Greek
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Heraclitus proclaimed sophrosyne as the greatest of virtues, but what is sophrosyne exactly? Sōphrosynē is a Greek word that is often translated as “prudence,” “moderation,” or “temperance” from sōphrōn, “a sound mind.” In Greek thought, self-control and moderation were literally the sign of a healthy mental state. Plato had this to say about sophrosyne: “Sophrosyne
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Years ago (and don’t think I don’t feel old typing that), either June or July was Pagan Values Blogging Month. But then Piety and Values fell out of favor with the Paganism-as-Political-Theater-Crowd (curses be upon them, may their underwear always be itchy and their chocolate never taste good) and they tried very hard to silence
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Doing a novena in honor of Hermes right now. Today’s devotional activity was to write a hymn and to post it. ❤ Hail Hermes! —- O Hermes Logios God of language Of learning Eloquence I compose these humble words in Your honor. We forget in this modern age why it is That the Word was regarded
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Next I did Loki as the Fool (yes, the art got rearranged, there is frequent rearranging going on here) Well, that isn’t all the art I’ve done this summer, but that’s all I feel like sharing here. I hope you enjoyed them. Keeping creating and keep worshiping the Gods!
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Holy Hera, daughter of Earth and Sky, Arranged in Peacock feathers Beauty as strong as steel and soft as a sigh Glory of heart’s love committed Two lives made one under your gaze Bless our home, bless this union, the future we build, Queen of Olympos Grant that I may always be the Queen of
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A few months ago I made an altar to the Healing Gods that was sitting on desk, and swore it would stay up until the Covid crisis was over. Obviously it is still affecting our society deeply but, I needed my desk space back! I was foolishly hopeful when I first built it, I had
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Sometimes I wonder what it is, precisely, the Gods want from me. Lately I wonder about Athena and Odin most of all. I wonder why Athena – a Goddess of logic and rationality and cold, calculating precision of Mind – would bother with an emotional bipolar mess like me. Especially when many of the
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Interesting Norse folklore: the huldra A fantastic argument that Yggdrasil, the World Tree, was meant to be represented by a yew, and not an ash tree as I had previously thought (I’m not sure which is the more common belief in modern Asatru, but I have to say that I’m convinced of the yew symbolism
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If I could name a single habit/routine that I have put effort into changing this year that has had the most positive effect on my life and my mental health, it hasn’t been eating better or losing weight. Those are actually very high on the list, and in fact are somewhat supported by the habit
Temple of Athena the Savior 