One of the more challenging aspects of developing a new spiritual tradition is having to figure out what you need terms for and what...

I know it's a weird question, but some Minoan artifacts do raise the question of why bird imagery and breast imagery show up together in...

Today on the Minoan Path blog, an exploration of the Minoan obsession with triton shells, both the natural seashells and human-made...

How do we know whether an ancient artifact or work of art is Minoan or Mycenaean? The answer isn't as straightforward as you might think....

I spent a good portion of yesterday removing my original art from the Minoan Path blog so AIs don't scrape it and use it. Many AIs charge...

I never used to think of myself as the "cozy reader" type, but I've gotten into them a lot more lately, especially the historical murder...

There are some tantalizing possible connections between the Minoans and the Etruscans, two ancient cultures that continue to fascinate...

I reviewed this duo of magical tales some time ago in my newsletter, but somehow the review never cycled onto my blog, as I discovered...

Bared breasts abound in Minoan art. They're a big part of what made the Minoans such a popular subject back in the early 20th century....

A lot of people don't seem to understand what the term ally really means or what the process of being an ally involves. There are a lot...

There's an awful lot of stuff online labeled "Minoan" that isn't actually Minoan at all. Find out what to look for and how to tell the...

The Flying Dutchman. As a kid, I read a story or two about the legendary ghost ship, but the tales always focused on the ship rather than...

Minoan art is colorful - so was the living Minoan world. This week on the Minoan Path blog, an exploration of natural dyes the Minoans...

I'm delighted to share my review of Ariadne Unraveled with you. Full disclosure: I edited this book, but I don't review every book I edit...

Have you ever started a project, gotten partway through it, and had it turn out to be far bigger and more complicated than you expected?...

"The Unacceptable Nature of Women." That's the part of this title that made me want to read Kissing the Hag. Because heck yeah, modern...

A multi-week-long holiday season isn't just a modern invention. We think the Minoans may have had something along those lines... right at...

On the Minoan Path blog, I recently explored the kinds of veggies the Minoans grew in their gardens, back in the Bronze Age (way before...

The PR for this book calls it a cross between Downton Abbey and Penny Dreadful; I'd add Indiana Jones into that description. The Earl of...

There were no supermarkets in the Bronze Age. So people had to grow their own food or buy it from farmers at local markets. What did the...