In June, I finished reading Volume 1 of Proclus’ commentary on Plato’s Timaeus. My copy (the translation by Tarrant) is now filled with marginal notes and heavily underlined, some of the notes in all caps, others paragraphs that spilled over the seams of the margin to end in the whitespace at the bottom or top … Continue reading A Miscellany of Quotations — More from Proclus’ v.1 commentary on the Timaeus
Four Drops of Bay Oil
four drops of bay oil three together, the fourth alonecircling as they twistedsmaller circle inspirallinguntil they pressed together in contactlike prayer hummingwithin the mindlight descending victorious When I prayed this morning, the drops of bay oil I gave to Apollon caught the light, three grouped together, the fourth alone. I watched the smaller bit inspiral … Continue reading Four Drops of Bay Oil
For Anyone New(er) to Polytheism or Regular Worship in General
On my blog's main page, the "New to Polytheism?" area has been converted from a gathering of posts that I tagged because I thought they would be useful to people new to polytheism to a menu-like page, as shown below in the screenshot. You can visit the new page here. I keep linking to many … Continue reading For Anyone New(er) to Polytheism or Regular Worship in General
More Poetry Book Updates — Shared from Pangrammatike
Sharing this from my other blog, Pangrammatike. I did some light divination (prayed to Apollon and used the random.org date generator) to settle on October 29. Apologies to anyone who has seen this multiple times. 😅 For many months, I have been working on a poetry collection. If you have ever asked, “What is a … Continue reading More Poetry Book Updates — Shared from Pangrammatike
A Complete Thargelia Ritual
Next Thargelia isn't until May 17-19, 2021. In 2020, I used a ritual outline, and I'm uploading it today so it has enough time for Google's crawlers to find it in time for people frantically searching for a ritual outline next year. Some Background As I said in a previous post, my ritual outlines tend … Continue reading A Complete Thargelia Ritual
Linking Out to a Few Blog Posts I read, With Some Added Comments
While I rarely ever post link roundups, there are a few posts floating around the blogosphere this week that I think are worthwhile shares (especially now that I'm making an effort to be quieter). First, John Beckett wrote "What to Do When You Make a Mistake in Ritual." It is a useful post because we … Continue reading Linking Out to a Few Blog Posts I read, With Some Added Comments
Happy Summer Solstice!
☀️☀️☀️ Happy ☀️ Solstice!!!! ☀️☀️☀️
33: 3 Posts, 3 Categories
Triangulum Galaxy, Messier 33. Image from NASA. 33does not comefrom the sum of differenttriangular numbersand yetits number crownsMessier 33whose common nameis the Triangulum Galaxydelight, yes —my hands coverthe smile At the beginning of another year, I'm sharing three things in three categories from this blog. These are all pieces that were either really satisfying to … Continue reading 33: 3 Posts, 3 Categories
Divided Things, People, a Quotation …
Surely, we have to notice the reason why humans pursue gold and silver, and what they are thinking of in conceiving this unbounded desire. Clearly [they do so] out of the will to attend to their own needs from whatever source, and out of the desire to provide themselves with what contributes to their pleasure. … Continue reading Divided Things, People, a Quotation …
