Tag Archives: Janus

Io Saturnalia! A ritual

Posted on December 21, 2016 by

Originally posted on Temple of Athena the Savior:
Yesterday was the first day of the Roman festival of Saturnalia, the holiday from which most Christmas traditions are taken. It was the most popular Roman holiday, and all business was suspended…

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Appeal to the Gate-keeper Gods

Posted on August 31, 2016 by

I wrote last month about how I was thinking about adopting P. Sufanas Virius Lupus’s idea of using prayers to Wepwawet, Hekate, and Janus at the beginning of rituals to open the way for the other Deities being honored and … Continue reading →

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Greco-Egyptian Noumenia Ritual

Posted on January 11, 2016 by

So, today is the Noumenia, the New month in the Greek Calendar. Although Noumenia means literally “New Moon”, it is not on what is astrologically called the new moon, which is really the dark moon. Rather, it occurs a few … Continue reading →

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Io Saturnalia! A ritual

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Yesterday was the first day of the Roman festival of Saturnalia, the holiday from which most Christmas traditions are taken. It was the most popular Roman holiday, and all business was suspended for the week. It was a time of … Continue reading →

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Some of my writings

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

Instead of reproducing here the essays and other works I’ve had published online in other places, I thought I’d share them in a list of links for folks to look at if they’d like. I’ll have to do another listing … Continue reading →

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