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A Prayer for Earth Day by Amanda Artemisia Forrester . Hail to Gaia, Mother Earth! Primordial Being, First-born Goddess, On this, Your sacred day, we honor You And remember – without You, we are nothing We have no home, no life, but for You May we be good custodians, and care for You, Our Mother.…
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In Honor of Seshat by Amanda Artemisia Forrester . I sing now in honor of Seshat, All-seeing Goddess The female scribe, inventor of writing, stylus in hand She Who records Everything Since the beginning of the Universe, unto its end. . Lady of Builders, to Whose ears the pounding of hammers is as sweet music The…
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To Horus the Child by Amanda Artemisia Forrester . To Horus the Child I pray Lord of the brightening day He Who wears the sidelock of the young This God of children today is so often unsung But mighty is this son of Aset A protector from any threat So now hear the voices of the…
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It’s been a while since I have posted, again real-life projects have kept me away. I am constantly surprised how quickly time seems to pass when one is occupied. Last Friday was the public Festival of Artemis Leukophryrene. Two other people were in attendance, and offering homemade muffins with birthday candles as a modern version…
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Of all the Gods, Greek or Egyptian, most connected to Ptolemy Soter were Isis and Serapis. The Egyptian Osar-Apis (or Osiripis, Userhapi, Asar-Hapi), was in the Greek called Serapis (or Sarapis, Zaparrus). While building Alexandria, Ptolemy had a dream. He saw a large statue that commanded him to bring to bring it to Alexandria. Ptolemy…
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Here’s a few gorgeous pictures from Where Dionysos Dwells, a devotional image blog. Go check it out!
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I’ve been thinking about Antinous, specifically Antinous the Liberator. Although some people might understand this aspect of the God as mostly having to do with helping His GLBTQI children, I disagree. I’ve been thinking about Antinous as the drive to “come out”, and what that might mean. Coming out of the closet can have many…
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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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Temple of Athena the Savior 