On the Noumenia, I started a journaling project. While I prayed to Apollon for inspiration before I touched nib to page, the core goal of the journaling project has not been religious devotion. As the ink pours out, I have had a lot of time to think. I can remember vividly the bullying I endured … Continue reading Some Reflections on Being Second-Gen Pagan/Polytheist
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Review: Watts’ The Final Pagan Generation
The Final Pagan Generation (Edward J. Watts, 2015) covers the 310s – 390s CE. It looks at four elites of the Roman social world — Libanius, Themistius, Praetextatus, and Ausonius. Three were traditional religionists, and one was Christian. Watts follows this cohort's lives to answer the questions of how the radical social, political, and religious … Continue reading Review: Watts’ The Final Pagan Generation
On Lighting a Candle
Some comments on the anti-Muslim ban and the evangelical Christianity in our government right now. 😱
Coda: Blood Crimes, Purification Ceremonies, and the Eumenides
A collection of snippets from the Old KALLISTI with some 2017 commentary about the importance of purification ceremonies before engaging in some types of religious worship.
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