April 2011
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I believe that studying the sacred animals of the Gods can teach us something about the nature of that God. Even the perceptions of animals by other cultures can be important. Owls, that special animal of Athena, have a complex mythology. To some cultures, such as the Ojibwa and Pueblo Native American tribes, they are…
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Reposted from thehouseofvines, because I think its a significant article expressing important thoughts. Check out the original post here, there are a lot of thought provoking comments that are worth reading as well. —– So in my last post I mentioned that there were a couple things in “Closets are for clothes” that I no…
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Patheos.com’s Pagan Portal has a lot of interesting articles right now, especially about Paganism and gender. My favorites areThe Sacred Third by Raven Kaldera and Duality and Diversity by T. Thorn Coyle. P. Sufenas Virius Lupus discusses the meaning of theology in his first part of What makes Theology Queer? The next article, due to…
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Call for Submissions! We are interested in a wide variety of pieces, including (but not limited to) scholarly articles, short fiction, poetry, original translations of ancient texts, hymns, rituals and artwork. Submitters are strongly encouraged to explore Hephaestus as a Blue-Collar God, as a Working Man’s God, as the Friend of Humanity, as the God…
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Well, I just finished the writing for the last of my classes on Alexandria and Greco-Egyptian Paganism. Sunday will be the last class. I have mixed feelings about it ending. It had to happen sooner or later, but I have really been enjoying teaching it. It is a lot of work and I will be…
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Last night was a beautiful ritual. I baked blueberry-walnut muffins as one of the offerings, and two other people were in attendance, including one woman who has not been able to make it to ritual in a while. It was a nice night, wonderful to see my friend, and after the ritual I led a…
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Cleansing the Sacred Space Carrying the khernips, the Priest/ess walks around the ritual area, sprinkling everything with the water. Recite the following as you make your circuit: “You are washed clean by the life-giving waters of the Nile! You are pure! No man has set foot on you, for you are the primordial mound rising…
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A Prayer for Earth Day by Amanda Artemisia Forrester . Hail to Gaia, Mother Earth! Primordial Being, First-born Goddess, On this, Your sacred day, we honor You And remember – without You, we are nothing We have no home, no life, but for You May we be good custodians, and care for You, Our Mother.…
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In Honor of Seshat by Amanda Artemisia Forrester . I sing now in honor of Seshat, All-seeing Goddess The female scribe, inventor of writing, stylus in hand She Who records Everything Since the beginning of the Universe, unto its end. . Lady of Builders, to Whose ears the pounding of hammers is as sweet music The…
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To Horus the Child by Amanda Artemisia Forrester . To Horus the Child I pray Lord of the brightening day He Who wears the sidelock of the young This God of children today is so often unsung But mighty is this son of Aset A protector from any threat So now hear the voices of the…
Temple of Athena the Savior 