There are many quotations rolling around in my mind all of the time. I read a lot. Because it is (a) November and we are entering the holiday shopping season and (b) I am watching the Twitter headlines with horrified fascination, I would like to present the following three quotations. It is a sacrilege not … Continue reading Three Thoughtworms
Tag: purification
Bringing the Gods Into a Meditation Practice
Readers may or may not know this, but I sometimes do self-care modules in the Fabulous app. It isn't my favorite self-care app (Calm is currently the front runner for me), but it certainly does win at pestering one with phone notifications. Some of the things the Fabulous modules ask people to do make my … Continue reading Bringing the Gods Into a Meditation Practice
Internalizing Externals and Fighting One’s Way Out
The true warfare with the Giants takes place in souls: whenever reason and intellect rule in them, the goods of the Olympians and Athena prevail, and the entire life is kingly and philosophical; but whenever the passions reign, or in general the worse and earth-born elements, then the constitution within them is tyranny. Proclus, Commentary … Continue reading Internalizing Externals and Fighting One’s Way Out
More On Menstruation and Miasma: Turning the Mirror Red
A few years ago, I wrote a post about menstruation and miasma after combing through sources trying to identify pieces of evidence about it. Unsuccessful in this search, I wrote a post about menstruation in which I discussed the lack of mentioning it in any written documents that I had seen. I have since been … Continue reading More On Menstruation and Miasma: Turning the Mirror Red
Drying Rosemary for Purification Water
Back when I wrote some basic guidance on how to do no-frills worship (and a follow-up one on doing quick worship), I said that one could easily buy rosemary to make purification water. I had occasion to buy a lot of fresh rosemary, and these are 6-8" sticks. Fresh rosemary leaves — some in bloom … Continue reading Drying Rosemary for Purification Water
In Which Some Comments Are Made About the Word Theurgy
In my blog post about reading Iamblichus’ On the Mysteries, I said that theurgy is “basically a fancy word for traditional cultus.” The post has gotten a lot of reach, with most referrals from Facebook (where I can’t see anything), but it was also posted to a Reddit board called r/Occult by someone. A Reddit … Continue reading In Which Some Comments Are Made About the Word Theurgy
Slowing Down
This post is about self-care, and how we do (or don't) keep it up. On Saturday, I watched the film Aniara with my GF, a scifi horror piece about a marooned passenger ship. It's a fabulous film, but one of the side effects of a film that is that good (and about what it is … Continue reading Slowing Down
Purification and How We Talk About It
Note: This page has been superseded by an open access online book I wrote for people just getting started with honoring Gods. Please visit https://kayeofswords.github.io/soulsinnerstatues/ and view the chapter "Purification." Continue reading if you want information on miasma/lyma and the terms' modern jargon usage. Today is a purification day, so it's the perfect time to … Continue reading Purification and How We Talk About It
Catharsis
A poem for Thargelia.
KALLISTI 