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An October evening
It’s five o’clock, but you wouldn’t be able to tell from the sky, which has been the same leaden gray since morning. Later, I notice that I instinctively set out at this time without making the...
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Propulaios
In October, we celebrate three festivals in a row that are all connected. First, the Hermaia Propulaia on the 4th of the lunar month, honoring Hermes at the Gate, who stands at the boundary of autumn,...
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Martinmas
Last night, I celebrated my very first Martinmas. I got the idea for this awhile back after reading The Bear: History of a Fallen King by Michel Pastoureau, which showed that this saint’s holiday was...
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Some rambling on festivals, devotions and change
My religious calendar is a constant work-in-progress… I’m always adding and subtracting things as changes occur in my spiritual practice and other parts of my life as well. One benefit of a...
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Fungi and other autumn mysteries
October is probably my favorite month. It helps that it’s my birthday month, too (turned 37 this year, to my own amazement). For the last several years, I’ve dedicated this entire month to one of my...
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Martinmas
Offering bowl with nuts and berries, honey, and bear gingerbread cookie (I made these myself), turnip lantern, bear figurine, ales featuring hibernation and an antlered bear, and my stone mortar with...
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