Paganism is a polytheistic religion that focuses on the worship of nature and the earth. In recent years, there has been a rise in pagan music videos that showcase these beliefs and practices. These videos often feature magical and mystical imagery, as well as symbols and rituals associated with paganism. Pagan music videos often incorporate elements of nature, such as forests, waterfalls, and animals. These natural settings help to create a sense of connection to the earth and its cycles. In addition, pagan music videos often include references to ancient pagan deities and myths, further emphasizing the religious aspect of the music.

About Lone Wolf

Harold Sanford Carter III or, “The Lone Wolf” as he is called, got into music during a challenging time in his past. During that time, he chose to focus on self-growth, including expanding his musical interests. He joined a self-development group, where the members banged on tables and sang original songs written, which often related to their troubled lifestyles. In those days, with dreams of pursuing a career in music, Harold recalls reviewing music and music production magazines. It was then that he decided to dedicate himself to making those dreams a reality. Throughout most of Lone Wolf’s life, he has struggled with alcoholism. Unfortunately, this addiction had a negative impact on his musical career.

During his time of reflection, Harold studied metaphysics, Wicca, Witchcraft, ceremonial magick, and the occult. Although Harold at times found it difficult to evolve beyond his past, he held on to his deep faith in Wicca. It was with divine intervention from this faith, which set him free. Harold got into Esoteric/Pagan music naturally because his music has always reflected his life. He enjoys his musical Pagan path because it’s his way to reflect on the things he learns spiritually. He also finds that it is his most powerful repetitional magic.

The Lone Wolf comes from an “eat or be eaten” culture. Intellectualism during confinement in America is vastly different from the cognitive thinking of people in standard society. Harold’s most difficult endeavor is releasing this domestication and applying true spiritual enlightenment to his life. As such, his music reflects his life, including overcoming his hardships. The elders within the Pagan community often shine candles, in guiding him on his path. In recent days, his alignment to spirit has served him well. Harold is currently an advocate for incarcerated pagans with substance abuse issues. Not as a Counselor, per se. He demonstrates to the pagan community and to the world that positive change is possible. Harold has led and continues to lead with his actions. This is shown strongly in his music, which is reflected by his lifestyle.

Shortly after he became the program manager for Fringe TV, a pagan-owned online television station for pagans. The station has been operated by The Circle of Ancient Sisters since 2015. Harold took over its management in July of 2022.

In recent days, Harold and his consort, Monica Marie Smith (also known to the pagan community as “Moonastira”) started a company called “Constellation Artist Productions” (CAPI), that provides video editing services. Harold and Monica currently work with other pagan musicians helping them to create Pagan Music videos. In addition, Harold and his partner Monica founded The Circle of Ancient Wisdom. It’s a clan that utilizes eccentric earth based spirituality at its core.

Lone Wolf won the “Best Male Artist” award for 2022 from the International Pagan Music Association.

• Watch Fringe TV, the pagan television station Lone Wolf manages: www.fringetv.online
• Listen to Lone Wolf’s pagan hip hop on Youtube: https://youtu.be/xALgYluvIJI
• Listen to Lone Wolf’s pagan folk on Youtube: https://youtu.be/01gKUJwJLRA
• Check out this listing of his songs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeBwt5UfRwJO3S9yzvOsig
• You can find out more about Lone Wolf, or contact him, at the Circle of Ancient Wisdom website: https://moonastira.com/
• Learn more about CAPI, Lone Wolf & Moonastira’s music video production company: https://moonastira.com/constellation-artist-prod

Lone Wolf’s posts on the Pagan Song blog

IPR: Pagan Music on Internet Radio

Pagan media provide a platform for Pagans to express themselves artistically. From music and poetry to visual arts and dance, Pagan artists often draw inspiration from their spiritual beliefs, resulting in unique and thought-provoking creations. Through these media, they are able to explore themes such as nature, the divine feminine.

Life at Fringe TV

Does pagan television exist within our community? It certainly does, and without the Hollywood undertones. There are a few pagan themed television stations streaming and available in 2023. However, in this article I want to talk about Fringe TV, the oldest pagan television network by pagans in the world. And.

Pagan Music Can…

I had just graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA and moved to Orlando, FL in 1990 when I began hearing the voice of the Goddess speak to me in my dreams. First initiated only a year before into the Alexandrian craft, already the plans She had for me started to manifest.

Spontaneously, I began to write songs about Her, along with what I was seeing in my dreams, and what I was experiencing through my ritual work with others. Pagan music can express.

At the same time, “Enchantress” by Gypsy Ravish was released on cassette tape in 1990. After hearing Gypsy’s recording, it dawned on me that Pagan music could also be Pop or Rock! (duh!) What is Pagan music anyway? It was like a light came down from above and inspiration hit me squarely on my soul. I had been writing all of these songs with no plans for them. Now, they had purpose, meaning, and direction. Pagan Music can inspire.

