Reality – oozing, Dripping from his fingers As though it was blood Spilt from the wounds of men. The rages and passions Are his; he, simmering, Darkest lord, controls most Of that which we hold dear.… more →
The Mirror Palacewrote 7 months ago: Recently I’ve found the following passage (from The Life of Proclus or Concerning Happiness by Marin … more →
wrote 7 months ago: I haven’t posted anything personal in awhile, so perhaps this will fit the bill. This is not a poem. … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Gustave Moreau – Phaethon The Fall of a Soul by John Addington Symonds (October 5, 1840 … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Sonia Delaunay – Rhythm Chords [Passages 14] by Robert Duncan For the Thing we call Moon conta … more →
wrote 8 months ago: On this day, in 1886, the poet Hilda Doolittle (aka H.D.), was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Of a … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Religio or, The Child’s Guide to Knowledge by Ezra Pound What is a god? A god is an eternal state of … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Did you know that just because a God is in the Greek pantheon doesn’t mean they’re Greek? Eh, you pr … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Happy New Year!!! Today is the sparkling first day of the Kemetic year. With this I begin my Helleni … more →
wrote 9 months ago: for Annabel Lee Within the House of Hades An Orphic Fragment Your soul has departed. You arrive at a … more →
wrote 10 months ago: The following poem is a lovely and insightful tribute to Dionysos/Bacchus (and Silenus) by the great … more →
wrote 12 months ago: At this moment I am sitting on the balcony of a 12th-century chateau in the south of France, near th … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We arrived in Paris on Tuesday after many, many hours of travel and very few hours of sleep. We’re … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Tomorrow (Monday) my husband and I embark on a voyage to France, where we will be leading a wine tou … more →
wrote 1 year ago: “Young men, praise Hestia, the most ancient of goddesses.” [verse preserved in Proclus’ Commentary o … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday began with our hands in the dirt, pulling weeds and planting seeds, and ended with our eye … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Much of my post yesterday dedicated to Thomas Taylor, “The English Pagan,” was inspired by an anonym … more →
wrote 1 year ago: “It is curious that Thomas Taylor, the Platonist, is really a better man of imagination, a bet … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Start here: On the Occasion of the 1,600th Anniversary of the Birth of Proclus (2/08/12) by Edward P … more →
wrote 1 year ago: For Part Two of my initial reflections on Hestia (Part One can be found here), I want to first exami … more →