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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
Posted in hellenic polytheism, miasma, rituals
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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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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A pair of quotes
From Hellenismos Today by Timothy Jay Alexander (context: introduction to Hellenismos): “Hellenic Reconstructionism allows for a great deal of diversity in beliefs and practice because of the very nature of ancient Greece.” (pg. 19). and in the following paragraph (also … Continue reading
Posted in Hellenic history, hellenic polytheism, Hellenic polytheist community, Modern spirituality, the gods are laughing
Tagged ancient greece, ancient greek cities, greek gods, greek mythology, greek paganism, greek polytheism, hellenic paganism, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheist, hellenic reconstruction, hellenic reconstructionism, hellenic religion, hellenic traditionalism, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenismos today, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, kirke, modern worship, my #1 fan, thiassoi, tim alexander, TIMMAY!!!, timothy jay alexander
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Who is a “Recon”?
The dictionary defines reconstruction as: 1. to construct or form again; rebuild: to reconstruct a Greek vase from fragments 2. to form a picture of (a crime, past event, etc) by piecing together evidence or acting out a version of … Continue reading
Posted in general pagan community, hellenic polytheism, Hellenic polytheist community, manifesto, religious reconstructionism
Tagged ancient greece, greek gods, greek mythology, greek polytheism, hellenic paganism, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheism blogs, hellenic polytheist, hellenic reconstruction, hellenic reconstructionism, hellenic religion, hellenic traditionalism, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, modern worship, religious reconstruction, ritual
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More thoughts on the International Pagan Coming Out Day:
The more I think about it, the more I like this idea — and additionally, the more I can see certain parallels with the GBLT Rights movements. For those unfamiliar, the GBLT Right MovementS has historically been (and in many … Continue reading
Posted in general pagan community, Hellenic polytheist community, manifesto, problems in modern Hellas
Tagged cara schulz, greek paganism, greek polytheism, Hellas, hellenic paganism, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheist, hellenic reconstruction, hellenic reconstructionism, hellenic religion, hellenic traditionalism, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, international pagan comoning out day, IPCOD, pagan+politics, religious freedom, The Wild Hunt
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After the shower
shower prayers and ritual The following came to me, pretty much as-is, fresh from my shower: I shave my face in honour of Apollon Preserving the face of an eternal kouros Keeping the passions for life and art and love … Continue reading
Posted in prayers, rituals, urbal ritual and practises
Tagged apollon, Boeotia, greek gods, greek mythology, greek paganism, greek polytheism, hellenic paganism, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheist, hellenic reconstruction, hellenic reconstructionism, hellenic religion, hellenic traditionalism, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, modern worship, Mount Helikon, mousai, Mt Helikon, mythology, Narkissos, prayer, ritual, shower, Thespiae, urban gods, urban paganism, urban polytheism, Urban Spirituality
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A great post I found from a member of the Hellenistai forum
Well, I’d thought of going back to this blog’s theme of Urbanism, Modernism, and Polytheism and making a detailed and rather silly post about the band Army of Lovers and why Hellenes everywhere should love them, even if they aren’t … Continue reading
Posted in hellenic polytheism, Maxims of Delphi
Tagged delphic maxims, greek paganism, greek polytheism, hellenic bloggers, hellenic paganism, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheism blogs, hellenic polytheist, hellenic reconstruction, hellenic reconstructionism, hellenic religion, hellenic traditionalism, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, Maxims of Delphi
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