Home and Hearth

Home and Hearth will be our theme this week. The days are getting ever shorter; the average daytime temperatures are getting ever lower. So, as we move ever deeper into the Season of Cold and Dark, we take the opportunity to look even more Inward.

This is the time of year that calls us back home. We're going to take a look at what The Home has meant to humans down the ages, and how people in different cultures have related to that ever so important part of the home - The Hearth.

You DO have a Hearth. The idea seems outdated. But we're going to look at ways that the Hearth has remained in our consciousness whether we live in a country farm house or a modern high rise.

Do you know what the The Penates of Rome were? They were spirits that served the Roman household, somewhat akin to Celtic brownies.

Then finally, since we are looking inward, let's take some time to consider How We Respond to Conflict in Pagan Communities.

I hope you enjoy this week's show.

Some of the music you'll hear on this week's show include Vox Pop: "House, Earth, Water, Sky"; Loreena McKennitt: "Moon Cradle"; The Waterboys: "A Pagan Place"; Maddy Prior: "Long Shadows"

and more.

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY?

Maybe you've composed a new poem and would like to hear it on the radio. If you want to submit audio to The Spiral Dance, send me an email. spiraldance1@ excite.com