Bittersweet SMF(ony)
Recently we had the Lammas Monologues at the Aquarian Tabernacle Church. This was the first year I have not presented a monologue. I’m feeling conflicted.
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Recently we had the Lammas Monologues at the Aquarian Tabernacle Church. This was the first year I have not presented a monologue. I’m feeling conflicted.
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I’m finally back from Spring Mysteries Festival, and it’s taking me a while to recover. It’s always challenging returning to the mundane (“normal”) world after spending the better part of a week in magical space.
Back to Mundane Life… Sort of Read More »
I can hardly believe it is almost Spring Mysteries (Happy Equinox, by the way). This coming weekend is the last rehearsal before we are on site for the Festival. Which means I have less than a week to finish my costumes, and my husband’s costumes, and a few other details.
The Countdown is on! Read More »
One of the things I do when I am preparing for Spring Mysteries is read as much as I can. I read scholarly research, websites, devotional anthologies, and fiction. Yes, I enjoy reading modern fiction about the Gods. I don’t often expect a lot out of the fiction, especially because much of it is Young
Book Review: Persephone Read More »
This weekend was the first read through for Spring Mysteries. I’m in for a busy spring! I’m tired. And I’m looking forward to next weekend already.
The Journey Begins Once More Read More »
The last few weeks I’ve focused on Hades’ abduction of Persephone. The Homeric Hymn to Demeter is really about Persephone coming of age and separating from her mother.
I’ve established that the “Rape of Persephone” refers to abduction rather than sexual assault. Rape by modern or ancient definition aside, Hades still abducted her.
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Persephone’s mythology centers around her abduction, or rape. Was she raped in the way we understand rape? To understand Her, I need to understand this myth.
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