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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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Polytheism and Monotheism from a Hindu viewpoint Carol A. Smith, a Wiccan who worked for the TSA, was harassed and eventually fired because of her Pagan religion. Smith was also a whistle-blower regarding lax security practices, which I’m sure gained her no friends. This story was even picked by MSNBC. Jason Pitzl-Waters of the Wild…
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In the same vein as my post on the Kalasha, another tribal people is seeking to preserve their culture. Prominent Yoruba teachers in Nigeria are bemoaning the erosion of their cultural traditions . At his recent book launch Chief Mathew Ogedengbe warned that “we have allowed foreign languages, cultures and traditions to rule us.” Why…
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Yesterday I went to the South Bend Library Book Sale, and I made out like a bandit! I spent only $33, and got a HUGE bag of over 40 books, most of them good, scholarly stuff on Greece and Egypt, with titles like “Daily Life of the Etruscans”, “In the Shadow of the Pyramids”, and…
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The April events calendar is up on the Events and Classes page.
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I’ve recently received a bit of money, and so of course I bought a bunch of books! I never seem to have enough time to read! Most of my time is spent working on the class on Alexandria and Greco-Egyptian Paganism that I am teaching, but that should be over by the end of April/beginning…
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Check out these beautiful pictures of the Goddess of Mercy Festival in Vietnam. Sigh. Many modern Pagans can only dream about being such a large festival celebrated by thousands of worshipers.
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Drew Jacob, the Priest of the Celtic Temple of the River, talks about construction and funding for Pagan Temples. Adding videos is working now. Go figure. I suppose I should thank Hermes for making it work this time!
Temple of Athena the Savior 