A magic-worker chants as she writes furiously on a thin of lead. She folds it, hammers a nail through it, ties it to two wax figures with a piece of knotted thread, and hands it, with great ceremony, to her desperate customer. The woman hands over her hard-earned money, and then she throws the folded…
“And when they are inspired through eating yellow honey, they are willing to speak truth; but if they be deprived of the gods’ sweet food, then they speak falsely, as they swarm in and out together.” – Homeric Hymn to Hermes, trans., Hugh G. Evelyn-White “Next I’ll discuss the heavenly gift of honey from the…
Sometimes It’s Good to Be Angry This past year has been an eventful one, and for me, it’s been jam-packed with opportunities to be really angry at the world and at other people. So I’ve been focusing a lot on learning to handle my anger better. Anger gets bad publicity, with some love-and-light types claiming…
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