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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This main question, “What constitutes a recon?” was spawned on the Mind-N-Magick forum in response to a thread debating Norse Mythology and Ragnarok. The timing seemed very appropriate, as this is one of the main questions being discussed across a number of venues in association with Hellenismos and Hellenic Reconstruction. The questioner asked three queries within her post to help her understand what a Reconstructionist is.

1. Do recons need to know everyone who ruled (for example) Finland, and when?
2. Is a “true” recon always conservative?
3. Can one still be a recon and not hold a traditional view on that path?

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I have, in the past, described UPG (Unverified Personal Gnosis) as an essential aspect to religion as a whole, not just within Hellenismos. There are those who reject UPG as not being valid, especially within reconstructionist religions, but those people seem to forget that UPG is what called many of us to the Gods. It was UPG of the Gods’ will that we began to reconstruct the ancient Greek religion, and it is UPG that continues to motivate our actions.
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