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 »
I don’t know if you noticed. I didn’t blog last week. That’s because instead of making it home after rehearsal for Spring Mysteries, we were stuck in Washington.
Breakdown, No Breakdown 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 »
I’m not really one for making resolutions. The biggest thing I’m thinking about tweaking right now is my daily practice, as well as my weekly practice.
What is your daily practice? Read More »
Hooray! It’s holiday time! I’ve spent the last two days sleeping and reading with my family, playing games on my phone, and watching movies. It’s been blissful!
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.
The Rape of Persephone, Part 3 Read More »
![The Rape of Persephone (Enlèvement de Proserpine d'après) by Creator: Alessandro Allori [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://i0.wp.com/walkswithin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Enl%C3%A8vement_de_Proserpine_dapr%C3%A8s_by_Alessandro_Allori.jpg?fit=1024%2C670&ssl=1)
I have long comforted myself by saying the definition of rape was different for the ancients. As we found last week, it simply meant abduction, or kidnapping.
The Rape of Persephone, Part 2 Read More »
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.
The Rape of Persephone, Part 1 Read More »
Now that Hekate’s Sickle Festival is over, it’s time to start preparing form Spring Mysteries Festival. This year, I’m holding the role of Kore/Persephone.
Encountering Persephone Read More »
