The Shadow of Olympus<p><span>April showers and thunderstorms<br>Budding leaves on sleeping giants<br>The Spring has come and with it faith<br>In the all that comes with it<br><br>Blessed Demeter is happy, her joy divine<br>The risen Kore has come again<br>From her home below, her Kingdom<br>Where her husband now waits with patience<br><br>O lady of the growing things<br>Demeter Horaphoros<br>Bringer of the seasons<br>And eternal change<br><br>Nourisher of life with the growth of the earth<br>Demeter Polyphorbus<br>Giver of that which feeds the hungry<br>And brings pleasure to one and all<br><br>Golden lady with hair of corn husk hue<br>Demeter Xanthe<br>Whose beauty shines like the morning sun<br>Reflected in nature's glorious splendor<br><br>Noble and giving goddess<br>Demeter Cydra Thea<br>Immortal queen of nature's gifts<br>Glorious and motherly spirit of the earth<br></span><a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/goddess" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goddess</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/demeter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#demeter</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a></p>
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Donnodubus<p>Polytheistic belief in creator Gods is not a form of "Creationism".</p><p>Eros had always been understood to be a primordial progenitor, and what is Darwin's theory of natural sexual selection but a material investigation of this Erotic principle?</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Polytheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polytheism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Paganism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paganism</span></a></p>
The Shadow of Olympus<p><span>In his series on "The Oldest Gods" Crecganford explores Venus/Aphrodite as one of the oldest goddeses of the European traditions. <br><br></span><a href="https://youtu.be/Y1-2dVQBoyQ?si=WgY6nOQvjNnPQF8-" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Y1-2dVQBoyQ?si=WgY6nOQvjNnPQF8-</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Aphrodite" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aphrodite</a> Hellenismos <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/goddess" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goddess</a></p>
The Shadow of Olympus<p><span>Aphrodite, a truly ancient goddess. Where did she come from? This short video explores where the goddess of love came from in the historical/archaeological record. <br><br></span><a href="https://youtu.be/cF7WdmeqLws?si=V0uq9rjv5_IRteEK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/cF7WdmeqLws?si=V0uq9rjv5_IRteEK</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Aphrodite" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aphrodite</a> Hellenismos <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/goddess" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goddess</a></p>
Andrea<p>Kelly-Ann Maddox about witchy deity dilemmas.<br>She covers these interesting topics in her video:<br>Ambiguous signs and sensing distance, Silence and selective assistance, Inadequacy and unworthiness, Lack of trust in your UPG, Juggling multiple beings, Dependency/Over-reliance, Idealism and high expectations, Uncertainty of beliefs, Triggers, challenges, tough stuff, Saying goodbye. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THrYzm7V0V4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=THrYzm7V0V</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pagan</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/paganism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paganism</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/polytheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polytheism</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/GodsAndGoddesses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GodsAndGoddesses</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/deity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deity</span></a></p>
The Shadow of Olympus<p><span>From the depths<br>From the nothing<br>From the chaos of potential<br>You rose<br><br>Nyx<br>Lady Night<br>Goddess primordial<br>Opening your eyes to the darkness<br><br>Erebus<br>Lord Darkness<br>God Primordial<br>Rising with your mate into a new world<br><br>Turning<br>Floating<br>Lord and Lady<br>Gods of the eternal blackness<br><br>Spreading<br>Growing<br>God and Goddess<br>Dark wings opening space for more<br><br>A nest<br>In the depths<br>Of darkness and potential<br>Ready to create<br><br>Laying<br>Birthing<br>The egg of creation<br>From which all things came<br></span><a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/thenight" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thenight</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a></p>
The Shadow of Olympus<p><span>Blessed Moon<br>Artemis wearing a horned crown<br>Selene in gowns of silver<br>Hecate bearing torches<br>Bringing shifting light<br>To nights dark domain<br><br>Blessed Sun<br>Helios of the radiant face<br>Apollo of the golden bough<br>Zeus of the heavenly reaches<br>Bringing the light of divinity<br>To a mortal world<br><br>Blessed Sea<br>Poseidon of the waves<br>Amphitrite of the calm waters <br>Triton of the blue beard<br>Flowing here and there<br>Crashing upon the bones of the earth<br><br>Blessed Earth<br>Gaea of the broad plains<br>Demeter of the fertile fields<br>Persephone of the most depths<br>Home to life that thrives and grows<br>Guardian of death that comes to all<br><br>Blessed Heavens<br>Ouranos of the distant realm<br>Cronos of the dull sickle<br>Dias of the thunderstorm <br>Breathing living breath into the world<br>Raining down your blessings<br><br></span><a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/thenight" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thenight</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/thenight" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thenight</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a></p>
