Last weekend there was a polytheist conference in Olympia, Washington, US, called Many Gods West, organised by a small group of polytheists, for the polytheist community in the US. I’ve been enjoying reading the blog posts of people who went.
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Category Archives: Religion/Spirituality
Weodmonath and Lammas
My last couple of posts have been about various aspects of my religious beliefs. This last weekend was a festival dear to many pagans and polytheists.
Conflating Ing with Frey?
One of the gods who has particular importance to me goes by the name of Ing.
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2nd August 2015
For those of you that haven’t realised yet, I’m a polytheist, that is I believe in and worship many gods. I’m quite comfortable with this although I get that some people might find it a) odd or b) confusing. Or both.Continue reading “2nd August 2015”
Why Animism and Polytheism are Radical Religions in Capitalist Societies
A good deal of animism and polytheism’s power, as it is expressed in outward form, is that it directly challenges the overculture’s directions to consume and produce for their own sake. Slavoj Žižek notes that products like Coke produce their own perpetual desire. In “The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology”, he notes that Coke self-perpetuates by two ways, in that it makes one’s duty to consume and enjoy Coke, and that the consumption of it leads to the thirst that leads a person to want to consume it more. After all, it is a drink, but by its nature it produces further thirst rather than satiating it.
The paradox of Coke is that you are thirsty, you drink it. But, as everyone knows, the more you drink it, the more thirsty you get.
Polytheism demands us to understand that while pleasure, the satiation of thirst, and enjoyment may be side-benefits of…
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Review: ‘The Dharma of Star Wars’ by Matthew Bortolin
A couple of months ago I got an email from Wisdom Publications offering to send me a copy of this book. I wasn’t going to say no to a free book, was I?Continue reading “Review: ‘The Dharma of Star Wars’ by Matthew Bortolin”
Review: ‘Jesus: First Century Rabbi’
Jesus: First Century Rabbi
Rabbi David Zaslow, Joseph A. Lieberman
Review: ‘Buddhism for Dudes’ by Gerry Stribling
Buddhism for Dudes: A Jarhead’s Field Guide to Mindfulness
Gerry Stribling
Published by: Wisdom Publications
Edition: Paperback
ISBN: 9781614292296
Price: $14.95 (USD)
Publication Date: 25th August, 2015
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Review: ‘Virgin Nation’ by Sara Moslener
Virgin Nation
Sexual Purity and American Adolescence
Sara MoslenerContinue reading “Review: ‘Virgin Nation’ by Sara Moslener”
Review: ‘Field to Fork’ by Paul B. Thompson
I have a book review for you all today; I may as well start the month as I mean to go on.
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