The fantastic Ronald Hutton made a half hour documentary about Gerald Gardner for Australian tv. Here it is:

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Not sure how long this radio programme is being archived for, so snap it up now (wherever you are in the world):

"India has a new deity, the Goddess of English, worshipped by former Untouchables who see the language as their deliverer from poverty and ignorance. Zareer Masani investigates.

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Stonehenge up close: digital laser scan reveals secrets of the past

Most detailed analysis yet of prehistoric stone circle shows how masons spent more time making key areas look the best
Maev Kennedy 
The Guardian, 
Tuesday 9 October 2012
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Currently available on BBC iPlayer:

* Divine Women: 3-part documentary series on the divine feminine - goddesses, priestesses, and women in religion (part 2 just broadcast)
* Ancient Apocalypse: 4-part documentary series on the traumatic and dramatic sudden collapse of 4 ancient civilisations (part 1 just broadcast)
* Meet The Romans With Mary Beard: ( Read more... )

I would never, ever, ever suggest that anyone illegally download a BBC documentary.

Especially not one that showed this week and is called A History of Ancient Britain Special: Orkney's Stone Age Temple, in which the assumptions about the Neolithic get a damned good shaking in the light of the archaeological excavations currently taking place at the ( Read more... )

Just read a reference to Mother Mary and Jesus as bodhisattvas devoted to the welfare and healing of humanity.

That made sense.

I also realised that I've been unconsciously grouping them with Brighid-Brigantia on my altar.

Yes, yes, canteen-style religion (I would have fitted right in in classical Rome). Yes, I am weird. Etc.

[EDIT]: dr_pretentious and sabrinamari know far ( Read more... )

Whatever you celebrate - and if you don't, too - midwinter's a rather wonderful time.

Laid up with Lurgi over the past few days, Yule was NOT as I had planned. And yet the festive feel is still in the air, despite the rain, and tomorrow is Christmas with the family.

This year may be low-key, and that's fine.

Having just discovered the ideal Yule- ( Read more... )

The earth mother of all neolithic discoveries

John Lichfield

ParisSaturday 10 December 2011

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Fascinating discussion of Shinto, dealing with how we classify ancient religions, relationships with deities, etc.
Shinto

Listen now (45 minutes)

Available to listen. Last broadcast today, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4.

Next on: Today, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4

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• Having done basic reading, I like systems theory and emergence as an explainer of how humans interact with the Earth and Gods and the Living Cosmos/The Divine/The Big Wow

• OMG! Doctor Who last night!!!

• Want teagasms? Quinteassential. Srsly. I am a very, very happy woman right now

• British Quakers have a £5 online course called Becoming Friends, aimed at ( Read more... )