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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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I believe that studying the sacred animals of the Gods can teach us something about the nature of that God. Even the perceptions of animals by other cultures can be important. Owls, that special animal of Athena, have a complex mythology. To some cultures, such as the Ojibwa and Pueblo Native American tribes, they are…
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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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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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Last night was a beautiful ritual. I baked blueberry-walnut muffins as one of the offerings, and two other people were in attendance, including one woman who has not been able to make it to ritual in a while. It was a nice night, wonderful to see my friend, and after the ritual I led a…
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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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