Edge of the Circle Books Newsletter

Ekklesía Antínoou Foundation Day Ritual ALL ARE WELCOME! The Ekklesía Antínoou is a queer, Graeco-Roman-Egyptian syncretist reconstructionist polytheist group dedicated to Antinous, the deified lover of the Emperor Hadrian. We are open to people of all races, religions, genders, sexual orientations, political stances, and disability statuses. Foundation Day is our most important holy-day of the year, mourning the death and celebrating the deification of the Beloved Boy of Bithynia. For the ritual, bring a small coin offering, a small stone (which will be cast away), small percussion instruments (if you know how to play them!), and any food offerings you might want to add to the altar…but most importantly, your enthusiasm, respect, and enjoyment! For further information,please e-mail aediculaantinoi@hotmail.com

The Phillupic Hymns by P. Sufenas Virius Lupus Book Launch and Ritual The Phillupic Hymns is a collection of poetry, prose, and translations devoted to the gods and goddesses of Egypt, Greece, Rome, and ancient Celtic Gaul and Britain. Its themes are diverse, from theology to narrative to ritual rubric; sex to syncretism to star-lore; prayers to praise-hymns to holy-days; divinity to death to...dogs! As this is a book of devotional poetry, a simple "reading" of it will not do for a book launch...True gratitude to the Muses and the other gods who inspired the works requires literal as well as metaphorical libations to be poured! Thus, please be prepared for an unconventional ritual/performance of the work, in which the barrier between audience and performer blurs, in which ancient names and forgotten epithets will be spoken aloud for the first time in ages, and in which inspiration's continued influence will be put to the test in the course of events! This is no...

Lammas Ritual August 1, 2008, 7:00 pm --9:00 pm The ATC presents sabbat rituals at Edge of the Circle bookstore in Seattle, WA as close to the actual sabbat as possible. We’ve received a lot of positive feedback from folks who have attended the rituals. We’re excited to be able to offer these rituals in a location that is more accessible to people living in and around the Seattle area. Many thanks to Robert at Edge for providing the space to do so! Edge of the Circle is located at the corner of East Pike & Boylston on Capitol Hill. Rituals begin at 7:00pm. If you have any questions, please contact Robert at Edge of the Circle, 206-PAN-1999 or call the church at 360-793-1945.