Angela Raincatcher/PT Podcast<p>DATE: March 20, 2025 at 07:00PM<br>SOURCE: Angela Raincatcher Substack and Polytheism Today Podcast<br>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>TITLE: 529 CE was not a good year</p><p>URL: <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/p/529-ce-was-not-a-good-year" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/p/529-ce-was-not-a-good-year</span></a></p><p>Earlier this week, I finished the book “The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World” by Catherine Nixey. And while Nixey is an engaging and accessible writer, the content of her book is gutting especially if you are a polytheist and/or Pagan, both of which (as you no doubt know) I am.</p><p>Let me just start with the very last paragraph of the book to give you a sense of what I mean:</p><p>The lovely statue of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, suffered as badly as the statue of Athena in Palmyra had. Not only was she beheaded, she was then, a final humiliation, placed face-down in the corner of a courtyard to be used as a step. Over the coming years, her back would be worn away as the goddess of wisdom was ground down by generations of Christian feet. The “triumph” of Christianity was complete.</p><p>Oof! </p><p>Ouch!</p><p>In clear, compelling prose, Nixey lays out how, in its first 200 years in authorityfrom Emperor Constantine’s conversion to Christianity in 312 CE to the legal prohibition of any teachers who “labored under the insanity of paganism” in 529 CEthe Church led a concerted and sustained campaign to destroy pagan religion, culture, and people. In story after horrific story, Nixey lays out how Christian clergy and monks incited angry mobs of disaffected men to tear down temples and schools, burn libraries, and harass and beat to death pagan priests, philosophers, and adherents. The now-Christian Roman Empire and its client states passed laws making it harder and harder to worship in any way but the new Christian way.</p><p>In less than 50 years after Emperor Constantine converted and stated that all religions should be tolerated, offering sacrifices to the gods became punishable by the death penalty. In another 50 years or so, pagan ceremonies were outlawed with the same cost (execution) for those who led them.</p><p>To many of these early Church fathers, including Augustine of Hippo (354-430CE), whose followers often operated outside the law and were never punished, the terror visited upon the pagan public was the point: “Where there is terror, there is salvation . . . Oh, merciful savagery!”</p><p>I had to read this book in short spurts as I found myself angered and depressed by turnsnot only because of tragedies of the past, but because of what we are facing today in the U.S. with the rise to power of authoritarian fascist would-be emperors, the destruction of our governmental institutions and the war on science perpetuated by DOGE, and the culture wars whipped up by Christian nationalists and white supremacists intent on dividing and controlling the masses. It was impossible not to see the parallels between then and now.</p><p>With less than 10% of all classical literature and knowledge surviving into the modern era, the history of the late Antique world rewritten and/or forgotten for centuries, and religious monotheist fanatics running roughshod above the law, I can only imagine in horror our future.</p><p>And of course, I wonder how we can preserve the scientific and medical knowledge we have gained in the last 200 years, how we can protect the rights and the lives of our most vulnerable and marginalized communities, and how we save ourselves and our Mother Earthand if we even can.</p><p>I don’t have the answer to that, but I believe in witnessing and not turning away. And I recommend reading Nixey’s book and talking with your communities and your loved ones about these issues.</p><p>Blessings from a strong and open heart,</p><p>Thanks for reading! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p><p>Share</p><p>This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p><p>URL: <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/p/529-ce-was-not-a-good-year" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/p/529-ce-was-not-a-good-year</span></a></p><p>Substack blog articles can be found at <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a> </p><p>Polytheism Today podcast site at <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/s/polytheism-today" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/s/polytheism-today</span></a> You can also find Season One here!!</p><p>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>Consciously Pagan since the late 1980s, Angela Raincatcher is a spirit-led artist and Pagan priestess. Angela has been a priestess and community organizer since the early 2000s. She is currently the convener of the public ritual group Connect DC, head of the Artist Guild and a 3rd-degree initiate in the Order of the Elemental Mysteries. At heart, Angela is an animist and an equal-opportunity polytheist. In her endeavors and life journey, she leads with a strong and open heart, and strives to treat all living beings with the respect they inherently deserve.</p><p>Polytheism Today explores the rich diversity of the divine as experienced in our modern world by polytheists from a variety of spiritual traditions. You and all your gods are welcome here!</p><p>All content is free. 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Angela Raincatcher/PT Podcast<p>DATE: March 16, 2025 at 01:28PM<br>SOURCE: Angela Raincatcher Substack and Polytheism Today Podcast<br>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>TITLE: Community Mandala in Action</p><p>URL: <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/p/community-mandala-in-action" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/p/community-mandala-in-action</span></a></p><p>The community mandala created in collaboration with attendees at the 2024 Sacred Space Conference is up for auction to fund scholarships for the 2026 Sacred Space-Between the Worlds joint conference next February.