Classical

Here is a beautiful site! with descriptions of the classical Greek and Roman gods, alongside original works of art depicting them.

www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/explore-the-collection/subjects/classical-gods

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Xena Warrior Princess

My first introduction to the Classical gods – via pop culture. I love this show! See the whole pantheon at work here, along with a host of other characters from myth – the Amazons are my favourite. It even wanders eventually, through the emergence of Jesus and the notion of the ‘One God’ onto the classical polytheistic landscape, and tells of how this divide effected people. Yes yes it’s fiction – but who cares? I love story-telling around our myths and legends. It breathes new life into them. Also Sam Raimi was one of the exec producers, and Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead) is in it too.

One of my favourite characters though, was Yakut – a shamaness. Amidst the campy feel of the show were these moments of realism and creepiness, that made it so intriguing. Watching Yakut lead Xena into other worlds captured me at a young age.

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This blog is an archive of my spiritual path, from the early days of being a new mama, through sleep deprivation, OCD and an autoimmune condition, to my finding a teacher and beginning studies in shamanism. I was determined to save my life and face all of my demons, not just the cute ones.

I no longer write here. You can find me at the link below if you’d like to continue to follow my journey, now 9 years in.

Blessed Be, Namaste

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be critical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him (her/they) to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
Be careful.
Strive to be happy.

A human being is a part of the whole, called by us “Universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security.