Really fun #bookhaul from the Renaissance Festival! Enfys J. Book is actually a visiting author but sadly I won‘t be able to make it the weekend they are coming.
so-soI‘ve been trying to process this one for ages now. The first part is a good conversation starter. The second half is such a patchwork of pre-fab prayers it‘s hard to take them as genuine. Maybe if this had been done as a collaboration between the author and other people on the paths for these prayers it might seem more genuine and therefore be more helpful. By the end, my eyes were sort of crossed and I was just happy it was over.
Winter gives us the book on spirit-work that she wish she had when first starting out herself. The wide-ranging essays cover topics as varied as the use of entheogens, the nature and importance of sacrifice, the true meaning of Hekate‘s Deipnon, the difference between trance and visualization, and the work of modern oracles. Though not a spirit-worker myself, I found much food for thought in Winter‘s essays. #paganism #polytheism #mythology
bailed“Although some liberal watchdogs have tried to define Thor‘s hammer as a hate symbol, most of those who wear it are as positive in their outlook as those witches who wear the pentagram”…no one is wary of racist iconography because it‘s “negative”. No one is like “those Nazis are such Debby Downers”. Having your religious iconography co-opted by assholes happens, ask the Buddhists, but don‘t downplay it.
pickA lot was packed into less than 200 pages. Daimler didn‘t go into great depth on anything, but get a good look at the general nature of Irish Reconstructionist Polytheism. This is a great, well written, scholarly, concise starting point. In fact, I wish I had started with this book.
#MorganDaimler #IrishPaganism #ReconstructingIrishPolytheism #polytheism #CelticReconstructionist #Celtic #Irish
Started this book on the 30th and totally forgot to post about it. Whoops! Other than the fact I still take issue with the word “pagan” and I‘m down with everything but the “gods and goddesses of Ireland are real” thing...let‘s just say I‘m hoping this makes something click for me.
#MorganDaimler #IrishPaganism #ReconstructingIrishPolytheism #polytheism #CelticReconstructionist #Celtic #Irish
pickThis is obviously a book for a very specific niche—but it‘s a great book for that niche. It‘s short and easy to read, but packed with practical ideas and thoughts. Yes, practical ideas for spirituality! I‘m grateful to the author for making it available for free on Kindle.
so-soA breakdown on why prayer can be useful in one‘s practice, as well as several example prayers on different subjects that can be used as a jumping-off point for developing one‘s own. I will be honest that I preferred the first part of the book. The example prayers themselves really did nothing for me.
I am absolutely loving seeing everyone‘s opening posts for the #mythsandlegendsswap today!!
I received this gorgeous box all the way from @GlassAsDiamonds in Singapore and just had to stop and admire the gorgeous wrapping paper. 😍😍😍
Contents post coming up...
This came in the mail today and I am so freakin‘ stoked! #orphic #orphism #hellenismos #polytheism #classics #ancientgreece
