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What are Pagans?
Some (relatively) short comments and quotations from various sources that may prove useful. WHO ARE THE PAGANS? By Embreis23, originally written for Athens Pagan Pride Day 2023 On Saturday, Oct. 5, Athens Pagan Pride Day will be celebrated in downtown Athens, on College Square from 5-10 pm. This will be the 12th Annual Athens Pagan…
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Pantheon, Part III: Hekate
By Embreis23 Note: Athens Area Pagans Inc. is open to all paths, ways, and practices. The following is the author’s opinion and is not intended as a statement of opinion, theology, ideology, or faith on the part of AAP. Introduction: What follows is the fourth of a series of attempts to describe and communicate the…
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Pantheon Part II: Nimble Jack
By Embreis23 Note: Athens Area Pagans Inc. is open to all paths, ways, and practices. The following is the author’s opinion and is not intended as a statement of opinion, theology, ideology, or faith on the part of AAP. Introduction: What follows is the third of a series of attempts to describe and communicate the…
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Pantheon, Part 0
Chaos comes before and after, is above and below, is within and without. Everything comes from Chaos; everything disappears into Chaos.
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PANTHEON, Part I
By Embreis23 Note: Athens Area Pagans Inc. is open to all paths, ways, and practices. The following is the author’s opinion and is not intended as a statement of opinion, theology, ideology, or faith on the part of AAP. Introduction: The root of the English word “essay” means “to attempt,” which is appropriate: what follows…
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IRS Gremlin defeated
Athens Area Pagans, Inc., has been a registered tax-exempt organization under IRS code 501(c)(3) since Sept. 26, 2013 (the date of the Final Determination letter we got from the IRS). We worked hard to get that exemption and have continued to be vigilant in defending it. But we discovered a problem in February. We noticed…
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A Pagan Bestiary Part III
THE ECLECTICS: Eclectics are those folk who have felt the call of the old gods and goddesses, but do not find it necessary to try to imitate the religious practices of the ancient world and are not convinced by any particular Traditionalist path.
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A Pagan Bestiary, Part II
This is the second installment of A Pagan Bestiary, a brief history of Modern Paganism, and an attempt to categorize and explain many of the different beliefs, paths and practices of Modern Pagans. Parts III will be published here next week. By Embreis23 THE TRADITIONALISTS: In general, Traditionalists believe that they are continuing practices or…
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A Pagan Bestiary, Part I
This is the first installment of A Pagan Bestiary, a brief history of Modern Paganism, and an attempt to categorize and explain many of the different beliefs, paths and practices of Modern Pagans. Parts II and III will be published here over the next two weeks. By Embreis23 Disclaimer: This document is necessarily skewed toward…
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Saturday Meeting at AllWays
We will not be meeting at Rabbit Hole Studios this Saturday at 5 pm, as we will be out at the AllWays land preparing for Sunday’s open house and Beltane ritual. If anyone would like to join us — and we can use all the the helpl we can get — the address is 720…
