Thinking about Dionysos

[chironcentaur]

First of all, I do feel much better today. That Advil worked wonders, the fever was still gone when I woke up and gradually over the day my cold went away too. Praise to Apollo and Asklepios, now I can go on with my plans

Comments

[erl_queen]

Okay, this is just my opinion, but... I don't think you should put off doing festivals for Dionysos just because you are unsure how to approach him. I think it is very good that you are thinking about this, that you realize there are many different sides to him and different ways to approach him. However, the way to really find where you fit in is by developing a relationship with him, and the way you develop relationships with the gods, especially before you get really intimate with them, is through ritual. Ritual is our method of communication with the gods. So, my advice would be: celebrate any festivals you feel even remotely interested in. See how they feel once you do them. Then through process of trial and error, you will eventually figure out which ones are right, what might be lacking (that you might want to invent a new festival), etc

[chironcentaur]

I should say it was never my intention to do nothing. I have given Dionysos the 13 of the month and plan on doing ritual for him on that day.

I worshipped Hermes for two years with no festivals. I just did a ritual for him whenever I thought of it, gave him offerings and sat with him for a while. I got to know him through those small rituals and through writing my hymns to him (that first one didn't come easy, it took quite a while).

Then again, one of the big reasons I celebrated no holidays is because there were none for Hermes until fairly recently. If there had been a long list available, I might've tried out one or two.

On second thought, maybe I will join you on that June 9th celebration. :-)

[erl_queen]

On second thought, maybe I will join you on that June 9th celebration.

Sannion and I will, by the grace of Dionysos, be doing that one together, so that would make three whole people doing the festival that day! :)

[chironcentaur]

An article like that would be helpful. (hint hint) :-)

I'm sure the article when written will have much more detailed descriptions of each of the seven paths including things I may not be taking into account with my so far limited knowledge of the god, but looking now at the rough outlines, I'd probably put myself with Tieresias the friendly outsider. Though I don't think that's wholly right either; I'm not a complete outsider, in some ways, yes, but in others, no. I'd have to see more details to know what other path I'm partly on.

And sure, send me whatever you have of your new festivals, even if they aren't completely fleshed out. Post it, or you can just send me an email if you prefer: Chiron379@aol.com