I started organizing my web of ideas and half-written songs, along with the ones that were complete, creating a plausible full album flow. Gypsy had inspired me, and I have since told her this in person, to which she kindly just smiled knowingly. Gypsy is a well trained and experienced Priestess, and she understood then, what I was just beginning to learn; how we are all connected and everything inspires everything else and everyone. The Butterfly Effect.

Setting my direction

The resulting album, “The Mother, The Magick, The Music” was released on cassette in 1992 on my own Earth Tones Studios label, and it was digitally remastered and re-released in 2000 on CD.

Who knew that the comedy song, “Cool to Be a Witch” would become the most well known song on the album? That song spread like wildfire, which was no small feat back in the “before time” (pre-internet). The cassette tape was pirated and the music traveled. Yes, that still happens today unfortunately, just faster. But it also served as a method of discovery. When the internet came, my music was already out there, and people were already looking for it. Pagan Music can travel.

That’s when my husband Victor and I created Earth Tones Studios’ website at www.PaganMusic.com, in 1997. We became the largest Pagan music store in the world for quite some time, stocking music from distributors as well as directly from the recording artists themselves. Believe it or not, we are still liquidating the stock of CDs, Bumper Stickers, DVDs, etc that we had. We have some things that are no longer in print, so check it out! Pagan Music can prosper.

Helping others

I’ve had countless emails, letters, and conversations (that ended in hugs), that my songs have helped them through tough times, and even changed their perspective of the world. I even had one lady tell me that she played my song “Listen to the Wind” on repeat for 2 hours while in the bath. She cried and cried over the loss of her husband, and without my song to comfort her, she said, she doesn’t know if she would have made it through. That song came through in one complete piece while sitting under a tree meditating. I never edited it. Pagan Music can heal.

“listen to the wind,
as it sweeps the land.
listen to a storm,
it shouts for your hand.
listen to the rain,
it knows your name,
and it knows your pain;
listen to the wind! listen!“

(Alexian, 1992)

Another song from the same album is “Save Me”. “Save Me” came from a dream as a song about saving Mother Earth from man’s destruction. In my dream, the Crone mother came to me and presented herself sitting on the porch of an old cabin. I was asking who she was and if she needed help when she told me that she was worried about her health, and that she was afraid she was going to lose her children (the animals and us!). When I awoke, I set pen to paper immediately and the song unfolded. Pagan Music can plead.

“save me, you can make it better,
just try a little harder as you go through life’s plans.
save me, can’t hold on forever,
it’s all up to you, it’s in your hands!
save me, we’re in this together,
i’ve gotten so bad, i don’t know what to do.
save me, no need to be clever to know,
if i go, surely you will too!”

(Alexian, 1992)

Fast forward

After 3 decades, we are still fighting to save Mother Earth, and I’m still creating songs about life and our relationship with Her. “The Challenge” was just released in 2022, with words by Grandmother Elspeth and music by myself. When I was at a gathering, Elspeth asked me to come over to where she was sitting and handed me her poem. In a “matter of fact” voice, she said, set that to music Alexian. I said, “Yes mam!”. When a crone asks you to do something, you do not refuse. Crones can be commanding.

“i challenge you, by mystery & magick,
become the person you were meant to be.
to cherish the earth! honor the winds! nourish the fire!
drink deeply, of the living waters!“

(Alexian, Grandmother Elspeth, 2022)

I had started teaching private music lessons, after college graduation, in 1990, although I previously taught them as a teenager to adults back on the farm in Missouri. While teaching voice, piano, music theory, songwriting, lyric writing, ear training, solfege, etc, my students have often called me not only a music teacher, but their therapist. I counsel my music students, so that they have the best outcome when writing or performing music. That is why I love teaching and still teach music today. I brought my music education training exclusively online in 2010, and now have students from around the globe. It brings me joy to see their musical skills blossom and to witness the joy music brings to them. Pagan Music can educate.

Which brings us to today

So here I am 30+ years later, a 3rd degree high priest of the Alexandrian coven, Twisted Oak http://twistedoakcoven.com (which I founded in 1993), Pagan recording artist, and online music educator.

My current song project is a song for the “Red Album”, a collection of songs from Pagan artists about the overturning of Roe vs Wade. Pagan Music can protest.

I am happy to announce that I’m taking my music lessons from my mundane online business and plunging them into the Pagan world on my recording artist website. I’m slowly working on releasing Music Education video courses, with a Pagan flare, on www.AlexianMusic.com along with video courses in Divination, Meditation, Craft and Magick as well. Many new ideas and exciting projects are being developed now! I have always longed to fuse my mundane life with my Pagan life, and it’s finally happening!

Join me in the journey at AlexianMusic.com, because… Pagan Music CAN!

