While I’m much more than just The Minoan Lady, “that Minoan stuff” is indeed a very large part of what I do. And that includes giving workshops and presentations at conferences, festivals, and other events.
As the new calendar year begins, I’ve been looking over what I’ve been doing and what I’m already scheduled to do this year. And something struck me:
All the Minoan-themed workshops I’ve given for a number of years now have been introductions to the material, not deeper dives.
Now, once upon a time, I offered a pair of eight-week-long online courses exploring inclusive Minoan spirituality. These classes took students through a journey around the sacred calendar, into the modern Minoan mythos that Ariadne's Tribe uses, and through some private rites of passage.
The first course was a basic but thorough introduction, and the second one was a deeper dive.
Then interest in the classes waned, and I decided to set them aside. I may eventually offer an online course again, but it won't look like those original ones did.
Since then, all I’ve done is presentations sharing the basics about inclusive Minoan spirituality and the Ariadne’s Tribe family of deities.
So in this week’s Minoan Path blog post, I put out a call for requests. I’m not looking to offer classes again anytime soon, so the blog and the workshops I present will be my focus.
I’ve already gotten several requests for a workshop on Minoan ecstatic postures, so that’s a definite topic I’ll be adding. And as I’m writing (and drawing!) this book of modern Minoan myths, I’ll probably work up a presentation about our myth cycles as well.
If you were attending a Pagan conference or festival, in person or online, what kinds of Minoan-themed topics would intrigue you enough to want to go to a workshop or presentation?
Hi Laura, I am intrigued to know more about the Eleusinian Mysteries and how the Minoan goddesses featured within these with respect to ritual, if indeed they did! I would also love to know in general more about the Minoan goddesses, their mythology (pre-corruption of original stories) and associated rituals. And some practical application/journeying to finish with.
Ahhhh. I see where I made the mistake. With the Two Goddesses being referred to in Linear B, I thought it was Cretan. But it was Mycenaean.
Thank you!