{"id":11867,"date":"2020-11-05T14:13:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T21:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=11867"},"modified":"2020-11-05T14:13:14","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T21:13:14","slug":"new-the-rejected-religion-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=11867","title":{"rendered":"New: the “Rejected Religion” Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stephanie Shea<\/p><\/div>\n

The number of high-quality Pagan and esoteric podcasts continues to grow, and I am listing some in the right-hand column.<\/p>\n

Today’s add is Rejected Religion<\/a>,<\/em> created by Stephanie Shea. She writes,<\/a><\/p>\n

I hold a Research Master in Religious Studies from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. My resesarch interests are located in the areas of Western esotericism, and emergent identity groups. During the course of my studies, I realized that there was a gap between the plethora of information being produced by academics and the mainstream public. This platform acts as a bridge, with the goal to bring these two spheres closer together by offering podcast interviews, YouTube videos, blog posts, book reviews, plus a wide array of information that focuses on the ways that ‘the esoteric’ is found within popular culture. My motto is “illuminating the obscure”\u00a0 — I strive to provide a historical viewpoint that aims to share information and to highlight misconceptions surrounding all things ‘esoteric’ or ‘occult’ in an engaging and entertaining way — no stuffy, boring lectures, but instead, down-to-earth discussions about topics that are often vague and therefore misunderstood<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you do not see the blog-and-podcast roll to the right, that is because you are not on the home page. Click the banner at the top \u2014 or here<\/a> \u2014 to go there.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The number of high-quality Pagan and esoteric podcasts continues to grow, and I am listing some in the right-hand column. Today’s add is Rejected Religion, created by Stephanie Shea. She writes, I hold a Research Master in Religious Studies from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 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A psychotherapist by profession, he is also a trustee of the Doreen Valiente Foundation, which protects and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Amsterdam\"","block_context":{"text":"Amsterdam","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?tag=amsterdam"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chasclifton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/scholars-meet.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chasclifton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/scholars-meet.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chasclifton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/scholars-meet.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chasclifton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/scholars-meet.png?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8422,"url":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=8422","url_meta":{"origin":11867,"position":4},"title":"CFP: Irish Network for the Study of Esotericism and Paganism","author":"Chas S. 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