Full Description
Build a deep, contemporary practice rooted in ancient Greek traditions. Whether you are Pagan or simply drawn to the Greek pantheon, this book provides everything you need to remember and rebirth these ancient practices in ways that are powerful for modern people. Gwendolyn Reece provides more than seventy exercises, rites, and prayers that help you meet and build relationships with the deities and create a vibrant and balanced spiritual practice, including path-workings to meet the gods, creating an Omphalos stone, and seeking a healing dream. She presents many aspects of this religion, including mythology, philosophy, rites of passage, and healing practices, and shares her thoughts on how they can be revitalized today. Inspired by ancient Hellenic traditions, this book helps you enrich your own spirituality.
Contents
Contents
List of Exercises, Rites, and Prayers—ix
Introduction—1
Chapter One: Fundamentals—7
Chapter Two: Who Are the Theoi?—25
Chapter Three: Meet the Theoi—37
Chapter Four: Sacred Space—71
Chapter Five: Shrines, Sanctuaries, and Other Public Sacred Spaces—85
Chapter Six: Speaking to the Gods—101
Chapter Seven: Listening to the Gods—Omens, Oracles, and Visions—123
Chapter Eight: Household Practice—149
Chapter Nine: Rites of Passage—159
Chapter Ten: The Polis and Civic Duty—171
Chapter Eleven: Healing—183
Chapter Twelve: The Mysteries—199
Chapter Thirteen: Heroes, the Heroic Path, and Apotheosis—219
Chapter Fourteen: Philosophy as a Sacred Practice and Path—235
Chapter Fifteen: Ancient Greek Magic—263
Conclusion—277
Recommended Ancient Texts for Next Steps—279
Glossary of Greek Words—281
Works Cited—287
Index—297
