After a really intense few weeks, doing a reset/recharge should have been a lot more obvious than it was.
Tag: apollon
A Few Updates, A Hymn from Thomas Taylor, and a Quotation
Thargelia begins at sunset on May 3rd for many of us, which marks the holiday for Artemis and Apollon as well as Socrates and Plato’s respective birthdays in the tradition. At the close of an academic year that was … intense? is that the right word for it? … due to looking back at the … Continue reading A Few Updates, A Hymn from Thomas Taylor, and a Quotation
In Gratitude
On the first day of November, following a day of storms in both a literal and metaphorical sense, I was brought to wonder by a rainbow. It was a Wednesday, and I had to mind a passage from Proclus' Parmenides commentary that I had only just reread — "I am ready at your service, Parmenides,'' … Continue reading In Gratitude
Beyond That One Coin Replica and the Belvedere: The Diversity of Apollon’s Images and Symbols
One of the more important things to do when you are exploring devotion to a deity is to look at the images that various artists have made of them, insofar as is possible to you. As I was cleaning my shrine this morning in anticipation of the new moon celebration tomorrow morning (and cleaned my … Continue reading Beyond That One Coin Replica and the Belvedere: The Diversity of Apollon’s Images and Symbols
Self-Care
This week was very intense at work. We're in the middle of orientation season, with the academic year starting immediately after that. My Calm app streak is 405 days. I brought one of the Prometheus Trust tiny poeticized books into the office for brief contemplative moments. Half of my personal to-do list is stuff that … Continue reading Self-Care
Scaffolding Platonic Theurgic Practice: A Primer
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.
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.
We Must Unmake to Make Again
At my shrine a few days ago, I asked Apollon what to do because I was feeling angry, frustrated, and without direction. I had been listening to Thenmozhi Soundararajan's The Trauma of Caste (I finished it; go read the review here, and do read/listen to the book if you can; I also made a few … Continue reading We Must Unmake to Make Again
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