polytheism
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Reblog: My religious deal-breakers
Read more: Reblog: My religious deal-breakersMy religious deal-breakers: Exploring a journal prompt from chapter 5 of “Changing Paths.” Hello readers and happy Friday! Time to tackle another journal prompt from Changing Paths by Yvonne Aburrow. This week, we’re looking at chapter 5, … Before I start pulling out my “laundry list” and discussing it, I should note that this is…
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Reblog: A weird boy, but definitely a boy
Read more: Reblog: A weird boy, but definitely a boyA weird boy, but definitely a boy: Freestyling it again for chapter 4 of “Changing Paths” This Friday, I’ll be blogging some of my thoughts from reading Chapter 4, “Religion and Gender” of Yvonne Aburrow’s book, Changing Paths… It’s been interesting for me as a man primarily dedicated to and working with Freyja. It seems…
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An alternative “10 commandments”
Read more: An alternative “10 commandments”The “Ten Commandments” of Solon (as recorded in Diogenes Laertius’ “Lives of Eminent Philosophers”, 1.60), are as follows: Hat-tip to Richard Carrier, from whom I learned about this list of “commandments”. Art: “Solon the Wise Lawgiver of Athens” by Walter Crane
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Patron deities
Read more: Patron deitiesThe concept of patron deities in polytheism caused me a lot of trouble back in the day. I was on a polytheist mailing list and it seemed like everyone on the list had a patron deity who had approached them personally. They were also adamant that the deity approached them and not the other way…
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