For the Rest of Us
A podcast exploring the stories of figures minimized in mythology and folklore across the full spectrum of humanity. I present and discuss the queens, the hags, the queer folks, and everyone left behind by the warrior ethos that has dominated recent western thought. This podcast is suitable for pagans and non-pagans. All those who have a curious mind are welcome to expand their understanding of the divine and of the people who have worshiped them.
Episodes
14 episodes
Rapidfire Gay Greek Divine Liasons + a poem from Sappho. Happy Pride!
A rapidfire list of a few gay Greek divine liasons and then a reading of a poem of Sappho, followed by a fragment of another poem, translated by Julia Dubnoff (link below).Happy Pride!https://www.uh.edu/~cldue/texts/sappho.html
The Chat: Leucippus
A short little chat about some things I left out of the talk. A connection between the goddess Leto and Isis!If you'd like to read the story of Iphis and Ianthe, here's the link:Ovid's Metamorphosis, Book IX: Iphis and ...
Gender Transition in Ancient Crete: Leucippus and the Ecdysia Rite of Passage
Exploring the story of the FTM gender transition of Leucippus (mentioned in the Abbot episode) in more depth, including the rite of passage that was associated with it, the Ecdysia of ancient Crete.
The Chat: Kybele
Chatting about the Great Mother and things that didn't make it into the episodes.
The Mother Goddess Kybele and her Gender Expansive Priests
The continuning saga of Kybele, now with her self-castrating gender expansive priests, the Galli. Were they transgender? Who were they, really, and who was she, their goddess? We track their journey from Phrygia all the way to the end of pagan ...
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The Mother in the Mist: Kybele in an Ancient Anatolian Matriarchy(?)
We peer into pre-history at early evidence of the Anatolian goddess Matar/Kybele, whose presence may have been discovered in this ancient egalitarian society. Or, maybe, was this society a matriarchy? What do the findings say?...
The Chat: Queen Maedhbh
A change in chat strategy followed by the reading of The Violent Death of Maedhbh.
Meditation: The Path to Queen Maedhbh's Cairn
A guided meditation up Cnoc na Riabh to Queen Maedhbh's cairn and, perhaps, to somewhere deeper than what meets the eye.
Is Mór a Dealbh: Queen Maedhbh of Connacht
An exploration of one of the heroes of the Táin Bó Cuailgne (The Cattle Raid of Cooley), Queen Maedhbh of Connacht, said to be the driving force of the war between Connacht and Ulster. But was she? And what's more, was she successful? Is she a ...
The Abbot of Drimnagh (and the Wife of the Erenagh)
A tale recorded by monks in 14th/15th century Ireland concerning the magical gender change of a particular abbot. What is the significance of the story, and are there others like it?
Meditation: Meeting the Hag on the Bog
In this guided meditation you will walk a path across a bog, meeting the Hag in her wild domain.This guided meditation was inspired by the Seana Mhach bog trails outside of Costelloe.
The Chat: An Chailleach
The post-show chat where I ramble about my thoughts on the Cailleach and add things I may have left out.
