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The spirit of Dionysos moves through the world
In Turkey a demonstration by environmentalists opposed to the construction of a new mall has morphed into a massive country-wide protest against the radical Islamic policies of their authoritarian...
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June fundraiser
In La Terra del Rimorso Ernesto De Martino explains that the tarantati (who were mostly poor Italian peasants) went around collecting donations of ritual items and begging for alms to cover the...
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No one would want to expose himself to this misfortune if he could combat the...
“The families of the tarantati hire the musicians, to whom many gifts are given and a great deal of drink is offered in addition to the daily compensation agreed upon, so that they may take some...
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they abandon themselves to the dance with the greatest delight
“They customarily adorn the bedroom dedicated to the dance of the tarantati with verdant branches outfitted with numerous ribbons and silken sashes in gaudy colors. They place similar drapery...
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A brief overview of tarantism
These days if you go to Italy during the summer you can find girls in quaint folk costumes with pretty, smiling faces dancing the tarantella to the accompaniment of tambourines, guitars and accordions...
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What are you doing this Sunday?
I hope your answer is “Listening to you talk to Pagan youth about Dionysos!” because that’s what I’m going to be doing this Sunday (June 9th) at 5:00 PM PST / 7:00 PM CST. The phone lines will be...
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This is where I live
Here are some pictures of my home which consists of nothing more than a computer, some books and representations of my gods and spirits. And here’s a video: Tagged: aphrodite, ariadne, christianity,...
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I seriously cannot believe that I’m having to say this
When it’s clear that your argument is intellectually deficient and your side is losing the all-important flame war of importance and you’ve already tried to derail the conversation by playing the...
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there was only an intertwining of individual, horizonless crises, disorder...
We think that De Martino perfectly grasped this lack in his book The Land of Remorse where he writes “…the musical exorcism seen a few days earlier at the home of Maria of Nardò was fresh in our...
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I go through phases with his blog; I either love everything he writes, or I...
It’s weird to see yourself through a different set of eyes. Tagged: writing
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Top 5 picks of the week
Coming in at number five, P. Sufenas Virius Lupus ponders the question when does intrafaith become interfaith? To summarize some of this matter: I think some people who are non-polytheists are holding...
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To Dionysos
With a glad heart I sing the praises of the bull-horned son of Zeus and fair Semele, nobly born daughter of divine Harmonia and Kadmos ruler of seven-gated Thebes, Dionysos the joy-bringer and lover of...
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To Ariadne
Call to mind, O all-holy Ariadne, my prayers and offerings of the past, as you remembered the way out of the winding passages of the labyrinth. You, crowned with stars and holding the thread of fate in...
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To Erigone
I remember you who remained faithful to your father even unto death, Erigone crowned with solemn rites during the festival of flowers, when the daughters of our city swing in somber joy for you while...
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To Erigone II
Erigone whose tender feet know the dance of those who desire the ecstatic embrace of the deliverer who comes from afar, wearing an unfamiliar face and bearing unexpected gifts, gifts that tear open the...
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To Ares Gynaikothoinas
Now that Pete Helms’ Ares agon has commenced, with the crowns of victory properly going to AJ Brokaw and Terence P Ward for the amazing pieces they entered, I figured I would share my own submission...
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Arlecchino, wearing the mask of Mussolini, addresses the audience
I have read the following in a learned cyclopedia of the people: In ancient Roman religion, the Salii were the “leaping priests” of Mars supposed to have been introduced by King Numa Pompilius. They...
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5 more top posts
5) P. Sufenas Virius Lupus quotes Alan Moore on the relationship between gods and superheroes: BLVR: And yet I understand you see the trend of trying to conflate gods with superheroes as something...
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This movie has me thinking I should grow my hair out
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