Living in the cinematic boonies as I do, I will probably not see Agora until it comes out on DVD. Here is a long dissection of it, from period-incorrect Roman armor to its avoidance of exactly what Hypatia taught: But because the film never bothers to make her neo-Platonist asceticism clear – exactly what her [...]
The blueberry of our Lord Jesus Christ keep you in everlasting life. It’s another stab at nature religion of a sort. At least they are acknowledging something outside The Book. (Photo from Wilmington, Vermont. The painted fiberglass bear is one of those community art projects—something else all together.)
Not one but two Pagans write to the syndicated advice column Annie’s Mailbox to explain that they are not offended when someone offers a Christian blessing at a meal. (Scroll down to the second “Dear Annie.”) If you really are a polytheist, then Jesus is a god too. Maybe he did not start out as [...]
Via The Wild Hunt, a story of another Anglican priest with an attraction to Druidism. I’m actually a priest of the Church of England – but with a difference. Though I’m still in “holy orders”, I now work full time as a magician, writer and retreat leader. I’ve been described as a “priest at the [...]
It was Icelandic Pagans who caused the volcano to erupt, say Russian Orthodox clerics, countering the Shiite Islamic cleric who blamed women for inciting the lust of hapless men and thus, somehow, earthquakes. They noted that Iceland “has recently become a center of European neo-paganism of Aryan occult kind, which has Nazi character” as Iceland [...]
With the build-up among Pagan moviegoers for a North American release of Alelejandro Amenabar’s Agora, here is a quick biography of the philosopher Hypatia herself and the religious conflicts that led to her murder by a Christian mob. (She was a bit older at her death than is Rachel Weisz.) (Via Rogue Classicism)
Back on January 27th, I mentioned that the US Air Force Academy, located near Colorado Springs, had created a ritual space for followers of Pagan religions. Jason Pitzl-Waters has been keeping up on various reactions, including some form of magic performed by (presumably) evangelical Christians, who think that putting two large crossed bits of lumber [...]
Following a link from another religion blog, I dropped into today on Beauty Tips for Ministers (subtitled “Because you’re in the public eye, and God knows you need to look good.”) I read this: SO many of you have written to let me know that TLC will be airing an episode of “What Not To [...]
The University of Amsterdam has one of just a few graduate programs in the study of Western Esotericism, which is often contrasted with Christianity as follows (from a lecture handout based on work of Antoine Faivre). Christianity Esotericism Personal deity [...]
Today got off on a weird note: I got up, fed the dogs, and walked the dogs, only to come home from the dog walk (M. still asleep) and find the electricity off. I called our electric co-op, and was promised that the linemen would be informed. After M. awoke, I wheeled out the generator, [...]
