I just finally heard a bit more about it. There's an article up at http://www.ysee.gr/index.php?type=d&f=mme7 . Unfortunately, it's in Greek, and the text is in an image so Babelfish can't do anything with it ( Read more... )

So, I'm heading out the door shortly, ultimately to arrive at the Hellenic Temple of Apollon, Zeus, and Pan. My first attempt at doing ritual with other Hellenes. Hmm, "other Hellenes" doesn't quite say it, since that's only one piece of my path, but it'll have to do.

The festival being observed today is Pompaia, a purification festival focused ( Read more... )

This is going to sound seriously warped, but it is true. The thing I am most grateful for, today, is the death of someone I've been visiting in the hospital ( Read more... )

From kyrene: http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyrene/623553.html

I'm not sure why I was disappointed. The book lived up to its title. I suppose because on some level I was wishing it was Apollo: Rituals and Devotions. But that's not what it said, and it did live up to its title. Some interesting history on Apollonian worship in Asia before Greece, tie-ins with the tales of the Trojan War, etc. And some ( Read more... )

Yay! We got through the Christmas show with minimal mess-ups. I survived my first-ever solo. I think I could just collapse in a heap and sleep until Spring, now ( Read more... )

So, among other problems, this is actually scheduled for the 12th instead of the 19th of Dec. Which, compared to some of the other issues, is pretty minor. It would have been nice to at least have it line up with Apollo's holy day for the month, but it can't be helped ( Read more... )

... I'm a nutjob? Yeah, that must be it. We had a meeting after church today, and a big theme is diversifying the offerings. One idea, which the minister initially floated in a conversation last Spring, and which I endorse, is taking a particular theme, and having several points of view on that theme covered over a period of several weeks ( Read more... )

... from my church? Been tossing this one around for awhile, now, and starting to come up with some thoughts ( Read more... )