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THE PAGAN MUSIC LIST #5

The PAGAN MUSIC LIST is an attempt to create a comprehensive list of Pagan, Heathen, Esoteric, Animist, and related music that we listen to and love. We include embedded YouTube, Soundcloud, or Bandcamp links when possible for each artist.

Previous collections in this series have been archived here, and new collections of reviews will be posted monthly (supporters get early access to new collections—find out more here).

We also provide a constantly updated index of artists that we have reviewed by name and genre.

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COLLECTION #5: ARKONA, EIVØR, ADVERSUS, PERKELT

ARKONA

METAL

RECOMMENDED ALBUM: SLOVO

WEBSITE: HTTPS://LABEL.NAPALMRECORDS.COM/ARKONA

Arkona is a female-fronted slavic Russian pagan metal band whose been around for almost 20 years. Their members are all practictioners of Rodnovery, the revival of traditional Slavic polytheism whose popularity has been growing in Europe. Their songs heavily evoke Slavic myths and gods, and their name itself is a tribute to one of the last Pagan temples to be destroyed by the Christians in Europe (Arkona was a citadel temple devoted to the Slavic god of battle, Svantovit).

Lead singer Maria 'Masha Scream' Arkhipova is incredibly talented, and is known to be one of the first woman metal singers to employ typical growling metal vocals so well that her voice is indistinguishable from a male growl.

Arkona has eight albums, of which the best is their 2011 release, Slovo, which uses more folk instruments and melodies than other albums. It’s also probably their most accessible album to listeners who have not yet developed an ear for metal.

My all time favorite of their songs is Zimushka (“Winter”). With gorgeous vocals, the lyrics tell of a woman who kills her husband in anger only to then miss him so much in the winter that she follows him into death.

She went to the green garden
And called her husbands name
Oh, husband, you are my husband
You are my darling

You are husband, my husband
Yes, you are my darling
Oh, you are my darling
Yes, we shall go home.

In addition, pagan music videos often include references to ancient pagan deities and myths, further emphasizing the religious aspect of the music. One common theme in pagan music videos is the celebration of the seasons and the cycles of nature. Videos may show rituals or ceremonies that mark the changing of the seasons, such as the solstices and equinoxes.

These rituals are often portrayed as joyful and communal events that bring people together. Another common theme in pagan music videos is the interplay between light and dark. Paganism recognizes the importance of balance between these two forces, and this is often reflected in the imagery of music videos. Videos may show scenes of sunlight streaming through trees or moonlight shining on a pond, symbolizing the harmony between light and dark. Symbols and rituals associated with paganism are also prominent in these music videos. These may include pentacles, cauldrons, and athames, as well as traditional pagan rituals such as circle casting and spellcasting. These symbols and rituals help to create a sense of authenticity and connection to pagan beliefs. Overall, pagan music videos serve as a means of expression and celebration for those who follow this ancient and often misunderstood religion. By incorporating elements of nature, ancient myths, and pagan rituals, these videos help to educate and entertain viewers, while also providing a sense of belonging and support for the pagan community..

Reviews for "Embracing the Earth's Rhythm: Pagan Music Videos as Environmental Advocacy"

1. John - 1/5 stars - I found the pagan music videos to be incredibly off-putting. The strange costumes, ritualistic dances, and pagan symbols were just too much for me. I felt like I was watching some weird cult gathering instead of a music video. The whole concept was completely lost on me, and I couldn't find any enjoyment or meaning in the visuals. Definitely not my cup of tea.

2. Sarah - 2/5 stars - I appreciate the creativity and effort that goes into making pagan music videos, but personally, it's just not my style. I found the themes too obscure and the imagery too obscure to really connect with the music or the message. I can see how some people may enjoy the mystical and mysterious vibe, but for me, it was just too abstract and hard to grasp. I prefer music videos that have a more straightforward narrative or aesthetic.

3. Mark - 1/5 stars - The pagan music videos I've seen were just plain bizarre. The excessive use of pagan symbols and rituals felt forced and gimmicky, rather than adding any depth or meaning to the music. I found it all to be a bit pretentious and attention-seeking, with no substance behind it. I have no interest in watching people prance around in robes and wave their arms wildly. It's all just too theatrical and exaggerated for me. Give me a simple, down-to-earth music video any day.

4. Emily - 2/5 stars - As someone who appreciates music videos as an art form, I can appreciate the effort put into creating pagan music videos. However, I personally didn't enjoy them. I found the frequent use of pagan symbolism and rituals to be distracting and irrelevant to the music itself. It felt like a gratuitous attempt to be edgy and different, without adding any actual value to the overall experience. I would have preferred a more cohesive and meaningful visual representation of the music.

From Druidic Chants to Modern Rhythms: The Evolution of Pagan Music Videos