I bring you the most important paper ever contributed to the especially crackpot-prone field of Minoan studies. A paper that will defeat Reviewer 2 once and for all. A paper that I definitely didn't write based on ideas I had while direly ill with a flu.

academia.edu: https://www.academia.edu/128559713/The_Utterly_Unhinged_Elamo_Minoan_Hypothesis_April_Fools_

clean direct pdf: https://0xabad1dea.github.io/bin/Utterly-Unhinged-Elamo-Minoan-Hypothesis.pdf

This week's Minoan Tarot cards:

Priestess of Daggers: Embody the warmth, creativity, and passion of your inner Fire. Live it in such a way that it resonates in others around you and touches their hearts.

Two of Horns: Let the smaller aspects of your life shift and rearrange themselves so you have more room for joy.

I created this deck; this is my art. Details and loads of card pix here: https://www.minoantarot.com/

This your weekly reminder that I'm a small business: an artist and author. This is the Minoan Tarot deck that I created. The art is all ancient-Minoan-style, hand painted by me, and the deck comes with a full size, full color companion book in a lovely keepsake box.

Details and lots of card pix here: https://www.minoantarot.com/

I'm a writer, which amounts to being a small business owner attempting to make a (meager) living off my writing. So once a week, I share one of my books in case it might resonate with some of you.

The Last Priestess of Malia is historical fiction: The people of Crete fight to save their culture and their values from the onslaught of foreign conquerors. I'll be honest, it's not light reading. But I think it's relevant for our times, perhaps painfully so.

Details and content warnings here: https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/the-last-priestess-of-malia

I dislike self-promo, but this is the shape of the world today, and I'm doing my best to make a (meager) living with my writing. So I am once again reminding you that I write books that you might like to read. Up today, Ariadne's Thread, all about inclusive Minoan spirituality for the modern world. Details here: https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/ariadnes-thread

Cover reveal! This is my original art, for my upcoming book of Minoan myths - the tales of the Minoan deities as we know them in Ariadne's Tribe. The book is due to be released at Summer Solstice.

I'm delighted to announce that my upcoming book Pantheon - The Minoans is now available for pre-order on a variety of platforms, including Bookshop dot org:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/pantheon-the-minoans-laura-perry/21889859?ean=9781803416274

My Christmas gift Minoan octopus sweater! Second image for reference of the original.

Looking for a last-minute holiday gift made by a real human artist, with no AI and no clip-art? Check out my Minoan Coloring Book! It's full of hand-drawn line art of actual Minoan artifacts, from snake goddesses to bull leapers and prancing dolphins. Details and sample images here: https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/minoan-coloring-book

A bit of shameless promo... my first ever romance novel, and of course it's set among the ancient Minoans!

* Gay romance
* Bull leapers
* Pagan rituals
* Pining and angst
* Happy ending

Details on my website (link in bio).

Taking a few promo photos with my new book, Pantheon - The Minoans, a deep dive into the family of deities of inclusive Minoan spirituality. It's already available for preorder (link in my bio for all the details). The release date is next August, and I don't have my ink-and-paper author copies yet, so we improvised!

A story for our times!

- Culture clash between indigenous people and greedy conquerors
- Ancient Minoans
- Powerful priestesses
- Pagan rituals
- End of an era
- Sorry, no happy ending - you've been warned!

Details on my website (link in my bio)

Fresh pomegranate for one of my Minoan altars. This one is graced by the amazing giant Snake Goddess that my talented friend Opal Luna of Fiber Magick custom-made for me.

The Greek government is working to have the Minoan sites in Crete included as a UNESCO World Heritage site. They submitted their application earlier this year and just had a site visit.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/09/minoan-sites-seek-unesco-recognition.html

COVER REVEAL! I'm delighted to share the cover for my upcoming book Pantheon: The Minoans. It's my entry in the Moon Books @moonbooksci Pantheons series. The release date is 26 August 2025 (the wheels of the publishing world turn slowly). Preorders will open soon!

Migrating here from mastodon.lol, which is shutting down soon. So here's my #introduction -

I'm a #pagan #polytheist #animist #queer #author #artist and spiritworker. My specialty (obsession) is all things #Minoan and I'm delighted to be a member of the #PaganCommunity

I'm the founder and Temple Mom of #AriadnesTribe (link in bio).

I've written magical #fiction, Pagan/historical #nonfiction, an adult #ColoringBook, created a #Tarot deck and collabed on another.

I love #gardening and #LivingHistory and preindustrial skills and animals of all sorts ( #cats #dogs #chickens #cows etc.). I hope one day to have a little place in the country.

And I'm very happy to be here!