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My, the view’s lovely from Koppelberg …
We got a last minute addition to the Conference roster, folks! Kenaz Filan (of kenazfilan.com), esteemed author of The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook, The Power of the Poppy and Drawing Down the Spirits...
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Things are coming together nicely
I’ve spent the last couple weeks fleshing out my systems and putting together a proper Bacchic Orphic diviner’s kit. I now have systems for use with all of the core members of the Starry Bull pantheon...
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Vagrant myths
As I mentioned a while back I’ll be going on a spiritual pilgrimage at the end of the month to the city of Tarentum. One of the things that I’m really looking forward to seeing while there is the famed...
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Nothing is more important than the gods – not even community
Things were getting pretty bad during the lead up to last year’s Silent July, so I came up with a plan to move our communities forward in a positive direction. Built into that plan were a number of...
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Finalizing plans
As I mentioned a while back Galina and I got a room at the hotel for the Conference so that we could use it for private consultations and sponsored events. The two events that I’ll be in charge of are...
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Agamemnon and other things at the Conference
Here’s a run down of some of the cool things that’ll be happening at the Conference beyond the cool presentations. Tagged: polytheist leadership conference
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Not sure how this would have gone over
Since I gave up my spot so the far more eloquent and esteemed Kenaz Filan could present at the Polytheist Leadership Conference instead, I figured I would share with you guys this rough draft of the...
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Ludi Saturnales
It’s kind of funny considering the massive outpouring of energy, effort and resources that have gone into putting together this Conference but I’m pretty much planning to blow off most of the...
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I’m getting excited now
Ruadhan is going to be offering his divination services at the Polytheist Leadership Conference: I’m planning on bringing my coffee service to the Polytheist Leadership Conference and doing $10...
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Almost done
Galina and I just got back from our final meeting with the hotel and handed in the orders for the meal plans. This means that preliminary registration has closed and there can be no more additions or...
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Living myth
The snake-figured Dionysos in the last post reminded me of the 28 Midsummer Miracles of Sabazios and the lovely hymn which P. Sufenas Virius Lupus composed in their honor, which begins: Of the...
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Snake in the grass
I should probably explain an allusion in that last post. The Samnites are the ones who originally venerated Apollo Soranos. As the Tyrrhenians claimed to be descendants of the Lydians the Samnites...
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the next episode
Everyone’s apparently talking about this thing that happened in Fishkill over the weekend so Galina and I will be devoting the next episode of Wyrd Ways Radio to a discussion of it. Hopefully some of...
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A summer breeze sweeps through a war-torn land
John M. had a couple questions following the Conference: 1) The term war was used a lot and while I asked at the panel, I did not get a good answer. With whom are we at war? 2) I got the impression...
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This shit actually works
I point out – not to gloat, but educate – that all the major difficulties that came up for people occurred outside the confines of the Conference. This is why you divine, consecrate and perform the...
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What if they threw a flame war and no one showed up?
So, apparently, while we were all off at the Conference a super important big controversy was raging through what remained of the blogosphere. In summary: devotional polytheism is, like, so 2012 and...
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Καὶ τὸ ὅλον τοῦ μέρους μεῖζον
Galina posted an important announcement about the Polytheist Leadership Conference. Click here to read it. Tagged: polytheist leadership conference
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That’s cool.
I better come clean. As much of a genius as I am, I didn’t really come up with the idea for the Bacchic Orphic blood rite on my own. Basically all I want to do is get drunk with a bunch of people in...
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Objective met
Towards the end of 2013 several of us felt that there needed to be a conversation about leadership within our overlapping polytheist communities. Although blogs and social media would be one venue for...
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Please don’t hold back
Responding to my offer to teach a free online course through the House of Vines in gratitude for the help I received during my time of need [half the bill is already paid; you guys fucking rock!!!],...
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