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Modern Minoan Paganism: Looking back at 2019
2019 was an eventful year for Modern Minoan Paganism. From workshops and festivals to paperwork and private rituals, we've done a lot -...
Laura Perry
Jan 2, 20201 min read


What to do with all those Christmas cards?
People don't send nearly as many holiday cards as they used to. I remember fielding a Christmas card list many dozens long back when I...
Laura Perry
Dec 26, 20192 min read


A Midwinter Labyrinth Journey
The labyrinth holds many secrets within the twists and turns of its pathways. Join me as we explore the labyrinth of mythos that winds...
Laura Perry
Dec 19, 20191 min read


A different kind of Christmas tree
Our family puts the tree and the other Yuletide decorations up a day or two after Thanskgiving. One year, I noticed a lot of little...
Laura Perry
Dec 12, 20192 min read


A Mother's Love, Minoan Style
Today on the Minoan Path blog, I'm addressing one of the more obvious (and commonly commented on) aspects of Minoan art: all those...
Laura Perry
Dec 5, 20191 min read


Thanksgiving Thoughts
When a holiday comes around, I like to look through my old blog posts to see what I've already written on the subject. Today is...
Laura Perry
Nov 28, 20191 min read


Creating Beauty in an Ugly World
The world is pretty rough these days: economic troubles all round, people being nasty to each other, politicians being even nastier. Some...
Laura Perry
Nov 21, 20191 min read


More ecstatic postures for Modern Minoan Paganism
Ecstatic postures aren't very well known, but they've been around since the Stone Age. We incorporate some of them into Modern Minoan...
Laura Perry
Nov 7, 20191 min read


The New Minoan Coloring Book Is Here!
The first edition of The Minoan Coloring Book met with plenty of compliments, but I just wasn't satisfied with it (maybe that's an...
Laura Perry
Nov 1, 20191 min read


"Don't believe everything you read on the Internet" - King Minos
I love the Internet - except when I don't. It's a great tool for accessing all kinds of information, including a lot that's outdated and...
Laura Perry
Oct 18, 20191 min read


It's storytime!
I love reading aloud. I think it's a practice we should all take up again, a lovely way for friends and family to enjoy time together....
Laura Perry
Oct 9, 20191 min read


Who knew you could revise a coloring book?
Over the past couple of years, I've revised and updated two of my books and published second editions of them: Ancient Spellcraft and The...
Laura Perry
Oct 4, 20192 min read


Minoan archaeology: It's still a thing
One of the common misconceptions about Minoan archaeology is that it all happened a long time ago, was mostly done by Sir Arthur Evans,...
Laura Perry
Sep 26, 20191 min read


Labor Pains: Birthing a book
It's been three years since I published a novel (The Bed was the most recent one). In that three years, I've ripped out several chunks of...
Laura Perry
Sep 19, 20192 min read


Modern Minoan Paganism: Reconstruction vs. revival
There are a lot of reconstructionist Pagan traditions out there, and a lot that aren't reconstructionist at all. Where does Modern Minoan...
Laura Perry
Sep 12, 20191 min read


There's more than one Minoan goddess!
I often encounter people who think there's only one Minoan goddess, the one represented by the famous Snake Goddess figurine. But...
Laura Perry
Sep 5, 20191 min read


Fiction: Autobiographical or not?
People occasionally ask me whether any of the characters in my novels are, essentially, me. The short answer is, no. The longer answer...
Laura Perry
Aug 28, 20192 min read


Hands of Great Skill
In a world before the advent of the factory assembly line, every item anyone owned was made entirely by hand. The hands of a skilled...
Laura Perry
Aug 15, 20191 min read


What to do when the world is getting you down
These days, it feels like the world is falling down around us. Or the sky is falling right onto our heads. Or something like that. What...
Laura Perry
Aug 8, 20192 min read


Are non-matching seasons still stylish?
The title is kind of flippant, but the issue is real: what if the seasons where you live don't match the seasons in the sacred calendar...
Laura Perry
Aug 2, 20191 min read
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