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Cleansing the Sacred Space Carrying the khernips, the Priest/ess walks around the ritual area, sprinkling everything with the water. Recite the following as you make your circuit: “You are washed clean by the life-giving waters of the Nile! You are pure! No man has set foot on you, for you are the primordial mound rising…
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5 facts about Thanksgiving Your History Teacher Left Out First Thanksgiving Dinner: No turkey, no ladies, no pies How to defuse Thanksgiving spats 15 Holidays they need to invent. I’d totally celebrate Spocktoberfest! Double-take toons, Thanksgiving edition The first thanksgiving: Abraham Lincoln’s Proclamation Should Pagans celebrate Thanksgiving? Attack of the secretly Muslim turkeys!!!! Pagan symbolism…
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Or, Stop Forcing the Gods to Think About Everything Exactly Like You Do. They Don’t. Sannion at the House of Vines recently alerted me, through his annual round-up of miscellaneous links, of a sex toy company that names itself for Athena. Yes, you read that right, Athena. The foremost of the Virgin Goddesses of Olympos.…
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I have serious issues with the contemporary form that Thanksgiving takes. I used to refuse to celebrate the holiday altogether. I’m not the only one who has refused to celebrate, even some celebrities have opted out. Thanksgiving is touted as two cultures coming together to break bread and share gratitude. Which would be great if…
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Mitt Romney vs. The Guys Who Just Don’t Get It Longing for Freya: A Heathen Bedtime Story Part one and two of a report by Cara Schultz of PNC-Minnesota on religious freedom and respect in the Air Force. Guest post on the Wild Hunt. Help save a Temple of Aphrodite that the Greek government is…
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Unto Herself: A Devotional Anthology for Independent Goddesses Call for submissions! We are seeking submissions for a devotional anthology for a cross-pantheon look at virgin Goddesses. This includes Goddesses such as Artemis, Athena, and Hestia, but also those from other pantheons. Pieces in honor of any Goddess from any pantheon who operates without a male consort are…
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You can bet I’ll be submitting many pieces to this one! Shield of Wisdom: A Devotional Anthology in Honor of Athena Call for Submissions! We are interested in a wide variety of pieces, including (but not limited to) scholarly articles, short fiction, personal experiences, artwork, poetry, rituals, hymns, and original translations of ancient texts. Contributors are strongly…
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Guardian of the Road: A Devotional Anthology in Honor of Hermes 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 the many facets of this complex god in…
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Melia talks about the Khthonic Zeus Pictures from the Day of the Dead Hinduism spreads in Africa Philipus reveiws the Immortals movie Ruadhan discusses transgender ritual matters related to the infamous CAYA event at Pantheacon 2011 Hellenism at the Dawn of the Christian Era The 3rd open Pagan in America is elected to a pubic…
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After closing your eyes for a moment and centering yourself, step forward to the altar. Barley Offering “To the givers of life, Life.” Sprinkle barley on the altar. Cleansing Wash hands and face in the water. Say: “With this holy water, I am cleansed. I enter the Presence of the Gods purified and free from…
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Temple of Athena the Savior 