{"id":9057,"date":"2012-01-29T05:00:40","date_gmt":"2012-01-29T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/?p=9057"},"modified":"2012-01-28T21:53:01","modified_gmt":"2012-01-29T05:53:01","slug":"unleash-the-hounds-link-roundup-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/2012\/01\/unleash-the-hounds-link-roundup-42.html","title":{"rendered":"Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about\u00a0in-depth\u00a0in any given week. So\u00a0<em>The Wild Hunt <\/em>must\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/tag\/unleash-the-hounds\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">unleash the hounds<\/a> in order to round them all up.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If I\u2019m reading this right, it looks like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/tag\/jessica-orsini\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Jessica Orsini<\/a>, Alderwoman in Centralia, Missouri, and a Hellenic polytheist,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbiatribune.com\/news\/2012\/jan\/18\/april-ballot-takes-shape-countywide\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">isn\u2019t running for reelection in 2012<\/a>. Quote:<em> \u201cWard 3 incumbent Jessica Orsini is not a candidate; Landon Magley is the lone candidate for that two-year term.\u201d<\/em> Orsini is in her third term as an Alderwoman, and one of the few openly\u00a0<a title=\"Transgender\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transgender\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">transgender<\/a> and\u00a0Pagan elected officials. I\u2019d like to thank Orsini for her public service, and wish her well in future endeavors.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10150519536379285&amp;set=a.104902039284.95857.50006939284&amp;type=1\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Selena Fox has announced the passing of De-Anna Alba (aka Wendy White)<\/a>, author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1878980084\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thewildhunt-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1878980084\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cThe Cauldron of Change:\u00a0Myths, Mysteries and Magick of the Goddess,\u201d<\/a> and a member of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.circlesanctuary.org\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Circle Sanctuary<\/a> in its formative years. May she rest in the arms of the Goddess.<\/li>\n<li>In his latest column for Patheos,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/Resources\/Additional-Resources\/Reproduction-and-Recruitment-Sufenas-Virius-Lupus-01-27-2012\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">P. Sufenas Virius Lupus discusses the challenges faced by queer-oriented Pagan traditions, and broaches the idea that some form of recruitment might be necessary perpetuate them<\/a>. Quote:\u00a0<em> \u201cIf the queer Pagan traditions with which I\u2019m involved are viable, and therefore deserve to be continued in future generations after I\u2019m dead (and even before then, with any luck), how else are those continuities to be made possible without \u201crecruitment\u201d?\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li>It seems that the anti-Pagan spiritual warfare-loving New Apostolic Reformation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talk2action.org\/story\/2012\/1\/28\/16335\/2683\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">makes up a pretty large chunk<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talk2action.org\/story\/2012\/1\/26\/141614\/312\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Newt Gingrich\u2019s Faith Coalition<\/a>. I guess <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/2012\/01\/gay-marriage-and-other-pagan-behaviors.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">all that \u201cpaganism\u201d rhetoric makes a bit more sense now<\/a>. You can read all of <em>The Wild Hunt\u2019s<\/em> coverage of this movement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/tag\/new-apostolic-reformation\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Looking for more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewickertreemovie.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cThe Wicker Tree\u201d<\/a> material <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/2012\/01\/the-wicker-tree-and-the-wicker-mans-legacy.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">after my post yesterday<\/a>? Check out this <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/35683900\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">video interview with writer-director Robin Hardy, recorded at\u00a015th annual Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal<\/a>. Meanwhile, the <em>io9<\/em> blog calls the new film <em><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5880178\/the-wicker-man-%252B-true-blood--the-wicker-tree\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cthoroughly balls,\u201d<\/a> <\/em>which I don\u2019t think is a compliment.