"The next century's task will be to rediscover its Gods." - Andre Malraux

Khairete! You've found your way to Sannion's Sanctuary. May your visit be a pleasureable and enlightening one. Below you will find essays and other writings about Hellenic Polytheism, especially Dionysos, and general paganism. My writings on Graeco-Egyptian topics can be found at Neos Alexandria, and several pieces of my work are also on Wildivine. Many of the pieces here have been collected (along with some bonus essays) in a book called A Temple of Words, available through Cafepress.com - you can see the Table of Contents here. I have also published a collection of my short stories relating to this religious path, called Gods and Mortals: New Stories of Hellenic Polytheism, which is available via Amazon.com and CreateSpace.com.

Enjoy, and may Zeus, God of Strangers, and Hermes, Guide of those who Wander, keep you safe!

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Beyond Patrons - the benefits and drawbacks of focusing on one or two gods 12.24.07
Is Honoring The Twelve What Makes You a True Hellene? 12.24.07
The Paths to Dionysos - different ways of relating to the god 3-19-07
Communicating with the Gods - an update of the article Living with the Gods 3-19-07
Dionysos-Antinous, Liberator of our Hearts 3-19-07
Anthesteria for the Lonely Soul - ways to celebrate the festival alone 3-19-07
Musings on Reconstructionism 3-19-07
Syncretism and Eclecticism in Hellenismos (reprinted from He Epistole) 11.20.06
Sannion's Guide to Getting Started in Hellenismos Tips for those new to the religion 5.20.06
A Poem for Dionysos 5.16.06
Sannion's Guide to Ritual Etiquette How to behave at a Hellenic ritual 4-24-06
Every time you perpetuate a flame-war, you make baby Zagreus cry 4-16-06
Hellenismos is Beautiful The essence of our religion is Beauty 4-16-06
"Never the Twain Shall Meet"? Defending the role of magic in Hellenismos 11-08-05
Did the Ancients Recognize 'Patron' Relationships? 9-30-05
One From Many: Thoughts on the Future of the Hellenic Polytheist Community (published in He Epistole, Issue #7) 9-5-05
New Songs for Old Gods A collection of hymns, songs, and poems about/for the Gods UPDATED 9-5-05
Hellenism on the Go Fitting regular worship into a busy schedule 6-22-05
Peri Eidolon or On Images Reflections on images of divinity, and what constitutes idolatry 6-19-05
A Rose by Any Other Name Reflections of Hellenic Polytheist Identity 5-15-05
Fragments from Eunomius' Loves of Apollo A portion of a lost epic that I translated UPDATED 5-11-05
A Brief Mediation on Dionysos in the Orphic Hymn 30 4-29-05
I Want Mine Bloody On the value of animal sacrifice 4-29-05
A Rant on Sin Within Paganism 4-29-05
Spiritual Submission The beauty of submitting to the Gods 4-29-05
The Mighty Bull of the Two Lands Osiris and Dionysos compared 4-27-05
A Ritual of Adoration for Dionysos to be performed daily 6-12-04
After the Smoke Clears How to properly dispose of sacrifices 5-12-03
Ecstacy by Moonlight Some drunken Dionysian poetry 4-12-03
Top Ten Reasons Not to Practice Hellenismos A humorous look at the religion I love 12-16-02
I couldn't love a woman who wasn't a maenad A meditation on my ideal woman 11-26-02
Is Belief Enough? Argues for the importance of rituals too 11-02-02
Religious Pluralism in Antiquity How ancient religion lacked a sense of conversion and exclusiveness UPDATED 10-07-02
On Whether it is Acceptable to Discuss Sacred Things A letter from Eunomius about the Mysteries 9-10-02
Defending Reconstructionism My defense against the Fluffy backlash 8-13-02
The Ivy-Covered Cross A comparison of Jesus and Dionysos 7-30-02
Dionysos is alive and well and kicking ass in a rock band A collection of rock lyrics relating to Dionysos 7-08-02
A Classical Anthology A collection of wise sayings by ancient Greek and Roman authors UPDATED 6-29-02
Do we really want a Paganism without Christianity? I think the two faiths enrich each other 5-10-02
A Compendium of the Gods Information on how to worship the Gods 5-03-02
Play I revel with the winds 4-23-02
Is Paganism Anti-Christian? Defining ourselves by our opposition to something leaves us within its power 2-22-02
Wine among the Ancients A collection of refrences to wine in ancient authors 2-15-02
The Miracles of Dionysos An article on the miracles and epiphanies of Dionysos 12-26-01
What is Hellenismos? Greek Reconstructionism explained 11-19-01
Jesus Christ, Hellene How Jesus Christ may legitimately be admitted into the Hellenic Pantheon 11-15-01
The Gods as Seen Through the Eyes of Dionysos A look at the Gods and their connections to Dionysos 10-23-01
Hymn to All the Gods A hymn honoring the Gods of the Greek pantheon, and a few others 8-18-01
A Discussion about Dionysos Explores my relationship with the God of Wine 8-08-01
The Symbols of Dionysos An article exploring the things connected to Dionysos in myth, art, and cult 6-08-01
That Damn P-Word! My ambivalence regarding the term "Pagan" 5-16-01
Urban Pagans Our cities are sacred too 5-09-01
Magic and Paganism Discusses how not all Pagans are magic-users 4-10-01
Ariadne An account of Dionysos' bride, taken from my unfinished Dionysiaca 2-23-01
Some Thoughts on Aleister Crowley and Thelema My thoughts on the Great Beast from the perspective of Hellenism 2-14-01
Worship of the Gods is not in Vain The spread of Christianity as viewed by a pious Hellene 2-12-01
I am not a Greek, but I am a Hellene Argues that Hellene is not just an ethnic term 2-06-01
Why do you believe in the Gods? An examination of what I believe and why 2-01-01
Homer Oracle A divinatory tool adapted from the PGM 12-01-00
On Dionysos A retelling of the myths of Dionysos 12-1-00
Songs for the Orgy Narrative poems honoring Dionysos and the maenads 11-28-00
Five Reasons why I am a Polytheist Why I find Monotheism unsatisfactory 11-25-00
Interview with Sannion




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