The deeper I delve, the more mind-boggling it becomes. Dali apparently has a number of connections to the Dioskouroi. He painted the scene of Leda and the Swan, with the painting titled Leda Atomica. The model used in this painting was his wife Gala. Later he began equating himself with Pollux, his dead brother with Castor, and his wife Gala ( Read more... )

In an effort to generate more interest in the Dioskouroi devotional, I've copied a portion of Jennifer Larson's "Greek Heroine Cults" with respect to the Leukippides, the wives of the Dioskouroi (pages 64-69 of the book). This is a long entry but has a lot of information in it. Besides the Leukippides and the Dioskouroi, there are discussions and ( Read more... )

First, a note: Someday, I won't flub calling quarters. Some day. Maybe. Hopefully ( Read more... )

Okay, with permission, I'm going to post all of the photos that V's husband J took. If I can later I'll post the snippets of film that he took as well. To follow along, here is a link to the main ritual that we did ( Read more... )

After doing the main ritual, it was near 9:00 and we were waiting for the food to get cooked. Everyone was happy but tired. The third ritual of the day was going to be short, and I didn't have an exact time planned for it. I figured I would know the right time when it appeared. As it was, before the food was even done, we decided to do the ( Read more... )

After a pause from the morning ritual and meal, we began working towards the main ritual. As so often happens, things didn't go perfectly according to plan. But, as also often happens, it turned out to be pretty neat.

When I first did this ritual I sent it to all of the participants for comment. webspinner1 had some really great feedback that helped me to ( Read more... )

Day 2 of the festival promised to be the biggest, with three rituals and meals scheduled during the day. Sleep was in order for Friday night, but we stayed up and had conversation until after 1:00 AM. Furthermore, I slept on the couch in the family room to keep an eye on the candle at the hearth. Consequently, I didn't sleep as well as I should ( Read more... )

I forgot to describe how the first ritual meal went. All of the days are becoming a blur, so I want to write this down before I lose it ( Read more... )

I've been thinking since last night about how to write this up. I'm swollen, dog-tired, and kind of dazed. But I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. It was truly wonderful. Having worked on this for well over a year, and having done a much shorter version of it last year, to see it come to fruition was extraordinarily gratifying. ( Read more... )

I ran across this today and have been somewhat haunted by it all day. This video is a series of images, with a song being played in the background. It's the Song of Seikilos. This piece of music, written somewhere between 200 BCE and 100 CE, is the oldest complete musical piece known to mankind. The video is a modern interpretation of the music ( Read more... )