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Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns

#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive

Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns

#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive

Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns

#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive

Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns

#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive

Curious about inclusive Minoan spirituality but don't know where to start? Labrys & Horns is the basic how-to manual: learn about the Minoans, connect with the deities, create an altar, begin a devotional practice. "Inclusive" means what it says: all are welcome.

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns

#Minoan #spirituality #pagan #paganism #polytheism #AriadnesTribe #inclusive

I wrote this book at the request of the Ariadne's Tribe community. It's a guide to inclusive Minoan spirituality for the solitary practitioner, with rituals, devotionals, the pantheon and the sacred calendar - and even some crafts!

More details, including plenty of places to find it that aren't named after a South American river:

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns

#Minoan #pagan #paganism #AriadnesTribe #spirituality #book #books #bookstodon #nonfiction

Time to update my #introduction -

I'm a #pagan #polytheist #animist #queer #author #artist and spiritworker. My specialty (obsession) is all things #Minoan though I do also have interests in other practices and traditions.

I'm the founder and Temple Mom of #AriadnesTribe inclusive Minoan spiritual tradition (there's a link in my bio). Yes, we're fully inclusive. All means all.

I've written pagan and magical #fiction and #nonfiction and created an adult #ColoringBook and a #Tarot deck.

I love #gardening and #LivingHistory (which in some places is called Heritage Interpretation) and preindustrial skills like #weaving #spinning #knitting #crochet #quilting #HearthCooking and I love learning new skills as well.

Time to update my #introduction -

I'm a #pagan #polytheist #animist #queer #author #artist and spiritworker. My specialty (obsession) is all things #Minoan though I do also have interests in other practices and traditions.

I'm the founder and Temple Mom of #AriadnesTribe inclusive Minoan spiritual tradition (there's a link in my bio). Yes, we're fully inclusive. All means all.

I've written pagan and magical #fiction and #nonfiction and created an adult #ColoringBook and a #Tarot deck.

I love #gardening and #LivingHistory (which in some places is called Heritage Interpretation) and preindustrial skills like #weaving #spinning #knitting #crochet #quilting #HearthCooking and I love learning new skills as well.

Time to update my #introduction -

I'm a #pagan #polytheist #animist #queer #author #artist and spiritworker. My specialty (obsession) is all things #Minoan though I do also have interests in other practices and traditions.

I'm the founder and Temple Mom of #AriadnesTribe inclusive Minoan spiritual tradition (there's a link in my bio). Yes, we're fully inclusive. All means all.

I've written pagan and magical #fiction and #nonfiction and created an adult #ColoringBook and a #Tarot deck.

I love #gardening and #LivingHistory (which in some places is called Heritage Interpretation) and preindustrial skills like #weaving #spinning #knitting #crochet #quilting #HearthCooking and I love learning new skills as well.

Time to update my #introduction -

I'm a #pagan #polytheist #animist #queer #author #artist and spiritworker. My specialty (obsession) is all things #Minoan though I do also have interests in other practices and traditions.

I'm the founder and Temple Mom of #AriadnesTribe inclusive Minoan spiritual tradition (there's a link in my bio). Yes, we're fully inclusive. All means all.

I've written pagan and magical #fiction and #nonfiction and created an adult #ColoringBook and a #Tarot deck.

I love #gardening and #LivingHistory (which in some places is called Heritage Interpretation) and preindustrial skills like #weaving #spinning #knitting #crochet #quilting #HearthCooking and I love learning new skills as well.

Time to update my #introduction -

I'm a #pagan #polytheist #animist #queer #author #artist and spiritworker. My specialty (obsession) is all things #Minoan though I do also have interests in other practices and traditions.

I'm the founder and Temple Mom of #AriadnesTribe inclusive Minoan spiritual tradition (there's a link in my bio). Yes, we're fully inclusive. All means all.

I've written pagan and magical #fiction and #nonfiction and created an adult #ColoringBook and a #Tarot deck.

I love #gardening and #LivingHistory (which in some places is called Heritage Interpretation) and preindustrial skills like #weaving #spinning #knitting #crochet #quilting #HearthCooking and I love learning new skills as well.

