neo polytheist

I've been tracking gluten free restaurants in Sydney for years and the list on my phone is now so long I thought I may as well publish i...

A sculpture outside St James' King Street, Sydney In 2024 I developed an interest in Christianity (which I wrote about here ). I read th...

A page from a medieval Bible:  Johnbod Until not long ago I thought I knew Christianity and had thoughtfully rejected it, then my podcast ad...

Christian beliefs and practices in the 2nd and 3rd centuries Icon of Mary, Rome (6th century or earlier) Image source:  Asia Given that I ha...

Destruction of "Idols" by Protestants (1524) I have found myself in an awkward spiritual spot. Years ago I thoughtfully rejected C...

"Kitchen Scene" by van Rijck (17th century) There is a well-known trope about British people having the runs after a night eating ...

Apple Tree in Blossom by Larsson (before 1919) In the 5th century BCE Herodotus wrote of the Hyperboreans, a word which literally means “ov...

Demon Priest by Tawanabe Kyosai (1864) I have been a little obsessed with demons for a while now, mostly in terms of wanting to understand t...

"Choosing the Rose" by Portaels (1860s) Islam is said to be the fastest growing religion in the world. Currently around a quarter ...