Hellenism: A Handbook

Hellenism today is undergoing a spiritual renaissance. More and more people are finding value in a religious system which, while millennia old, speaks to contemporary realities, anxieties, and hopes.However, many Hellenists, after they have grasped the basics, struggle to identify what to read next. Suggestions are often made to read authors, such as Plato, Plutarch, or Julian, without it ever being acknowledged that said authors were prolific and left behind shelves worth of books. The choices can appear overwhelming, and there is often minimal guidance as to where to begin. It is indeed true that to fully explore the surviving testimonies of Hellenism from antiquity would be a matter of lifetimes. However, any task can be made more manageable simply by knowing where to begin.Here is an attempt to do just that. Featuring a selection of some of the most spiritually, philosophically, and ritually insightful works of Pagan antiquity, suggestions for future reading, and discussions about how various Hellenist worldviews interact, disagree, and coexist, here is a book intended to help the curious Hellenist grow in their faith. Inspired by the author’s experience in compiling source books for individual deities, here is a sourcebook for Hellenism as a religion, spirituality, philosophy, and lifestyle. Here is Hellenism: A Handbook. Read more