Magic 104.1 is a radio station that plays Christmas music throughout the holiday season. From the moment Thanksgiving ends, Magic 104.1 flips the switch and transforms into a winter wonderland of festive tunes. Listeners can expect to hear a mix of classic Christmas songs as well as contemporary hits that capture the spirit of the season. From Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You," Magic 104.
From Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You," Magic 104.1 ensures that there is something for everyone to enjoy. The station also features special programming during the holiday season, including interviews with artists, holiday trivia, and even live performances in the studio.
Priestess explains Wiccan practices and rituals in the modern era
Michelle Mueller stood with her arms raised high above her head in a “V,” palms facing up and head tilted back in prayer. Amid the bowed heads and folded hands at the Parliament of the World’s Religion in Barcelona 2004, she stuck out.
She was in the Goddess position, a traditional pose for a Wiccan witch.
“I didn’t think much of it; they said prepare to pray, so I go like this,” Mueller said, lifting her hands and assuming the Goddess position, replicating the picture on her PowerPoint presentation. “My elders in the Pagan community loved it. (They) thought it was really important how proud I was.”
Mueller, a practicing wiccan and professor of religious studies at the Cherry Hill Seminary in South Carolina, explained Wicca and neo-paganism in the 21st century during a roundtable discussion on witchcraft, the Wiccan community and Wicca on Thursday at Cal State Fullerton, organized by the Comparative Religion Student Association.
“There are different myths maybe truths about the origins of some the words that we use and we don’t totally know where the words come from. People usually have stories but the stories have meaning,” Mueller said.
Mueller was invited by Jeanette Solano, Ph.D., a professor of comparative religion, as a guest speaker for her course on religion and sexuality.
Solano invited Mueller to speak at her Religion and Sexuality class but the campus showed such interest in the Neo-Pagan Wiccan priestess, that they decided to have a second talk all about Wicca and Paganism.
“It’s not a religion we often have time to include in our world religion courses,” Solano said. “We were very pleased that Michelle could come and share a little bit about a lived religion through the vision of a Wiccan priestess.”
Wicca is one of the three Neo-Pagan religions, together with Asatru and Druidry. Wiccans pray to the Goddess and God, who are sometimes known as the Lord and Lady.
“The God and Goddess is a central metaphor because it is about creation and fertility,” Mueller said.
Wiccans also pray to several other individual deities, sometimes incorporating ones that originate from other religious practices. For example, Kuan Yin is a figure from Buddhism, but is honored as an aspect of the Divine Feminine, Mueller said.
“Wiccans have different beliefs about the goddesses and gods,” Mueller said. “Some view each deity as distinct and individual; some view them as manifestations of the greater whole.”
Prayers are done through rituals, spells and magic, which Mueller considers more to be involved prayer.
There are a number of rituals Wiccans practice. They celebrate eight Sabbaths, which are religious festivals to celebrate the changing of seasons, and hold rituals during full moons to honor the lunar cycle.
“The sabbaths are more celebratory and full moons are more for magic,” Mueller said. The coven creates ritual actions which intend to magically produce an outcome by portraying it. “For example, if a loved one is sick, we visualize them being healthy and happy.”
One of the basic tenets of Wicca is “Do what you will, but harm none,” Mueller said.
“Wiccans aim for balance in the universe,” Mueller said. “We sometimes add verbiage to our spells, such as ‘if the Goddess wills,’ so that if we make magic for a specific effect, we don’t offset something else that is important too.”
Patti Wigington is a pagan author, educator, and licensed clergy. She is the author of Daily Spellbook for the Good Witch, Wicca Practical Magic and The Daily Spell Journal.
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Reviews for "Get ready to jingle all the way with Magic 104.1's Christmas music"
- John Doe - 1 star
I was extremely disappointed with the Christmas music on Magic 104.1. The playlist seemed to consist of the same repetitive songs from the 90s, and there was a lack of variety. I was hoping to hear some new and refreshing renditions of classic Christmas songs, but instead, I was stuck listening to outdated tracks that did not get me into the holiday spirit at all. It felt like they were playing the same songs on loop, and it became tedious to listen to after a while.
- Sarah Smith - 2 stars
The Christmas music on Magic 104.1 was just alright. While there were some songs that I enjoyed, I couldn't help but feel that the playlist was too safe and predictable. I would have preferred if they had included a mix of traditional Christmas songs along with some modern interpretations to keep things interesting. Overall, it was just a mediocre experience that didn't really stand out among other radio stations playing holiday music during this time of the year.
- Mike Johnson - 1 star
I was excited to tune into Magic 104.1 for their Christmas music, but it was a major disappointment. The majority of the songs played were overly cheesy and lacked any depth or emotion. It felt like I was stuck in a time warp, listening to the same tired old tunes that I've heard a million times before. The lack of variety was also frustrating, as it seemed like they only had a handful of songs on rotation. I ended up switching to a different radio station for my Christmas music fix.