In The Soul's Inner Statues, one exercise I recommend is a post-it note thing to find a time when a few minutes of prayer work best for you. I mention several tools (Mural, post-it notes, something else), but another tool someone could use for an exercise like that is Google Jamboard. As the hardest part … Continue reading Building a Routine
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Printable Lunar Calendar Sheets
A while ago, I shared a printable lunar calendar that I personally use (with some changes since then!) to organize myself every lunar month. I would like to share new printables, primarily because the old one was being downloaded by many, many people, and it made me a bit anxious that people would think some … Continue reading Printable Lunar Calendar Sheets
Advice About Honoring Gods for the Anxious
The Gods are beautiful and worthy of worship. If you are anxious about honoring them, don't feel embarrassed. This post walks through some false beliefs and expectations that are useful for anyone with such anxiety to address. A few days ago, I wrote something on social media because I was disquieted by some things I … Continue reading Advice About Honoring Gods for the Anxious
Looking at Sallust’s On the Gods and the World (Chapter 1)
This post begins with some personal background of why I want to look at Sallust. Its middle section is an exhortation to anyone who may be on the fence about worshipping a God to just try it out without pressure. The final section is a glance at Chapter 1 of Sallust’s On the Gods and … Continue reading Looking at Sallust’s On the Gods and the World (Chapter 1)
I Updated the “New to Polytheism?” Helpful Blog Post List
Note: The "New to Polytheism?" link has been replaced by a link to The Soul's Inner Statues. The link to it in this blog post will not work. I have made some changes to the "New to Polytheism?" tab up at the top: I removed the sidebar and added six posts that have appeared on … Continue reading I Updated the “New to Polytheism?” Helpful Blog Post List
Instructions for Beginning
Look for the moon to steady youin ler variability — new to full to darkwhere you find lim, pause – stop – stop Cup your hands to receive that lightsay a prayer if you know a Godbut if you don’t, the quiet is enough Be attentive to your body’s breathwhether the summer has made ithumid … Continue reading Instructions for Beginning
Cutting Through Untruths
A poem that pushes back against certain misconceptions despite Socrates saying in the Protagoras that poetry is Not the Best Venue For That.
Prayer to All of the Gods II
I praise Hestia, ever-embering,whose hair hangs oil-heavy;Storeroom Zeus, Standing Zeus,swallower of all swollen with life;Agathodaimon, thoughtful guardianabundantly giving good wisdom;Celestial Gods celebrating the cosmosin endless feasting, in delightful flow;Gods of skies, of seas, of seasons;Gods of rivers, of rocky heights;Gods of deep murky dominions;Gods of meadows, of murmuring brooks;Gods of cities, of scent, of sapience;Gods … Continue reading Prayer to All of the Gods II
Prayer to All of the Gods I
This is the first of three prayers that I plan to compose this year to all of the Gods. The first is the simplest, focusing on the core twelve Olympians (at least, those put forward by Plato and emphasized by the Platonic commentators and in Sallust's "On the Gods and the World") with some additional … Continue reading Prayer to All of the Gods I
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