You may not have heard of the Melissae; they're among the less-well-known gods and goddesses from the Minoan pantheon. Today on the...

Every spiritual tradition has a standard framework for rituals and ceremonies. For instance, you're probably familiar with the Wiccan...

Congratulations to Jenna D. and Morwhenna M. who have won copies of the new 2nd edition of Ancient Spellcraft in my Samhain giveaway!...

Just in time for Halloween/Samhain, I'm giving away TWO copies of the newly-released second edition of Ancient Spellcraft. TO ENTER,...

The Minoan gold seal rings are fascinating little objects, all the more so because the images on them are full of strange floating...

The colorful frescoes from ancient Knossos are inspiring, but are they reliable sources of information about Minoan religion and culture?...

I signed my first publishing contract 16 years ago and the time has flown by since then! I've written all kinds of books in that time:...

Modern Minoan Paganism isn't a rigid tradition with a bunch of pre-set rules, but there are guidelines you can use to help you set up an...

I read this book a while back and a recent conversation prompted me to return to it. Here's my review from the first reading, which I...

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...

It's not just Christian who get tripped up by the temptation to take myths literally. Pagans have been doing it for millennia! Don't...

I'm hard at work on a second edition of Ancient Spellcraft. As I'm revising and updating the spells, I thought I'd share a few with you...

Ariadne has a thread, and that's a clue to her nature as a goddess of Fate. Today on the Minoan Path blog I'm exploring that aspect of...

Modern Minoan Paganism is a partly reconstructed spiritual path, inspired by the archaeological remains of the Minoans of ancient Crete....

I've been fascinated by the figure of Merlin for years and have read every book about him that I could get my hands on, but it wasn't...

Today on the Minoan Path blog, I'm considering some possibilities for the intriguing figure-eight shields found in Minoan art. What if...

Saffron was sacred to the ancient Minoans. It's a very special flower: The fact that it blooms in the autumn sets it apart from the other...

Offerings are a major part of Modern Minoan Paganism, but it's important to understand that each deity has offerings they like and...

There is no Maiden-Mother-Crone triplicity among the Minoan goddesses, but that doesn't mean we can't find some meaningful threefold...

Epiphany isn't a word you typically hear in relation to modern religions. It means the appearance of the deity - god or goddess - to the...