</p><p>Place Your Bid</p><p>I wrote about the construction and symbolism of the mandala before, but there is a bit more on the auction website. </p><p>The finished painting is 36” x 36” and would sell for $975. I donated the piece to the Sacred Space Foundation to auction because I wanted this piece to support my spiritual community, not only culturally, energetically, and spiritually, but also financially (MALKUTH!!!)</p><p>By the way, I will be vending at this year’s conference under the auspices of Your Magick Aunties with the fabulous Ketzirah haMa’agelet, and I’m teaching a class (really more facilitating a conversation) on the topic “Loving the Ugly to Heal the Wounded Earth,” on Friday evening, 8:45pm - 10:15pm. </p><p>The description I wrote for conversation read, “Pollution, mining, and superfund sites are not pretty. But in order to love and heal our Mother Earth fully, we have to be willing to look at and excavate these wounds so that we can spiritually, energetically, and where possible physically clean them out. We have to love our Mother not just in her beauty and bounty, but also in her scars and her wounding. In this workshop, we will discuss how to find these wounded places close to where we live. We will explore how to interact safely with the spirits of a wounded place and craft magic and ritual to support their healing. We will also brainstorm ways to blend our magical work with physical clean-up efforts.”</p><p>I’m looking forward to seeing a bunch of you at the conference, and I would love to hear from those of you I won’t see. </p><p>Blessings from a strong and open heart,</p><p>Angela Raincatcher</p><p>Thanks for reading! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p><p>Share</p><p>This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p><p>URL: <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/p/community-mandala-in-action" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/p/community-mandala-in-action</span></a></p><p>Substack blog articles can be found at <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a> </p><p>Polytheism Today podcast site at <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/s/polytheism-today" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/s/polytheism-today</span></a> You can also find Season One here!!</p><p>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>Consciously Pagan since the late 1980s, Angela Raincatcher is a spirit-led artist and Pagan priestess. 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The Shadow of Olympus<p><span>Blessed Persephone<br>Lady of the Springtime<br>Of the new grass and buds on branches<br>Of the growing power that fuels life<br>After a Winter’s rest<br>To you I make this offering<br>To you I say this prayer<br><br>Let this Spring be full of joy<br>Of enjoyment and kindness<br>Of sharing and friendship<br><br>Let your gifts be shared with all<br>Let them feel the warmth of the sun<br>And smell the scents of the growing greenery<br><br>Be with us and walk with us<br>As we enjoy nature’s renewal<br>And rejoice in a future full of beauty<br><br>Blessed Persephone<br>Lady of the blossoms<br>Of the sprouted seeds<br>And the treelings tended by man<br>That they may grow and provide<br>As they always have with your mother’s grace<br>And the joy you bring her<br><br><br></span><a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/helenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#helenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/goddess" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goddess</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Persephone" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Persephone</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/helenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#helenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/goddess" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goddess</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Persephone" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Persephone</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a></p>
Chamomile Kemetic<p>The white hot rage of the Dawn Eye comes. She moves with the glittering, shine of Ra. It is her strength that wields the blades against our enemies. She who is the action of Ra in this world, hear our prayers. </p><p><a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/kemetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kemetic</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pagan</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/polytheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polytheism</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/Sekhmet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sekhmet</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/Bast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bast</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/EyeGoddess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EyeGoddess</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/dawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dawn</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/deity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deity</span></a></p>
Chamomile Kemetic<p>Sobeket, the wise one, who comes to those who call. </p><p><a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/kemeticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kemeticism</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pagan</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/polytheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polytheism</span></a></p>
The Shadow of Olympus<p><span>Blessed Apollo<br>Keeper of the herbs<br>Keeper of the potions<br>Keeper of the salves<br>Lord of healers and the learned<br>For they keep the ways alive<br>Generation after generation<br><br>Blessed Apollo<br>Bringer of the light<br>Bringer of the song<br>Bringer of the arts<br>Lord of wolves and hunters<br>For they are strong and wily<br>When they are needed the most<br><br>Blessed Apollo<br>Seeing that which is<br>Seeing that which is yet to be<br>Seeing that which was<br>Lord of oracles and readers of omens<br>For they see with your eyes<br>When answers are sought<br><br>Blessed Apollo<br>Dancing to your own music<br>Dancing with the lovely Muses<br>Dancing on sacred grounds<br>Lord of protections from harm<br>Averting evil with joyous celebration<br>When our paths lead us astray<br><br><br></span><a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/apollo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apollo</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a></p>
