Greek
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Here’s a few gorgeous pictures from Where Dionysos Dwells, a devotional image blog. Go check it out!
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I’ve been thinking about Antinous, specifically Antinous the Liberator. Although some people might understand this aspect of the God as mostly having to do with helping His GLBTQI children, I disagree. I’ve been thinking about Antinous as the drive to “come out”, and what that might mean. Coming out of the closet can have many…
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Today I did my personal weekly ritual of devotion to Athena. I have been doing it roughly every week, but it has not been on the same day each week. I’m having trouble scheduling it around the other people in the home I live with. I like to spend several hours, if possible, after the…
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Last night was the Temple’s official celebration of the Martyrdom of Hypatia of Alexandria. I’ve said before that I consider Hypatia to be one of the ancestral spirits of this Temple, as one as one of my personal heroes. It was a great evening. Three other people were in attendance, including my adoptive mother. She…
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Goddess of bright mind Glorious Lady Divine The scholar’s Goddess, with beauty fair The warrior’s Goddess, Who loves those who dare Daughter of mighty Zeus, unconquerable maid Purity incarnate, with Whom no man has laid Lady of Athens, sword-bearing, Whom none can faze My Goddess, I will worship You all of my days.
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I have never been fully comfortable with Demeter. Intellectually I understand Her importance, both in the ancient world and today, but emotionally I am somewhat put off by Her. I identify more with Her wayward daughter Persephone. While I am aware of my own bias, the fact remains that my relationship with my own mother…
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Hi everyone. Sorry its been so long since I blogged, I got unbelievably sick. I’m doing much better now, but for a while all I could do was sleep. It wasn’t even the kind of cold where I could lie in bed with a laptop and work on my writing. No, I was really out…
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Spring is finally starting in South Bend Indiana. Appropriately enough, the warmest day we’ve had all winter was on the first day of Anthesteria. In this climate, there are no flowers yet, but the snow began to melt on the first day of the festival, and yesterday I heard birds chirping for the first time.…
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Day Two – Khoes, ‘Pitchers’ the Day of Swings The second day of Anthesteria is called Khoes, meaning Pitchers. It is also called the Day of Swings. Khoes was celebrated with drinking matches, which was rewarded with a skin of more wine. This day was erotic and sensual, and ghosts were believed to wander the…
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Friday was the scheduled Adoration of Aphrodite public ritual. It was a modern ritual that I wrote it because it was so close to Valentine’s Day. As much as I love Anthesteria, trying to pack it all into one evening would be a horrible injustice. It’s just to complex and varied to do so. Well…
Temple of Athena the Savior 