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families
And here’s the link for tonight’s show: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/witchschool/2014/07/03/ptrn-circle-talk-wyrd-ways-live Which, if nothing else, should demonstrate why my not having kids is a very...
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Some of our Dionysian Prophets
Orpheus In Pieria frenzied female worshipers of Dionysos were tearing apart the bodies of sheep and goats and performing many other violent acts; they turned to the mountains to spend their days...
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A feast of friends
Here are a couple posts to get you in the mood for tonight’s chat. A Prophet is never welcome in his own homeland by Reverend Donna M. Swindells: And around Jim, the modern maenads gathered, even...
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Good news
With the recent SCOTUS Hobby Lobby ruling which establishes that corporations are not only people but that they can practice religion, I should probably come out and say this: I’ve been offering...
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I’m getting excited now
Ruadhan is going to be offering his divination services at the Polytheist Leadership Conference: I’m planning on bringing my coffee service to the Polytheist Leadership Conference and doing $10...
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Born on the 4th of July
Here’s an in progress pic of the Oracular Leaves after being stewed in a bath through the Feast of the Dionysian Prophets. One set is already spoken for, which leaves only two. And if folks aren’t...
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Fruit from the cow-shed
We had a wonderful chat last night, which Emily posted the transcript of with this funny – but accurate! – description: A lot of this was unfamiliar territory for me–I learned a lot! Read on to find...
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Almost done
Galina and I just got back from our final meeting with the hotel and handed in the orders for the meal plans. This means that preliminary registration has closed and there can be no more additions or...
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You’ll see
I saw some folks discussing my theological beliefs the other day which I found both flattering and confusing. Flattering because with all of the wonderful plentitude of topics to discuss in the world...
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Such richness and complexity of thought is only possible in a polytheist system.
Ariadne, that daughter of subtle Minos whom Theseus bore off from Crete towards the hill of sacred Athens; yet he had no joy of her, since, before that could be, she was slain by Artemis in the isle of...
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This quote is full of all sorts of interesting
Plutarch, De sera numinis vindicta 22 Having thus said, the spirit quickly carried Thespesius to a certain place, as it appeared to him, prodigiously spacious; yet so gently and without the least...
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There’s comfort in numbers and loneliness in precision.
One of the reasons I don’t care as much about the pagan-polytheist culture wars as others is that most of the conversations going on around that are so generalized that they have little application to...
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Chats are fun!
We had a really good chat on Thursday which prompted a couple excellent follow-up posts over at the Boukoleon (which you can find here and here.) Previously Chat Logs were available only through the...
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Let the thiasos hail all-glorious Apollon!
So, I was reading Jack Faust’s post These dialogues are riddled with hostility, and generally divisive overall, and specifically this paragraph: What happens when we ignore the purificatory functions...
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There’s always an epilogue in Italy
I have been following Polyphanes’ development of a system of Greek kampala with some interest but in a post made today, this quote by Hyginus stood out for me: The Parcae, Clotho, Lachesis, and...
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Living myth
The snake-figured Dionysos in the last post reminded me of the 28 Midsummer Miracles of Sabazios and the lovely hymn which P. Sufenas Virius Lupus composed in their honor, which begins: Of the...
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Snake in the grass
I should probably explain an allusion in that last post. The Samnites are the ones who originally venerated Apollo Soranos. As the Tyrrhenians claimed to be descendants of the Lydians the Samnites...
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Ohana means nobody gets left behind
Hey guys. It looks like Ruadhán is in kind of a bind. If anyone attending the Conference can help out it’d be most appreciated. Tagged: polytheist leadership conference
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If you’re looking for something good to read
Check out these posts at the Boukoleon by Aridela, where she discusses her celebration of a couple recent festivals. Arachneia the First: Plants, Dreams, Stars: On Friday night before the Arachneia...
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