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Sources to Avoid

If you want to read any of these, I cannot stop you. That said, the information in these books is better gleaned elsewhere. Hellenic Paganism has the massive advantage of being often written about. I hope that you will read anything critically, including anything I write.

I will only list the Hellenic Paganism-related books by these authors.

Timothy Jay Alexander

Creator of the so-called Pillars of Hellenismos. This is also why I am staunchly against the Pillars. Homophobic and extremely ableist.

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Hellenismos
  • Hellenismos Today
  • The Gods of Reason: An Authentic Theology for Modern Hellenismos

Galina Krasskova

Writes about paganism at large, usually Heathenry. Defends fascist neo-nazi organization AFA, sold Bacchic Lives Matter pin on Etsy, etc. Basically endless with this one. Just look her up on Tumblr. I haven't kept up with her lately, but she's big on AI now.

  • Sacramentum: A Devotional for Dionysos
  • On Divination
  • Devotional Polytheism
  • Honoring the Ancestors: A Basic Guide
  • Ferryman of Souls: A Devotional to Charon
  • Magic and Religion
  • Philosophy and Polytheism
  • Building Regional Cultus
  • Ancestors and Hero Cultus
  • Ecstatic Practices
  • In Praise of Hermes: Nine Days of Devotion to the God of Travellers, Mischief, and More
  • To Rejuvenate and Nourish: Nine Days of Prayer to Asklepios, God of Healing
  • Divination and Oracles
  • With Clean Minds and Clean Hands: Miasma - What It Is and How to Treat It
  • Honoring the Mothers: Novenas to the Mothers of Our Gods and Heroes
  • Combatting the Evil Eye
  • Unto Herself: A Devotional Anthology for Independent Goddesses
  • Out of Arcadia: A Devotional Anthology in Honor of Pan
  • Guardian of the Road: A Devotional Anthology in Honor of Hermes
  • etc.

Edward P. Butler

Neoplatonic fascist academic. Defends Krasskova and has a big persecution complex (spends at least half his twitter presence railing on ‘monotheists’). Antisemitic. Advocate for Hindu fascism, also known as Hindutva.

  • Essays on Hellenic Theology
  • Essays on a Polytheistic Philosophy of Religion

Sannion/H. Jeremiah Lewis

Neo-Nazi. Seriously, he has Nazi symbols on his blog. And yes, he knows it’s a Nazi symbol, but he doesn’t care and made up UPG and spiritual justifications. Transphobic, islamophobic, basically every type of bigot possible. Here are the Hellenic Paganism related books he’s written:

  • Ecstatic: For Dionysos
  • End to End
  • Everything Dances: Strange Spirits 3
  • Gods and Mortals: New Stories of Hellenic Polytheism
  • Going Forth
  • Hunting Wisdom: A Bacchic Orphic Diviner’s Manual
  • Masks of Dionysos: Getting to know the God through his Heroes and Heroines
  • Monstrous Things
  • Pandæmonium and Silence
  • Spirits of Initiation: A Study of the Toys of Dionysos
  • Strange Spirits Volume One
  • Tending the Bull: A tradition of Dionysian devotion
  • THIS IS NOT AN EXIT: Strange Spirits Volume II
  • Thunderstruck with Wine
  • What Flowers in the Dark: A Poetic Journey Through Anthesteria
  • Wine Dark

Sarah Kate Istra Winter/Dver

Co-wrote articles with Sannion and very friendly with Krasskova. Cites Krasskova and encourages cultural appropriation of spirit animals.

  • Kharis: Hellenic Polytheism Explained
  • Komos: Celebrating Festivals in Contemporary Hellenic Polytheism

Patrick Dunn

Possible cultural appropriation of Hoodoo ritual framework and definite appropriation of Qabbalah (seen in screenshots below), both closed practices as well.

A screenshot of Dunn's writing that seems to indicate his sympathies with Ceremonial Magic, famous for appropriating Judaism at large and Kabbalah specifically.Screenshot of Dunn's writing where he lists the allegedly corresponding Kabbalistic Sephira to specific Orphic Hymns.Screenshot of Dunn's writing where he lists the allegedly corresponding Kabbalistic Sephira to specific Orphic Hymns, continued.
  • The Orphic Hymns
  • The Practical Art of Divine Magic

Rosemarie Taylor-Perry

Cultural appropriation and general White fuckery towards closed indigenous traditions, claiming Dionysos is syncretic with deities from indigenous cultures.

Screenshot of a list from The God Who Comes where Taylor-Perry claims Dionysos is syncretic with various deities, including the Dine Coyote, Hopi Masau'u, Hawaiian Maui, Yoruba Ochosi, and more.
  • The god who comes: Dionysian mysteries revealed

Rhyd Wildermuth

Transphobic and defended right-winger Alexander Reid Ross. Pro-Hindutva; lots of "anti antifascist" (ie. alt right type) dogwhistling. He doesn't write specifically about Hellenic paganism but I am guessing many fans of his are unaware of his turn to the right lately.

  • All That is Sacred is Profaned: A Pagan Guide to Marxism
  • Witches in a Crumbling Empire
  • A Kindness of Ravens
  • Your Face is a Forest
  • ...and he also founded the Gods and Radicals publishing unit

Kaye Boesme

Supports Greek ethnonationalism (in the folkist context of the harassment of Aliakai).

  • Acts of Speech
  • ...has articles in Eternal Haunted Summer, Walking the Worlds, etc.

Chris Aldridge

Antisemite (scroll to bottom) who has published for YSEE. Carefully avoids talking about any homoerotic myths. Misogynist who characterizes male heroes as strong warriors and heroines as excessively family-oriented (and thus giving blessings in that area), even Atalanta, in his Hellenic Polytheism book. Ignores/neglects more powerful, 'unladylike' aspects of goddesses aside from Athena.

  • New Prayers of Old Hellas
  • Theseus: His Life, Mysteries and Virtues
  • Light of Olympos
  • Hellenic Polytheism: A Personal Guide
  • Lives and Prayers of the Greek Heroes and Heroine's (sic)
  • ...also published in Neos Alexandria's anthologies, Festival of the Sun, etc.

Heliotrophy

Generally right-wing. Defends Edward Butler. Reactionary center-right bullshit. One of those “kids these days complain too much” types. Note that he is one of those ‘family values’ type conservatives as well.

  • Hymns for the Gods From Olympus to Asgard: Prayers in the Orphic and Eddic Traditions