This is a very personal book about a not-so-well-known deity, the Roman goddess Fortuna. For many of us, Fortuna is more a symbol or a...

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

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

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...

The world is so big, we like to divide it up into manageable segments, sections we can get our heads around and maybe understand. The...

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...

One reason the modern world can feel unfulfilling is that it's based entirely in the mundane, the material. But if we allow ourselves to...

The ancient Minoan city of Akrotiri, on the island of Santorini (a.k.a. Thera), was home to people of all ages. Among them were girls and...

Some time ago I offered a few thoughts about the sacral scarf. Since then several of us in Ariadne's Tribe have worked with the sacral...

People often ask me what books they should read if they're interested in Modern Minoan Paganism. Of course, I blushingly suggest my own...

Goddess spirituality icon Karen Tate has once again turned out a work that's sure to become a standard reference on the bookshelves of a...

I'm glad we have the Internet as a tool to connect with others of like mind these days. Still, there's a certain inner need that only a...

I'm an avid reader; I guess that comes with the territory, since I'm also a writer. Over the years I've reviewed a lot of books, both...

Several years ago I posted a Winter Solstice healing ritual I wrote to help deal with some of the difficult emotions many of us...

What did the Minoans call their gods and goddesses? Who were the ones they devoted themselves to, made offerings to, gave sacrifices to?...

I'm like most people: There are things I'm not too keen about when I look in the mirror, things I'd like to change about my body. So I...

It's been an unsettling year. Many people are reeling from the Brexit vote, the American presidential election, the various natural and...

Modern Minoan Paganism may not be a reconstructionist tradition, but we do need something stable on which to build our practice. One...