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The future of this blog
So, as I illustrated in my latest Dream Journal entry, my practices and reverences are no longer exclusively Hellenic, and if Hellenism can even be applied as a dual-trad is arguable.
This leaves me wondering what I’m doing about this blog, besides leaving up the archives, as I realise that some people continue to use several articles I’ve written for this blog to be invaluable to their own…
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A Wheel of Year for an Age of Climate Change Once again, John Halstead shows us that he's just a secular humanist obsessed with appropriating paganism.
"The Tingularity"
“The Tingularity”
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The Truth about Pythagoreans
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When the Jews Believed in Other Gods
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Sure, Why Not: Ancient Greek Women’s Headcoverings
No, wait, actually, we have to talk about this
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So, Zsuzsanna Budapest has been showing her arse again...
So, Zsuzsanna Budapest has been showing her arse again…
Fortunately, for myself, I’m not enough of a masochist to see if this goes beyond a couple of choice Facebook posts of hers:
I’ve never been surprised by this shit from her; like Mary Daly, who thankfully passed some years ago, she’s been like this since literally the 1970s. I understand if newcomers to paganism are shocked and surprised, but if you’ve been around at least as long as I have…
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Summer Love Spell cast in the Spring to attract a romantic Summer partner
Choose your ingredients intuitively. Work with what feels right to use. This can be adapted to what’s available for you to use.
salt & sugar ~ I used white salt and white sugar fresh spring flowers ~ I used white bleeding hearts and pink rhododendron rose ~ dry or fresh. Just a few petals pressed flower petals ~ must be pressed and dry ahead of time. I don’t know what I used but they were pretty, plentiful, and red/pink flower stem ~ from any of the flowers you chose. Small piece, just a few inches incense ~ I used a lavender incense cone. Anything good for a love spell love oil ~ any essential oil to anoint your incense. I used an Energy blend for an exciting Summer relationship. One drop bell ~ can do without, but recommended rose quartz ~ can do without, but recomended Top Trio crystal ~ I used black kyanite. Selenite or citrine is also great. Can do without, but recommended for any spell cauldron , or censer ~ MUST have. (A censer is something safe to burn incense on or in)
1. sprinkle salt/sugar in your cauldron or on your censer 2. put down rose petal(s) 3. anoint incense with a drop of oil and lay on top 4. heat your incense with fire as if you were going to light it. It should take longer than usual to light after being anointed with oil 5. lay it back down on the petal 6. set your cauldron/censer, rose quartz, bell, and top trio crystal in a triangle with the cauldron/censer inside the center. If you are missing any item, fill in the gap with another material appropriate for a love spell (maybe another flower) 7. ring the bell above the incense while focusing on your intent 8. set lighter or match to flower stalk. It doesn’t need to catch fire but the flame must touch it. This symbolizes the minor pain you may feel at the close of the summer when the relationship must come to an end and your willingness to accept it. The stem itself represents a supportive relationship. Put it next to the incense 9. fully ignite the incense. Sprinkle your fresh flowers around it until it burns out 10. leave it to burn outside 11. halfway through burning, press one finger down on the incense just for a quick second to “prick” your finger with the heat. This is where the heat and passion of the relationship will come from 12. when finished burning, collect all the contents of the cauldron (salt/sugar, ashes, and flowers) into a sachet. Include your dried flowers as well. Close it and keep sealed until the last day of summer. Must be discarded after effective use. If this summer the spell does not take effect, keep it until it does work
This does not need to be cast at someone in particular. It can be performed without a specific person in mind.
Watch “Eros and Agape with Adam Crabtree” on YouTube
You knew things would change if you went through with it.
But why? I’m still the same person.
It’s just different, Flower. Physical is spiritual. You’ll always belong to me, things are just different, now.
We had plans?
Plans can change. You took the time in the fork that guaranteed that they’d change.
But I had to do this. I had to.
I know, but you could have put it off.
