Lately, as I have been sitting at my desk at work half working and taking my break in the court yard here at the paper ( Read more... )

Well i just woke from my afternoon nap before heading to job number two-I don't remember much but i do remember this line...

"the soul is like wine. And like wine the soul will be poured into a vessel and each time a different vessel. For it is the way of Dionysos..."

Thought i would share what i rem from the dream-i'll add more as it comes to

"In their final phase the Mysteries apparently shifted from a chthonic, primeval orientation to a transcendental, mystical one, with Dionysus altering his nature accordingly (much in the same way as happened in the cult of Shiva, Dionysos' eastern counterpart, according to some ( Read more... )

What would a male follower of Dionysus be called? I mean female worshipers are called Maenads. What would us boys be called?