It's really tempting to idealize the ancient societies that are the basis of our spirituality. After all, we're good people, so we want...

In Modern Minoan Paganism, the last day of August is the Feast of Grapes. It's a celebration of the grape harvest and the sacrificial...

This week on the Minoan Path blog I'm exploring another ritual posture from ancient Crete. I've discovered some interesting aspects of...

This week on the Minoan Path Blog I'm exploring some more ritual postures that the ancient Minoans used for journeying to their goddesses...

Religion isn’t a static thing. We don’t invent a religion once and leave it as is for centuries. Cultures change, people change, and...

Minoan art is so vibrant and colorful, I feel like I could walk right into the scenes on the frescoes. Where did they get those beautiful...

The labyrinth is one of the most recognizable symbols of Minoan spirituality. But people from a wide variety of paths and traditions...

This isn't something most people think about very often, but archaeological forgeries can be a problem when we're trying to reconstruct...

It can be hard to figure out exactly what ancient people did to worship their gods, but art can give us some clues. The Camp Stool fresco...

Life doesn't happen in a vacuum and history isn't interpreted in a vacuum, either. Each of us brings preconceptions to the table when...

Most of the people in ancient Crete couldn't write, but they did have a way to sign their name, in a manner of speaking: seals. Find out...

Over in Ariadne's Tribe (my discussion group that focuses on modern Minoan Paganism) we often find ourselves questioning the label...

The Snake Goddess is iconic of Minoan civilization and religion, but who is she really and what place does she have in modern Minoan...

Many modern Pagan traditions involve sacred postures of one sort or another. This is an ancient practice, one the Minoans used to honor...

The ancient Minoans lived on an island surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. Those blue waters inspired their livelihood, their cuisine,...

People in the ancient world were just as concerned about appearance as we are, and they enjoyed a bit of self-adornment. For a peek into...

Today on the Minoan Path blog I'm adventuring into utopian territory. To be more specific, I'm focusing on the fact that the Minoans of...

Would you walk all the way up a mountain on foot just to make an offering to your gods? The ancient Minoans did. Find out more about the...

The ruins that Sir Arthur Evans dug up at Knossos a century or so ago still fascinate us. But in the years since then, we've discovered...

I've had an apostrophe! (Yes, folks, that's the word I meant - it's a quote from the movie Hook. Sorry to expose my nerd-geekiness to you...