I am a hoarder of links, a crazy cat lady of valence, patterns obsess me. I can weave a fabulous story from the slenderest of threads. Give me any two random points and I can find a connection between them. Sometimes I see things that aren’t there. I can’t control it. Even if I wanted [...]
Posts Tagged ‘writing’
The marotte addresses the audience
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dionysos, hermes, holy fool, magic, philosophy, writing on 05/09/2012 | 2 Comments »
Sundry literary matters
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged heathenry, hellenismos, odin, paganism, philosophy, writing on 05/07/2012 | 7 Comments »
Or Sannion better start saving up his pennies. Edward P. Butler has released an important contribution to the world of Pagan thought with his Essays on a Polytheistic Philosophy of Religion The book blurb reads: These essays lay the groundwork for a practice of philosophical inquiry adequate to polytheistic or “Pagan” religious traditions, including in [...]
My partner’s new book is out
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apollon, dionysos, hellenismos, hermes, local focus polytheism, magic, nymphai, paganism, writing on 05/07/2012 | 1 Comment »
Dwelling on the Threshold: Reflections of a Spirit-Worker and Devotional Polytheist by Sarah Kate Istra Winter Within the myriad traditions of modern polytheism, some are called to a deeper and more consuming level of engagement with the gods, spirits, and otherworlds. These mystics, devotees, shamans, god-spouses, seers, spirit-workers and others often must craft a unique [...]
An interview with esteemed poet Jory Mickelson
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged nysa press, writing on 05/04/2012 | 1 Comment »
I’ve known Jory for a ridiculously long time and am a huge fan of his writing. When I saw that he had released a new book of poetry (which you can purchase through Winged City Chapbooks!) I thought it would be a great opportunity to talk shop with him and turn you guys on to [...]
Happy Walpurgisnacht!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dionysos, festivals, hermes, heroes, holy fool, nysa press, spider, writing on 04/30/2012 | 10 Comments »
I was originally going to hold off on this announcement for a little while longer, but tonight feels like a more appropriate occasion, so here goes … Some of you may recall that I’ve been working on a book. Well, thanks to an observation Dver made some time back, I decided to split it up [...]
Vino nuovo in otre nuovo
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged christianity, dionysos, hermes, heroes, holy fool, italy, magic, nymphai, oracles, oregon, ptolemies, spider, writing on 04/30/2012 | Leave a Comment »
The verse which the taranta-kissed dominus Bacchus of liberty whispers in my ear is orgiastic, triumphal columns of letters marching with elephants, jugglers, actors, mobile shrines, wine-pouring statues and sixty foot phalloi through the city streets. Once you open the door and let them in the poetry runs around wild in your head like Lydian [...]
The domino mask of Arlecchino becomes the Gorgoneion
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ariadne, dionysos, hermes, holy fool, italy, magic, spider, writing on 04/30/2012 | Leave a Comment »
The magician is always on the edge of being proven a fraud until he does something spectacular, something fabulously miraculous, the revelation of something which the audience has never seen before, something that defies reasonable expectations and shatters all the rules of the phenomenal world. He makes them dream while awake and wonder if this [...]
Canis sine dentibus vehementius latrat
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged paganism, writing on 04/24/2012 | 40 Comments »
Dianic “elder” Z. Budapest has thrown down the gauntlet: I would like you to help me spread the words that Singing “We all come from the Goddess” should NOT BE rewritten. It is my intellectual property. it is NOt a folk song, which by the way is the fate of many composers whose songs are [...]
Final reminder about the 2012 Pledge Drive
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged creative writing pledge drive, nysa press, oracles, writing on 04/16/2012 | 3 Comments »
The 2012 Creative Writing Pledge Drive will come to a close with the end of the week. If you like what I’m doing here at The House of Vines, well, here’s an opportunity to show your appreciation and support and get something cool in the process! For $15 I will write a poem or hymn [...]
