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Banebdjedet : Q & A
A mural from the 20th Dynasty tomb of Prince Montu-her-Khepeshef, KV19. He was a son of Ramses IX. Banebdjedet, here syncretized with the already syncretic deity Ptah-Tatenen and bearing the...
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Some “Good” News for Heathen Servicemen and Veterans
The Hammer of Thor is available as an emblem of belief for placement on United States government grave markers. It’s perhaps not the biggest social victory any of us could ever hope for, but it’s...
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Slaying the Demon-Serpent : The Heka of Mindfulness and the Execration of Fear
“Vehement Strength,” by Ehuatl. This Modern image is based on an Ancient relief of Set in His ethereal falcon incarnation, from the temple of Amun in the Kharga Oasis (Hebet / Hibis). Set might very...
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Kemetic Round Table : Heka . . . ‘vuh Headache
A Late Period (7th century BCE) stela of the Egyptian God Heka or Bes Pantheos, shown with the features of “all Gods.” This image is meant to convey the multiversal, all-pervading nature of the power...
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Surely You Jest
I’ve been trying to hold my tongue in regard to the ongoing, polarizing firefight over the worship of fictitious superheroes as objects of hero-cult, and the incorporation of pop culture elements into...
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You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
So, remember when I said I was going to say one little thing and then nothing else on the issue currently causing strife within the Polytheist community? (As if we didn’t already have enough...
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On “Academic Elitism” and the Importance of Pearls
American Clinical Neurologist Dr. Steven Novella is probably referring to his field of Medicine, but Philosophy and Theology are also sciences — not “hard sciences” like Medicine, but sciences all the...
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Why Reconstructionism Is Not Its Own Justification
For those who don’t know, Reconstructionist Polytheism is a category of Polytheism which strives to recreate pre-Christian religions as closely as possible, based on surviving information regarding...
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And Now For Something Completely Different
Sannion recently posted “Worship Camazotz, not Bruce Wayne,” and I was reminded of a pen and ink drawing I made of Camazotz not that many months ago that I had nearly forgotten. I apologize for the...
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Kemetic Round Table : Shrine Guide — Bringing the Sacred into the Home
The icon I use for Heru-Wer in my home shrine. Image © Sarduriur Freydis Sverresdatter. Newcomers to Kemeticism (any Polytheism, really) are very eager to begin exploring budding relationships with...
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Shrine-Building in Four Easy Steps
Reblogged from Dice and Diamonds: Shrines are funny. Sometimes they are carefully engineered, with an esoteric architecture that speaks to the builder's private relationship with the divine-- and...
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Modern Myths Series
I’ve decided to take a brief respite from “super serious” academically-oriented writing. I’m going to use this opportunity to publish some long-overdue pieces that are far more literary (in a religious...
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Philosocorns
“Unicorn” by Munguia. I’ve been seeing a spat of very poorly if not erroneously defined philosophical terms lately within Pagan and Polytheist communities, more so than usual. The “usual” was bad...
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The Ancient Egyptian Daybook Project — Updates
Tamara L. Siuda’s The Ancient Egyptian Daybook project now has its own website. Those of you who wanted to contribute to but missed the Kickstarter campaign have the renewed opportunity to...
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On Sabbatical
Alternative title: Fruit is Murder, and It’s Murdering Me Right in the Face of my Gut I prayed to Pazuzu last night, leaving Him rich offerings of delicious Franco-Spanish food, white wine, and gourmet...
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Not Quite Back: A Few Updates to the Blog
Hello, dear readers! I haven’t quite returned from sabbatical, but I have a few updates to discuss. Firstly, I have updated the Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Terms and Concepts page. It’s nowhere...
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Using Budge = BAD IDEA!
Reblogged from Fanny Fae: "Who translated this? It’s completely wrong. They must have used Budge; I don’t know why they keep reprinting his books!" - Daniel Jackson, from the movie, "Stargate" People:...
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What it Means to be Jewish and a Polytheist
Reblogged from Making Bright: L'shanah Tova! Happy Jewish new year! Happy Canaanite new year! The title of this blog post might seem strange, or controversial, or not possible to some people - but I...
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