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Hail to you Marcus Antonius! May you never thirst.
“For Kleopatra had enslaved him so absolutely that she persuaded him to act as gymnasiarch to the Alexandrians; and she was called ‘queen’ and ‘mistress’ by him, had Roman soldiers in her bodyguard,...
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The dead were always a part of this life.
Until they were removed to the future. A powerful account of the Protestant war on the dead. Tagged: christianity, heroes
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Hail to you Aischines! May you never thirst.
On attaining manhood, you abetted your mother in her initiations and the other rituals, and read aloud from the cultic writings. At night, you mixed the libations, purified the initiates, and dressed...
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Hail to you Paculla Annia! May you never thirst.
“Then Hispala gave an account of the origin of these rites. At first they were confined to women; no male was admitted, and they had three stated days in the year on which persons were initiated...
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Hail to you Thaïs! May you never thirst.
Alexander held games in honour of his victories, performed costly sacrifices to the gods and entertained his friends bountifully. While they were feasting and the drinking was far advanced, as they...
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The Story of Saint Hyakinthos
They turned their attention to a certain one of the trees in their vicinity, naturally beautiful to look at and flourishing in its condition. Enchanted beyond measure in their silly minds and overcome...
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Ploutos comes from below
A contribution to the ongoing discussion of polytheist basics. Xanthias: I have it, master: ’tis those blessed mystics, souls of those who were initiated into the mysteries in life, which we were told...
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And while I’m on the subject, you might consider taking Galina’s course on...
From her description: I am going to be starting an eight week course in the basics of ancestor veneration: what it is, why we do it, how to get started and what problems might arise. This course is...
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When I die
The Bacchic cults of Southern Italy worshiped a god with double form — the Dionysos Above and the Dionysos Below. He was ultimately the same god, but with very different qualities and attributes. The...
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The Wormwood Star
Here is Curtis Harrington’s 1955 film The Wormwood Star featuring occult artist Marjorie Cameron: Richard Metzger of Dangerous Minds explains why this film is so important: What you should know as you...
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Speaking of Sorne …
After this, a couple of you asked “But Sannion, what do you need?” Best. Fucking. Community. Ever. So here’s what I need. First, I’d like it if everyone sacrificed to Dionysos, even if it was as...
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Here’s a start
These are some of the “back to basics” posts I’ve seen recently. If you are aware of or have written others, please let me know and I’ll add them to the list. Aldrin — How I Met Your Mātā Anne —...
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The childrens is the future
Contemporary paganism and polytheism are, for the most part, religions of conversion. Few of us were raised in the traditions we follow and most of us went through a difficult and at times quite...
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Hail to you Kosko, Baubo, and Thettale! May you never thirst.
(A) For good fortune! When Akrodemos son of Dioteimos was civic president, the Magnesian people consulted the god concerning the sign which occurred: An image of Dionysos was discovered in a plane...
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Hail to you Saturninus! May you never thirst!
You are looking down at me, a dead person who died young. I was called Saturninus, a Bacchic dancer who pleased great cities. Now I lie in the dirt of my homeland, having sailed through twelve years...
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Hail to the Low-Born Greek! May you never thirst.
A low-born Greek went into Etruria first of all, but did not bring with him any of the numerous arts which that most accomplished of all nations has introduced amongst us for the cultivation of mind...
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Hail to you Ptolemy Philopator! May you never thirst.
In my Alexandria a festival called Lagunophoria was celebrated, concerning which Eratosthenes has some discussion in his book on Arsinoe. He says as follows: While Ptolemy was in the habit of...
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L’appel du vide
“Holy places are dark places. It is life and strength, not knowledge and words, that we get in them. Holy wisdom is not clear and thin like water, but thick and dark like blood.” — C.S. Lewis, Till We...
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And soon they came to the Field of Asphodel
“Hermes held in his hand the golden rod that he uses to lull men’s eyes asleep when he so wills, or again to wake others from their slumber; with this he roused the ghosts of the newly dead and led...
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Hermes, who was soon to earn himself quite a reputation among the immortal gods
“Maia gave birth to a wily boy, flattering and cunning, a robber and cattle thief, a bringer of dreams, a watcher by night, waiting by the gates of the city — Hermes, who was soon to earn himself...
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