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After closing your eyes for a moment and centering yourself, step forward to the altar. Barley Offering Sprinkle barley on the altar, SAYING: “To the givers of life, Life.” Purify the Circle walk around the ritual space with the khernips bowl, sprinkling the water around the perimeter. Say: You are pure! You are pure! By…
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In Honor of Athena Owl-Eyed by Amanda Artemisia Forrester Hail Lady, Owl-Eyed Goddess Daughter of Zeus Almighty The loud-thundering Olympian King Who trusts His greatest weapon, The flashing lightening bolt Only to You, Great Pallas Athene You alone wield the full power of Your Father Invulnerable Warrior Lady of the City, Protectress of Your people…
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Happy Vernal Equinox everyone! Yes, it is now officially spring! The Maiden has returned from the depths of Haides and resides in the Upperworld with Her Mother Demeter once more! Hail Kore! Hail Demeter! Hail Spring! And on that joyous note, Eternal Haunted Summer has released its spring issue, which features my review of Mythic…
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If somebody were to take a poll of the most popular Goddesses in modern Paganism, I’d wager that Isis would be one of the highest ranking, somewhere with Hekate, Artemis and Bridged. Yet, some of Her basic functions are misunderstood. Nowadays Isis is most often depicted with Her horns-and-disk headdress, but in antiquity she was…
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Tuesday was the Ides of March, the death of Julius Caesar. This was my first year celebrating it, although I have always admired him greatly. It was a simple celebration, just myself. I arranged the altar with Roman symbols, such as the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, and the center was, of course, a picture…
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I’m sorry I have not posted in a few days. The weather is so nice I have been spending a lot of time outside, doing real-life worship, working on the classes I am teaching and the book I’m writing, as well as some home improvement projects. I have a few big posts planned for this…
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Last night was fabulous. It couldn’t have gone better. Two other people were in attendance, so I was able to split of the prayers and the hymns between everybody. I like to get everyone involved with ritual, so that was perfect. One of the people who came bought deviled eggs, so the God got 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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Lady of the Battlefield by Amanda Artemisia Forrester I call now my Lady Athena, Goddess of flashing eyes and flaming hair The Fierce One, Lady of the Battlefield Who loves the din of war and sack of cities Mightiest Daughter of Zeus Who, laughing, runs alongside Ares into the fray The only One Who can defeat…
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Temple of Athena the Savior 