• Amorous abundant attraction Poignant pregnant protective Heavenly haven [of the] heart Raunchy rowdy romantic Ouranos’ offspring [of] ocean Dangerous dainty dawn Independent illustrious immortal Transcendentally touching [a] tempest Exquisite extravagant expansive

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  • Most of this post most comes from my forthcoming book, Journey to Olympos: A Modern Spiritual Odyssey. If it seems like there are parts missing, that’s because there are – I didn’t want to publish the entire chapter on my blog for free. Sorry, I thought 8 pages was generous! Aphrodite is the Greek Goddess…

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  • Aphrodite Art

    Originally posted on Temple of Athena the Savior: Yesterday was the 4th of the lunar month, which in the Athenian calender is sacred to Aphrodite, Eros, Hermes, and Herakles. Here’s my devotional collages for the Golden Goddess, the Lady of Love Herself. Page one, the left side of the binder, with prayers and poems. The…

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  • Originally posted on Terence P Ward: I posted to Mousaios the other day for a reason.  When the head of my temple read that prayer during my ritual of ordination, it was unfamiliar to some of us, and one of my (now) fellow temple priests said that he could write one that includes more of…

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  • Hermes Agon ends in a week

    Originally posted on Gangleri's Grove: January’s Hermes Agon ends in about a week. If you’ve been thinking about submitting something, now’s the time to do it. 

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  • Being Heathen

    Originally posted on mainer74: We took an insult hurled at us by Christians, and claimed it for our own. ? Noun derogatory noun: heathen; plural noun: heathens 1. a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do.…

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  • L.V. Boloix originally posted this essay this on her facebook. It’s very poignant, beautiful and painful in its raw truthfulness. Reading it nearly bought tears to my eyes. I’m sure many polytheists would recognize the emotions that she eloquently relates within. She gave me permission to repost it here. If you are interested, her blog…

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  • The first God of the Month I’m focusing on is definitely Idunna. I owe Her! I fell horribly behind and kept neglecting Her the last couple of months and just saying, “It’s okay, I’ll roll Her over into next month’s GMC.” Of all the Gods She probably understands the problems facing writers, being married to…

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  • Mighty Athena

    Somehow I accidentally deleted the post of this collage from yesterday. So, here it is again, my devotional college for Athena, my first time doing a digital collage. Much less messy than a making a physical college, without all the paper and glue and stuff. I still like doing physical ones, but this is just…

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  • Aphrodite, Lady of Love by templeofathena 

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