Wherein I discuss my attitudes towards space, sacred space, and views thereof. Sorry for the delay! "He is risen" is because this came out on Easter. Because I am a child at heart. Sources referenced: Michael Lipka, Roman Gods. Arnold van Gennep, The Rites of Passage. Cicero, De Domo Sua. Mircea Eliade, Sacred and Profane. Jenn Cianca, Sacred Ritua…

Wherein I discuss certain things relating to polytheism, willful misunderstanding, and a comparison between two interpretations of polytheism that isn't as equal as would otherwise appear. Sources Referenced: Various Authors, Ascendant: Modern Essays on Polytheism and Theology. Michael Lipka, Roman Gods. Ralph Haussler, "Interpretatio Indigena: Re-…

Wherein I rant about the burdensome quality of constant arguing about history and fact within contemporary polytheist spaces in the West. It's good to be back. Sources referenced: Dubois, Page. A Million and One gods: The Persistence of Polytheism. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2014. Kurien, Prema. A Place at the Multicultural Table: The Dev…

Wherein I discuss my views on piety, using influences from the Classical world and philosophy. Sources used for information include: Luke John Murphy, "Paganism at HomePre-Christian Private Praxis and Household Religion in the Iron-Age North", H. Crespo, "Reasonings about Philodemus’ On Piety", Andrej Petrovic & Ivana Petrovic, "Inner Purity & Poll…

Wherein I discuss my views regarding Sacrifice and Gifting, its engagement in Heathenry, espouse Stoicist philosophy, and draw from my previously published work of The Economy of Sacrifice.

Wherein I rant about Anglo-Saxonism, Anglo-Saxon Heathenry, and leave off for another episode.

Hello, and welcome. This is episode 0 of the vocal attachment to my blog, Of Axe and Plough. There's really not much to say - this is an introduction and an intentional episode about a new venture I've had in the back of my head. Though I'm not quite sure what happened with the audio (I assure you that I do not sound like that), I felt that it woul…