Adoratio explicatur
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apollon, ariadne, dionysos, egypt, gods, greece, heroes, italy, jim morrison, local focus polytheism, mythology, nymphai, religious practice, spider, writing on 04/13/2012 | 3 Comments »
A while back I wrote the 99 Adorations as a devotional tool to help deepen my connection to Dionysos. I’ve recited it, without fail, every Monday night since then and it’s proven far more effective than I ever could have anticipated. I was also quite pleasantly surprised by the trend it started which, as far [...]
Also, while I’m making recommendations …
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anthesteria, festivals, gods, philosophy, writing on 04/13/2012 | 1 Comment »
Go and read some of the awesome stuff that Dver has been posting recently. She’s really on a roll and there’s too much of worth to single any post out for praise. Another must read is Galina’s post on humility. Every word of it resonates and is inspiring. And lastly, here is an account of [...]
Who can fathom their ways?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged aphrodite, arsinoe, christianity, dionysos, egypt, greco-egyptian, heroes, holy fool, italy, nymphai, writing on 04/06/2012 | 8 Comments »
You, right now, are watching the creation of my book of prophecy, which scholars in ages to come, will spend much time studying the intricate mysteries of. Normally this sort of thing is done in secret, with only the final product loosed into the world. But in an era when television is reality, it seemed [...]
And for my 800th post …
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged creative writing pledge drive, dionysos, heroes, holy fool, magic, writing on 04/06/2012 | 9 Comments »
An inspiration.
I celebrate the sacrament of language
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dionysos, eugene, hermes, heroes, holy fool, local focus polytheism, magic, thoth, writing on 04/05/2012 | 2 Comments »
I celebrate the sacrament of language. Every time I write I touch the face of my god, breathe his power into my words, make changes in the world, however minute. It’s fucking intoxicating! And maybe, being a writer, you walk a fine line with hubris and must always ask yourself, “How much of me do [...]
Zeitgeist und Eternal Recurrence
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged christianity, dionysos, gods, hermes, italy, magic, mythology, writing on 04/02/2012 | 2 Comments »
A good poem isn’t just the words on the page – it is also comprised of the thoughts it stirs up in the mind of the readers. Necessarily this means that the poem is in perpetual transformation as a result of what each new audience brings to the equation. Which is why the accomplished poet [...]
This makes me so happy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged creative writing pledge drive, holy fool, writing on 03/29/2012 | 11 Comments »
Two people have found my blog searching for medieval gay porn. Sadly, I have not written any … yet.
Announcing Sannion’s Divination and Creative Writing Pledge Drive 2012
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged creative writing pledge drive, nysa press, oracles, writing on 03/28/2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these but I can use some extra cash with an assortment of festivals, unexpected bills, positive life-changes, etc. looming on the horizon. If you like what I’m doing here at The House of Vines, well, here’s an opportunity to show your appreciation and support and get [...]
Now, I am thirsty
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dionysos, writing on 01/11/2012 | 6 Comments »
I dreamed a poem by Jalāl ad-Dīn Rūmī that I had never read before. Something achingly beautiful, like a knife slicing through the muscle of my heart to let out divine light. But when I woke I couldn’t remember even a single word of it. I just lay there for an hour, haunted by the [...]
Let me tell you an Eiraphioteion story
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged christianity, dionysos, gods, hermes, holy fool, italy, local focus polytheism, magic, paganism, philosophy, spider, writing on 12/29/2011 | Leave a Comment »
It begins with the realization. It was the Jägermeister that did them all in. Effluvium. He realized that that was all that they were. Effluvium. And that’s when it all went to hell. Or at least when he realized that they were all already there. [Remember, the clown can descend into depths where mortals fear [...]
The 99 Adorations
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dionysos, religious practice, writing on 12/27/2011 | 27 Comments »
In the wake of all the recent changes in my spiritual life I’ve been feeling a strong desire to deepen my connection to Dionysos and towards that end I’ve been working on coming up with some new devotional practices. I mentioned a while back that I’d be praying the Garland everyday once I had the [...]
