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		<title>Interview in &#8220;Ideon Antron&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2011/01/interview-in-ideon-antron/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thyrsos was formed by followers of the Hellenic Religion. They fight for its Restoration, its legal recognition in Hellas, defend the original authentic pre-Christian tradition, and contribute to the spread of the Hellenic Civilization worldwide. I was honored to be asked by Evangelos, from Thyrsos, for an interview in their online magazine Ideon Antron (Cave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even More on Defining Hellenismos</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2010/03/even-more-on-defining-hellenismos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hellenismos.us/b/?p=342</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have to make a public apology to Mano Madytinos. I, as many did who debate what is and is not authentically Hellenismos here in the English speaking world, misinterpreted some of the statement&#8217;s Mano made over the last few months. His blogs are here and here. As many did, I took his message of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hellenismos, the 7•UP of Religion</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2010/01/hellenismos-the-7%e2%80%a2up-of-religion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hellenismos.us/b/?p=326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who are too young to get the pop-culture reference, 7•UP was at one time marketed as the &#8220;uncola,&#8221; and it would seem there are those who are marketing Hellenismos as the unreligion. What does it say when certain individuals and groups will not even say that something as basic and essential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hellenismos and the Definition of Magic</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2009/11/hellenismos-and-the-definition-of-magic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hellenismos.us/b/?p=301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In his book A General Theory of Magic, pro-magic author Marcel Mauss dedicates a chapter completely to defining what is and is not magic. In his analysis he looks at the definitions used by various groups including academics, folklorists, the religious and others. He uses a scientific approach to systematically pick through ideas such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homophobia and Hellenismos</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2009/08/homophobia-and-hellenismos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hellenismos.us/b/?p=291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First, before this discussion begins it must be noted that Hellenismos, as a religion, makes no statement to the validity of other religions and their practices. It also does not make a statement as to the validity of the beliefs and practices of the various Celebrants who may worship any or all of the Greek [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cry Wolf</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2009/04/cry-wolf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hellenismos.us/b/?p=248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why has the term Reconstructionist become, to some, a problematic term that causes dissension and unnecessary criticism? I think the identifying of the problem is easy. The most common definition found for Polytheistic Reconstructionism is a methodology to restore an ancient pre-Christian cultural religion as completely as possible, but within a modern context. That is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back to the Basics II: The Household Religion</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2009/04/back-to-the-basics-ii-the-household-religion/</link>
		<comments>http://hellenismos.us/b/2009/04/back-to-the-basics-ii-the-household-religion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hellenismos.us/b/?p=168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;sacrifice to the deathless gods purely and cleanly, and burn rich meats also, and at other times propitiate them with libations and incense, both when you go to bed and when the holy light has come back, that they may be gracious to you in heart and spirit&#8230;&#8221; ~ Hesiod, Works and Days While this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Basics of Miasma and Purification</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2009/03/the-basics-of-miasma-and-purification/</link>
		<comments>http://hellenismos.us/b/2009/03/the-basics-of-miasma-and-purification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I believe I mentioned there was recently talk about Miasma on the The Reconstructionist Interfaith List, and since Lisa brought this up on another thread, I thought we should discuss it separate from the &#8220;A few FAQ on Miasma in daily &#38; household practice&#8221; thread. Miasma holds little to no moral judgment against the afflicted, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Agora&#8221; movie trailer</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2009/02/agora-movie-trailer/</link>
		<comments>http://hellenismos.us/b/2009/02/agora-movie-trailer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kalinides</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alexandria, Hypatia and her death, will be the plot of &#8220;Agora&#8221;, a movie from spanish director Alejandro Amenabar; with a english speaking cast, the movie is expected to premier in october. The struggle to save the wisdom of the ancient world by the philosopher Hypatia, during the revolts pushed by christian fanatics in the IV [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Oh Where Have the Regular Schmoes Gone?</title>
		<link>http://hellenismos.us/b/2008/11/where-oh-where-have-the-regular-schmoes-gone/</link>
		<comments>http://hellenismos.us/b/2008/11/where-oh-where-have-the-regular-schmoes-gone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twinkle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hellenismos.us/?p=142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have often said (and still believe) that Hellenismos&#8230;the Reconstruction of Ancient Greek Religious Practice&#8230;.should not be a religion of the intellectual elite. And yet&#8230;I look around me, and I see discussion after discussion written and argued by numerous people of obvious intellectual prowess. I sit, I read, I understand&#8230;.I sit back in frustration because [...]]]></description>
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