Imbolc Waning Wild Moon
On the way into St. Paul tonight I listened to lectures on Epicureanism, Stoicism and Skepticism. These were especially relevant and resonant for me since Latin is the native language of many who took them up, though their roots were in Greece. They got me excited about reading Cicero and Polybius, maybe Marcus Aurelius in the original. It was a fun intersection current learnings.
Of course, in St. Paul, I play sheepshead with a group who have had varying relations with a Latinate institution, the Roman Catholic Church. Mostly Jesuits, or ex-Jesuits rather, they have lived inside an institution directly influenced by the Latin language and Roman political culture.
The card gods smiled on me tonight, sending me several wonderful hands. This does not always happen so it’s fun to play them when they come.
