Metageitnion 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:

• No major changes, but there is a new project in the works for Elaion! Upon request, we've pushed ahead with the publications of all the year's PAT rituals in a handy .pdf book format (that you can even print, if you'd like). No release date yet, it depends on the time I can make available, but somewhere this year for sure!
• In another, more personal bit of news that I won't be spamming you with too often, my first full-length novel, "Survival Instincts", will be published in March. There is nothing Hellenic in it, but it would really help me a lot if you supported me on social media, either by following or interacting. You can find my website here, and of course social media: Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest. Thank you!

Statistics:

• A little over 950.000 views right now!
• 13.000 of those hits happened in the last month
• The top five most popular posts were: On Hellenic Hekate and coming into Hellenismos from a Pagan background (360), The Beginner's guide to Hellenismos: Introduction (160), Kharis (Χάρις); our relationship with the Gods (153), PBP: Symbols of Hellenismos (130), Clay tablet found at monumental palace at Iklaina rewrites ancient Hellenic history (120), 

PAT rituals for Boedromion:

• 3 Boedromion - 25 August 2017 - The Niketeria - festival in honor of Athena, Nike, and perhaps Poseidon
• 3 Boedromion - 25 August 2017 - Plataia - festival of reconciliation, sacred to Hera Daidala
• 4 Boedromion - 26 August 2017 - Sacrifice to Basile in Erkhia
• 5 Boedromion - 27 August 2017 - Genesia - public festival for the dead in honor of Gaea
• 5 Boedromion - 27 August 2017 - Sacrifice to Epops at Erkhia
• 6 Boedromion - 28 August 2017 - Kharisteria - festival in honor of Artemis Agrotera
• 7 Boedromion - 29 August 2017 - Boedromia - a festival of thanksgiving for Apollon as a god who rescues people in war
• 15-23 Boedromion - 6-14 September 2017 - Eleusinian Greater Mysteries - in honor of Demeter
• 18 Boedromion - 8 September 2017 - Epidauria - in honor of Asklēpiós
• 27 Boedromion - 18 September 2017 - Sacrifice to the Nymphs, Achelous, Alochus, Hermes & Gaea at Erkhia

Anything else?

With overwhelming votes, Mrs. Beazoglou's Magnificent Mythology has become Pandora's Kharis' Metageitnion 2017 cause. Mrs. Beazoglou is a teacher at the Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy in Hartford, CT, USA. This year her students will be reading the "The Lightning Thief." This fantasy-adventure based novel is based on Hellenic mythology. Unfortunately, her students come to school with little background or understanding about Hellenic myths. Beazoglou's goal is to build a classroom library of mythology books for her students to access after she teaches a concept or gives a book talk to learn more about a particular God or myth. It will also allow her students to make connections from "The Lightning Thief" to the old Hellenic myths.

The deadline to donate is today, August 22, 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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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 Ko-fi page. Once there, you can make a little donation, if you are willing, and Gods bless!