Delphic Maxims: Be Overcome By Justice (Ηττω υπο δικαιου)
This may be one of my favorite Maxims. It is the counterpoint to Obey the Law. Sure, we have to stop at stop signs and pay our taxes, but we are also commanded to Be Overcome By Justice. I love that...
View ArticleDelphic Maxims: Know What You Have Learned (Γνωθι μαθων)
I have this trick of being able to repeat a phone number in my mind until I have a chance to enter it into my phone. Once I’ve got it safely squared away, I promptly forget the number. It’s a really...
View ArticleBeyond Roses Red and Roses White (Possibly NSFW)
Writing can become a bad habit, and a simple question can set loose a torrent of words. So when Niki Whiting asked me what I thought of Peter Grey’s The Red Goddess last night, I gave a long and...
View ArticleDelphic Maxims: Be/Know Yourself (Σαυτον ισθι)
Know Thyself. It’s the Maxim that everyone knows. What new thing can I say about this? I don’t think I can say anything that won’t sound cliché or trite. And so I give you Emerson: The Gods we worship...
View ArticleDelphic Maxims: Intend To Get Married (Γαμειν μελλε)
This is the first difficult Maxim I have to address, and not nearly the hardest (because there’s one I intend to dismiss entirely so stay tuned). This is a Maxim geared towards a specific cultural norm...
View ArticleEating God: Considering Eucharistic Ritual
It’s not unusual to see Pagans joking about the “cannibalism” of the Christian eucharist. While the concept of transubstantiation is unique to Christian worship, eucharistic ritual is not. What do you...
View ArticleWhen “Pagan” Loses Meaning: Atheists and Theists
I was angry this morning. I read M.J. Lee’s post over on Humanistic Paganism and I found myself really pissed. It cheesed my grits. It got my goat. And then I thought “Why are you pissed Star? This...
View ArticleMeeting the Gods on Their Terms
A friend has a place they meet the Gods called the Roadhouse of the Dead. After hearing my friend talk about it I decided to go see it for myself. The Roadhouse is an ethereal rather than palpable...
View ArticleCharacter References for the Gods
I make it a rule not to write under the influence, but tonight I am making an exception. I have had a religious problem, over 10 years old, and lately it came to a head. A God who I have been reluctant...
View ArticleNew Ancestors: Saying Goodbye, Saying Hello
My mom died last Sunday. Over the past few days I have inhabited a whole spectrum of emotions in coming to terms with this fact. It was unexpected, sudden, and heartbreaking. So my mother is now with...
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