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The Many Faces of Minoan Dionysos
While I was doing some research for the upcoming online course, I had an apostrophe...er, epiphany about Dionysos. He was so important to...
Laura Perry
Jul 8, 20151 min read


Dionysos, Bulls and Funerals
Today over at the Minoan Path blog I'm exploring some of the symbols associated with Dionysos at different times of the liturgical year....
Laura Perry
Jul 1, 20151 min read


Mystery at Midsummer, Minoan Style
As we approach Summer Solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere, we in the Pagan community celebrate the season with a wide variety of...
Laura Perry
Jun 17, 20151 min read


A Midsummer tipple, Minoan style
Summer Solstice is coming up soon. This season always makes me think of fuzzy honeybees meandering from flower to flower, sipping the...
Laura Perry
Jun 10, 20151 min read


What's in a name?
Today over at the Minoan Path blog, I'm exploring possible pronunciations of ancient Minoan deity names. Sounds are important in ritual...
Laura Perry
May 27, 20151 min read


Ancient Crete: Tying a Sacred Knot
Today's post over at the Minoan Path blog explores one of the more unusual aspects of Minoan religious symbolism: the sacral knot. This...
Laura Perry
May 6, 20151 min read


Toilet Snobs and other Modern Problems
OK, that's not a typical title for my blog posts, but it gets to the point. We modern folks have tended to be snobs about our culture and...
Laura Perry
Apr 22, 20151 min read


The Milk of Human (and Divine) Kindness
Today's post over at The Minoan Path Blog was inspired by a little cream pitcher. Libations (poured offerings of various liquids) have...
Laura Perry
Apr 8, 20151 min read


Equality for Minoan Men!
Today's post over at The Minoan Path blog addresses the inaccurate assumption that the Minoan world was ruled by women who dominated the...
Laura Perry
Mar 25, 20151 min read


Topless Minoan Women: Not What You Think
Today's post over at The Minoan Path Blog is all about those topless women found throughout Minoan art. No, they're not the ancient...
Laura Perry
Mar 12, 20151 min read


The Two Worlds of the Minoans
Today's post over at The Minoan Path Blog describes the cosmology of pre-Indo-European people such as the ancient Minoans. It's not the...
Laura Perry
Feb 25, 20151 min read
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