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For those who missed it in Of Thespiae
I will no longer be updating this blog, for the time being. This may change in a few years, but the fact is, while I still have considerably much to say about urban spirituality, I feel I can best communicate … Continue reading
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The United $tates os not a Christian Nation
The Apotheosis of George Washington is painted inside the eye of the rotunda of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. Present, we see Athene, Poseidon, Hermes, Hephaistos, and Demeter on the outer ring, and in the centre, beside Washington is … Continue reading
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Gaia comic
Mother Gaia by *humon on deviantART
Posted in Green, the gods are laughing
Tagged comic, deviant art, gaia, greek gods, greek mythology, greek paganism, greek polytheism, hellenic paganism, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheism blogs, Hellenic polytheism in the media, hellenic polytheist, hellenic reconstruction, hellenic reconstructionism, hellenic traditionalism, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, humon, mythology, urban paganism, urban polytheism, Urban Spirituality
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Good news for Hellenic women and “teh dredded m00nbl00dz”
It’s not miasma. I’ve reasoned this before, but didn’t feel arsed to citing a source before. Today, I was looking through old threads in a LiveJournal community, and came across a thread discussing this topic, and some-one in the comments … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient greece, greek paganism, greek polytheism, hagneia, hellenic paganism, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheism blogs, hellenic polytheist, hellenic reconstruction, hellenic reconstructionism, hellenic religion, hellenic traditionalism, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, menstruation, miasma, ritual, women in hellenic polytheism
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Ruadhan’s Further Adventures in Over-Thinking Pagan Identity Crisis 2011 — NOW WITH GRAPHS!!!
OK, so I was commenting on some-one (even though it’s likely being screened for no reason I can figure out, but whatever), and I realised something: There are two working definitions of “pagan” that most people seem to use to … Continue reading
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Tagged boeotian polytheism, bullies, pagan identity crisis 2011, paganism
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More on the word “Pagan” and the Inter-Pagan&Polytheist community
(Expanded from a comment responding to my last entry) I still have so many really mixed feelings about this issue. On one hand, I can see some remaining usefulness in “pagan” as a vague label. I’ve also had a lot … Continue reading
Posted in general pagan community, Hellenic polytheist community, in the media, Modern spirituality, personal / diary, religious reconstructionism, Urban Spirituality
Tagged christianity, greek paganism, greek polytheism, hellenic paganism, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheism blogs, Hellenic polytheism in the media, hellenic polytheist, hellenic reconstruction, hellenic reconstructionism, hellenic religion, hellenic traditionalism, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, pagan community, pagan identity crisis 2011, paganus, reclaimed words, rethinking pagan, rural paganism, urban paganism, urban polytheism, Urban Spirituality
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So, I’m really not that invested in the term “Pagan”, eh?
I’ve read a few of the recent posts around the pagan blogosphere on the relevance of the word “pagan” and the “pan-pagan” community. Normally, I try to eschew simply re-stating the thoughts I share with others, especially if they’ve done … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Five, general pagan community, Hellenic polytheist community, Hellenion
Tagged ancient greece, greek gods, greek paganism, greek polytheism, hellenic paganism, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheism blogs, Hellenic polytheism in the media, hellenic polytheist, hellenic reconstruction, hellenic reconstructionism, hellenic religion, hellenic traditionalism, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, modern worship, pagan, pagan community, paganism, ritual, semantics, urban paganism
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Painting
It’s been a while since I’ve done a painting for the theoi — perhaps tellingly, my last one is Narkissos, left unfinished after my surgery in 2008 went awry. I’ve been feeling the push to paint again quite recently, and … Continue reading
Posted in ancestor veneration, crafts, Paintings, personal / diary, Personal Practise, religious reconstructionism, theoi, urban theoi
Tagged ancestor veneration, ancestor worship, Britannia, British, city nymphs, Cool Britannia, derek jarman's jubilee, Goddess Britannia, graeco-roman, greek paganism, greek polytheism, hellenic paganism, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheism blogs, hellenic polytheist, hellenic reconstruction, hellenic reconstructionism, hellenic religion, hellenic traditionalism, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, Hibernia, modern worship, modernism, my #1 fan, Shrove Tuesday, urban gods, urban paganism, urban polytheism, Urban Spirituality, urban theoi, urbanism, urbanite
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In Honour of International Pagan Coming-Out Day
Hi there, I’m Ruadhán J McElroy. Here is a picture of me. I’m a pagan. As you can see, I dye my hair (which is kind of long, by men’s standards) with Manic Panic, am overweight, have bad skin, poor … Continue reading
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[x-post] Apologies for the hiatus
Sorry all, for the extended hiatus. I have recently moved from Ann Arbor to Lansing, and only a few days ago, got my computer back up and working (to make it brief, I may make a longer public post to … Continue reading
