Polytheist, Ph.D. in Philosophy. Justice to all beings, reverence to all Gods.
Joined July 2009
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A local jinja rebuilds, with videos.
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Two recorded courses on Proclus' theory of time are now on sale:
Time and the Gods I: An Introduction to Platonist Cosmology
Time and the Gods II: Kairos and the Number of Time
Seven classes each, in English. US$80 each, or both for US$140.
ALT Course cover in indigo and gold: Time and the Gods I — An Introduction to Platonist Cosmology. Antonio Vargas. Recorded course, 7 classes, English.
ALT Course cover in indigo and gold: Time and the Gods II — Kairos and the Number of Time. Antonio Vargas. Recorded course, 7 classes, English.
ALT Course cover in indigo and gold: Time and the Gods I + II — The Complete Course. Antonio Vargas. Recorded courses, 14 classes, English.
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#New_Study - A #Safaitic inscription calls upon Shams (the divine sun) as judge, dayyān, paralleling his title in the Hammurapi code: šamaš dayyānum rabûm 'Shamash, the great judge' Read: tinyurl.com/mwd99w8s. Explore the inscriptions of the site: ociana.osu.edu/sites/994
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Many people may not know that the two Pārśvadevatās worshipped alongside Goddess Lakṣmī on Kojāgarī Pūrṇimā are Devarāja Indra and Yakṣarāja Kubera. I’ve worshipped them too, though only some Bengali Lakshmi idols depict them.
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The Congo Basin had some of the most unique forms of indigenous proto-urbanism
featuring near-grid-like settlement patterns; straight streets over 40ft wide, and square houses built in parallel lines
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Venus returns to Libra today. Huzzah! Great rejoicing! From exile in Scorpio back to her own home.
Every homecoming echoes Odysseus's. For Homer's Neoplatonist readers, the return to Ithaca is the rational soul's path back to reality.
ALT Quote card in blue and gold: 'The homecoming in the Odyssey is the rational soul's path back to reality… That is Odysseus's journey. That is our journey.' — Antonio Vargas.
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Revista cinematográfica “proturismo patrocinada por la gran cervecería Moctezuma de Orizaba” realizado por RTVE en #México en el año de 1954. En esta entrega se comparten las tradiciones de Día de Muertos en nuestro país, “una síntesis expresiva del culto a los muertos”.
Te invito a compartir
#DiaDeMuertos
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Greek Magical Papyri, LVII.14–28:
“As you burn savin juniper together with the papyrus strip, say: “Isis, pure maiden, give me a sign of the outcomes. Uncover your holy veil, shake out the black fold of your garment, and set in motion the constellation of the Great Bear.”
When you have said these names and have at the same time unfolded your hands, lift the edge of your hand from your chest. Because you will see a star driven to you by compulsion, into which you will gaze intensely, after it has launched rays like darts and leapt towards you yourself, so that you become god-struck.
Hold the charakter ready at hand, for it is the symbol of Kronos, which gives you courage.”
“O Bear, greatest of goddesses, ruler of heaven, sovereign of the pole of the stars! Supreme goddess, beautifully radiant, imperishable element, structure of the universe, shining upon all things, harmony of the whole! You who stand upon the celestial pole, whom the Lord God appointed to rotate the holy pole with a powerful hand.”
—Greek Magical Papyri, IV.1301–1307.
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The series on Butlerian Henadology will return next week, Inshallah. In the meantime, here’s a restack of my reading of Urasawa's "Pluto".
Link in comments.
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“To date, the most comprehensive published collection of more than 300 myths of this ancient, profound, and beautiful storytelling tradition.” Yoruba Mythology: Stories of the Orisa from West Africa and the Diaspora amzn.to/4g3hWHp (#advertisement)
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Sometimes a Greek vase takes my breath away. This vase-painter depicts a stone statue of Heracles, his lionskin being painted encaustically by an artist with pigmented hot wax melted by an attendant on a brazier. Heracles comes to inspect, his dad Zeus and a winged Victory aloft.
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A Platonist Odyssey is now a recorded course you can start today.
Six classes reading Homer as Proclus did: the Sirens, Circe, Zeus and Hera, the descent to Hades, Achilles the theurgist — as symbols of how the world and the soul work.
No prior Homer or Neoplatonism needed.
ALT Course cover in indigo and gold: A Platonist Odyssey — A Philosophical Reading of Homer. Antonio Vargas. Recorded course, 6 classes, English.
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‘An indispensable guide to the Greek transcendental tradition’: I reviewed ‘Children of Starry Heaven’ by @Robin_C_Douglas 📚✨ drfrancisyoung.com/2026/10/2…
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#New on #OCIANA - Apollo (ʾfln), the Arab, a bandit (lṣṭ) from the Syrian town of Salkhad, complains that the Romans (ʾl rm) have taken his mother captive (ʾsr-h). He calls upon Allāt for deliverance from distress!
Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/…
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Um deus sempre transcende seus atributos.
A god always exceeds his attributes: there is always one more metamorphosis, one more theophany, one more riddle that defeats our interpretations.
ALT Cartão de citação em azul e dourado: 'Um deus sempre transcende seus atributos…' — Antonio Vargas, Revista Valete.
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We’re absolutely thrilled that the new USPS Diwali stamp was designed by an HAF supporter! 🪔
What a wonderful way to celebrate the beauty and significance of Diwali. And just in time for the festivities!
Don’t forget to get yours and help spread the light of Diwali!
#WATCH | U.S. Postal Service unveils a new Diwali stamp at the Embassy of India in Washington, D.C.
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This week, I was blessed to join Hindu New Yorkers in Queens celebrating Navratri, Durga Puja, Dashain, and Vijayadashami.
We danced garba, performed aarti, witnessed Sindoor Khela, and honored the Goddess Durga.
It was an honor to come together in joy, faith, and community in temples across our city — especially after the attempted mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Illinois last week.
May we all join together in our shared responsibility to stand against hate and care for one another.
Jai Mata Ki.
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Music is a language. You see, it’s not notes, it’s a language of the spirit. That’s why it’s so important.
(Sun Ra)
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Ofrendas a los dioses.
En la imagen del Códice Borgia aparece un felino decapitando una codorniz, la sangre se ofrece como alimento a Tonatiuh, deidad nahua del Sol. El sacrificio tiene lugar durante la noche, representada por medio de la Luna con un conejo en su interior.
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Why did the ancients say Homer was blind?
For Proclus it was literary criticism in mythic form: the poet who makes us see every battle wasn't reporting what he saw. His vivid images are symbols of what lies beyond sight — the gods themselves.
ALT Cartão de citação em azul e dourado: 'To say that Homer was blind is a kind of archaic literary criticism…' — Antonio Vargas.