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I can’t express how important this is

I want to build a better community.

One where we stop wondering which candle colors this or that deity prefers, or what libation is the most appropriate, or sticking up a yardstick to one another about who is the best devotee and most pious. One where we stop worrying so much about small differences in praxis and start honoring the gods in deeds in our immediate lives and out in the world.

More and more, my impression is that the gods do like offerings of food and drink and objects, prayers and thoughts, but they value offerings of actions with them in mind and dedicated to the action even more. Old time blots seem to have only been held something like twice a year. It’s awesome if someone has their own personal devotional practice where they do something every day, but you’re not Doing It Wrong if you don’t.

I spend every day thinking much more about how to represent the gods in the world, and what they’d most like to use my hands and mind to accomplish in this realm. Let’s not just light candles and pour out libations. Let’s go forth and DO. To our lives. To the lives of others. To the environment.

We need to build and come together in order for us to survive.

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Conímbriga, one of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal

Roman Empire, 3rd century BC – 4th century AD

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Agate bowl

Roman Egypt, 1st - 2nd century AD

Source: The J. Paul Getty Museum

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For there is nothing better than this: when two people maintain a household together in oneness of mind, a great woe to their enemies, and joy to their friends.

Homer, The Odyssey

Congratulations! 

@unrepentantwarriorpriest @mrsunrepentantwarriorpriest

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Aquila - Roman Imperial Gold Eagle standard. Equipment of The Ermine Street Guard Living History military re-enactment group. Re-enacting part of the Roman invasion of England in 43AD Event organised by English Heritage. Photo taken in at Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire in July 2009.

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I don't think I ever did share this, so here's my Lararium.

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Mithras.

A statue of Mithras in a Mithraeum under the Baths of Mithras in Ostia.

Spring 2013.

(Alas, due to rain it was flooded and too deep for me to wade in to see up close.)

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Neptune’s statue in Bosco Sacro Gardens, Bomarzo, Italy

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Athena (“Minerva of Arezzo”), 300 - 270 BC; bronze and copper. (Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Firenze).

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A scale model of Ancient Rome.

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I was wondering where you got that magnificent center piece for your lararium

I apologize for such a late answer, but I don't believe that I've shown any pictures of my own lararium, so I couldn't tell you

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Hi there friend

Hello!

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Mosaic of Neptune riding a chariot pulled by two seahorses - Hadrumetum (modern Sousse, Tunisia), 3rd century CE.

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Warrior Culture : SPQR

The Roman Legions after the Marius Reforms were arguably the first professional military of its era. They used supreme discipline, rapid deployments, and cutting edge technology to advance Roman interests throughout the globe.

One thing that helped Rome to become the Warrior Culture powerhouse of its era was its adaptability. Never passing up the chance to innovate or imitate cultural, tactical, and technological advancements from friend and foe alike. Using what could be modernly considered “Cultural Appropriation,“ to advance the Roman Empire, and the lives of its 200 million inhabitants.

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Today, on the 4th of Pyanepsion, a day sacred to Aphrodite, Eros, Hermes, and Apollon (and more), I had this tattoo made.

It’s a laurel wreath on my right wrist. I chose this because it is a symbol of Hellenismos, and has strong ties to Ancient Hellas. Historically, wreaths were often prizes given to athletics for winning a match, race, or other sporting event (e.g. the Olympics). The god Apollon is also often depicted wearing a laurel wreath on his head, and laurel is considered sacred to him.

The laurel wreath is a symbol of my religion, and this tattoo is therefore my way of showing my devotion to the Theoi. Each branch has thirteen leaves, one for each of the major Hellenic deities.

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We get our ethics from our history and judge our history by our ethics.

Ernst Troeltsch (1865-1923), German writer and Protestant theologian (via historical-nonfiction)

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Augustus as Jupiter Capitolinus.  45-50 CE. marble.

National Archaeological Museum Naples.

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