Because I am a regular schmo, and a Hellenic Reconstructionist, I decided I needed to delve more deeply into the philosophers, but develop a way to do so without my brain bleeding out of my nose.

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The spark of inspiration for this short essay came from a conversation on our forum, and a misunderstanding regarding the concept of kharis that is currently spreading through some “Hellenic polytheist” online groups. Subsequently, I provided a list of quotes (here) from several scholarly sources explaining this concept, and now would like to meld those thoughts into a coherent statement regarding this essential concept.

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I would have presumed, based on the last great debate over what is and is not Hellenismos, and the subsequent forum announcement several months ago, that there would be an understanding of the intent and purpose of this website. I was wrong. I am writing this statement to further clarify the guidelines of this website, and some of the accepted definitions we use.

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Today I’ve dreamt I was a mermaid, I was in the sea near the beach and I saw a closed bottle of champagne inside a bucket of ice, over the rocks, and I knew it was from a bad guy who would use it to celebrate his deed. So, I’ve noted the fishnet he had put around the part of the water where I was in, and I tried to swim to the shore while the net was closing. I don’t know if I got it, but the feeling I had is that I did it, because – after that – I was already in another dream.

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