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June 2017

June 05, 2017

Using Wallpapers to Memorise Pagan Things

Using multiple images of the Orphic Hymn to Hekate ... I have actually finally been...

June 01, 2017

My Gods are Real and Independent Beings

To say the Gods are independent is to say They do not rely on our...

May 2017

May 29, 2017

On Comparing the Gods to Humans

In some of my posts... I will use examples of human behaviour and motives to...

May 26, 2017

The Importance of Ritual in My Paganism

In my religion, in my Hekatean Hellenism, ritual has come to be the backbone. It...

May 22, 2017

Do You Have a Source for That?

Someone will post something that is ostensibly ancient and others will comment either that it...

May 17, 2017

I’m an Armchair Pagan

You don't do rituals, you don't praise the Gods (or equivalent), you don't really do...

April 2017

April 17, 2017

Grandma and the Ostara Storm – A Pagan Childrens Book

In essence, this book could perhaps be seen as a story that normalises Ostara as...

April 10, 2017

Hekate Goddess of the Underworld

As a lead up to Samhain in the southern hemisphere, here is another post that...

April 07, 2017

The Gods Are More Than Their Symbols

The Gods are real, living beings and They are just as, if not more, complex...

April 03, 2017

The Aztec Afterlife

For the Aztecs, the method of your death is what determines where you will go...

March 2017

March 31, 2017

Home Education Isn’t All Conservatives and Christians

There are two stereotypes about home educators in Australia - one is the conservative right...

March 27, 2017

Do Our Stereotypes Keep us Safe?

By keeping the displeasing stuff out of the public eye, we keep ourselves safe. We...

March 23, 2017

Undoing the Hard Work of Pagan Pioneers

The problem here is that the myths and stereotypes our predecessors dispelled weren't all myths...

March 17, 2017

Iphigenia – The Human Origins of Hekate

In this post we are going to look at another myth about Hekate, the one...

March 14, 2017

Tauri Princess – The Human Origins of Hekate

In this post I am going to explore one of the origin stories of Hekate,...

March 08, 2017

All About Khernips

Making khernips is extremely simple! So simple that honestly, even if you aren't Hellenic, it's...

March 06, 2017

What Will History Know of Us?

Our stone tablets are plastic and metal usb drives, CD discs and black boxes of...

March 01, 2017

The CoH Virtue of Temperance

The Covenant of Hekate is guided by five virtues, we are supposed to uphold these...

January 2017

January 13, 2017

Why Not Pray to a Toy?

The original intent of whoever created the statue is irrelevant. You can feel it, this...

January 05, 2017

I Can’t Be Recon But I Can’t Be Modern

I cannot rely on the ancients to help me bring their religion into my land,...

January 02, 2017

On Resolutions and New Year Goals

2016 was an interesting one for me though, I actually accomplished many of my goals...

December 2016

December 27, 2016

Ending the Year in Darkness

I am going to extend my observances of the dark moon so that it falls...

December 21, 2016

Aussie Pagan Calendar 2017

It's fairly easy to find lists of all the US events and festival dates online,...

December 19, 2016

Is Silliness a Problem in Paganism?

Non-Pagans will see the story about this guy who wears horns and they will judge...

December 16, 2016

Pagan Parenting – Summer Solstice for Kids

Here are some kid friendly ideas of things to do and links to activities, crafts,...

December 12, 2016

Heliogenna The Hellenic Winter Solstice

The basic premise of this festival is honouring Helios as He mourns the death of...

December 08, 2016

Being Non-Christmas is Hard

Someday I will figure this out, how to make the summer solstice more exciting than...

December 05, 2016

Divination – The Greek Alphabet Oracle

I've never used the Greek Alphabet Oracle before, but I want to try it out....

November 2016

November 28, 2016

Looking Back On My Beliefs About Hekate

Things change, people change, even if in only subtle ways. I have changed many of...

November 25, 2016

The Gods Aren’t Always Nice

Their interests aren't always going to be aligned with our interests. What is best for...

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