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You may or may not have not noticed that I tend to try to avoid controversy and focus instead on the Gods and what I actually do for Them. The Pagan community seems to always be in an uproar about something or other, and frankly I find it exhausting. I’m commenting briefly because this latest…
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Well its been a long time since I posted again. I’ve been going through a lot of personal stuff lately, mostly having to do with my mental illness. Also a little stray dog came into my life and for a while her care took up a lot of time, we had to force-feed her 4…
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He Epistole, a quarterly newsletter for Hellenic polytheists that is put out by Neokoroi, is seeking submissions for their summer issue. Below is their announcement. —- The April showers are becoming a part of recent memory and with them, depending on where you are, comes the warmer summer months. With the welcoming of Miguel to…
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Today I went to Shelton’s and bought seedlings for the garden. Since its still possible that it will frost for a weeks, they are inside under a grow lamp. This week I will be getting the plots ready, though. Hopefully I will be able to plant before my summer class starts. I have a tree…
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Lupa posted a thought-provoking essay about being a white, American shaman.Part 1, Part 2 Earth-centered religions get their own chapel at the Air Force Academy And from the Wild Hunt, “Beatrice Marovich meditates on how we use the skins of animals and how she created a secular “animal altar” to pay respects to some mink…
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Today is the last day of the Floralia, a festival celebrated in Rome from April 27th to May 3rd. At parties everyone wears crowns of flowers, and the table is strewn with sweet scented roses. A guest who drank too much dances with twigs in his hair. His indiscretion induced by wine. A drunken lover…
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One significant way that Roman Religion (Religo Romana) differs from Greek is in their veneration of the Lares and Penates, of which their were no Grecian counterparts. Every Roman family had their own set of personal Gods. They were the guardians of the house and the protectors of the family. The Lares were deified ancestor…
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Today, May 2nd, is International Pagan Coming Out Day. It was created “to achieve greater acceptance and equity for Pagans at home, at work, and in every community.” On this day, Pagans make the commitment to come out to one person, be that person friend, family, co-worker, whatever. I can’t fully participate, because there is literally…
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The May calendar is up on the Events and Classes page. Open Hours are discontinued due to my not having time to wait around when no one shows up. You can still make an appointment to use the Temple space alone or with a group. Also, the Olympos in Egypt class is over, we had…
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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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