sacred sex – Temple of Athena the Savior

January 24, 2017

God of the Month Club: Aphrodite

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

You can worship Athena and like sex, but that doesn’t mean that Athena likes sex

Or, Stop Forcing the Gods to Think About Everything Exactly Like You Do. They Don’t. Sannion at the House of Vines recently alerted me, through his annual round-up of miscellaneous links, of a sex toy company that names itself for Athena. Yes, you read that right, Athena. The foremost of the Virgin Goddesses of Olympos.

A Few Links of Interest

First is a fascinating article on the Living Goddesses of Nepal, the Kumari The Phoenix Goddess Temple, which is dedicated to the concept of sacred sexuality, is being examined by the Phoenix New Times. This article is colored with extremely negative perceptions on the part of the reporter and suspicious “experts”, but it is interesting