Recently I've been in a bit of an existential funk, and have been pondering Viktor Frankl's view that humans generally need some form of cause to serve. A...
I haven't been posting much, been too busy with personal and professional issues to really engage in my love of Indo-European religion. But... I recently had a...
In a message dated 7/5/2010 12:46:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ... book on comparative IE mythology, since Puhvel. Actually, I think it's slightly better...
... Does anybody here have an e-copy of this book to send me? ... I can send an e-copy of this one to listmembers who contact me off-List. Regards, Francesco...
I have a new page on my website in time for Lammas and Lughnasadh (more or less August 1st). It is a list of Songs to Celebrate the Harvest, especially the...
Hey guys, I was wondering if I could ask for some help. At the moment I am writing something dealing with magick potions associated with deities in world...
... Tantric traditions of sorcery and black magic, which are always associated with the propitiation of female deities, abound with elements such as love...
Awesome finds!!! Thank you sooooo much! Nothing annoys me, more, than when I cannot find a complete fact and only have a piece of information to go on with a...
BTW, if anyone else can think of other gods or goddesses associated with potions from the mythology of other I-E cultures that I have not yet noted, please...
... Whenever you have got only some snippets of text from a scholarly book or article, you have to search the Google Books website, where a treasure of...
In a message dated 9/6/2010 11:33:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ... and low to try and get a hold of that sucker! :oP One thing you can try on google books...
Hi Everybody. My name is Seth and I am new to the group. I have a B.A. in English, and I'm a bit of a philologist. I am a Wuotanist, so I've studied Germanic...
... Yup, that's what I usually do; however, my results usually have not returned any results with this subject matter. ... Wow! Usually when I hit a snippet...
Is there a way to purchase an "e-copy"? Shipping will cost more for me than the actual book. Sigh. ... -- Sent from my Palantir -- Aldrin F.T. [Non-text...
... I don't think there is, yet, but see the recycled bits below (from a discussion on the TechnoPagan list): Hey all, Just wanted to let all of you know that...
Hi, This might interest some here. Mithras Reader: An Academic and Religious Journal of Greek, Roman and Persian Studies, Volume III. Regards, Nabarz ... ...
Halloween and Samhain Songs I have just opened a new page on my website giving a list of traditional Songs and Stories for Halloween and Samhain. These are...
Hallo, Â I was reading your Baltic section and yes, it's true that Balts don't like Russians (it's not the Slavs overall, just Russians) but as a Balt (I'm...
I have just opened a new page that people might be interested in. It lists traditional Yule Songs in English and tells where you can find the music for them...
Hey guys, does anyome know where I could read, preferrably on-line, a copy of hymn #4.24.7 from the Rig Veda? It's not in my copy of Doniger's translation....
I have a new page about Apple Tree Wassails, at pierce.yolasite.com/applewassail or http://pierce.yolasite.com/applewassail if either one of those links...
Hey guys, I am having one heckuv'a time on a present research project, so I was wondering if you could help me by giving me a lead, or something; something to...
Wade, I'm not sure when mirrors became a even remotely common item, especially among the Germano-Norse and Celts. I would assume those Greeks had them way...
Hey guys, I keep seeing references to Hephaestus having constructed a mirror which Dionysos later employs to observe his future destiny. However, I can find...
Yes, Ayden, it doesn't have to be an *actual* mirror, but the use of reflections. One bit of source material I would love to hunt down was something I saw on...
In a message dated 3/17/2011 4:40:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ... with the dead. I'd be interested in a source for this. I've been working a bit on ...
