Hekatombaion updates

On the day of the Hene kai Nea, I post a monthly update about things that happened on the blog and in projects and organizations related to it. I will also announce Elaion's coming PAT rituals.

Changes to the blog:

• Absolutely no pressure (I don't even drink coffee, after all), but do you see that little link at the top of the page? That takes you to my brand new Ko-fi page. Once there, you can make a little donation--which would be nice, but Baring The Aegis is (and will always be) free! I would have liked to make it possible to donate a single dollar, but three dollars is the only option. Thank you in advance, if you are willing, and Gods bless!
• A massive thank you to the people who've already bought me a coffee! Gods bless, truly!

Statistics:

• A little over 936.000 views right now!
• 18.000 of those hits happened in the last month
• The top five most popular posts were: Will Frankincense soon be a thing truly of the past? (421), Hellenic Gods aesthetics (revisited) (225), Restoration of the Parthenon pediment started and the restoration of the Grand Theatre of Cassope has been funded! (191), Invocations to the Gods from the Iliad (183), The Beginner's guide to Hellenismos: Introduction (175)

PAT rituals for Metageitnion:

• 2 Metageitnion - 26 July 2017 - The Herakleia
• 12 Metageitnion - 5 August 2017 - Sacrifice to Demeter at the Attic deme of Erkhia
• 12 Metageitnion - 5 August 2017 - Sacrifice to Zeus Polieus, Athena Polias, and Apollon Lykeios in Athens
• 16 Metageitnion - 9 August 2017 - Sacrifice to Kourotrophos, Hekate & Artemis at Erkhia
• 19 Metageitnion - 12 August 2017 - Sacrifice to the Heroines at Erkhia
• 21 Metageitnion - 14 August 2017 - Sacrifice to Hera Telkhinia at Erkhia
• 25 Metageitnion - 18 August 2017 - Sacrifice to Zeus Epoptes at Erkhia

Anything else?

The United Hellenismos Association has become Pandora's Kharis' Hekatombaion 2017 cause. The United Hellenismos Association is a Non-Profit Organization whose main purposes are education, orthopraxy, and keeping the Hellenic spirit and virtues alive throughout the world. It has just recently hit its one year mark and it continues to grow and develop communities throughout the US, and slowly the world. The UHA supports the training of a well educated priest/priestess program as well as will sponsor pagan chaplains for qualified individuals.

The deadline to donate is today, July 24, 2017. You can do so by using the PayPal option to the side of the Pandora's Kharis website or by donating directly to baring.the.aegis@gmail.com. Thank you in advance!

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