In this episode we talk about the Dragon Ritual Drummers and Wendy Rule who appeared in Toronto this past Thursday. We enjoy Listener's Corner, talk about tarot, and finish up with a short segment on pagan gardening. Music this episode by Dragon Ritual Drummers and Wendy Rule.

Books we talked about included The Way of the Green Witch by Arin Murphy Hiscock, Tarot: The Handbook for the Apprentice by Eileen Connolly, Tarot for Yourself by Mark K. Greer, The Master Book of Herbalism by Paul Beyerl.

Show notes and full discussion at http://darklyfey.com

Myth Debunking - Episode 12

Sat, 17 May 2008 18:43:00 +0000

In this episode, we talk introduce a new segment and talk about myths that need a little sprinkle of debunking dust. Music by Jennifer Cutting, Gaia Consort and Kenny Klein.

Notable books: Evolutionary Witchcraft by T. Thorn Coyle, The Way of Four by Deborah Lipp, and The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker

SKUNK!!

Sat, 10 May 2008 13:39:00 +0000

Wren (our gray cat) tangled with a skunk, and transferred the spray to her kittens. Thankfully, no one else stinks, but that means I had to bathe THREE cats in 1) vinegar and baking soda, 2) tomato paste, and 3) dish soap.

THREE CATS.

Okay, so two of them are little, but Wren? She's strong. And she hates me right now. Which is okay, really because I did the unthinkable, and actually put her into water, scrubbed her and rinsed her with three different concoctions THREE times, and then rubbed lavender oil into my hands, and into her fur. Poor thing...

What really sucks is we took pictures....or thought we did...but the card wasn't in the camera at the time, so I can't show you just how hilarious a cat looks when it's covered in tomato paste and looking like it would like to eat your face.

Meanwhile, I have fresh coffee grounds (dry, unused) in a saucer in every room in the house, and vinegar with cinnamon in it boiling on the stove. I also have a pan of coffee grounds and cinnamon in the oven. The house is starting to smell okay again. Or maybe I've just gotten used to the smell of skunk rank.

Those expecting a podcast? Forget it. I've been up since five thirty fumigating the house and bathing cats. I'm going back to bed. I'll be back next Saturday with a show on debunking myths that circulate within the pagan community.

Gah!

F

Sexy Time - Episode 11

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:04:00 +0000

Made you look! Welcome to our Beltaine episode, in which we discuss, among other things, celebrating Beltaine as a solitary, single pagan, sexual revelry, pagan predators, and a response to TommyElf and his take on invocation. Yes, this show was all over the map!

Music by Gaia Consort and Kenny Klein

Show notes and discussion at http://darklyfey.com

Listener Responses - Episode 10

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:24:00 +0000

On this episode Fey shares listener responses and offers her thoughts on the questions and issues brought up by those of you who have been generous enough to take the time to send her e-mail! Fey loves e-mail!

Our paganism 101 segment will feature a brief overview of creative visualization.

Music by Gaia Consort and Kenny Klein.

Full show notes at http://darklyfey.com

The Importance of Practice - Episode 9

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:41:00 +0000

As some of you know, it's been a very rough week for the Darkly Clan. I'm sorry for the delay, but family has to come first. We're getting through it in fine style, as is our usual way! Thanks for your well wishes and prayers as we move through this transition period.

In this episode (number nine!) we talk about the importance of having some basic foundational daily practices that include listening practices, talking practices, and celebratory practices. A few examples are given. The book "Evolutionary Witchcraft" by T. Thorn Coyle comes up and is recommended. We listen to Gaia Consort and Wendy Rule.

Full show notes and discussion at http://darklyfey.com

The Dark Side of Fey - Promo

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:51:00 +0000

This is the very first promo produced for The Dark Side of Fey!

Being A Seeker - Episode 8

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:31:00 +0000

Episode 8 - Being a Seeker

In this episode we touch on what it means to be a seeker, and in our paganism 101 segment we talk specifically about seeking in Southern Ontario. Music from Wendy Rule, Kenny Klein and Gaia Consort.

Witchvox
Wiccan Church of Canada
KW Pagan Temple
Amber and Jet

Discussion at http://darklyfey.com

Witch Schools - Episode 7

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:33:00 +0000

In this show we talk about Witch Schools a little bit. Or, rather, I rant about them! Our paganism 101 segment is on hold until such time as I get your response to some questions I have about the direction it should take. We listen to Gaia Consort, as well as a personal favourite of Fey's, which shall remain nameless unless you actually listen, and we finish off with Spiral Dance.

Full Show Notes at http://darklyfey.com

Random Feyness

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:40:00 +0000

Random Feyness!

In this episode, I go on and on about various things, including Dragon Ritual Drummers, Spirits of the Earth Festival, and feedback from Onyx about my last show.

It’s short! Very short! I had a very busy week, what with finishing up some homework, parenting, working, and ... uh ... going all long and rambly and lupine over the phone with a certain Elven character that y’all might know. (Hey, Tommy! Arrroooooo!)

Next week, we’re back with a regular episode including our introductory shout outs and responses to feedback, our main topic, which will be a discussion (rant?) about so-called Witch Schools, and our paganism 101 segment.

