One of the more challenging aspects of a spiritual practice that focuses on an ancient culture is that a lot of information falls into the abyss of time, unrecoverable.
It’s easier for people who follow heavily-documented traditions like Roman or Norse, though even they have their arguments about the source material.
But the Minoans? Yes, they were literate, but we can’t read the Linear A script that they wrote. It’s still undeciphered and will remain so until we find a lot more texts.
In the meantime, we make do with the archaeology and the art. And we listen to the deities as they guide us in discovering what the Minoans may have done back in the Bronze Age and what the deities might like us to do today in their honor.
Case in point: the baetyl ritual. Say “beetle” - it means a sacred stone. The baetyl ritual is the subject I explore in today’s Minoan Path blog post. We have figured out a few things about it, despite the challenges. Have a read, if you like:
Rockin’ Religion: The Minoan Baetyl Ritual
UPDATE: One reader noted that their antivirus/antimalware software issued a warning about the blog link above. The website where I write the Minoan Path blog (Witches & Pagans) was the target of a hacker attack some time ago, possibly because it’s a publicly Pagan site. At the time, the attack made their website unsafe, and it was listed as such in all the major antivirus/antimalware databases. The site is completely safe now; the problem was resolved long ago. But the site still hasn’t been de-listed in some databases. So if your antivirus/antimalware software is flagging it, you can whitelist it yourself, or simply click through if your software allows you to do that. I promise you, it’s safe to do so.