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Cleyera: Conversations on Shinto

Cleyera: Conversations on Shinto

By Z.N. Guardian

Hello, and welcome to Cleyera: Conversations on Shinto. A podcast where two friends and fellow practitioners of Shinto in the anglosphere talk about their faith, its cultural, historical, and other contexts, and try to bring knowledge and community to others.

Follow the podcast on Twitter at @Cleyera_Podcast, and follow us on Twitter at @riversidewings and @Fox_named_Zoe
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Cleyera #10- Bean a While

Cleyera: Conversations on ShintoFeb 24, 2023

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Cleyera #12- Cleaning House

Cleyera #12- Cleaning House

This time on Cleyera, we talk about harae, kegare, and what this all has to do with walking through a giant ring on shrine grounds sometime in June.

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Jul 16, 202337:59
An Announcement

An Announcement

This episode is a little more raw and unfiltered than our usual. Neither of us expected to have to make this announcement. And yet, here we are.


Be good to each other, friends, as all of this develops. We will see you next time.

May 02, 202318:54
Cleyera #11- What is a Kami? We Just Do Know

Cleyera #11- What is a Kami? We Just Do Know

This time on Cleyera, we talk about kami, and how we define it. We also take questions from you, the listeners, and tease a new side project.

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Apr 28, 202350:46
Cleyera #10- Bean a While
Feb 24, 202325:47
Cleyera #9- The Sun and the Cave
Dec 27, 202249:15
Cleyera #8- A Change of Weather
Oct 24, 202245:51
Cleyera #7.5: Pokéyokai

Cleyera #7.5: Pokéyokai

(Content warnings for talk of blood, sex, dismemberment, misogyny, and spiders)

In a bonus July episode of Cleyera recorded live at twitch.tv/riversidewings we discuss yokai, Pokemon inspired by yokai, and what yokai we'd like to see appear in Pokemon.

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Aug 18, 202201:23:26
Cleyera #7: Yokai
Aug 05, 202201:28:36
Cleyera #6: Happy Pride!

Cleyera #6: Happy Pride!

Recorded live on the air at Nyri's Twitch channel (twitch.tv/riversidewings), we talk about the intersection between our faith and our queer identity. This live-streamed recording was done in conjunction with Queers Fight Transphobia's June 2022 fundraiser for the Transgender Law Center.

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Jun 23, 202201:11:09
Cleyera #5 : A River of Kami
May 01, 202201:00:44
Cleyera #4: Oh Hey, It's the Syncretism Episode

Cleyera #4: Oh Hey, It's the Syncretism Episode

It's the syncretism episode! In which we talk about the afterlife, Shinto-Buddhist syncretism, and how our engagement with it in our individual faiths varies.

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Mar 09, 202250:08
Cleyera #3: New Year, New Rhythms

Cleyera #3: New Year, New Rhythms

Akemashte omedetou gozaimasu! Join Zoe and I in our discussion of the New Year in Shinto, major ritual and festival considerations, otherworldly beings, and what mochi has to do with all this.

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Jan 28, 202239:44
Cleyera #2: Shrines Defined

Cleyera #2: Shrines Defined

In Cleyera: Conversations on Shinto Episode 2, Zoe (Cora) and I talk about Shinto shrines, terms, some ways that shrines are created, and what shrines are and are not.

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Jan 20, 202246:42
Cleyera #1: An Introduction

Cleyera #1: An Introduction

Welcome to the first episode of Cleyera: Conversations on Shinto. Zoe (Cora) and I, two friends and practitioners of Shinto in the anglosphere, talk about their faith, its cultural, historical, and other contexts, and try to bring knowledge and community to others.

In this inaugural episode, we talk about some major terms relevant to Shinto, questions of Great Nature and kegare, discuss some of where we're coming from, and touch on some directions for future discussions.

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Jan 20, 202201:03:08