Depth of Praise is now published

It is done.  With the click of a mouse, my first book is released to the world.  Depth of Praise is now available via CreateSpace, and this Poseidon devotional will be available via Amazon.com in 3-5 business days.  It is not, and never will be, available in any electronic form. My Kickstarter backers were advised

My personal practice: epithets

When I look back at how terrified I was to get things wrong as I attempted to honor the theoi, particularly around the use of ancient Greek, I’m amazed that I didn’t simply smile and decide that this path wasn’t for me.  I did before, when I was invited to join a group of people

Hymn to Ploutos

Ploutos, god of wealth and abundance Giver of largess indiscriminately Blinded by Zeus so thy favors would rain On the good and some who lived not virtuously Conceived in the thrice-plowed field you were Born of Demeter, goddess of grain Master of riches brought forth of the earth And those shining things which ‘neath still

Poseidon Psychopompos

King Poseidon, the endless seas and all beneath are your domain. Nurturing one, the cycle of life is in your hands with which you hold the Earth you protect. Watcher from the depths, keeper of the tides, you bear the secrets of the dark places. I sing to you, Poseidon Psychyopompos, who takes the sailors

Poseidon Agoraios

I sing of the market I sing to the sea I sing for the traders who bring community. I celebrate Poseidon as he opens the way to this human innovation, to exchange commodities. With the markets come a burden, a price not paid today. May Poseidon trade in wisdom of how this greed to stay.