Author: templeofathena
The Choice
I actually wrote this about 6 months ago. I knew what my choice was. It just took me too long to make the right one. Must there always be a choice Between sacred things and the safety and security this world offers? I know I’m being called to make a sacrifice, but I fear what…
Sharing some Polytheist Art
Next I did Loki as the Fool (yes, the art got rearranged, there is frequent rearranging going on here) Well, that isn’t all the art I’ve done this summer, but that’s all I feel like sharing here. I hope you enjoyed them. Keeping creating and keep worshiping the Gods!
My first big Ancestor Work experience
On Friday the 30th, the day before Samhain/Halloween, I took a big step in my personal ancestor work. I wrote in July that I have been feeling a draw to work with a particular great grandfather that I never met in life. I found his grave is not far from where I live at all…
That Which Is Most Essential
Originally posted on Gangleri's Grove:
JKE recently asked, “Here’s a question, if you have time. What is the most fundamental part of your devotional work? If all else had to be eliminated in a crisis, what would you keep doing? This year, I have had multiple hospital stays, been temporarily displaced from my home, etc.…
Stop This Ride, I Want to Get Off!!!
Originally posted on Gangleri's Grove:
One of the many things that tridentantifa – btw, thanks, guys, for all the traffic to my site. It really helps get my work out there — complains about in my work is my support of dowries and marriage contracts. Since I’ve already written about the importance of a…
Demeter and Persephone: My POV
I’m sorry I forgot to post this last month when I filmed it. I’m hoping there will be less chaos in my life going forward. Please forgive me if I seem more distracted than usual in this video, but this was the first time I filmed outside and I should have picked a less crowded…
I’m single again
So, I’m single again. It sucks. I still love my ex, but we weren’t well matched. Many of our values did not match up. He is a good person, but I don’t believe we could build a life together. I made the hard choice. Perhaps one day we could even be friends, but not right…
I Am
I am the heartbeat within the storm. I am the prickle on your skin when you realize you are not alone. I am the shapeshifter, the skin of man and bear and wolf. I am the howl that brings the wild out of the civilized. I am the dancing flame, and the blackness beyond it.…
The Modern Artist’s Plea
Oh Holy Muses Who dwell on Helikon Mount Today I make this plea to You, Not for inspiration for my creative endeavors, no, The Nine Holy Sisters have already blessed me with that I have drunk from the waters with sprang from the hoof of Pegasus Which drove the poet to holy madness, And I…
