PODSnet
Logo of PODSnet | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. ~10,000 | |
| Founder | |
| Brad Hicks, Paul Seymour, Jay and Elaine Loveless, Chuck and Pat Haynes | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States | unknown |
| Canada | unknown |
| United Kingdom | unknown |
| Australia | unknown |
| Religions | |
| Ceremonial magic, Modern Paganism, Neo-druidism, Wicca | |
| Scriptures | |
| N/A | |
| Languages | |
| English | |
Pagan Occult Distribution System Network (PODSnet) was a neopagan/occult computer network of Pagan sysops operating on an international basis. PODSnet grew rapidly, and at its height, was the largest privately distributed network of Pagans, Occultists, and other people of an esoteric bent on this planet.[1]
Origins
PODSnet grew out of an Echomail area/public forum (Echo) named MAGICK on FidoNet, which was created by J. Brad Hicks, the Sysop of the Weirdbase BBS back in 1985.[2][3] MAGICK was the 8th Echo conference created on FidoNet.[2] These three were bundled as the "Magicknet Trio". If a BBS carried one, they had to carry all three. At its height, there were over 50 "official" echoes that were considered part of the PODSNet backbone, with several others available.[1]
See also
- AI mysticism
- Discordianism
- Hyper-real religion
- Relationship between science and religion
- Technopaganism
- The Wiccan Web
- Virtual religion
References
External links
- Internet Archive of The PODSnet Internet home (official site temporary offline)
- J. Brad Hick's Homepage
- Jay Loveless's PODSnet page. Jay was one of PODSnet's administrators. (Page retrieved from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine as IO.COM is no longer on-line.)
- PODSNet Alumni Group on Facebook
- PODSnet "General Chat" Echo on Yahoo! Groups
- Vice's article on PODSnet by Tamlin Magee
- PODSNet modern forum