When embarking on an undertaking of getting to know Platonism and its commentary tradition, and especially when one is determined to deeply engage in it as one’s primary spiritual path, it can seem like a lot. “Writing is a sea / its reeds are a shore,” as Thoth says in the Conversations in the House of Life scribal initiation text. It takes courage, conviction, and good sense to penetrate into those waters and learn how to swim in them.
Month: April 2023
Taking a Short Break from KALLISTI
I'm taking a short break from the blog until sometime in May due to the death of my cat Yoyo.
Pop Occulture
Sometimes (or, frequently), I see discussions that use the term Neopagan in a pejorative sense, and I want to present the following notes as one option to clarify terminology in order to get to the meat of what we're talking about. This topic has come up in a few conversations I've had over the past … Continue reading Pop Occulture
I’ll Be Thinking About This Heraclitus Fragment For a Bit
The Thinking Root is a bright blue book with a bright yellow inner cover, like the sun and the lush blue sky, promising joy and expansiveness. I've opened it up a few times, and this fragment in particular (note: these aren't numbered in the book, unfortunately) is lush to mull over. Enjoy. Image made in … Continue reading I’ll Be Thinking About This Heraclitus Fragment For a Bit
Repatriation/Rematriation and Cultural Reception
Out of curiosity a few months ago, I watched a "trends of 2023" video on YouTube from the Economist. One of the big topics was re(p/m)atriation, and this has been an escalating trend worldwide over the past few years. In Europe, this most often involves looted goods from South Asia and West Africa, such as … Continue reading Repatriation/Rematriation and Cultural Reception
For Thinking about Seirai (Divine Series)
This entire post is something I created a while ago to serve as a starting-point for a discussion, and my main goal in posting it here is so that I have an easy way to refer to it (additionally, so I can link to this from something that I'm posting on the evening of the … Continue reading For Thinking about Seirai (Divine Series)
There Are No Guarantees
Overall, as someone raised in Neopaganism, I agree with people online who say that raising your kids in paganism or polytheism ensures transmission to the next generation. However, as a minority religion — at least for the next few generations — there is a rocky road. Navigating this is hard for everyone. I have decided that I … Continue reading There Are No Guarantees
To the Heliacal Gods
An example (from my actual practice) of a daily prayer to the Sun and the Gods who vibe heliacal.
In the House of Apollon
This poem was inspired by thinking about the Metamorphoses of Apuleius, and specifically the myth therein of Eros and Psyche, and by thinking about the process of becoming as Godlike as possible.
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