Opening the Jars – When the Spirits Draw Near
Anthesteria is a three-day festival that celebrates the springtime, the maturing of stored wine, and the spirits of the dead. It is one of the four Athenian festivals held in honor of Dionysus. The third day of this festival is known as Khytrai (Chytroi) or the Day of the Pots. This day is a celebration…
Spirit Work – Beyond the Aesthetics
Spirit work is the practice of building and sustaining intentional relationships with spirits or other non-corporeal beings. This connection can include ancestors, land spirits, household spirits, or plant spirits. This relationship is reciprocal, meaning that there is a give and there is a take, but at its core, this isn’t purely transactional. It’s built on…
The Hesiodic Portrait of Hekate
Today we’ll be discussing Hekate’s earliest literary appearance in Hesiod’s Theogony! If you’ve been looking into Hekate for a little while, you may notice that she doesn’t get mentioned very much in literature. She doesn’t have a Homeric Hymn, except for being mentioned in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter. She does have an Orphic Hymn…
Sanctuary of the Crossroads 