All the rituals! A year's worth of Minoan seasonal rituals and a lifetime's worth of rites of passage, including weddings and baby blessings, await you in this book. Inclusive Minoan spirituality is for EVERYONE! Book details at https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/ariadnes-thread

#book #books #bookstodon #pagan #paganism #polytheism #Minoan #spirituality #inclusive #AriadnesTribe

New interview. Rachel asked some great questions - I love it when interviewers follow their own interests instead of sticking to standard-issue questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG1RNnegY3A

#Minoan #polytheism #paganism #pagan #spirituality #PaganCommunity #AriadnesTribe

Lilies a-bloom! In Ariadne's Tribe, lilies are one of Ariadne's symbols. We associate white ones with her time in the World Above during the growing season, and red ones with her time in the Underworld during the fallow season. But lilies of any color are hers; they remind us of her beauty.

#flowers #paganism #AriadnesTribe #ariadne #goddess

Saffron-infused white wine. A little offering for the Minoan Sun Goddess. In Ariadne's Tribe, we call her Therasia.

#wine #pagan #AriadnesTribe #goddess

Finished the brandy, keeping the bottle because it has a swallow embossed on it - the Minoan Sun Goddess Therasia's sacred bird. I think I'll use the bottle to make some saffron-infused wine, since saffron is also sacred to Therasia.

#AriadnesTribe #MinoanSpirituality #SunGoddess #recycling #upcycling

Blessings of the season to you all!

#Solstice #WinterSolstice #Yule #AriadnesTribe #MinoanSpirituality #InclusiveSpirituality #Pagan #Paganism #Animism #Polytheism

https://witchesandpagans.com/pagan-paths-blogs/the-minoan-path/the-blessed-day-of-rebirth.html

First Crescent Moon through the trees last night. In Ariadne's Tribe, this is a night for divination. Favorite method? Scrying in a cup of wine! In the Tribe, we call this manifestation of the Moon Diktynna's Bow, a reference to the goddess Britomartis, whose epithet is Diktynna, connecting her not with fishing nets (that's a later, classical-era interpretation) but with Mt. Dikte, the mountain on Crete that's sacred to our Earth Mother Goddess Rhea.

#Pagan #Paganism #InclusiveSpirituality #Minoan #MinoanSpirituality #Moon #CrescentMoon #AriadnesTribe #Polytheist #Polytheism

A lovely Minoan deity you might like to get to know.

#minoan #InclusiveSpirituality #AriadnesTribe #paganism #polytheism #pagan #spirituality

https://witchesandpagans.com/pagan-paths-blogs/the-minoan-path/the-minoan-lady-of-the-colors-potnia-chromaton.html

Today's Minoan Tarot cards:

Lady of Labryses: The creative thinker. As you puzzle out the solutions to your problems, allow yourself to think outside the box. Yes, some of the ideas you come up with will be impractical and you'll have to set them aside. But the workable solutions that you do find will put you much farther ahead than any amount of conventional thinking ever could.

Lady of Horns: Patience and care. Stay grounded. Take the time to examine every angle of the situation and then move forward with slow deliberation, using delicacy and tact. Don't let anyone else push you to move quickly. Take your time, and your patience will be rewarded.

#Minoan #Tarot #MinoanTarot #divination #pagan #paganism #MinoanSpirituality #InclusiveSpirituality #AriadnesTribe

Ariadne's Tribe: Inclusive Minoan Spirituality

In this newly revised and updated second edition of Labrys and Horns, you’ll find the pantheon, rituals, symbols and practices of Ariadne's Tribe, an inclusive revivalist tradition that connects the deities of ancient Crete with modern Pagans in a living spiritual practice. With a pantheon headed by a triplicity of mother goddesses who embody the three sacred realms of land, sky, and sea, Minoan spirituality calls us to remember a time when women were valued as equals to men, when the Great Mothers took care of all their children, and when the sacred touched every person every day of their lives.

Minoan spirituality is so relevant to our times, when we’re doing our best to move forward and away from inequality and oppression.

This book can help you build relationships with the Minoan deities and bring their blessings into your life, and from there, into the larger world.

#FediBookFair #bookstodon #minoan #spirituality #MinoanSpirituality #AriadnesTribe #pagan #paganism #polytheism #polytheist #InclusiveSpirituality

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns

Just like us, the deities have specialties. And they're happy to help out humans whose interests coincide with theirs.

#Minoan #InclusiveSpirituality #MinoanSpirituality #AriadnesTribe

https://witchesandpagans.com/pagan-paths-blogs/the-minoan-path/minoan-deities-as-benefactors.html

Sunshine through the window on the Minoan altar. Though the Serpent Mother is an obvious "resident" on this altar, many other members of the Minoan pantheon are also represented.

