Kheimenia

The winter solstice is when members of the Hellenic Temple of Apollon, Zeus and Pan celebrate the Kheimenia, which is a busy festival that tips the hat to an oodle or two of ancient and modern celebrations.  We were unable to gather together and each of us was given the opportunity to celebrate separately.  For

My Hellenistic Lughnasad

As I go about my daily business this week, I feel a swath of closeness to the gods that sharpens my awareness of them and makes it so much easier to be mindful of their guidance.  It’s an effect that I carry away each year from Laurelin’s Lughnasad festival, and that hasn’t changed since I started