What if I couldn’t? So…
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Hellenismos Suggestion #58
Plant a garden and dedicate it to Demeter! You can dig a hole in an empty patch of soil and put your eco-friendly offerings to Her there.
Paganism: It's not about “Rusticity”
Paganism: It’s not about “Rusticity”
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Respecting the Gods
Don’t… treat them as tools. Deities aren’t obligated to help you, even if you do everything “correctly” to ask. They’re not vending machines, or a list of correspondences that only gets value from how they best serve you. They’re gods! Instead… treat them like people. (Really high-status people.) Build a relationship before asking big favors. Compensate them for their time. Respect they have their own autonomy. Respect that your will is not the center of their universe.Â
Don’t… reduce them into archetypes. Putting Frejya or Aphrodite into just “love goddess” takes out so much of their depth. (Example, both of these goddesses also have warlike aspects.) Putting them into narrow categories and treating all deities that fit as the same can be reductive at best and insensitive to the root cultures at worst. Instead… address who you’re really talking to. Do your research. See how a god either lines up with or defies your assumptions. See what makes them different from a deity with a similar domain. If you wish to speak to the Horned God, speak to the Horned God, and if you want to speak to Cernunnos or Pan, call them Cernunnos or Pan. Don’t… ignore the lore. UPG Can certainly exist and add depth, but the lore has survived and is what all these gods are largely founded on. It’s important for us to recognize it and know who we’re approaching. Instead… do your research beforehand. Did you know Aphrodite is widely considered to HATE pigs and be offended with offerings of pork or images of pigs on the altar? Might be a good thing to know before you accidentally offer some fresh bacon. (But if you recognize the lore and find a way to spin it so it works, more power to you~) Don’t… insult other people’s gods. If those gods don’t resonate with you, they have a lot of meaning for other good people. I’m tempted to say don’t insult your own, either. Playful banter is one thing, but there’s a line between affectionate jabs and straight up disrespect. Find where that line is for you. Instead… talk to other people. If something about a god you don’t worship feels problematic, talk to their followers and devotees and see what they have to say about it. They probably have an approach you haven’t been exposed to. Analyze your own relationships with deities. And if the way you speak about a deity makes someone else uncomfortable or upset, respect their right to feel that way, apologize, and learn from it. Remember that each deity has changed someone’s life for the better.
I met this albino Raven named Pearl today at Bird Fest. It is only one of four known albino Ravens in the whole world.
Pearl lives in this woman’s house. The handler has a permit, and the bird is property of the government (like hawks and falcons). She is affiliated with the California Wildlife Center. Every time the handler stopped petting Pearl she started cawing. She really likes affection.
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communist dog moodboard
!! KINK BLOGS DO NOT INTERACT !!
Is the dog in the bottom left the Greek one?
Yes, his name is Loukanikos.
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resources for hellenic polythiests✨✨
As a closet Hellenic Polytheist, I understand how difficult building your worship can be without access to certain resources/books. Here is my list of my favorite online copies of these resources!
BOOKS
Hellenic Polytheism: A Personal Guide for Ancient Greek Practitioners by Chris Aldridge — https://books.google.com/books?id=_0Xa5uL8ZOEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=greek+religion&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2yrbJq8zXAhUV5mMKHVLpBKMQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=greek%20religion&f=false
Ancient Greek Religion by Jon D. Mikalson —
https://books.google.com/books?id=_0Xa5uL8ZOEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=greek+religion&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjvp6HYh9nXAhXBxVQKHcaCCEcQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=greek%20religion&f=false
The Homeric Hymns by Apostolos N. Athanassakis — https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5A_YIM4rV6YbTZ0TGk5QTlpNVE/edit
VIDEOS
Hellenic Polytheism Lecture Part 1: The Basics presented by Conor Warren —
https://youtu.be/8it4KwaC5Qo
Hellenic Cultural Genocide by Christianity and Byzantium ½ —
https://youtu.be/oh0B71spVRk
Please feel free to add more! I always welcome and love new resources to look at!!
