GMC
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The Gods of the Month for August are Ereshkigal, Apis, and the Hindu Ganesh. Ereshkigal is the Sumerian Goddess of the Underworld, the sister of more well-known Inanna. Ereshkigal is an official part of the Neos Alexandria pantheon, but Her sister Inanna is not. This is because in Alexandria Ereshkigal became much more popular than
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Well, this GMC ended up being longer than it was supposed to, because of life stuff getting in the way during June. But I think it turned out to be good “month”, even if it was twice as long. I think Anubis and Odin got way more attention than Wepwawet, but since I’ve decided to
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awful aspiring aesir crazy curious cunning devious dangerous dark frantic furious frenzy glowering gallows god haunted hanged hunter mad murderous magician possessed poetic prophet ravenous raving ruler: wild wandering warrior
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Anubis Anpu Yunipu By every name that You have been called I hail You As Your sharp eyes can pierce the deepest blackness May I see what You see As Your keen ears detect the subtlest vibration May I hear what You hear As Your nose picks up the faintest scent May all my scents
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Wild God Wandering God Wolf-God Odin Keeper of Valhalla Leader of the Valkyries General of the Einharjar Wild God Wandering God Wolf-God Odin All-father King of Gods and Men Master of Asgard Wild God Wandering God Wolf-God Odin Wise One Great-in-Knowledge Forever Seeking Wild God Wandering God Wolf-God
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I was flipping through P. Sufanas Virius Lupus’ book Devotio Antinoo, and I found something relating to this month’s GMC that I’m thinking of adopting into my personal practice. In the public rituals of the Ekklesia Antinoou begins with invocations or prayers to three gate-keeper Gods, one each from Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The Deities
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This past year has been a hard one And many ties to my past were severed The scars my mother gave me were not enough, it seems I suffered more wounds at my father’s hands A sickness grew in his mind, so black and dark that my only option was to run. My life plays
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Anubis Howls And the pack gathers Anubis Howls And specters scatter Anubis Howls And evil quakes Anubis Howls And my heart responds
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The Jackal grins Showing teeth Yellow eyes glisten Taking in all they see Entrancing all who look into them Lord of Death Lord of Life You are ……….Opener of the Way ……….Far-Walker ……….Master of the Necropolis Lord Jackal What do You see In me?
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I offer a prayer to the King of Night Attendant of Isis, haunter of graveyards Anubis, far-walker Your presence is heralded by the howling Of wild dogs in the distance Those lonely scavengers, Your children Furtive shadows dancing On the periphery of the Necropolis Eyes bright, ears peaked Ever alert, the hunters of the desert
Temple of Athena the Savior 