Drunken Discourse
"Dionysos gets a bad rap. He's not who people think he is. He's not a drunk. He's not an addict. Addiction is the very opposite of everything Dionysian. He's about freedom, and will, and being your truest self. Enjoying life. Addiction prevents you from enjoying the substance. If you're a pagan, and I know you are, and you ever have trouble with addiction, Dionysos should be the first god you look up. Not the last. Also, he knows a lot about ritual, initiation and magick. The idea to use Greek creatures as a part of a magickal system was originally his suggestion. Don't believe the bad press. Especially if you are into Pan, you should look him up."