Laura Perry
Be healed!
Wouldn’t it be great if we could make other people heal? Then that insecure, paranoid co-worker would quit blaming you for their...
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Laura Perry
- May 27, 2015
- 1 min
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 20, 2015
- 4 min
Popular words and cultural appropriation
We have a problem in the Pagan community, particularly the branches that point toward indigenous European Paganism, and that problem is...
Laura Perry
- May 13, 2015
- 1 min
The ancient Minoans: another knotty problem
Today's post over at the Minoan Path blog focuses on the twined and knotted snakes so often found in Minoan art. In addition to the...
Laura Perry
- May 6, 2015
- 1 min
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
- Apr 29, 2015
- 4 min
Review: Flower and Crystal Essences
One of the great things about being part of the Pagan community is that I get to meet people who have a wide variety of interests and...
Laura Perry
- Apr 22, 2015
- 1 min
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 15, 2015
- 5 min
Brew Your Own Mead!
Late in the summer of 1993, I flipped through the Lughnasadh issue of Keltria Journal and was inspired to try my hand at mead-making. To...
Laura Perry
- Apr 8, 2015
- 1 min
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 1, 2015
- 4 min
A Few Thoughts on the Concept of Binary Gender
When I was a kid, I learned that there are two sexes: male and female. Simple, easy to remember, black-and-white. But when I grew up, I...
Laura Perry
- Mar 25, 2015
- 1 min
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 18, 2015
- 4 min
Changing Light Bulbs and Making Resolutions
I was recently reminded of an old joke: How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb? Only one, but the light bulb has to...
Laura Perry
- Mar 12, 2015
- 1 min
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 4, 2015
- 3 min
Product Reviews: Mystic Echoes and Phoenix Rising Apothecary
Over the years I've written a lot of book reviews but today I'm sharing something a little different. I'm reviewing products I got from a...
Laura Perry
- Feb 25, 2015
- 1 min
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, 2015
- 1 min
Migrating my blog to my website
I've decided to tidy up my online presence a bit. With that in mind, I'm moving my blog from its longtime location on Blogger to my...
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