Wait! Tradition was on the list?
But I thought tradition – or rather tradition! – was a good thing. Fucking Nazis.
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Enough of that. I am about to start work on Dance Me To The End, the final volume of the Black Star Rising cycle. I will be posting the first poem presently, but the rest I intend to write privately....
View ArticlePlaying Dice with Destiny
Dionysos stood with his nebrised back to the hallowed War-Council of the Gods that had gathered in the reclaimed Tower of Kronos, watching a terrible scene unfold in the burnished oval of a mirror...
View ArticleOK. Just one more.
No Perfect Future There were Gods who were smarter, and Gods who were stronger, and a few even that were more ruthless than Dionysos the son of Zeus and many mothers – but almost none of the Gods could...
View ArticleThis, too, shall be fun.
As much fun as writing the final volume will be I’m going to do the responsible thing and finish the Retinue book first. They deserve their chance to shine (especially considering how helpful they’ve...
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I can see why this got bumped up
Library of Insanity will explore Dionysos and his Retinue through the lens of several divination systems rendered poetically. It begins as a kind of Bacchic Fasti, showing us Dionysos through the:...
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Here, take hold, and join your hand with mine.
Teiresias The God will lead us there without ordeal. Kadmos Are we the only ones in the polis who will join the choros in Dionysos’ honor? Teiresias We alone are sensible, all the others foolish....
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Everything to do with Dionysos
Here I am in the park, waiting for the Classical Theatre of Harlem’s production of The Bakchai to start. Shortly after I slipped into a state of entheos that did not lift until well after we got home....
View ArticleDionysos is in the details
One of the best parts of the production was how fucking polytheist it was. And I don’t just mean that they kept the hymns to assorted deities in, which not every production does. But the whole thing...
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An apocalyptic exploration of sex, death, drugs, politics and madness. Exciting news, folks – Catharsis: a sequel to Gods and Mortals is now available through Amazon and other online retailers. Get...
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The Gods are for all
I know that people on Twitter are saying that you have to have an ethnic connection to Greece to practice Hellenismos and further that the Theoi lack the agency to interact with humans on an...
View ArticleHemerology
I am currently working on the Year 2 (2020 e.v.) calendar for the Hudson Valley Bakcheion; it will consist of a cycle of 9 intertwined festivals for Dionysos as well as an assortment of observances for...
View ArticleOur Calendar explained
The Bakcheion operates according to a mixed lunar and solar calendar. Our year begins on January 1st in commemoration of the founding of the Bakcheion on that date in 2019 e.v. Our year is divided into...
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Fuck off, racists!
Guess I struck a nerve with that last one, huh? Well, here’s another one for you pearl-clutching halfwits – αἰσχρολογία is a very ancient and well-established part of Hellenic tradition, especially...
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Can you smell what’s cooking? Hint: it’s not baklava.
And now the racists are talking about “cleansing” me from the community. Hitler would be so proud.
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There are Black people in Nysa
See this striking image: It’s an antefix from an Etruscan temple dating from the 5th century BCE. Regarding its significance, Sheldon Cheek writes: Seen in isolation here, the head of the black man...
View ArticleLick my cannoli
Chill, dude. Chill. I take back whatever I said about your precious baklava. There’s no need for you and your buddy to get so worked up and make so very many posts about me. I’m not that interesting or...
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The collection of hymns and prayers my wife and I collaborated on is now available. Order your copy today.
View ArticleDay VII. To Þórr Sönnungr
Hail Thor who truly shines in the heavens, glint of Sunna reflecting off the golden wheels of your goat-drawn carriage, billowy beard blowing in the breeze, sparks shooting from your glowing hot hammer...
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