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I also completely forgot to share my most recent newsletter post on spiritual bypassing. As Burning Man season approaches and Black Rock inhabitants come pre-party and plan their groups out in our slice of the desert, and as tourist season approaches, I have a lot of thoughts about "spirituality" and the way that it's performed and projected.

This isn't my most eloquent work, but it's, I think, another somewhat essential installment in the slow buildup I've been trying to curate towards really establishing what it is I'm doing with any of this at all.

https://cms.sigillosacro.com/on-spiritual-bypassing-reorienting-to-light/

#Spirituality #Paganism

The Aug 11th issue of The Gods and Their Croziers is out: St.Athract, our third issue so far on Saints of the #Mórrígan

https://buttondown.com/godsandcroziers/archive/aug-11-attracta-or-athracht-the-water-warrior/

Athracht brings some points of clarity to spdculations in previous Mórrígan issues, and adds some new details of her own.

Calendrically she's situated alongside a host of similar runaway-bride saints, including a number of cephalophores (beheaded saints), as well as some really on-the-nose grain-goddess saints.

This raises questions about why the Autumn/Harvest goddess-saints still seem to be water-aspected, rather than Earth as I'd anticipated back in May. I get into it.

#Mythology #Paganism #Celtic #Pagan

I'm convinced that the meaning of life is to suffer. We came here to suffer.

That sounds crazy at first, but suffering is what gives you more understanding, empathy, and compassion.

I explain more down below:
https://theforesthiker.github.io/ThoughtForest/Blogs/suffering.html

#theology #philosophy #Christ #Christianity #pagan #paganism #spirituality #Buddhism #psychology #suffering #blog #empathy

It's almost time for the Feast of Grapes! My muscadine vine is gearing up for harvest, and I'm getting ready for the Minoan celebration of Dionysus and his gift to humanity.

#pagan #paganism #Dionysus #AriadnesTribe #Minoan

Cumaidh an talamh cuimhne — the earth keeps memory. Let it keep some of yours today. You are not required to hold all of it.

Beannachd na tìre ort — mairidh am freumh. The blessing of the land upon you — the root endures.

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Alba #MastoDaoine #Scotland #Folklore #Druid #Paganism #Nature #Solarpunk #Poetry #MicroFiction
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Drudes are malevolent spirits who feel an overwhelming need.

The need to squeeze.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #paganism
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Trudes

Athletic events at the #Panathenaia were held in three age categories: boys from 12-16 years of age, ephebes / youths of 16-20 years and men over 20. Today, on day 3 of the Panathenaia, the athletic competitions for the men would have been held. This year is a year of the "Lesser Panathenaia" or Panathenaia ta Mikra, so I am not certain how long the Games were during the Lesser Panathenaia. Since it's still a 7 day event, maybe the competitors were just from Athens?

#ancientGreece #paganism

A torch race was run by Athenians only, a contest of single runners carrying torches lit from the fire on the altar of Eros in the Academy outside the Dipylon Gate. They raced two miles uphill to the Acropolis. The first runner to arrive with his torch still alight was the winner and his torch was used to light the fire to burn the sacrifices.
Other athletic events included foot-race (stadion), pentathlon, wrestling, boxing and pankration.

📸 https://www.flickr.com/photos/dandiffendale/46720550634/

#Panathenaia #paganism

Lots of fantastic presenters are lined up for the virtual Witchspace Conference next weekend, including @IvoD , Elyse Welles, Madam Pamita, and David Shi. Get your ticket here: https://witchspace.app/schedule
#WitchSky #paganism #WitchConference

Olivia and I were driving back from Trumansburg to celebrate summer bounty last week and I saw this flower universe in front of Indian Creek Farm

#photo #photography #Lughnasadh #lugh #flower #trumanburg #bloomscrolling #zinnia #indiancreek #paganism

Blessed Lughnasadh! Or Lammas if you prefer.

May your harvest be bountiful and the fruits of it sweet!

There's a fuller explanation of the mini altar I set up in the image alt text. Pan isn't strictly part of this, I know, but it felt right to include him so we rolled with the vibe.

#paganism #pagan #lammas #lughnasadh #altar

Happy Lughnasadh, everyone! 🌟🍞🌻🌞

#Lughnasadh #pagan #HappyLughnasadh #neopagan #paganism

Happy #Lughnasadh everyone! While not something I harvested, today seems appropriate to share this picture I took with #mosstodon and #mushtodon.

#Lughnasa #Lúnasa #paganism #NeoPaganism #harvest #nature #fungi

The St.Déaglán / #Dagda issue of The Gods and their Croziers is (finally) out!

https://buttondown.com/godsandcroziers/archive/july-24-the-dagda-as-sts-deaglan-earc-dubhthach/

In this issue:

* Exploration of several alternate Dagda names in hagiography, including Earc, Dubhthach, and Fergus.
* Some of The Dagda's key godly domains, including as Sky Father and Thunderer
* Some Cosmogonic and Narrative roles of the Sky Father and Thunderer gods
* Deeper thought about exactly _what_ Sky he represents, and a model where he's more specifically the God of the Liminal sky of Dawn and Dusk

#IrishMythology #CelticMythology #Mythology #Paganism #Pagan

Lamentablemente siempre la gente se basa primero en lo que ve en la televisión antes siquiera de investigar un poco...

#brujeria #Wicca #paganismo #witchcraft #wiccan #paganism

Herb-Robert in the Smith Woods in Trumansburg, NY -- the Sacred Wild Gathering is meeting there at 1pm this Sunday July 26

https://sacredwildgathering.org/

#photo #photography #bloomscrolling #plants #trumansburg #smithwoods #sacredwildgathering #paganism #pagan #religion #forest