<\/li>\n<li>Over at her <a href=\"http:\/\/themediawitches.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/this-weeks-hot-pagan-media-news.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>The Witching Hour<\/em> blog<\/a>, Peg Aloi notes that West Memphis 3 documentary <a href=\"http:\/\/oscar.go.com\/nominees\/documentary-feature\/paradise-lost-3-purgatory\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cParadise Lost 3: Purgatory\u201d has been nominated for an Academy Award<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/01\/28\/hindus-sikhs-muslims-blast-rick-santorum_n_1237932.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Religion News Service reports on <a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/library\/buddhism' target='_blank'>Buddhist<\/a>, Sikh, Jain,Muslim, and Hindu responses<\/a> to Republican Rick Santorum\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/blogs\/politics\/2012\/01\/santorum-says-equality-doesnt-come-from-islam-but-from-god-of-abraham-isaac-and-jacob\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">claim that the concept of equality comes only from his God<\/a>, and is not found in other religions. Quote:\u00a0<em>\u201cIndian religions predate Abraham, Jacob and all that Rick Santorum was talking about,\u201d said Sulekh Jain of Sugar Land, Texas, chairman of the International School for Jain Studies. \u201cAll souls are equal in every way. All feel pain and all feel pleasure. This concept is deeply embedded in the whole philosophy of Jainism.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-16642824\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The BBC posts a story on Haitian-Americans finding connection and solace in Vodou<\/a>. Quote: <em>\u201cSince the quake, voodoo has played an important role in the healing process. Many of these Haitian immigrants have found comfort in the faith and community that voodoo cultivates, practitioners of the religion in the US say.\u201d<\/em> For more on this, see my January 25th post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/2012\/01\/the-solace-of-vodou-for-haitian-americans.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Solace of Vodou for Haitian-Americans.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=222845544468937&amp;id=147170381972733\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Covenant of the Goddess points to an obituary<\/a> for Gardnerian Elder\u00a0Kevin Cornell (KC) Anton from Veneta,\u00a0Oregon, who died trying to rescue his dog, swept out to sea. A memorial service is being held February 11th, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancientlight.info\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">more information can be found here<\/a>. May his spirit rest and return to us again.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lashtal.com\/nuke\/News-article-mode-flat-order-0-sid-1563.phtml\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LAShTAL points to an unofficial trailer<\/a> for the in-production movie\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/32691176\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cAleister Crowley: Legend of the Beast\u201d<\/a>, a film that seems to break the mold and actually cast Crowley as a hero\/protagonist\u00a0instead of a\u00a0villain. Looks like you can add that to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildhunt\/2012\/01\/pagan-film-rising-dark-of-moon-flamingos-and-the-spirit-of-albion.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">the growing number of films created by Pagans and occultists, for Pagans and occultists<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s it for now! Feel free to discuss any of these links in the comments, some of these I may expand into longer posts as needed.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about\u00a0in-depth\u00a0in any given week. So\u00a0The Wild Hunt must\u00a0unleash the hounds in order to round them all up. If I\u2019m reading this right, it looks like\u00a0Jessica Orsini, Alderwoman in Centralia, Missouri, and a Hellenic polytheist,\u00a0isn\u2019t running [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[14,70,3163,233,3161,790,948,1153,3162,1300,1326,1541,1610,1630,1713,3020,1770,1861,3140,2123,2333,2442,2552,2593,2631],"class_list":["post-9057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-paganism","category-religion","tag-2012-presidential-race","tag-aleister-crowley","tag-aleister-crowley-legend-of-the-beast","tag-bbc","tag-de-anna-alba","tag-film","tag-haitian-americans","tag-jessica-orsini","tag-kc-anton","tag-lashtal","tag-lgbtq","tag-movies","tag-new-apostolic-reformation","tag-newt-gingrich","tag-p-sufenas-virius-lupus","tag-paradise-lost-3-purgatory","tag-passings","tag-politics","tag-rick-santorum","tag-selena-fox","tag-the-academy-awards","tag-the-wicker-tree","tag-unleash-the-hounds","tag-vodou","tag-west-memphis-3"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Unleash the Hounds! 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