Angela Raincatcher/PT Podcast<p>DATE: March 02, 2025 at 05:24PM<br>SOURCE: Angela Raincatcher Substack and Polytheism Today Podcast<br>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>TITLE: Divine Diversity</p><p>URL: <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/p/divine-diversity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/p/divine-diversity</span></a></p><p>Last month, I spoke about divine diversity and inclusion at the Mattatuck Unitarian Universalist Society in Connecticut. I distilled my thoughts from a few episodes of Season 1 of the Polytheism Today podcast: What is Polytheism?, What is a God?, and Divine Diversity. I encourage you to check out those episodes if you enjoy this video.</p><p>I wish I could share with you the wonderful comments and conversations I had with congregation members after the service and during the fellowship. Some were curious and open to a perspective they had not considered before. Some were familiar with Wicca and were excited to hear about the gods in their church. Some wondered if I thought the gods were “real” and if they talked to me (the answer is “yes” to both). These comments and questions have given some a lot to think about, which may fuel future writing or podcast episodes.</p><p>With all that is going on in our current political climate in the U.S., I think it is vital for those of us who can speak publicly about polytheism, the diversity of the gods, and link that to diversity in our natural and cultural world, to do so. There is another way there are MANY other ways to be in relationship with each other and the world around us. Ways that are nurturing and liberating. Ways in which the whole person and the whole of existence is embraced and valued. I, for one, think that polytheism as an intellectual and spiritual construct and worldview is a way forward that we should consider. That’s my flag in the sand.</p><p>Blessings from a strong and open heart,</p><p>Angela Raincatcher</p><p>Leave a comment</p><p>Thanks for reading! This post is public, so feel free to share it.</p><p>Share</p><p>URL: <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/p/divine-diversity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/p/divine-diversity</span></a></p><p>Substack blog articles can be found at <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a> </p><p>Polytheism Today podcast site at <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/s/polytheism-today" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/s/polytheism-today</span></a> You can also find Season One here!!</p><p>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>Consciously Pagan since the late 1980s, Angela Raincatcher is a spirit-led artist and Pagan priestess. Angela has been a priestess and community organizer since the early 2000s. She is currently the convener of the public ritual group Connect DC, head of the Artist Guild and a 3rd-degree initiate in the Order of the Elemental Mysteries. At heart, Angela is an animist and an equal-opportunity polytheist. In her endeavors and life journey, she leads with a strong and open heart, and strives to treat all living beings with the respect they inherently deserve.</p><p>Polytheism Today explores the rich diversity of the divine as experienced in our modern world by polytheists from a variety of spiritual traditions. You and all your gods are welcome here!</p><p>All content is free. 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Angela Raincatcher/PT Podcast<p>DATE: March 02, 2025 at 05:24PM<br>SOURCE: Angela Raincatcher Polytheism Today Podcast<br>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>TITLE: Divine Diversity</p><p>URL: <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/p/divine-diversity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/p/divine-diversity</span></a></p><p>Last month, I spoke about divine diversity and inclusion at the Mattatuck Unitarian Universalist Society in Connecticut. I distilled my thoughts from a few episodes of Season 1 of the Polytheism Today podcast: What is Polytheism?, What is a God?, and Divine Diversity. I encourage you to check out those episodes if you enjoy this video.</p><p>I wish I could share with you the wonderful comments and conversations I had with congregation members after the service and during the fellowship. Some were curious and open to a perspective they had not considered before. Some were familiar with Wicca and were excited to hear about the gods in their church. Some wondered if I thought the gods were “real” and if they talked to me (the answer is “yes” to both). These comments and questions have given some a lot to think about, which may fuel future writing or podcast episodes.</p><p>With all that is going on in our current political climate in the U.S., I think it is vital for those of us who can speak publicly about polytheism, the diversity of the gods, and link that to diversity in our natural and cultural world, to do so. There is another way — there are MANY other ways — to be in relationship with each other and the world around us. Ways that are nurturing and liberating. Ways in which the whole person and the whole of existence is embraced and valued. I, for one, think that polytheism as an intellectual and spiritual construct and worldview is a way forward that we should consider. That’s my flag in the sand.</p><p>Blessings from a strong and open heart,</p><p>Angela Raincatcher</p><p>Thanks for reading! This post is public, so feel free to share it.</p><p> Get full access to Angela Raincatcher at angelaraincatcher.substack.com/subscribe</p><p>URL: <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/p/divine-diversity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/p/divine-diversity</span></a></p><p>Substack blog articles can be found at <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a> </p><p>Polytheism Today podcast site at <a href="https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/s/polytheism-today" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">angelaraincatcher.substack.com</span><span class="invisible">/s/polytheism-today</span></a> You can also find Season One here!!