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This Blog Is Moving to Substack!
Life has gotten so complicated lately! I'm doing my best to simplify so I can be more creative and less stressed. Part of that...
Laura Perry
Jul 27, 20231 min read


Minoan-Style Ritual in the Modern World
In order to connect with the deities of any pantheon, you have to do something. In Ariadne's Tribe, we do simple things like meditation,...
Laura Perry
Jul 20, 20231 min read


Fun with Food Allergies
Did you know that you can develop an allergy to anything at any time? Ask me how I know this! LOL Severe stress can be a contributing...
Laura Perry
Jul 13, 20232 min read


Beautiful Lilies
The Minoans loved flowers. One type in particular appears more frequently than others in Minoan art: the lily. What symbolism and...
Laura Perry
Jul 6, 20231 min read


Leap! A Love Story - Minoan Historical Romance
I'm delighted to announce the release of my latest novel, Leap! A Love Story. It's a Minoan-themed gay romance, a good bit more...
Laura Perry
Jun 29, 20231 min read


Book Review: The Satyr's Dance
I did what you're not supposed to do and started at the end of a series. But it was a delightful read, and now I'm going to go back and...
Laura Perry
Jun 22, 20231 min read


I'm in Ariadne's Tribe
We're getting back to our roots, simplifying the name of our inclusive Minoan spirituality tradition. Find the details here: You can call...
Laura Perry
Jun 15, 20231 min read


Ariadne's Thread Second Edition!
I'm celebrating the release of the second edition of Ariadne's Thread - ten years after the release of the first edition! I even made a...
Laura Perry
Jun 1, 20231 min read


Great Cosmic Mother
The Minoan family of deities includes several Mother Goddesses. One of them has her realm not on the Earth but within the starry, starry...
Laura Perry
May 25, 20231 min read


Exploring Ancient Religion
Archaeology is an important tool in the exploration of ancient religion because artifacts can tell us a lot about the way ancient people...
Laura Perry
May 18, 20231 min read


The discovery and the Mystery of new deities
We knew the Serpent Mother had children, just as all the mother goddesses do. It just took us a while to find them. I'm delighted to...
Laura Perry
May 4, 20231 min read


More Minoan 3D Art
Here's the next installment in my exploration of 3D elements in Minoan art: faience plaques that were originally way more colorful than...
Laura Perry
Apr 20, 20231 min read


Critter Pitchers
Today on the Minoan Path blog, the third in an ongoing series exploring 3D elements in Minoan art. Up this time, ceramic rhytons (ritual...
Laura Perry
Apr 6, 20231 min read


Answering a question about virtues and values
A member of Ariadne's Tribe recently asked me if we had a defined set of virtues and values. Here's my rather long-winded answer:...
Laura Perry
Mar 30, 20231 min read


Book Review: Vikaro
Vikaro by Bryan Hewitt is a complex web of magic in the form of a series of tales - more than two dozen stories that at first glance...
Laura Perry
Mar 23, 20231 min read


The perils of social media and the exploration of new platforms
Like so many aspects of life in modern society, social media is fraught with ethical difficulties. I've recently been wrestling with a...
Laura Perry
Mar 16, 20234 min read


More Minoan 3D Art: This time, the breakable kind
A lot of Minoan art looks positively modern, even avant garde. This week on the Minoan Path blog, I'm exploring the 3D decorative...
Laura Perry
Mar 9, 20231 min read


3D Minoan Art: No special glasses required
One of the fascinating aspects of Minoan art is the amount of 3D decoration it incorporates. Today's Minoan Path blog post is the first...
Laura Perry
Mar 2, 20231 min read


Working in the Ancient World
The people back in the Bronze Age were ordinary human beings just like us. And just like us, they had jobs. What kinds of things did the...
Laura Perry
Feb 23, 20231 min read


Book Review: Spells for the Second Sister
Nimue Brown has turned out yet another entrancing book that manages to combine a page-turning story with some really deep subjects....
Laura Perry
Feb 16, 20232 min read
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