I am an experimentalist. Objectively, it is probably identical to mysticism, but in terms of how I view it, experimentalist more adequately captures my methodological approaches, especially when it comes to interpreting things the philosophers have written, trying out new things, and playing with the range of sympathetic signs to refer to the Gods in … Continue reading Chanting from the Chaldean Oracles
Category: polytheism
A Cool Theological Moment in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes
There is a moment in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes that I didn't notice before, but once I did, it filled me with excitement, so I want to share it as an example of something theological in the hopes that the inspired words of the poets excite your minds, too. [Hermes] chose a stout branch … Continue reading A Cool Theological Moment in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes
Two Posts on My Creative Blog
On my other blog, which is connected to the site where I keep information about what I've formally published, I have done some cleaning house and organization. First, I took many pieces that I posted on this blog and collated them into a post: Twenty Poems: Intersections of Life, Polytheism, and (Platonizing) Sensemaking Second, I … Continue reading Two Posts on My Creative Blog
“Longing for Water” — Pangrammatike
As a heads up, I put a piece I'd written a while ago (2017) up on my other blog (focused on creative writing and conlangs). If you want to read a cute, several-page short story about someone participating in an agon and her crush on the main religious officiant, head on over. Today is the … Continue reading “Longing for Water” — Pangrammatike
Full Moon April 2021
The full moon is in the middle of the night tonight. I plan for the week on Mondays because it is the day I refresh my to-do list in my bullet journal, which answered my "is it today or tomorrow?" question with a resounding "today." I do not have reminders about the full moon in … Continue reading Full Moon April 2021
The Greek Genocide
Librarians who work directly with people often have a few go-to test searches that we use in databases to become more familiar with the interfaces or to see what has changed after a major database update. Early on in my current job, I was working to learn more about our newspaper databases that held content … Continue reading The Greek Genocide
Some Thoughts on the Fifth Delphic Maxim and a Passage from Plato’s LAWS
ἡττῶ ὑπὸ δικαίουbe overcome by justice / yield to JusticeFifth Delphic Maxim Over the past month, I have been thinking about justice and people outside of the state because I'm co-reading Plato's Laws with someone. A few weeks ago, we read a section in Book V where the Athenian Stranger is discussing appropriate conduct towards … Continue reading Some Thoughts on the Fifth Delphic Maxim and a Passage from Plato’s LAWS
How to Do a Libation for Gaia
That great mundane divinity, the Earth, is the common Hestia of Gods and people. This divinity, on whose fertile surface reclining, as on the soft bosom of a mother or a nurse, we ought to celebrate with hymns, and incline to with filial affection, as to the source of our existence.Theophrastus, tr. Thomas Taylor, VII … Continue reading How to Do a Libation for Gaia
Professional Shrine and a New Image for the Muses/Mousai
While working from home, I have had a fleeting opportunity to establish a small work-related niche for library science and creative activities in general. In the morning, I turn on the rechargeable candles and ring the bell, and I turn them off in the evenings. The prayer is informal and quick. I would not be … Continue reading Professional Shrine and a New Image for the Muses/Mousai
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