S7 Ep2: Prison & Paganism

Seeking Witchcraft

Religion & Spirituality, How To, Society & Culture, Education, Spirituality

4.6 • 676 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Step into the intriguing realm of pagan prison ministry as Ashley engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Aerik and Selene. Together, they unveil the complex tapestry of spirituality behind bars, delving into the practices of witchcraft adopted by inmates. Through personal insights, they discuss navigating the challenges and triumphs of facilitating spiritual growth within the constraints of incarceration. Listen in as they explore the transformative power of faith and ritual in unexpected places.

You can contact Aerik and Selene at [email protected]
Aerik's Website: https://aerikarkadian.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AerikArkadian

Helpful links:
USA Based Writing Prison Minster Sign-Up
Guide to Wiccan Prison Ministry Part 1
Guide to Wiccan Prison Ministry Part 2
High Magick: A Guide to the Spiritual Practices That Saved My Life on Death Row (affiliate link)

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. Welcome back to Seeking Witchcraft. I'm your host Ashley, and today I have on special
0:05.5	guest, Eric and Celine, to talk about quite a different topic compared to some of my other episodes.
0:11.0	So this episode, we're going to be discussing witchcraft and incarcerated prisoners. So with that said,
0:17.9	Eric and Celine, welcome to the show. Please go ahead and introduce yourself.
0:21.6	Hi, Ashley.
0:22.4	It's an honor to be here.
0:23.7	Thank you for having us on the show.
0:26.0	I am Eric Arcadian.
0:28.7	I am a third-degree gardenerian high priest and a musician.
0:34.3	And along with my wife, Celine, here, we run a coven in South Florida and we also have a prison ministry.
0:41.3	Hi Ashley, I'm super excited to be here. We said my name is Celine.
0:47.3	My husband and Eric and I, we run a coven here in South Florida, Circle of the Hormon, and I'm also a part of the Manchester
0:56.9	Goddess Temple. And we've been doing this prison ministry for about a little over a year.
1:03.5	Amazing. Well, thank you so much for coming on. First and foremost, before we get into anything
1:09.7	with this topic, just for the listeners, I think it is really important to acknowledge that the topic of prisoners and, and being incarcerated and that whole system could be quite political.
1:21.0	And that is not what this episode is about.
1:23.7	Uh, this episode, you know, Eric and his wife run a prison ministry, as they mentioned, and they
1:28.9	approaching with this topic as they've seen firsthand what this looks like in the prison system.
1:35.6	And quite frankly, I have had many, many, many messages and emails over the years since I started
1:41.7	the podcast from people who are incarcerated, you know,
1:45.8	asking for an episode on this topic. And so when Eric and Celine approached me, I'm saying they
1:50.9	had experience with this. I was like, oh my gosh, that's amazing. Like, let's do it. Like, what a topic
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