Sarduríur’s Academic Sources Guide for the Unversed
Hello once again, gentle readers! It’s your friendly neighborhood Medievalist and former Classicist Sarduríur Freydís Sverresdatter, here with some tips regarding proper sources, academic discernment,...
View ArticleIn Syria and Egypt, Pagan voices fall silent
Reblogged from PNC-Minnesota Bureau: Areas where there is political turmoil or fighting are often difficult places for even those in the mainstream of a culture to live in. It's even harder for...
View ArticlePagan Blog Project 2013 : B is for BEHIND, I AM SO VERY
Dearest readers and fellow PBP 2013 participants, I am immensely behind schedule on my PBP 2013 posts. I have a lengthy article on Egyptian bull cults in the works, but due to personal reasons that...
View ArticlePazuzu : God, Demon, Exorcist
A 24″ x 36″ acrylic painting of Pazuzu I created in late January 2013. Feverishly adored and often misrepresented by many Modern Occultists, and popularized by The Exorcist film franchise as a mere...
View ArticlePagan Blog Project 2013 : C is for Community (and Hurting for It)
I’m going to break tone for an entry, here. I’m also shelving the bull cults paper I promised — at least for a couple weeks; no sense in throwing out a project I’ve already put a good deal of work into...
View ArticleA is for Antinous (and Acceptance into Graduate School)
Reblogged from My Sun Sets to Rise Again: Bust of Antinous. Between 130 - 138 CE. National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Hej allihopa! First, let me apologize for the long absence. Granted, I...
View ArticleKemetic Round Table : Ritual Purity
“Prayer of Khonsu” by Stefan Bakalowicz, 1904 Ritual purity is definitely one of the more frustrating subjects within Egyptian Theology. For newcomers to Egyptian religion, the concept and its...
View ArticleMark Your Calendars and Lend Your Ears — Wyrd Ways Radio is Here!
Galina Krasskova, famed author, priest, and theologian, is hosting a new Heathen podcast on Pagans Tonight Radio Network every first and third Wednesday of each month. If you missed the premiere...
View ArticleMy Rebuttal to a Recent CNN Article About Religious Experiences and “Craziness”
One of my friends posted a link to Luhrmann’s article on a CNN blog, which my readers may peruse in full here. I have to say, the argument Luhrmann makes is counter-intuitive, and I take issue with it...
View ArticlePagan Fundamentalism
Reblogged from Adventures in Vanaheim: Apparently there's a bit of a kerfluffle regarding a conference and certain people writing posts in response to that conference and other people taking that post...
View ArticleKemetic Round Table : Surviving the Fallow Season
Laborers are shown clearing and ploughing farmland in this mural from the tomb of Mennah, scribe and field inspector, 18th Dynasty (1555-1350 BCE), New Kingdom Period. Image courtesy of the Lessing...
View ArticleKemetic Round Table: Surviving the Fallow, Climbing the Mountain
Reblogged from Making Bright: "Fallow Time" - the dreaded phrase. A time period - the length of which we are almost never sure of in advance - when we feel spiritually "dry," so to speak: our Gods are...
View ArticleStreaming
The memories that flow blurred In a torpid echo The future that looms an uncertain ghost In the hazy periphery of some drugged dream Suspension in two foul liquids That preserve and cause decay It’s...
View ArticleSignal Boost — The Ancient Egyptian Daybook Project
Word has since gotten around about Tamara L. Siuda’s Ancient Egyptian Daybook Project, and although the initial fundraising goal has been surpassed by a little over $5,000 USD, it still needs support...
View ArticleKemetic Round Table : Dealing with Deities — How Did They Do It Then, How Do...
Tomb of Amonherkhepshef (QV55). At left, Ramesses III embraces the chthonic deity Tatenen (center), one of several Gods associated with the Primordial Mound, the sacred Nile, and the concept of...
View ArticleGOOD LUCK! A Kansas City Conjure Shop – Help Them Get Started!
A team of Vodouisants, Conjurers, and Rootworkers are campaigning for funds in order to open a physical storefront in Kansas City, Missouri. If they are successful, they will be providing a vital...
View ArticleAggressive Devotions : Atum Discovers His Penis (NSFW)
Because I write a lot of serious posts, I thought I’d break with formality for a little while and lighten things up a bit with one of my own “Aggressive Devotions,” in a similar style to the...
View ArticleProvocative and Beautiful Drawings by Sverre Malling
Reblogged from ThorNews: In just a few years, Sverre Malling (born 1977) has become one of the most renowned artists in Norway. His drawings are full of references - from our inner turmoil to banal...
View ArticleThe Wooden Tarot — A Major Arcana Project by Amy Swartz
I don’t know how “into” tarot decks my readers are. I’m not into tarot cards myself, really, beyond decks like the Deviant Moon Tarot that appeal to my particular taste in macabre and grotesque art....
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