#Pagan #Paganism #Polytheism #AriadnesTribe #Minoan #MinoanSpirituality #InclusiveSpirituality #Altar

Today's Minoan Tarot cards:

Five of Rhytons: You have experienced loss, and that can be painful. But don't let the loss fill up your vision until all you can see is it. There are positive aspects to this situation. Focusing on them may or may not lessen the discomfort, but it will allow you to put the situation in perspective and begin to move forward again.

Ten of Daggers: Sometimes the weight gets to be too much. This might be due to choices you have made or been pressured into, or simply due to life circumstances. Regardless, it's time to remove some of that weight: hand responsibilities to others, lean on others (this includes deities if you're inclined in that direction). Lighten the load a little so you can move freely again.

#Tarot #MinoanTarot #AriadnesTribe #MinoanArt

We need our rites of passage! I've included rites of passage for the usual stuff (birth, coming of age, marriage, etc.) in my books. But how about a general purpose rite of passage, for those changes in life that don't fall under the rubric of Official Big Events? Here's a meditation that you can use for those occasions, and even for those times months or years ago when you wish you'd had some way to acknowledge the momentous transformation in your life.

#MinoanSpirituality #InclusiveSpirituality #AriadnesTribe #Pagansim #Polytheism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry4gV-4u-YY

Today's #MinoanTarot cards are all about who we are and what we embody in relationship with others.

Priestess of Rhytons: The Water aspects within you that allow you to nurture your fellow human beings and support them in their relationships with themselves. Your empathy and intuition are valuable traits that allow you to help others and to find your own way in life. Your inner steadiness and warm acceptance of all aspects of human nature create a safe environment for those around you. Treasure these aspects of yourself. They are far more valuable than our materialist society wants to admit.

Priestess of Daggers: Priestess of Daggers. The Fire in you that supports and nourishes your own and other people's passion and creativity. Your Fire is honest, steady, and stable, creating an open, welcoming environment in which others can flourish. Your own creativity and passion inspire others to trust their inner Fire, so don't hide yours or diminish it simply because modern society tells you it's less valuable than more material concerns.

#Tarot #AriadnesTribe

Today's Minoan Tarot cards.

The High Priestess: Inner knowing: the inner voice, the higher self - the stuff you can't access via the analytical mind. Listen to that voice and let it guide you - it will lead you to places you can't reach any other way.

Three of Daggers: First fruits of the harvest. How appropriate for this time of year in the northern hemisphere! But you can take this one figuratively as well as literally - the beginning of a new adventure, the initial success of a new project, trying something you haven't done before. This card may be nudging you to give that new thing a try - it's suggesting there will be positive results.

#Tarot #MInoanTarot #AriadnesTribe #MinoanArt

The baetyl ritual is one of the more enigmatic spiritual activities depicted in Minoan art. What can we figure out about it from the evidence and from listening to the deities?

https://witchesandpagans.com/pagan-paths-blogs/the-minoan-path/rockin-religion-the-minoan-baetyl-ritual.html

#Minoan #MinoanSpirituality #AriadnesTribe #Paganism #polytheism #animism

Today's Minoan Tarot cards.

Six of Daggers: Winner! You've put in the effort, done the work, and now you get the recognition and success for that effort. This isn't about luck. It's because you worked your way through to the end of the learning curve. Congratulations!

Three of Horns: You didn't achieve that success by yourself. You had help. You had teachers and companions and helpers. Don't forget them as you move forward.

#Minoan #MinoanTarot #Tarot #AriadnesTribe

Snake Goddess keeping watch over my Minoan altar.

#Minoan #MinoanSpirituality #Polytheism #AriadnesTribe #SnakeGoddess #Goddess

Today's Minoan Path blog post is about the kinds of incense ingredients and incense burners the Minoans had.

Smoke 'em if you've got 'em!

https://witchesandpagans.com/pagan-paths-blogs/the-minoan-path/sacred-smoke-minoan-incense.html

#minoan #MinoanSpirituality #AriadnesTribe

Today's Minoan Tarot cards.

Nine of Rhytons: Time for a feast! Not literally, perhaps, but some good things are happening that give you a sense of pleasure and fulfillment. This specific experience will only last a short while, because things in life change as we go along. But it is indicative of a general trend toward the positive that will last longer than just this one bit.

