Aerik Arkadian

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  • New Release: O Come Returning Sun King – This Year’s Yule Song

    A beautiful Yule song with lyrics by Christiana Gaudet and performances by Aerik Arkadian.

  • Community Spotlight: Christiana Gaudet

    Christiana Gaudet, AKA “Your Tarot Fairy Godmother,” is a full-time tarot professional who has officially been rocking the world of divination since the mid-1990s. She’s also the organizer of StaarCon, the world’s only hybrid tarot and divination conference.

  • I put this one on repeat… Weekly Recap 12/9/2024

    I’ve spoken before about how we didn’t have cable TV when I was a kid, which meant that I didn’t regularly catch many cartoons. Instead, I watched a lot of PBS programming… like Mr. Rogers, Bob Ross, and Antiques Roadshow. What we did have were a bunch of VHS tapes. And I watched them so…

  • Casting Circle: Building the Temple

    Casting circle to create sacred space is a vital part of Wiccan practice. Don’t worry, it’s ridiculously easy! We’ll take a look at what it is, how to do it, and more.

  • The allure of the night… Weekly Recap 12/2/2024

    I’ve never been particularly inspired during the morning. Actually, I find it rather hard to even think clearly until at least 10am. I usually wake up with a quiet mind. As the day goes on, I hear more and more music in my head. And by the night time, my brain is in overdrive with…

  • Community Spotlight: Cardsy B

    Cardsy B is an author, intuitive tarot reader, and wellness influencer. Her work includes tarot-scope columns for various magazines, a book (The Saturn Diaries), and the Hex and the City podcast. She’ll be presenting workshops at StaarCon 5.

  • What Disney’s Agatha All Along Has Gotten Right (and Wrong)About Witchcraft – Part Two

    Part 2: A close look at episodes 4, 5, and 6 of Agatha All Along. Let’s find out what they got right or wrong about actual witchcraft.

  • What really grinds my gears, musically speaking… Weekly Recap 11/25/2024

    Getting cut off in traffic? Somebody loudly chewing gum? Maybe dirty dishes being left in the sink? Everybody’s got pet peeves. Some have longer lists than others, but everyone at least has a few things that really drive them nuts. But what about in the world of music? Let me tell you about three things…

  • Laura Perry, Minoans, and Snake Goddesses – Ep. 6

    Laura Perry is an author and artist who specializes in the Ancient Minoans. She founded Ariadne’s Tribe, which is an inclusive Minoan spirituality tradition. Some of her work includes the book Labrys and Horns as well as The Minoan Tarot, a deck that was specifically designed in the style of Ancient Minoan artwork.

  • That’s a tough choice… Weekly Recap 11/18/2024

    When I was a kid, my parents used to take us for mountain drives every year in the fall. The Blue Ridge Parkway was only a couple hours away, so we’d spend all day driving up… and then driving back down. There was this one particular pile of rocks that we’d stop at each time…

  • Reading what I choose again! So exciting!

    For the past six months (give or take) I’ve been reading books determined by the guests on my show. Many of the people I speak with are authors with tons of experience and knowledge in certain areas. I like to be able to have an intelligent conversation with them, so I pick one of their…

  • Consecrating the Elements: Water, Earth, Air, and Fire

    Consecrating the elements is a vital part of Wiccan practice, but the actual methodology predates Wicca by about 500 years. Salt, water, fire, and incense are purified and blessed so they can be properly used during a ritual.