This is one of the combined advantages and DISadvantages of a luni-solar religious calendar. The actual day of the New Year varies from year to year in the secular calendar. This is something that is actually familiar territory for a lot of people in our society. It is also something that is not usually explored…

Whether you are celebrating the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere or the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere the Titans Prometheus and Helios are ones that come to mind for me. Today is the day that Helios is at his most northern point in his journey through the heavens and starts his yearly journey…

Tomorrow is the Summer Solstice (the actual time of the solstice is in the EARLY morning where I am at) as well as the modern Prometheia. These are festivals that recognize that the sun is at its most northern point in its yearly journey through our skies. Tomorrow I will be posting my praises to the…

Some months are ones that have fewer festivals than others. This month actually has a few more than others. Today is a day that falls between two festivals. The first, Skira/Skiraphoria (which was yesterday in the modern calendar) seems to have been a festival PRIMARILY dedicated to Demeter, but also to Athena Skiras and to Dionysus. This festival…

Recently there have been a lot of troubles in my life, but things seem to finally be smoothing themselves out. This is something that has given me time to reflect more on the Maxims. I think that I will be looking into publishing options soon for a small book of my reflections.  Summer seems to…