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Mea Pietas: A Cultor's Guide to Performing a Roman Ceremony
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We Romans are far superior in religio, by which I mean the Worship of the Gods. Cicero, On the Nature of the Gods 2.8. Friday, July 3, 2015. A Cultors Guide to Performing a Roman Ceremony. A formal ceremony in the religio Romana consists of a series of rituals in itself. Therefore, if you take what you learned in my post on. And apply it to my post on. You will end up with a proper ceremony. I highly recommend reading those posts before proceeding. Another aspect to Roman religion is the way in which we ...
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Mea Pietas: Words of Wisdom for the Curious Cultor
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We Romans are far superior in religio, by which I mean the Worship of the Gods. Cicero, On the Nature of the Gods 2.8. Friday, June 5, 2015. Words of Wisdom for the Curious Cultor. This is the same in other religions as well. For example, mudra. Is a type of hand gesture of varying forms or 'postures' in Hinduism and other related offshoots like Buddhism. Roman Catholics genuflect. During their services, which is Hebrew for a prayer shawl. Muslims prostrate themselves on a musallah. For simplicity's sake...
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Mea Pietas: Vestalia
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We Romans are far superior in religio, by which I mean the Worship of the Gods. Cicero, On the Nature of the Gods 2.8. Tuesday, June 9, 2015. And they regard the fire as consecrated to Vesta because that goddess, being the Earth and occupying the central position in the universe, kindles the celestial fires from herself.” For these reasons of fecundity and life-nourishing power we recognize Vesta as a Mother as well, for without Her life could not exist. Or focal point (pun there! Or “ salted meal. With ...
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Mea Pietas: How to Pray the Roman Way
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We Romans are far superior in religio, by which I mean the Worship of the Gods. Cicero, On the Nature of the Gods 2.8. Sunday, June 14, 2015. How to Pray the Roman Way. Roman prayer is a full body, all-encompassing experience. It is more than simply the words we speak and the intent we hold in our hearts. Our entire being pronounces the prayer: our hands, our gestures, our actions, our posture, even our dress. Therefore, prayer to the Roman was a very mindful state of being. 8221; Or for making a specifi...
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Mea Pietas: Rites of the Dii Inferni
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We Romans are far superior in religio, by which I mean the Worship of the Gods. Cicero, On the Nature of the Gods 2.8. Thursday, August 6, 2015. Rites of the Dii Inferni. My plan with this post is to have a collection of quoted source material at the cultor’s disposal, in addition to some scholarly mentions, in reference to conducting rites for the Di inferni, the Gods of the Underworld. Performing rites to these deities invites Them into your life, so if you are not ready for Them, do not play at Them.
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Mea Pietas: The Roots of Roman Ritual
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We Romans are far superior in religio, by which I mean the Worship of the Gods. Cicero, On the Nature of the Gods 2.8. Saturday, June 27, 2015. The Roots of Roman Ritual. What unites all cultores under the umbrella of Roman polytheism, regardless of whichever end of the spectrum we fall, is the way in which we worship the Gods that is specifically and uniquely Roman. It is under the auspices of this orthopraxy, of this “correct action”, that we connect and build relationships with the Gods. Afterwards, w...
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Mea Pietas: Lararium: The Heart(h) & Home of the Domestic Cultus
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We Romans are far superior in religio, by which I mean the Worship of the Gods. Cicero, On the Nature of the Gods 2.8. Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Lararium: The Heart(h) and Home of the Domestic Cultus. So let's move onto the famous question: " where do I begin. So who are the dead? In acknowledgement in the morning or evening. I recommend all seekers new to the cultus deorum to begin with honoring their ancestors as this will provide the basis for their sacra privata. Closely related to this function are ...