Maid of Labryses: Independent thought, healthy curiosity, stretching yourself intellectually. Whatever issues you're facing right now, allow yourself to think *way* outside the box, and you'll find solutions. Don't give up, and don't reject solutions just because they're odd before you examine them thoroughly. The answer you need probably doesn't look like you think it does.

#Minoan #Tarot #MinoanTarot #AriadnesTribe

Today's Minoan Tarot cards:

Sacrifice: Giving something up in order to receive something else. You can't pick up something new until you've emptied your hand of what it's already holding. Let it go. Allow the old pattern to dissolve so the new one can form. This is one of three cards of success. The Chariot means succeeding by controlling others; Strength means succeeding by controlling yourself; Sacrifice means succeeding by giving up control. It's scary, but sometimes it's the best way forward.

Two of Labryses: Stalemate. This is a situation where the two people or forces involved are equally matched and neither has the advantage. This is a difficult and uncomfortable situation. But this card is telling you to hang on to the status quo for now. Don't try to force a resolution. The situation will resolve itself soon. Note that this is a Minor Arcana card, so it points to a less important, short-term aspect of life, while Sacrifice is a Major Arcana card, suggesting a more long-term, overarching aspect of life.

#Minoan #MinoanTarot #AriadnesTribe #Tarot

Creating a modern-world connection with Bronze Age deities requires some imagination and a fair amount of reconstruction. In #AriadnesTribe (a #polytheist tradition) we've created a Bronze Age-inspired #Pagan ritual format to celebrate our relationship with the #Minoan deities.

https://witchesandpagans.com/pagan-paths-blogs/the-minoan-path/minoan-ritual-entering-the-temple.html

Today's Minoan Tarot cards:

Eight of Daggers: Time to get moving! Obstacles and difficulties that have stalled you for a long time are finally out of the way, and you can move forward. Expect a level of activity that you have been hoping for.

Six of Rhytons: Looking to the past can be helpful as long as you also remember to look forward. Something has happened to trigger a memory, and if you look at it from the correct angle, you'll find the lesson and the value in it. Just remember that you're not the same person you were then, so you don't have to respond to that kind of situation the way you did in the past.

#tarot #minoan #MinoanTarot #AriadnesTribe

Today's Minoan Tarot cards:

Youth of Daggers: Enthusiasm is great, but you need skill and mastery to actually move ahead. In this fast-paced modern world, we're encouraged to be impatient, to want everything NOW. But patience can help you savor the experience, and training can hone your skills so you can more easily achieve the goals you desire.

The Emperor: You have the self-control and sense of internal authority to set out on the path you want to follow. You know who you are and where you want to go. Let that knowledge rise to the surface where it can inform and direct not just your long-term plans but your daily life as well.

#MinoanTarot #tarot #Minoan #AriadnesTribe

Today's Minoan Tarot cards:

Lady of Labryses: Think your way out of your problems. Find new angles for old issues and puzzle out unique solutions that aren't bound by "common sense" or "common knowledge." Now is the time for thinking that's not just outside the box, but thinking that forgets about the box altogether.

Priest of Rhytons: Let your heart lead you. Let your warmth overflow so those around you feel cherished and loved. Emotion is not a weakness, but a great strength. It is the cement that binds long-lasting relationships among friends and family. Cherish it the way it helps you cherish others.

#tarot #MinoanTarot #Minoan #AriadnesTribe

We're getting back to our roots, simplifying the name of our inclusive Minoan spirituality tradition.

https://witchesandpagans.com/pagan-paths-blogs/the-minoan-path/you-can-call-us-ariadne-s-tribe.html

#AriadnesTribe #MinoanSpirituality #InclusiveSpirituality #Paganism #Polytheism #Animism

It's launch day! The revised and expanded second edition of Ariadne's Thread is now available. Ancient spirituality for the modern world.

Ariadne's thread beckons across the ages. Will you follow where it leads?

https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/ariadnes-thread

#minoan #MinoanSpirituality #AriadnesTribe #paganism #polytheism

We knew the Serpent Mother had children. It just took us a while to find them and add them to the #AriadnesTribe pantheon. https://witchesandpagans.com/pagan-paths-blogs/the-minoan-path/discovering-more-minoan-deities-between-wisdom-and-joy-lies-the-rainbow.html #Pagan #FederatedPagans #PagansOfMastodon