#Sarah Johnston

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Eccezionale a Giugliano: nella Tomba del Cerbero c'è ancora il corpo del "capostipite" con il sudario e gli elementi di corredo

ARCHEOLOGIA | Eccezionale a Giugliano: nella Tomba del Cerbero c'è ancora il corpo del "capostipite" con il sudario e gli elementi di corredo I reperti sono in ottimo stato di conservazione dopo oltre 2.000 anni

Elena Percivaldi Una deposizione in ottimo stato di conservazione di un inumato in posizione supina, coperto da un sudario, probabilmente mineralizzatosi grazie alle particolari condizioni climatiche della camera funeraria, circondato da elementi di corredo, tra cui si segnalano diversi unguentari e strigili. È questa l’ultima, eccezionale scoperta regalata dalle indagini in corso nella Tomba…

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I stitched 2 clips of my favorite parts of the Pavs/Wyatt segment from Quest for the Stanley Cup (episode 2).

In it:

We learn what Wyatt thinks of the word "percolating".

Pavs' truck got caught in the crossfire when they were shooting pucks in the driveway.

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12 years ago today Wreck It Ralph released in theaters!!!

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Chthonia; an annual ritual of Demeter in Hermione

"The goddess herself is called Chthonia, and Chthonia is the name of the festival they hold in the summer every year... They conduct the festival like this.

The procession is headed by the priests of the gods and by all those who hold the annual magistracies; both men and women follow after them. It is now a custom that some who are still children should honor the goddess in the procession as well. These wear white clothing and wreaths upon their heads. Their wreaths are woven from a flower that they call ksomosandalon, which seems to be a hyacinth, judging from its size and color; the same letters of mourning are even upon it. Men lead from the herd a heifer - fastened with bonds, and still unruly due to her wildness - following those who form the procession. Having driven the heifer to the temple, some loose her from the ropes so that she may rush into the sanctuary; others, who up until then have been holding the doors open, when they see the heifer within the temple, close the doors.

Four old women, left behind inside, make an end of the heifer.

Whoever gets the chance slices the throat of the cow with a sickle. Afterwards, the doors are opened, and those who are appointed drive up a second heifer, and a third after that, and yet a fourth. The old women make an end of them all in the same way, and there is yet another wonder in this sacrifice. On whichever of her sides the first heifer falls, all the others must fall on the same.

The sacrifice is performed by the Hermionians in the manner described. Before the temple stand a few statues of the women who have served Demeter as her priestess, and on passing inside, you see seats on which the old women wait for each of the heifers to be driven in, and images, of no great age, of Athena and Demeter.

But the thing itself that they revere more than all else, I never saw, not yet has any other man, whether strange or Hermionian. Only the old women know what it is."

Pausanias, (2.35.5-8), trans. W.H.S. Jones, modified by Sarah Iles Johnston, excerpt taken from "Demeter in Hermione: Sacrifice and Ritual Polyvalence," source.

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While I’m forcing you to buy books, I have two others that I use a lot that may be helpful if you’re into the ancient Greeks. Both are from Prof. Sarah Iles Johnston and both get a thorough workout over here. Hekate Soteira is very specific to Hekate in the Chaldean Oracles, which is a little late for my interest in Hekate, but it’s thorough and illuminating if you want to see how Hekate morphs through time. It’s a hard read, but it should be on your bookshelf if you’re interested in Hekate at all. If you’re new to Hekate, you might be shocked at how little early Hekate resembles later Hekate.

Johnston’s Restless Dead is essential for witchcraft practitioners who give a shit about why witchcraft is the way that it is, which is the most asked question in my own practice: Why do we do it like this and also what’s the foundation of witchcraft? This title is an easier read in my opinion and completely fascinating. This book contains the basis for your practice if you follow any European tradition. And that’s not to say that there aren’t other influences, but this is the meat and potatoes of it.

Now I’m going to do something I rarely do but really want to do all the time because if you’re serious about whatever your practice is, there’s a lot of tripe from shitty publishers that’s designed to turn a quick buck and preys on new witches that don’t have access to better sources. I’m going to tell you the name of a book that you should not buy if you’re looking for the foundations of your Greek practice because book dollars are precious. Modern Witchcraft with the Greek Gods by Jason Mankey and Astrea Taylor. It’s presented as sort of a beginners guide to Greek witchcraft but this ain’t it babes, no offense to the authors. It’s a Llewellyn publication which ought to be enough to give pause before buying. This is Greek witchcraft dumbed down to be palatable to a wider audience and it’s a mess. The sources are incomplete, which is the first thing we ought to be looking at when we accept an author’s take on witchcraft. Also neither author appears to be deeply involved in specifically Greek religion, and that’s a big red flag for me. If would want more Greek titles, I can recommend things. If you have titles to share, please do. Always looking for a great book.

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The idea that the iynx magically affected people by means of sound should not be surprising, for the ancient Greeks assumed that both verbal and non-verbal sounds had powerful magical effects. We see this as early as Odyssey 19.437-38 where Odysseus' uncles sing incantations over the wound in his thigh to stanch the flow of blood. Aristophanes mentions "clicking the tongue" to ward off bad luck (Vesp. 626). The spells of the magical papyri often instruct the practitioner to "whistle," "make a popping noise," "groan," imitate various animal cries and recite magically significant combinations of alphabet letters - as well as chant more or less coherent phrases of recognizable words (e.g., PGM VII.756-94, XIII.734-1077, XIII.343-646). At least one spell tells the practitioner to "make a noise like the sounding wind"and then "make a wind-creating sound," which could in fact have been accomplished by manipulating an iynx-wheel (PGM VII.775-76). These examples, early and late, could be multiplied several times. Recently, indeed, Frankfurter has argued that aurality was one of most distinctive features of ancient Greek magic, in contrast to ancient Egyptian magic, for example, which understood power to be concentrated in written words or pictures. Burkert has reminded us that the very word for "magician" in Greek attests to this, for [goes] is cognate with [goao]: the magician was one who knew how to invoke powers through his voice. Sounds that we might not call strictly "magical" were also thought to affect people and the cosmos in powerful ways. Orpheus' music stirred animals, trees, stones, and even the gods of the dead. The Sirens of Republic 10 produced harmonious tones that reflected the order of the Cosmos and perhaps helped to retain it as well (616d-617d). Even the ordinary human voice, as Gorgias and Plato knew, was able to stir the passions.

Sarah Iles Johnston, "The Song of the Iynx: Magic and Thetoric in Pythian 4"

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There She Goes, My Beautiful World by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, live at Maida Vale b/w Get Ready for Love

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🌴 another one of my original paintings framed in ash

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Tom Macklin posting this throwback on his IG [x]

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12 years ago today Wreck It Ralph released in theaters!!!

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OH SHIT

TEE HEE…..

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Bad movie I have Orphan: First Kill

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Books On Books Collection - Salt+Shaw

Books On Books Collection – Salt+Shaw

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Double Bill Number Seven: Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) + Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) In both movies, the main characters enter The Internet, which is used as an excuse for showcasing various characters and franchises owned by the corporation that made the movie. In both movies, a major character is played by an actor or actress who plays a super hero in the competitor's super hero universe. (Wonder Woman/Gal Gadot is Shank in Ralph Breaks the Internet and Don Cheadle/War Machine is Al G. Rhythm in Space Jam: A New Legacy)