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Ways to celebrate Thiasplosion Day
AND FURIOUS HUNTERS From: Ryan Smith Date: Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 1:36 AM Subject: Re: To: Sannion You don’t matter and my Gods have my back. You are a voice on the wind who depends on people...
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Defend Tradition
A while back I was interviewed by TP Ward for an article The Wild Hunt did on animal sacrifice in contemporary polytheism. Due to size constraints only a portion of the interview was able to be used....
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Who knew such a tender plant could teach us so much
sannion [6:07 PM] You’ve seen the Monkey Chant video, right? tetradactyl [6:07 PM] No, I haven’t. I’d love to sannion [6:07 PM] oh! [6:07] best thing ever: [6:07] [6:10] asia has this sublime sense of...
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Onomancy
I’m putting together a manual on Bacchic Orphic divination. In addition to the philosophy and art of mantike, it will include material on devotional practice, ritual protocols, cleansing and...
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They are done.
Galina and I had a blast working on the Starry Bull bullae. They are now well packed and sitting on various shrines (depending on whether folks wanted protection, healing or spiritual connection) to...
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supplies are limited
If you’re interested in getting a bulla of your own, my wife is offering some through her site. She’s also got a bunch of signed copies of her books available. Act fast, as supplies are limited.
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The Oracle of the Story
So what kind of divination systems are going to appear in the as-yet-unnamed book? Systems like this: The Oracle of the Story Roll three dice and count the numbers that appear. 3: Hybla makes flowers...
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What the Noumenia signifies
Another teaser from my forthcoming book. When the moon is new on a Sunday, that signifies three things will happen in that month: rain, wind and calm. It also signifies barrenness of cattle and old...
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I shall call you Labyrinth Goat.
sent to me by an adoring reader. no idea where it originated from. but i like it! puzzle-solving, the Starry Bull way.
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θύω: to immolate
“Remember who you are,” whispers the God beneath the tripod, breath of late autumn leaves and loamy soil, animal heat and wine that is velvety smooth upon the tongue. His voice is dark and slow, like...
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All Hail the Phallos-Sitters!
“Who are you?” Lucian, The Syrian Goddess 16. I approve of the remarks about the temple made by those who in the main accept the theories of the Greeks: according to these the goddess is Hera, but the...
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By Wednesday.
You guys came up with many great titular suggestions for my new book, but I could only choose one and that once came from KyloRenLover42: Howling Pure: A Bacchic Orphic diviner’s manual KyloRenLover42...
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This man is dangerous
“I already have enough dirt on you to bury you.” – Ryan Smith Since it’s only a matter of time now before I get hauled before the Committee on Un-Heathen Activities and Thought Crime and forced to...
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We are pariahs.
Although I laughed off most of Mr. Smith’s tirade of impotent rage and delusion, one of his statements actually stuck with me: And your only real allies worth speaking of are pariahs. Of course, I...
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A Survival Manual for the Aristocrats of the Soul
There’s a whole strain of Orphic tradition which equates death with slumber and postulates that this world is nothing more than a binding dream. Well, well, as you say, life is strange. For I tell you...
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Men Among the Ruins
I’ve had a number of ecstatic and mystical experiences while drunk (anywhere from lightly buzzed to stumbling around puking on myself) or on weed, ‘shrooms and other variously legal substances. I’ve...
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Metaphysics of War
One of the three major symbols of the Starry Bull tradition (along with the Labyrinth and Triskelion) is the Sonnenrad or Schwarze Sonne, which we refer to as the Midnight Sun. The evocative phrase...
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