Music by Beltana.

Full show notes at http://darklyfey.com

Responsible Eclectic Pagan Practice - Episode 5

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:26:00 +0000

In Episode 5, we explore the topic of responsible eclectic pagan practice. I wield the sledge hammer and throw honesty bombs about cultural misappropriation and the use of the word “use? in reference to the gods.

In our PAGANISM 101 segment, we talk a little bit about the tool of air, and my experience as both a student of tarot (where the tool of air is the blade) and as a student of feminist spirituality, Feri, and traditional Wicca.

Music by Gaia Consort, Dragon Ritual Drummers, and Chalice and Blade.

Love goes out to Aiden Odinson as he sits vigil for a sick friend. Love and hugs go out to Chris, Clare, Shadow from ND, Sean, Laurel, Onyx, Ken, Monika, and My FamDamily. Special thanks to my Elven Inspiration for keeping me thinking and musing and on my happy tippy toes.

Full Show Notes, discussion, and links at http://darklyfey.com

Spring - Episode 4

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:44:00 +0000

It's a brand new month! And you know what that means! You can VOTE for The Dark Side of Fey at Podcast Alley! We're in the sixth spot among my very favourite pagan podcast. The only way to keep us in the top ten is to vote every month! Thank you so much!

SHOW NOTES

In this episode, we revisit the topic of esoteric and exoteric spirituality briefly, and then we move on to my favourite topic of late, which is SPRING! I share a piece of writing that may give you some insight into how spring makes me feel, and I invite you to share how spring makes you feel. We’ll talk about ways to see spring in, and how we celebrate the turning of the season in our own lives. In our Paganism 101 segment we talk about the power To Know, and I share a piece of writing by one of my all time favourite witches, Alden Blackthorne of the Oak Moon Tradition.

Musical interludes this week are Face in the Clouds by Gaia Consort , Breathe by Wendy Rule , and Spirit of the Spring Wind by Scott Hill. Full show notes are available at http://darklyfey.com

Esoteric & Exoteric Spirituality - Episode 3

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:30:00 +0000

In this episode, we’ll talk about the difference between exoteric (commonplace, simple, popular) and esoteric (for the few, inner, initiatory, enigmatic) spirituality. We’ll explore the idea that esoteric spirituality is not for everyone, and explore ways that those who desire a less demanding and complex spirituality can have a more exoteric kind of paganism than is offered by the more esoteric initiatory paths.

Full show notes and discussion at http://darklyfey.com

Episode 2 - Armchair Paganism

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:51:00 +0000

In this episode, our main topic will be Armchair Paganism. Some suggestions are offered for getting out of the habit many of us solitaries have of thinking about it and reading about it, but not doing anything about it.

We will review the book The Pagan Christ by Tom Harpur, and talk about the herb, basil.

There will be a brief Paganism 101 Segment, and we will pull a card before we finish up.

Our musical interludes feature Wendy Rule and Gaia Consort. We’ll leave you at the end of the show with The Bell by Threefold. Full show notes with links and further information is available at http://darklyfey.com

Other Pagan Podcasts

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:09:00 +0000

There are so many wonderful pagan podcasts out there, so I thought I’d post a list (along with their ‘vote’ links for Podcast Alley). I stole the idea from Jeva of Lance and Graal (where are you guys??!!) who haven’t done a new show in quite some time now. They have a great list of everyone out there, but it’s not up to date (because you guys! where ARE you guys??). The list I posted here isn’t complete by any stretch of the imagination. I am hoping to build on it in my travels. If you know of something I’ve missed, please drop me a line? I’d love to take a listen.

Meanwhile, here’s my list of UBER WONDERFUL PAGAN PODCASTS. If you want to vote for these wonderful pagan podcasts, and you’re not already a member of Podcast Alley, all it takes is an e-mail address and you can show your love for the podcasters who do it for ya!

::muah!::

The Dark Side of Fey - Episode 1

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:54:00 +0000

Hey! I finally managed to figure it all out, and here I am with my very first podcast!

Looky! We have Show Notes!

The Very First Episode will include an introduction to the show, and your hostess, Darklyfey. We’ll also be talking a little bit about modern pagan practice and the accumulation of stuff. Some things to think about as you listen: Is the ‘stuff’ we acquire and feel we need to practice our pagan path really necessary? Is the accumulation of yet more ‘stuff’ in our lives a contradiction to those things we might profess as pagans? There's a challenge to stop shopping for a period of three months. You game? Check out the blog!

In tarot segment, we’ll pull a card and talk about what it means. In our book segment, we’ll talk a little bit about The Way of the Green Witch, which fits in nicely with our main topic.

We’ll enjoy music by Dust Rhinos, a band out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and a pretty song by Tigertail called Celtic Mystic

Shout outs go to Deo's Shadow, the show that first inspired me to do this in the first place, and The Wigglian Way, who have me saying, to no one in particular, and on a regular basis - Thanks for walking....The Wigglian Way!

I'm also indebted to music.podshow.com for the service they provide to little ol' podcasters like me.

Hey, would ya give a girl a boost? Vote for me at Podcast Alley! :)