In the Homeric Hymn to Apollo, when Apollo is presented with an opponent who threatens to destabilize the order he wishes to impose on the cosmos (e.g. Pytho or Telphousa), he eliminates them and takes their names. In the HH Hermes, we are presented with another way for a god to gain recognition among the Olympians. Rather than destroying his opponents, Hermes allows Apollo to hold onto his τιμαί so long as he is willing to join in friendship. Through his own inventiveness, Hermes is able to open up parallel spaces within the established cosmos. As a result of Hermes’ exploits, we are reminded of the importance of thinking about the Greek pantheon as a dynamic system in which our understanding of the cosmos comes from the complementary and competing attributes of the Olympian gods.

Reconsidering Zeus’ Order: The Reconciliation of Apollo and Hermes by Christopher Bungard

The music of the spheres. Shown in this engraving from Renaissance Italy are Apollo, the Muses, the planetary spheres and musical ratios

Pythagorean theology was dualistic; it contrasted this corruptible, earthly sphere with a pure and divine realm. One's higher nature, the eternal soul, is entangled in temporal flesh. The body is like a tomb. The soul must not become a slave to the body and its lusts. One must not fall prey to the demands of the flesh.

God isn’t wonderful because he is fabulously wealthy, or because he’s so powerful he can control the thunder and lightning. What makes him so great is his limitless knowledge and awareness. The purpose of our work as priests and priestesses is to attain knowledge of him, the first, the supreme ruler, the ideal one.

The search for truth requires intense study and concentration. This quest is more holy than any other and is most pleasing to the goddess you worship. Indeed when Typhon, her enemy, rips the sacred texts to shreds, it is Isis who collects them together again, and entrusts them to those initiated in the holy mysteries.

Plutarch (Priest of Apollo) to Clea (Priestess of Isis)

Apollo is the god who directs the harmony,
and makes all things move together,
whether for gods or human beings.

– Plato, “Cratylus” (405d)

Focus on making yourself who you want to be: faster, smarter, stronger, more humble, less ego.

Discipline your body so you can free your mind.

Get up early and go get after it. And be that person that you want to be.

Hail Zeus

We need to bring back druidic rituals.
This is how we will win.

Plutarch (Priest of Apollo) to Clea (Priestess of Isis)

The purpose of our work as priests and priestesses is to attain knowledge of him, the first, the supreme ruler, the ideal one.

The search for truth requires intense study and concentration. This quest is more holy than any other and is most pleasing to the goddess you worship.

Indeed when Typhon, her enemy, rips the sacred texts to shreds, it is Isis who collects them together again, and entrusts them to those initiated in the holy mysteries.

Merovingian brooch, 6th century

Merovingi or Merohingii ("sons of Merovech") were one of the establishing Frankish dynasties.
Merovech was the King of the Salian Franks.
They were a Germanic tribe who originally worshipped Woden.

Odin, Anton Marussig

You must see through the eyes of the falcon flying high above the canopy.

All things rest, even Gods and Spirits. When we slumber, our body temperature drops, and so too is it for Nature. The silence, the cold is the signs of rest. But like sleep, it shall awaken again. When we sleep, our bodies and minds heal and rejuvenate. Remember to rest, for it is part of all things and very important

The Dawn showed again with her rosy fingers.
– Homer, “The Odyssey”

Hermes Trismegistus. Floor mosaic in the Cathedral of Siena.

"Nothing is concealed from the wise and sensible, while the unbelieving and unworthy cannot learn the secrets."

-Henry Cornelius Agrippa

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