Episode I
Fairies or Aliens? Fey or Grey?
Show Notes and Minutes
OPENING
00:00 Kakophonos Deo voice by Robert Lamb.
00:05 Opening theme music: “Kakophonos” by Panthea.
00:35 Rikki: Welcome to the Reincarnation of the Kakophonos Podcast. I'm Rikki LaCoste.
Rikki LaCoste
00:43 Rikki: It is April 8th 2010. In the background you're hearing a piece by Thoth Ganesh, who we will be talking with a little later in the show, appropriately entitled "Together Again."
00:50 Atmospheric music: Together Again by Thoth Ganesh.
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LIBER AL DAY: On this day, in 1904, Aleister Crowley first heard a voice talking to him and calling itself
Aiwass, who claimed to be a messenger from the god Hoor-Paar-Kraat, meaning
Horus as the child of Isis and Osiris. Crowley channeled and wrote down everything the voice told him over the course of the next three days, and subsequently titled it
Liber AL vel Legis or The Book of the Law. The god's commands explained that a new Aeon for mankind had begun. As a supreme moral law, it declared "do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law", and that people should learn to live in tune with their "True Will".
[See Thelemapedia: http://www.thelemapedia.org/index.php/The_Book_of_the_Law -Rikki]
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
01:38 Rikki: Well, it’s certainly a new aeon for Kakophonos Internet Radio. Before we get on with the episode, here’s a little history about the show, first from one of its founders, Rod MacPherson:
Rod MacPherson
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Rod: It was originally started in 2002 as a Winamp
streaming MP3 radio station, for pagan music and talk. It went into a
three year hiatus, and now the phoenix has risen again ...
02:00 Rikki: ... and now the phoenix has risen yet again. In 2001 the pan-esoteric organization called Psychopomp - which we created for the purpose of spreading magickal education - toyed with the idea of creating an online radio show. There were fine examples under other genres already on the Internet using various mediums.
│ The Psychopomp community. Subscribe if you’d like:
│ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PSYCHOPOMP/
-Rikki
Then around 2005-2006,
Apple Inc’s iPods and
iTunes became hot, and provided a medium and a forum that we had been waiting for. Rod MacPherson
and myself launched the Kakophonos Podcast for the first time. It was originally conceived as a
Psychopomp Production, but really, Psychopomp was no more, as a creative endeavour, by that time. Perhaps it will be resurrected some time in the future.
We published a few Kakophonos episodes in 2006-2007, had fun doing it, and gathered a cult following towards whom we were most grateful, before closing up shop for various practical and personal reasons.
│ Dusty ol’ Archived Kakophonos Episodes:
│ http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=kakophonos
-Rikki
My feeling today, looking back, is that although we deemed the subject matter quite broad within the pan-esoteric genre, the genre itself was a bit narrow and exclusive for the general listener, in my opinion. We dealt with all things pagan, magickal, and mythological, etc. We want to broaden the topical spectrum into other arenas.
This reminds me of the
Ars Magicka Open Stage that I ran early in the decade in Toronto. It was the city’s only occult-themed open stage monthly event. Unfortunately – and perhaps inevitably – the various criticisms we received from one group was that “it was too pagan.” Another group complained that it was “too Ceremonial.” None of this was true of course (or rather, that both statements were simultaneously true), and said more about the perspective, resistance, and agenda of the individual complainers than it did the reality and aim of the event: that of cross-exposure of subject matter for the audience, that would normally be passed-over or ignored, and possibly
a cross-pollination of knowledge. Ars Magicka actually became ever more broad in its monthly topics and speakers, and spontaneous guests as we went along.
[Atmospheric music: Reeling by Panthea. -Rikki]
We wound up delving deeper into Pagan traditions and High Magick of course, but we also explored the paranormal, Tantrayoga, Feng Shui and geomancy, various forms of divination, cryptozoology, UFOlogy, astrology, astrophysics, psychedelia, Holy Qabalah, Gematria and numerology, meditation, dreams, reiki, prophesy, altered consciousness through sacred drugs, sex magick, and many other topics too numerous to list here. “Too pagan” indeed!
[All links in this paragraph lead to various Wikipedia articles for the sake of simplicity. -Rikki]
Well, I think we will do the same here, and broaden our horizons to include these subjects, and many more, in our new incarnation of the Kakophonos Podcast. Really, if you think about it, most if not all of these subjects are, arguably, applications and studies into the dynamics of consciousness itself. Any of these aforementioned subjects beg the old and legitimate clichés about the meaning of life, who we are, and why we are here. Kakophonos does not propose to answer these questions definitively, but to join you in exploring them, together. I will be gathering material from you: my community, my friends, and my colleagues.
