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Polytheism and Anthesteria
A lot of good stuff has been posted over the last couple days that I’d like to share with y’all. First up are Dver’s accounts of Pithoigia: Mist rising off a snow-covered field, white on white. An...
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The dead are wise
Last night (Chutroi, which brings Anthesteria to a close) while I was standing outside having a smoke and watching the honey-scented steam rise from the pot of panspermia we’d set out for the...
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Some context
I’ve received a couple questions about the last post so I figured I should probably offer some context. It was intended as a satire of the atheists and humanists who not only want to redefine the term...
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I don’t think they like that either
We’re plenty active and we challenge the interfaith community to live up to their ideals. I don’t think they like that. It’s far easier after all to believe everyone is the same as you, but the real...
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end the anti-ecstatic conspiracy, occupy your heart
Tune in tomorrow at 10:00pm EST when our guest on Wyrd Ways Radio will be Hathos of shamanbomb.com: Hathos is a spirit worker, filmmaker and empathic healer specializing in emotional clearing. In this...
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Oh yeaahh!
WordPress says that this is my 3,000th post so I figured I ought to make it an auspicious one. Here’s my latest project – a collection of sources on the Bacchic Orphic tradition:...
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Hail Kaikias, Lord of the Northeast!
Kaikias was the Greek god of the northeast wind who was depicted on the frieze of the Tower of the Winds at Athens as an old, bearded man carrying a shield full of hail-stones. Considered a dark,...
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A Sikiliote song
O Muse of Sicily with strong Doric voice sing to me a song of the land of my people, the thrice-holy island of the maid who weaves an image of the world as she waits for the embrace of her...
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Updates on the Polytheist Leadership Conference
We’ve had our first presentation submitted, some new information about transportation and we’ve posted the meal plan menu. And remember, folks, speakers must submit a bio and description of their...
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Per ardua ad astra
Despite a failed denial of service attack, we had one of the best episodes of Wyrd Ways Radio ever with special guest Hathos. We discussed emotional clearing, the ongoing need for introspection and the...
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While you’re listening to the show
You should consider taking Hathos’ emotional clearing teleclass: Emotional clearing is a body-based energy clearing practice that teaches us to interpret the wisdom of our body and truly work with life...
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Classic
Going back through the blog to harvest source material for my new project Smoky Words I came across this review of a movie I wrote back in 2011 and felt moved to repost it. The Persistence of Memory...
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Sacred madness can take us beyond trance and ritual into a place where...
Speaking of classic writing, MadGastronomer has reposted a piece of hers called I shall set free my hair and wear a fawn skin which was originally published in Crossing the River: An Anthology In...
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Every day.
I’m pleased that there was such strong interest in the whole Bacchic Orphic thiasos of the Starry Bull idea – so let’s move on to step two: making this happen. I have come up with a schedule of...
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Honor the Heroes and Heroines
A couple folks have asked who the Heroes and Heroines are in this particular system, which is a really good question since it’s rather difficult to perform effective cultus if you don’t know who it is...
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Theon hemerai
I figured I’d explain a little more about how I came up with the associations for each day. Originally the ancient Greeks divided their months into three weeks, each of which was comprised of ten days....
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This is how we build community.
Some of you may have wondered if I’d changed my mind about accepting favors in lieu of payment for my spiritual and other services since I didn’t post any options during February. That’s not the case;...
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Can’t have teletai without a telos
I’ve had a couple people express interest in being members of the thiasos of the Starry Bull (and if you’re curious about what the name means, click here and here) but who asked if I’d be willing to...
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A word from the archiboukolos of the thiasos of the Starry Bull
I feel that I should more clearly define what I mean by Bacchic Orphic tradition. This is a highly individualized and localized expression of Dionysian religion that is rooted in the historical and...
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