mythology
Technopaganism
Friday, 23Dec2005 Filed in: beliefs
“Mythical Language and Idiom: Crash Course World Mythology #41”
Saturday, 24Nov2018 Filed in: studies
Memorial Day musings
Monday, 30May2005 Filed in: modern adult pagans
Although I feel sex and combining sex with religion can be positive, I can't deny abuse by certain pagans.
Read More...“Witches and Hags: Crash Course World Mythology #39”
Saturday, 10Nov2018 Filed in: studies
❝Some monotheists think that their religion belongs on top and take offense when you disagree.❞
“Serpents and Dragons: Crash Course World Mythology #38”
Saturday, 03Nov2018 Filed in: studies
“Monsters. They're Us, Man: Crash Course World Mythology #36”
Saturday, 20Oct2018 Filed in: studies
“Cities of Myth: Crash Course World Mythology #35”
Saturday, 13Oct2018 Filed in: studies
“Mythical Mountains: Crash Course World Mythology #33”
Saturday, 29Sep2018 Filed in: studies
“Caesar, The Colosseum, Republic, Nero, geese, plebeians, legions — everything that you once knew, but forgot, in a crash course video by Arzamas.
Narrated by Brian Cox.
"Ancient Rome in 20 minutes" is an English version of a Russian video by Arzamas.”
Read More...“Mythical Caves and Gardens: Crash Course World Mythology #32”
Saturday, 22Sep2018 Filed in: studies
“Herakles. Or Hercules. A Problematic Hero: Crash Course World Mythology #30”
Saturday, 08Sep2018 Filed in: studies
“The Mwindo Epic: Crash Course World Mythology #29”
Saturday, 01Sep2018 Filed in: studies
“Galahad, Perceval, and the Holy Grail: Crash Course World Mythology #28”
Saturday, 25Aug2018 Filed in: studies
An Arizona monsoon storm.
I'm going to go watch it on the patio for a while.
I'm going to go watch it on the patio for a while.
“Rama and the Ramayana: Crash Course World Mythology #27”
Saturday, 18Aug2018 Filed in: studies
“The Epic of Gilgamesh: Crash Course World Mythology #26”
Saturday, 11Aug2018 Filed in: studies
“The Hero's Journey and the Monomyth: Crash Course World Mythology #25”
Sunday, 05Aug2018 Filed in: studies
“Ragnarok: Crash Course World Mythology #24”
Saturday, 28Jul2018 Filed in: studies
“Churches are hospitals for the sinners, not mausoleums for the saints.”
“Yu the Engineer and Flood Stories from China: Crash Course World Mythology #17”
Saturday, 30Jun2018 Filed in: studies
“Floods in the Ancient Near East: Crash Course World Mythology #16”
Saturday, 23Jun2018 Filed in: studies
“Archetypes and Male Divinities: Crash Course World Mythology #15”
Sunday, 17Jun2018 Filed in: studies
“This week on Crash Course Mythology, Mike is teaching you about the archetypes that are often associated with male divinities. We’re going to talk about Fathers & Sons, Kings & Judges, Saviors & Sages, Shamans, Tricksters, and Lords of Destruction. Along the way, we’ll look at the story of Hwaning, Hwanung, and Dangun from the Korean peninsula, and we’ll learn about Arjuna and all the help he got from Krishna. We’ll also touch on a ton of other myths from around the world. These things play out this way all the time, man.”
Read More...“Fire and Buffalo Goddesses: Crash Course World Mythology #14”
Sunday, 10Jun2018 Filed in: studies
“Great Goddesses: Crash Course World Mythology #13”
Saturday, 02Jun2018 Filed in: studies
“Theories of Myth: Crash Course World Mythology #12”
Saturday, 26May2018 Filed in: studies
“We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.”
“African Pantheons and the Orishas: Crash Course World Mythology #11”
Saturday, 19May2018 Filed in: studies
“Witches on the Sabbath” by Luis Ricardo Falero
Monday, 14May2018 Filed in: Gallery
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Luis Ricardo Falero, Duke of Labranzano, was a Spanish painter with a taste for female nudes in mythological and fantasy settings. This 1878 piece is called Witches on the Sabbath.
Notice the juxtaposition of the human figures with the non-human. The non-human seem even more carnal than the human in twisted ways. Between that and the floating, it's a pretty good bet that this depicts a psychedelic trip. It was understood that a lot of the imagery reported by witches may have occurred under the influence. Does that make it any less valid? Well, that's a question for another time.
Pay attention to the lady in the lower left corner. The expression on her face indicates something is going on, and it's a bit beyond a night out with friends. My guess is that it has something to do with the man whose arm she is hanging onto. I don't think it's an accident that his face is mostly averted. I think this is detailing an affair.
Notice the juxtaposition of the human figures with the non-human. The non-human seem even more carnal than the human in twisted ways. Between that and the floating, it's a pretty good bet that this depicts a psychedelic trip. It was understood that a lot of the imagery reported by witches may have occurred under the influence. Does that make it any less valid? Well, that's a question for another time.
Pay attention to the lady in the lower left corner. The expression on her face indicates something is going on, and it's a bit beyond a night out with friends. My guess is that it has something to do with the man whose arm she is hanging onto. I don't think it's an accident that his face is mostly averted. I think this is detailing an affair.
I’m a naturist in both senses of the word. Life doesn’t always need clothes. I admire the human body. I hope you can too.
“The Greeks and Romans - Pantheons Part 3: Crash Course World Mythology #9”
Saturday, 05May2018 Filed in: studies
“Social Orders and Creation Stories: Crash Course World Mythology #5”
Saturday, 07Apr2018 Filed in: studies
“Earth Mothers and Rebellious Sons - Creation Part 3: Crash Course World Mythology #4”
Saturday, 31Mar2018 Filed in: studies
“Zeus and Antiope”
❝I think it's vital to have friends outside your faith and outside your work. It helps you to balance. We need people we don't agree with but still trust to keep us out of the ego traps. We need other outlets for our passion just to keep ourselves fresh.❞
“Andromeda Chained to the Rocks”
Monday, 19Mar2018 Filed in: Gallery
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”
Under the full Moon
“There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.”
Skeins
Thursday, 19Nov2009 Filed in: beliefs⭐︎ philosophy
❝There is an old saying that the difficult truths are the only ones that must be told.❞— NeoWayland, Discipline, the Modern Pagan, and power from victimhood
Anchor our dreams
Monday, 04Dec2017 Filed in: quotes & thinkums
“The day has eyes; the night has ears.”
“Coyote and Raven, American Tricksters: Crash Course World Mythology #22”
Sunday, 20Aug2017 Filed in: studies⭐︎ entertainment
“Hermes and Loki and Tricksters Part 2: Crash Course World Mythology #21”
Sunday, 13Aug2017 Filed in: studies⭐︎ entertainment
“Creation from the Void: Crash Course World Mythology #2”
Sunday, 06Aug2017 Filed in: studies⭐︎ entertainment
❝You should beware the politician who wraps himself in faith and the minister who wraps himself with the flag.❞
— from the private journal of NeoWayland, 01Mar2002
“What Is Myth? Crash Course World Mythology #1””
Sunday, 30Jul2017 Filed in: studies⭐︎ entertainment
I let my ego off the chain last weekend. It was a vain and foolish thing to do. And it had consequences.
Read More...“Tricksters: An Introduction: Crash Course World Mythology 20”
Sunday, 23Jul2017 Filed in: studies⭐︎ entertainment