05:43
So please feel free to contact me by phone (if you know it), text, email,
Facebook, and especially Skype.
Although not absolutely imperative, Skype seems to be the most efficient and
inexpensive method with which to record an audio interview. It is small
and almost stress-less to download and install, and it's free! All you
need is a microphone. But there are other solutions, and we will cross
that bridge later when we have to. In the meantime, we would very much
appreciate some initial feedback and suggestions from you. We won't be
able to do this without you.
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06:14 For starters, I will be facilitating an event at both Wiccanfest and Kaleidoscope-Gathering festivals this summer. I thought this idea would be a lot of (ghastly) fun. It will be a nighttime campfire story-telling event. There will certainly be tales that will make your skin crawl – but all I ask is that these stories be true (as far as you know, of course). In the same vein, I would like to begin collecting true stories of the bizarre, uncanny, and wondrous from you as well; and I will be asking to interview you for the Podcast. |  |
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Wiccanfest |
Kaleidoscope Gathering |
Any other subjects you would like to introduce or talk about on Kakophonos, or if you have any great ideas or suggestions for material, or even if you would like to participate in the creation of the Podcast in any way, please contact me, in the meantime, sit back and enjoy this reincarnation of the Kakophonos Podcast. I hope you enjoy it.
And now, a word from our sponsors:
07:07
KAKOFUN: Vril Stein Brüe commercial
08:06 (Introducing Wolfgang Parsifal Schtrüdelburger)
Rikki: Well, that was me, the ginger ale drinker, and I'm happy to announce that - one fat lip later of course - I'm still a complete teetotaler, after that exciting encounter with Wolfgang Schtrüdelburger, the official Spokes-Viking of Vril Stein Brüe, and an Įsatrś Goši of the Frigg Orff Garth ...
Wolf: (in the background) Ja, Frigg Orff, sissy man!
Rikki: ... but that's all water under the bridge. As a matter of fact, we've become friends since then. And Wolfgang will be back in later episodes of Kakophonos, wearing different hats. Uh, and speaking of hats, he wanted me to tell you that Vikings never actually wore horned helmets. And that Wolf does, only because they are ... "awesome."
Wolf: Ja, ja, good, ja, ja.
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
08:57 KAKOPHONOS FEATURES:
Let me take this opportunity right now to tell you a little bit about the various features of this podcast, and contact information. First of all, for any references we make on the show, our guests, features, music, and many other things, you'll be able to find them on our website, which is http://www.kakophonos.com/.
09:22
Email
We love to receive email. Good, bad, and indifferent. So we would love to hear from you for any number of reasons. And we will even read your emails on the air on subsequent shows. Even the nasty ones. Write us at rikki@kakophonos.com. If you would like to be a guest on our show, or have a good idea for a show or website feature, please don’t hesitate to write.
Now, talking about features, here are some of the segments we plan to have on the show, including on this episode.
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Fireside Tales
One I'm really excited about is the Kakophonos Campfire. If you have any spine tingling tales of the strange and the uncanny that have happened to you or to someone you know, we would love to hear them. Send an email to rikki@kakophonos.com and we will contact you and set you up for a little fireside yarn. The only thing we ask is that the tale be true – as far as you know.
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Cacophony
Another feature is the Kakophonos Cacophony (say that ten times quickly). If you are a musician or a band, we would be delighted to feature your stuff on our show, and let everyone know how to get a hold of your music, how to listen to it, and where to see you live. Today, we are very fortunate to have Thoth Ganesh on the show, coming up shortly.
10:51
Bard’s Tale
Another feature is a different kind of storytelling segment. The Bard’s Tale. Stories from mythology and folklore, told to us by modern day Bards and Story Tellers, accompanied by original music and sound effects by us. This feature is presently under construction and will be enjoyed in upcoming episodes. If you would like to be a part of this intriguing project, please write.
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KakoFun
Another feature is simply a scattering of fun stuff throughout the show and the episodes. Parodies, faux commercials, answering machine messages, mini dramas … your imagination is the limit. Again, if you would like to be a part of this particular project, please let us know.
11:35
Sponsorship
As we don’t have any real sponsors, nor any financial backers as of yet. This Internet radio show is being funded by our day jobs. So you, dear listener, can support us by a few different ways. Either send us a bucket load of money, or support us by listening to this Podcast on a regular basis, and spreading the word about it. We will do our best to make listening worth your while. And if you’re a business or a corporation, wanting to advertise on our show, please take a look at our hits, count our listeners, decide, and then contact us.
12:13
Podcast Community
Since we are a Podcast, we also like listening to other Podcasts, and would like to refer you to the ones we particularly enjoy. If you are a Podcast, don’t be shy, and send us a promotional sound bite for your show so people can go and listen to it once they’re done with ours. We would love to share our own with you on your show, if you’ll have us.
