For people who have been following me for a while, I understand that it is unusual for me to “drop off the map” when I’m in the middle of a sequence of blog posts that go together. I apologize for this latest one with a bit of an explanation. For some reason, still unknown to…
I live in the Northern Hemisphere, so the Autumnal Equinox (on September 22nd this year) is thought of by many here, as the descent of Kore into the Underworld where she is enthroned as Persephone, Mistress of the Eleusinian Mysteries. As a Hellenic Polytheist who honors Persephone and her mother Demeter, I recognize this as…
Last month when I was writing daily posts about the god Poseidon, for the most part reactions were positive. The exception to this was from some people in the area affected by Hurricane Harvey. As a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, I can understand this completely. Poseidon is not always the kindest of the Theoi. (That…
