Hawk’s Cry

Blog Review Meme

Diana Luciano Grayfox tagged me with this meme. Here are the rules:

1. Once tagged, write up short review for 5 blogs that you read regularly, including the blog of the person that tagged you.
2. Leave a comment tagging the blogs you’ve reviewed, telling them to continue the meme.
3. If someone writes a review of your blog, you must respond by writing a review of their blog (unless you’ve already written one).
4. After a few days, write a post compiling what all the other bloggers say about you, good or bad, true or untrue.

Here are my reviews:

Diana’s Muse by Diana Luciano Grayfox. Diana is a Strega High Priestess who offers a great combination of personal interpretation, tradition and history regarding her Italian religion. I find her descriptions of Strega holidays as her tradition and family practice them interesting and enlightening. Much of what I’ve read elsewhere about Strega practices is rather academic and removed from “real life.” Diana combines the practices with her modern job, family and coven to create a comprehensive picture about how the tradition can be practiced in modern times.

The Archdruid Report by John Michael Greer gives a complex and unique perspective to our society’s future, particularly after the effects of depleted oil supplies after Peak Oil are manifest. He looks at the radical changes our society will experience in many areas, including agriculture, transportation, culture and our impact on the planet. From my own research into these topics, I see Mr. Greer as extremely insightful and articulate in this highly complex condition our culture has created. Mr. Greer is the Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA) and an accomplished author.

Dreaming the Future Closer by Ian explores many spiritual topics from a philosophical and theological perspective. Ian is well-read and uses many of his readings as starting points for interesting posts that take into account many perspectives, including non-Pagan. His blog helps me reflect on my own theological beliefs more, forcing me to question my previous assumptions and refine my understandings.

Pagan Dad by Patrick McCleary shows us the joys of being an active Pagan father. He blogs about many topics, ranging from children’s books, child-friendly crafts, Pagan holidays, what it means to live a Pagan life, and how he passes this joyful religion to his children. There are many similar blogs written by mothers, but blogs by fathers seem to be much more scarce. I find it refreshing to read such a nurturing perspective from a male perspective.

Ramblings of a Mad Sannion by Sannion discusses many day-to-day aspects of living a Neos Alexandrian religion, focusing on the Greek, Roman and Egyptian religions as they commingled in Alexandria, Egypt. Sannion is a devoted Neos Alexandrian priest who enlightens the Pagan community with his many essays, both on his blog and his website, Sannion’s Sanctuary. I find it interesting to read about his celebrating Neos Alexandrian holidays, devotional poetry, theological musings and many other related topics.