12:35 That being said, we would like to draw your attention to a fantastic Podcast created by friends of ours, called Standing Stone and Garden Gate: The Podcast for Thinking Pagans and Working Witches. They can be found at http://www.stonegatepodshow.net/.
12:55 Standing Stone and Garden Gate promo
13:35 THE CACOPHONY
Featured musician: Thoth Ganesh
Song being played: It’s Our Rite
16:27 Rikki: That was Thoth Ganesh, and his song, from his latest album of the same name, It’s Our Rite. Thoth Ganesh is a Toronto-born Musician whose Musical style has been called “Modern Pagan” with influences of folk, rock, blues and Pagan music genres. His ability to re-arrange known Pagan songs and chants is a gift. He is a Writer, Composer, Arranger and Producer, and has been playing music for over 30 years to the delight of audiences young and old alike. He sings and plays guitar, and by being a multi-instrumentalist, in the studio he also plays saxophone, bass, keyboards, mandolin, harmonica, drums and the penny whistle.
Thoth Ganesh has performed many concerts including the Enchanted Mountain Goddess Conference, the Hamilton Pagan Pride Day, the Harvestfest Festival, the Toronto Pagan Conference, Paganfest, the Brantford Pagan Meet and Greet, Wiccanfest and the Firedance Festival.
17:34 Cacophonous Interview with Thoth Ganesh:
20:10 About the song It’s Our Rite
22:34 About the song Time Ain’t Changing My Ways
23:45 About the song Together Again
25:13 Thoth Ganesh on CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/ThothGanesh
25:50 Concerning the name, “Thoth Ganesh”
29:22 Gigs:
Pagan Fest: Beltane Celebration, April 30 - May 2, 2010 http://paganfest.ca/beltaine.html
Thoth Ganesh will be organizing and performing the Saturday concert, and …
Morrison Hotel, his Doors Cover Band, will be headlining the show on the Saturday of the festival: http://www.myspace.com/morrisonhotel1
31:31 Hear the full interview with Thoth Ganesh.
31:51 KAKOFUN: Esotericon commercial
33:24 FEATURED INTERVIEW: Matthew Clooney
“Be where your hands are.” These words are the whole basis of the magick that Matthew Clooney practices. Hands on, get yourself dirty and practice what you preach. He is comfortable with many forms of magick, and has never met a god that he didn't like. Matt talks to sprits and the fey, and they talk back to him. He is currently writing a book, teaching people how to see ghosts and communicate effectively with them.
Matthew Clooney is an upcoming author of Paradigm Shifting, a guide to seeing and talking to spirits and ghosts, as well as the fey. He lives with one foot in either side of the two worlds, and is sad to say his house is haunted.
34:15 Matt’s Website: http://www.paradigmshifting.ca
35:22 Ghost experiences from childhood to the present.
36:45 The Dead resemble the Living.
38:45 The three types of Ghosts.
41:25 The Vanishing Hitchhiker.
43:19 The terrifying Winged Visitor Incident.
[Editor’s note: This sighting reminds me of numerous stories of a creature sighted along the entire Atlantic coast of the Americas, known by many different names: Jersey Devil, Mothman, Big Bird, and a number of accounts of enormous winged creatures often – but not always – accompanied by UFO sightings. The image shown here is an illustration of the Jersey Devil from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, January 1909. Both the Mothman and Jersey Devil have been explained away as large Sandhill Cranes. Can they both be apparitions of the same phenomenon? The following link takes you to a website of original first-person drawings of the Mothman, clippings, photos, and documents. Very unsettling. http://www.mothmen.us/mothman-images_photo-gallery.htm -Rikki]
47:18 Fey-kind.
47:50 Are the Grey really the Fey?
50:40 The disturbing “Gentry” Fey Incident
56:45 Rikki: Unfortunately, we ran out of time. This conversation with
Matt Clooney was so captivating, that we are going to continue with the final half of this interview on the next episode of Kakophonos. Of course, you can always listen to the full interview in the archives of our
website (available online very soon). If it’s not available, email us for an MP3. We will definitely be doing this again with Matt Clooney.
DENOUEMENT
57:10 Closing Music: Together Again, by Thoth Ganesh
57:30 We wish to thank Thoth Ganesh and Matthew Clooney from the bottom of our hearts for being on our show. And we wish to thank you, our listeners for lending us your consciousness for this brief pebble of time. We hope it was worth you while. We’ll hang out again soon enough.
Blessed Be and 93.
DEDICATION
This episode was dedicated to Deo’s Shadow. We miss you.
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