Greek
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Like many Pagans, I just don’t feel right if I don’t have have my altars around. Paganism is a religion that requires a minimum of a few tools, and often its adherents can go a little overboard acquiring more and more stuff. As I’ve said before, just creating an altar is an act of devotion,
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Originally posted on Beloved in Light: Laughter-loving Aphrodite by Amanda Forrester Golden-skinned, full-hipped, heavy-breasted Dances and laughs, loves and eats, drinks and plays, Among the Halls of the Gods Our powerful Lady of Love is named as an Olympian But in reality She is a Force far more primal Than the civilized generation of Gods…
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Originally posted on Gangleri's Grove: For Ares by Amanda Forrester Ares, the blood-stained Battle-Lord, throws Himself laughing into the fray, Wherever the fighting is thickest There the son of Zeus and Hera will be. Great Ares, once I would have prayed for You to put down Your sword And join laughter-loving Aphrodite on the…
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Well friends, I’m sorry that I have been out of commission for a while. Missouri has had an epidemic of the flu going around, and pretty much everybody has been sick. Alex and I both had fevers of 102 degrees for several days last week. Even after our fevers broke and we got past the
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Okay, so the Gods for February from the Neos Alexandria pantheon are Hermes and Aset/Isis, and in “other” category is the Celtic Goddess Mala Laith. Hermes and Isis are both Deities that I have had very close relationship relationships with in the past. Hermes showing up for this month is very appropriate, since Alex, Sarah*,
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So I’ve been thinking about why Aphrodite might have chosen to be a part of the God of the Month Club in January instead of February. For those who don’t know, I let the Gods decide Who gets honored each month by shuffling a deck of index cards marked with Their names. Culturally, we here
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Amorous abundant attraction Poignant pregnant protective Heavenly haven [of the] heart Raunchy rowdy romantic Ouranos’ offspring [of] ocean Dangerous dainty dawn Independent illustrious immortal Transcendentally touching [a] tempest Exquisite extravagant expansive
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Most of this post most comes from my forthcoming book, Journey to Olympos: A Modern Spiritual Odyssey. If it seems like there are parts missing, that’s because there are – I didn’t want to publish the entire chapter on my blog for free. Sorry, I thought 8 pages was generous! Aphrodite is the Greek Goddess
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Originally posted on Temple of Athena the Savior: Yesterday was the 4th of the lunar month, which in the Athenian calender is sacred to Aphrodite, Eros, Hermes, and Herakles. Here’s my devotional collages for the Golden Goddess, the Lady of Love Herself. Page one, the left side of the binder, with prayers and poems. The…
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Somehow I accidentally deleted the post of this collage from yesterday. So, here it is again, my devotional college for Athena, my first time doing a digital collage. Much less messy than a making a physical college, without all the paper and glue and stuff. I still like doing physical ones, but this is just
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