Yesterday's festival was great. Though as often seems to be the case, more after the ritual proper was done than during the ritual itself.

I didn't get my act together to make the lentil soup this year, but priest-dude's panspermia (get your minds out of the gutter) was probably more traditional, really, as it was a sort of veg stew with barley ( Read more... )

I don't know if I'd mentioned it, but I'm starting the Hellenismos 101 course offered through HTAZP. Yes, I've been worshiping Apollon for about a decade or so and Pan only slightly less time. But doing group worship more regularly has highlighted some gaps in my knowledge and background that wouldn't so much turn up doing things solo. Also, I'm ( Read more... )

Very much what I needed.

( Thoughts about Saturday's Day of Mindfulness )

( Weather and Fibro )

It seems I've become pretty Hellenized lately, so it was refreshing to focus a bit on one of my Patroness' festivals today, even if it wasn't as big a production as a group celebration would have been. Though I did manage to make tentative plans with a friend to go to a Zen Day of Meditation in April. Not Kwan-Yin-oriented per se, but the sort ( Read more... )

I said something last week about a longer post coming. Guess this is it, complete with multiple cuts to make it easier to skip stuff that doesn't interest you or to scroll past if you're not interested at all.

( My day at the Hellenic Temple of Apollon, Zeus, and Pan )

Ah, fall. My favorite time of year. There's something so reflective about it without the stark introspection of winter ( Read more... )

On Friday, I got a massage. I try to manage this twice a month, as it helps keep the fibro in check. My massage therapist also sometimes does "readings" of a sort, which I take with varying grains of salt, because while she definitely does seem to pick up on energetic patterns and blockages, she filters what she picks up in a way that doesn't ( Read more... )

One of the (few) nice things about living in an area whose overall character is dominated by two competing casinos is that they do offer some excellent entertainment options. In particular, I'm very fond of the Wolf Den, the Mohegan Sun's free concert venue. Yeah, it's only free until you start buying the overpriced drinks, but still ( Read more... )

So, there's this thread over oh bhuz about bellydance in church. (If that link doesn't work, you'd have to go to All Forums -- Dance -- The Rest -- What in the world!? Is it me or what?) The OP, and I think one or two others, are horrified by the very idea. Said idea coming from two pics on Amira Mor's website (you might need to scroll down a ( Read more... )