The Experience of Egyptian Religion

This year, at the Lammas Faire and Samhain, the SEF offers a unique opportunity to experience the most commonly practiced religious ceremonies of ancient Egypt. In antiquity, religious observations and magical practice were patterned after myths. The belief was that repeating mythic patterns symbolically would bring about the same results. Every night, the egyptian sun … Continue reading The Experience of Egyptian Religion

Is Your Idol Idle?

[creativeslider id="3"] When one hears the word idol (in connection with religion), associations include the Hebrew commandment concerning graven images, Christian writers condemning idol worship, iconoclasts destroyed images of their own faith, and so forth. Given that cultural background, where does that leave us, as modern neopagans?  We all have an abundance of images, statues, etc … Continue reading Is Your Idol Idle?

Inanna

Inanna Arthen has been an SEF member since 2015. She identified as a Pagan in 1974 and worked with several Pagan organizations in the 1980s and 1990s, including the EarthSpirit Community, Covenant of the Goddess and Church of All Worlds. In 1998, she earned an M.Div degree from Harvard Divinity School, with concentrations in pastoral … Continue reading Inanna