</p><p>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>Consciously Pagan since the late 1980s, Angela Raincatcher is a spirit-led artist and Pagan priestess. Angela has been a priestess and community organizer since the early 2000s. She is currently the convener of the public ritual group Connect DC, head of the Artist Guild and a 3rd-degree initiate in the Order of the Elemental Mysteries. At heart, Angela is an animist and an equal-opportunity polytheist. In her endeavors and life journey, she leads with a strong and open heart, and strives to treat all living beings with the respect they inherently deserve.</p><p>Polytheism Today explores the rich diversity of the divine as experienced in our modern world by polytheists from a variety of spiritual traditions. You and all your gods are welcome here!</p><p>All content is free. 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The Shadow of Olympus<p><span>Come, Dionysus, pour a cup<br>Let the dark juice flow into it<br>Made with care and tended with pride<br>To bring your power to us all<br>Who can take it without obsession<br><br>Come, Dionysus, be with me<br>Let the madness fill me<br>That I may see things anew<br>And allow myself to accept the truth<br>Though it may be hard to bear<br><br>Come, Dionysus, into the sunlight<br>Like the leaves of the ivy<br>And the scurrying mice of the fields<br>A spirit of nature and human emotion<br>That come to us unbidden<br><br>Come, Dionysus, son of heaven<br>Like a beam of sunlight through the canopy<br>And the sodden earth in which life thrives<br>Whose life and spirit eternal is<br>A boon to man and all his kin<br><br>Art: The Discovery of Honey by Piero di Cosimo<br><br></span><a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Dionysus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dionysus</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a></p>
Cat<p>An interesting passage to contemplate, from the Hermetica:</p><p>“Mankind is twofold- in the body mortal but immortal in the essential man. Even though he is immortal and has authority over all things, mankind is affected by mortality because he is subject to fate; thus, although man is above the cosmic framework, he became a slave within it. He is androgyne because he comes from an androgyne father, and he never sleeps because he comes from one who is sleepless. Yet love and sleep are his masters.”</p><p>Corpus Hermeticum 1:15, Copenhaver translation<br><a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/Pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pagan</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/Polytheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polytheism</span></a></p>
Cat<p>In Norse mythology, the father of the Jötunn, Ymir, was taken apart by the gods, and his body was used to make Midgard. His teeth became mountains, and his head became the dome of the sky.</p><p>There are many comparative myths throughout the world where a primordial being is defeated, broken apart, and the universe becomes ordered.</p><p>I think even our modern day creation myth, the Big Bang, has echoes of these long-held human truths. An initial high-density entity existing in a void breaks up into pieces, and then the pieces become ordered. We are all made of the resulting star stuff.</p><p><a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/Pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pagan</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/Polytheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polytheism</span></a></p>
The Shadow of Olympus<p><span>Dionysus<br>Earthy and bold<br>Dancing to the beat of your own drummer<br>Overflowing with joy and enthusiasm<br>Eyes like the wine dark sea<br>Hair decorated with ivy<br>Beautiful<br>Lord<br><br>Dionysus<br>Heavenly and powerful<br>Your coming foretold by the great mother herself<br>Filled with dreadful force<br>Body like the growing vines<br>Entwined upon the trellis<br>Fruitful<br>Lord<br><br>Dionysus<br>Like unto the sea<br>Flowing like tides of wine and ale<br>Erotic, sexual, engorged like a satyr<br>Your hips thrusting as you dance<br>Like the grape leaves in the breeze<br>Exotic<br>Lord<br><br>Art: By Giovanni Francesco Romanelli <br><br></span><a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/helenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#helenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/gods" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gods</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/goddesses" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goddesses</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/helenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#helenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/gods" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gods</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/goddesses" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goddesses</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a></p>
Laura Perry<p>I'm a writer, which is a kind of small business, I suppose. So even though I find this awkward and uncomfortable, I am once again reminding you that I write books that you might like to read. Up today, Labrys & Horns, the "starter pack" for Ariadne's Tribe style inclusive Minoan spirituality. Find the details here: <a href="https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-an</span><span class="invisible">d-horns</span></a></p><p><a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pagan</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/paganism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paganism</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/polytheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polytheism</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/Minoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minoan</span></a></p>
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