May 2013
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Dionysus' kiste
lolwig-mai: A kiste or cista was a kind of chest or basket. They are called cistae mysticae when employed in the mysteries to hold certain sacred items (it is a Christian author, Clement Alexandrinus, who preserves the most information on this); since mysteries and initiations are rare these days, perhaps the cista should now become a part of regular Hellenist cult instead, simply a holy place...
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A Changing Altar: Musings on Miasma and Modernity →
Go to the source, read the whole thing and enjoy one fo the best modern thoughts on misama for the modern Helene. ginandjack: First, Sannion’s written about Miasma and taboo recently, and you should go read that. He addresses the issues some have with the moral implications of miasma (ie. unless you’re a murderer, chill) and makes mention of my favorite point : location. Actually, the two...
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February 2013
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Kent Bye: Getting self-organizing teams to really... →
kentbye: Notes from Agile Open Northwest: * Self-organizing teams have three characteristics : 1.) Autonomy. Make their own rules and working agreements. 2.) Cross-fertilization and learn from each and share learnings and help each other. 3.) Self-transcendence, and never settle for good enough and…
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WatchWatch
Another augmented reality variation perhaps? (via What Is Silent Opera? (VIDEO) - Huffington Post)
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Mythology by iizzard on deviantART →
Wonderful mythology art, the season portraits are particularly stunning.
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All Dionysus, all the time... possibly hysteria... →
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Ivy & Amaranth: Lessons →
I had no idea either that Artemis and Dionysus were close. I’ll have to ask the author what the book was that is so full of revelation for her. thebacchichuntress: So for a while now I’ve had in my possession a book about Artemis. I’d skimmed a few pages of it here and there, but had never truly sat down and read it what with school and work and stress. The other night I found myself with...
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Kayumanggi ang Kulay Ko: thesavagedaughter:... →
Go to the source for the whole thread, but a wonderful semi-deconstructions of animism for the non-colonial non-anthopologist. thesavagedaughter: otaachimow: thesavagedaughter: otaachimow: thesavagedaughter: otaachimow: thesavagedaughter: Does anyone else find animism a hard concept to grasp/thing to read up on and feel like you completely understand? You know it’s funny you...
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