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Ares was acquitted.
I am beyond disgusted to see how many prominent neopagans are rallying behind Kenny Klein. What was Christine Kraemer, managing editor of the pagan portal of Patheos thinking when she wrote: I don’t...
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We are the guests here
My Thracian Adversary penned a thoughtful rumination on hospitality and land-spirits, which contains such brilliant passages as: I have heard urban gardeners supposedly involved in “nature worship...
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Classy
After seeing Peg Aloi’s latest, where she’s going to be deleting any comments suggesting that Kenny Klein has abused in the past unless they can be “substantiated” (which is kind of hard to do since...
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Does this look like a game to you?
I think after this I’m going to take a couple weeks off from reading neopagan blogs. This shit is just too revolting. For instance there’s Christine Kraemer, managing editor of the pagan portal at...
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The Sannion Solution
We’ve been having some important and thought-provoking conversations about the prevalence of child-molestation within the neopagan community. (Here, here and here.) As a polytheist it may not be my...
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I have a confession to make
I haven’t mentioned this so far because I’m concerned that it might be construed as victim-blaming but I also feel a little dishonest leaving this piece of information out. Although I didn’t know Kenny...
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Is there possibly any way to make this situation more ghoulish? Yes. Yes...
A concerned reader sent me a link to the website of the group run by Kenny Klein which is announcing their intention to hold a Wyld Fire Beltane Hunt on April 19th even after everything that’s...
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. . . hanc culpam maiorem an illam dicam?
It just keeps coming. Stifyn Emrys shows that he’s got his priorities in the right place by pondering: How do we want to present ourselves to the world? How does the world at large view the Pagan...
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Look at that! Llewellyn has its first book out on Hellenismos
From the Amazon.com page: The religion of the ancient Greeks has lain dormant for too long. In Hellenismos, Tony Mierzwicki shows how to bring it back in all of its primal glory. Learn how to forge...
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Hail to you Hekate of Zerynthos!
Lycophron, Alexandra 74 Zerynthos, cave of the goddess to whom dogs are slain. Lycophron, Alexandra 1174 The maiden daughter of Perseus, Brimo Trimorphos, shall make thee, Hekabe, her attendant,...
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You will be heard.
One of the things that’s most bothered me about what I’ve been reading since the Kenny Klein story broke is how often the sufferers of abuse in our communities have been deprived of their voice. People...
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the only enemies here are the rapists and child-abusers
For suggesting that instead of harassing polytheists a better use of their time would have been for neopagans to deal with the actual threat posed by predatory individuals in their midst and the even...
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A millstone such as is turned by an ass
Since we have set forth the facts concerning Samothrace, we shall now, in accordance with our plan, discuss Naxos. This island was first called Strongylê and its first settlers were men from Thrace,...
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καπνοβαται
I have the utmost respect for Pete Helms. His knowledge and experience with Ares are a valuable asset – anytime someone approaches me with questions about this god I instantly refer them to him,...
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Update on the Polytheist Leadership Conference
I’m starting to work on the schedule for the conference and so posted an updated list of the presentations and round-table discussions we’ve received so far: Byron Ballard on Appalachian folklore and...
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Healing Words
While preparing for tonight’s show I was struck with an inspiration – what if the polytheist community put together an anthology on the issue of sexual ethics and abuse? It could contain poems and...
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And in thiasos of the Starry Bull news …
I am really enjoying the contributions you guys have made to our communal hymns and so I’ve decided to extend the deadline for another week to see what else materializes. Once they’re finished I’m...
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Tell me this song isn’t about Dionysos
Once there was a gardener, whose horse became a dream It then became a nightmare, and nothing was redeemed His heart was over shadowed, it yielded to the pain Of lost and broken memories, of love he’d...
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Now that’s community!
Because of a generous donation by an anonymous saint I’ll be able to offer the Starry Bull hymnal and wall calendar set FREE to anyone who wants them. Shipping included. I ask only that you pray...
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Hey Black people! You’re welcome for your rights.
According to Gus diZerega: in the 1970s self-described “Black nationalists” attacked and drove away their white supporters within the Civil Rights movement. The issue of “White privilege” was central...
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