God of the Month Club

  • GMC poetry: Bes

    Dancing Bes Who delights in the loud clamor of drums And the din of war Leonine dwarf Out of Nubia Crowned with the ostrich feather Guardian of the Horus-child Who stands at the door To protect those who dwell within O Lord of Punt Chase away the mischievous spirits of misfortune And bring only sweet…

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  • GMC: Chang-O

    Chang-O Lady in the Moon She Who stole The Elixir of Life To escape Her husband And floated away. Chang-O Lady of Solitude Of contemplation Happily alone Chang-O Lady of the softly shining globe Whose hair is the inky blackness of space Skin as white as milk Whose eyes are as mysterious as the Stars.…

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  • GMC: Bes, Agathos Daimon, and Household Worship So, Bes and the Agathos Daimon both shoved up in the same month, which I find fascinating. A cursory examination of Bes’ symbolism shows that He was regarded in Egypt as a protector of the home. He is sometimes also called Aha, which means “fighter”. There do not…

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  • So, for those of my followers who are not aware, Neos Alexandria used to have a thing called the God of the Month Club, where we picked three Gods from our syncretic Greco-Egyptian Pantheon, and we collectively study them, mediate on them, do rituals, and share our insights. It was something that Sannion started way…

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  • GMC poetry: Odin 2

    Breath-giver Wish-giver God of Being I pray for life . Wanderer Seeker of Truth Who hung on Yggdrasil For sake of the Runes I pray for knowledge . Bringer of Fury Glad of War Spear-Master I pray for strength . Mighty God Old Man All-Father I honor You As the Source Of everything that I…

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  • GMC poetry game: Odin

    To Lord Odin, tempestuous God of the Norsemen, I sing this song Master of the Spear, Father of Victory The Undefeated in Battle, Who strikes terror into the heart of His enemies Awe fills my breast at the thought of You, Coupled with more than a little fear But a strange attraction fills me too,…

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  • To Prometheus by Amanda Artemisia Forrester O great Muses who poets doth revere Lend me Your voices And attend my songs. I sing first a hymn of Prometheus, the wise Titan, First trickster, martyr for man Who crafted our mortal flesh From the clay of the River Styx, Life, from the River of Death. Before…

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  • GMC poetry: Prometheus

    Sorry I have not posted in a few weeks. I’ve been very busy with exams in school. I am disappointed I did not have time to discuss Prometheus as much as I would have liked. I was going to write a ritual to honor Prometheus, and another for Sekhmet, but I never got around to…

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  • Hello, dear readers (if I have any left). Yes, I’m sorry, it has been about 2 months since I have posted. I made it to Tucson okay, but I have been extremely busy, almost constantly on the go. Even before school started I was running around getting stuff ready, as I had only 2 weeks…

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