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Sanity in Insane Times
The world is pretty chaotic these days: political turbulence, hate crimes, pollution, economic unsteadiness. Some days it feels like the...
Laura Perry
Mar 27, 20192 min read


The Minoan Sacred Year: A Modern Pagan Calendar
The eightfold Wheel of the Year may be the most well-known Pagan calendar in the modern world, but it's not historical: it was created in...
Laura Perry
Jan 30, 20191 min read


Ancient Spirituality in the Modern World
Today on the Minoan Path blog, I'm chewing on what it means to follow a spirit-led tradition that's based on a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age...
Laura Perry
Dec 19, 20181 min read


Minoan Ramblings
December has been busy, but I've managed to share a bit about Minoan spirituality in its various forms. My dear friend Dana Corby...
Laura Perry
Dec 15, 20181 min read


Two Blades: Minoan ritual labryses and practical tools
There are labryses, and then there are double axes. There's a difference, and it has to do with how each one is used. I explain the...
Laura Perry
Nov 20, 20181 min read


Minoan Processional: Walking the gods in
Many of us who practice Modern Minoan Paganism are solitaries. But that doesn't mean we can't add a bit of pomp and fun to our rituals,...
Laura Perry
Oct 16, 20181 min read


I don't like changing my mind: an essay in the evolution of Modern Minoan Paganism
When I started down the path of Minoan spirituality, I had no idea it was going to have so many twists and turns. I've had to revamp my...
Laura Perry
Oct 2, 20181 min read


Modern Minoan Paganism: Reviving ancient spirituality
Sometimes it's hard to explain to people what Modern Minoan Paganism is all about, how it's a combination of ancient and modern,...
Laura Perry
Aug 28, 20181 min read


Minoan Pottery: It's NOT all Greek to me!
Did you know that all the fancy terms for Minoan pottery - rhyton, pithos, kantharos - are actually Greek and not Minoan? Why is that,...
Laura Perry
Aug 14, 20181 min read


Is Modern Minoan Paganism true for its time?
Joseph Campbell said that all religions are true for their time. How can we aim toward having Modern Minoan Paganism be true for its...
Laura Perry
Jun 26, 20181 min read


Ancient Minoan Clothing and Fashion
People frequently ask me about daily life in ancient Minoan Crete. Today on the Minoan Path blog I'm sharing an excerpt from Ariadne's...
Laura Perry
Apr 10, 20181 min read


The Tarot Tradition: Two Big Questions
Since I've created a Tarot deck, a lot of people ask me questions about Tarot, everything from the history (which I usually have to look...
Laura Perry
Dec 19, 20172 min read


Book Review: Minotaur
Sir Arthur Evans is known for his excavation of the temple complex at Knossos and the introduction of the ancient Minoans to the modern...
Laura Perry
Nov 7, 20171 min read


Minoan Art: Don't bet your religion on it
The colorful frescoes from ancient Knossos are inspiring, but are they reliable sources of information about Minoan religion and culture?...
Laura Perry
Sep 19, 20171 min read


Adventures in sort-of-reconstruction: Modern Minoan Paganism
When I first saw a photo of the famous Minoan Bull Leaper fresco in my high school art history textbook, I never imagined that, years...
Laura Perry
Aug 9, 20171 min read


Book Review: The Dawn of Genius
I freely admit to reading anything I can get my hands on about the ancient Minoans, but when I picked up this one, I wasn't sure what to...
Laura Perry
Jul 26, 20171 min read


Book Review: The Double Goddess
I wasn't sure what to expect when I first picked up this book and began to read, but I ended up enjoying it more than I expected. The...
Laura Perry
May 17, 20172 min read


Book Review: People of the Sea
Most historical fiction revolves around well-known figures in well-documented times. People of the Sea breaks that mold, and several...
Laura Perry
Apr 26, 20172 min read


Who were the gods of ancient Crete?
Modern Minoan Paganism may not be a reconstructionist tradition, but we do need something stable on which to build our practice. One...
Laura Perry
Nov 9, 20161 min read


A Bit of a Rant: The Minoans weren't Greek!
In case you hadn't noticed, the Minoans of ancient Crete are very much my thing. I'm a bit obsessed, having written two books and created...
Laura Perry
Oct 13, 20161 min read
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