Laura Perry

TheTempleMom@pagan.plus

Founder and Temple Mom of Ariadne's Tribe (inclusive Minoan spirituality). Creator and spirit worker who works magic with words, paint, ink, music, textiles, and herbs. Tarotist. Gardener. Living history demonstrator. Queer. They/them.Posts auto-delete after 6 months.Avatar: I have pale skin, blue eyes, glasses, long gray hair.Header: My original art of the Isopata Minoan seal ring, a ritual trance-dance scene with four priestesses, in bright colors and a schematized style.

Posts

Post #4431339
RE: https://mastodon.green/@Tarnport/117053797280917415 In the US, your right to freely discuss your wages/salary is protected by federal law: https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/your-rights/your-rights-to-discuss-wages Don't let pressure from employers stop you.
Post #4276478
Did you know that I write historical fiction? What was life like at the end of the Minoan era, when the Mycenaeans were occupying Knossos and the Late Bronze Age collapse was on the horizon? Experience that time through the eyes of the last priestess of Malia! More details and content warnings (spoiler: there's no happy ending) here: https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/the-last-priestess-of-malia #Minoan #HistoricalFiction #books #pagan #QueerFiction
Post #4112806
This week’s Minoan Tarot cards. This deck is my creation, made the old-fashioned way (ink on paper) and available at bookstores everywhere. Priestess of Labryses: This card represents the embodiment of the qualities of Air in a mature person. This includes being quick-witted and good with words, honest and forthright, and knowledgeable. This person likes to share their ideas but is equally interested in listening to other people’s ideas and truly values them. The Priestess of Labryses never rej...
Post #4061750
I've reduced prices so all but one of my ebooks* - fiction and nonfiction - are now just US$3.99! Check my website for lots of buying options, including direct from me in my Ko-Fi shop. *Apologies, but I'm unable to reduce the price of my most recent title, Pantheon: The Minoans. The publisher sets the price for that one, and I have no control over it. https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/ #books #bookstodon #Pagan #Minoan #UrbanFantasy #ParanormalRomance #GayRomance #HistoricalFiction
Post #3934555
This week’s Minoan Tarot cards. This deck is my creation, made the old-fashioned way (ink on paper) and available at bookstores everywhere. Nine of Rhytons: This card represents emotional satisfaction, but only for the short term. It’s like being at a feast – the meal is delicious and the entertainment is diverting, but it will eventually come to an end. That is a natural conclusion and not a bad thing. Enjoy the good times while they last, don’t take them for granted, and understand that every...
Post #3884097
Did you know that there's a full Minoan pantheon of goddesses, gods, and deities that defy the gender binary? There's so much more to Minoan spirituality than just the single Great Goddess that Sir Arthur Evans envisioned a century ago. https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/pantheon-the-minoans #pagan #Minoan #books #bookstodon
Post #3862014
The sunflowers are doing their thing very cheerfully in the garden. I grew these from the sunflower seeds in a sack of birdseed. #sunflowers #flowers #bloomscrolling
Post #3716369
Check out this new review of my urban fantasy / paranormal romance novel The Bed (yes, it sort of defies genre categories): https://markhayesblog.com/2026/07/09/cosy-dragons-and-haunted-beds/ #Books #bookstodon #UrbanFantasy #ParanormalRomance #fiction
Post #3578651
Time to update my #introduction - I'm a #pagan #polytheist #animist #queer #author #artist and spiritworker. My specialty (obsession) is all things #Minoan though I do also have interests in other practices and traditions. I'm the founder and Temple Mom of #AriadnesTribe inclusive Minoan spiritual tradition (there's a link in my bio). Yes, we're fully inclusive. All means all. I've written pagan and magical #fiction and #nonfiction and created an adult #ColoringBook and a...
Post #3555842
#ScribesAndMakers Jul 3 We have some new people in the community. Re/Introduce yourself and tell us about your creative work. Hello! *waves* I'm a queer pagan author and artist. I write magical and pagan-themed fiction (urban fantasy, historical fiction) and pagan non-fiction. I've also created a coloring book and a Tarot deck. A lot of it - but not all - centers around the Minoans of ancient Crete. https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/
Post #3316296
This week’s Minoan Tarot cards. This deck is my creation, made the old-fashioned way (ink on paper) and available at bookstores everywhere. Lord of Labryses: This card represents a person who behaves in a decisive way and who may be impatient with others who are not as resolute. This person holds strong opinions, is knowledgeable about the reasons behind their opinions, and often tries to persuade others to agree with them. These strong opinions may change frequently as the person picks up new...
Post #2565922
Collard blooms sure are pretty. I&#39;ll be saving the seeds from this plant - it was remarkably robust and lived for three years instead of the usual two. #gardening #Seeds #GrowYourFood #FoodSovereignty
Post #2565920
RE: https://fediscience.org/@UlrikeHahn/116559881232517047 Yikes.
Post #2565919
I admit it: I wrote a self-help book. I&#39;m not too keen on the impossible tasks and toxic positivity that so many of them spout, so I wrote one that&#39;s for us ordinary mortals with all our imperfections and lack of time and energy. It&#39;s not just for Wiccans; the publisher of the first edition insisted on that word in the title and I had no choice. It&#39;s for anyone who feels a sacred connection with the Earth and the environment and who wants to bring that connectio...
Post #2558686
RE: https://nerdculture.de/@fzer0/116368088798474728 Its little shoes!
Post #2219562
Yes, folks, I wrote a romance novel! It's Minoan-themed (a total surprise, I'm sure 😉) and is set among the bull leaping community of ancient Crete. It's lightly spicy - apologies to those of you who were hoping for more steam. It is, however, plenty angsty and emotional, and it has the desired happy ending, because Adelphos and his new love deserve that much. For more details, and plenty of places to find it that aren't named after a South American river, go here: https://www.l...
Post #2066124
This week’s Minoan Tarot cards. This deck is my creation, made the old-fashioned way (ink on paper) and available at bookstores everywhere. Maid of Horns: Stay grounded. View the world from a down-to-earth, practical perspective, using the rational facts to make your decisions. Friendships, more than romantic inclinations, provide you with the connections you need to stay grounded this week. Do your best not to get bogged down in details, and of course take other people’s feelings seriously. Bu...
Post #2066123
RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@alice/116145593433259674 My new favorite hashtag.
Post #2014800
Time to make a fresh batch of garam masala. #cooking #HomeCooking #spices
Post #1743680
Made myself a couple of bracelets. Crafting helps me stay (relatively) sane in these Interesting Times. More time doing things with my hands, less time doomscrolling online. #jewelry #ArtsAndCrafts #handcrafts
Post #1609202
&quot;The FBI was able to forensically extract copies of incoming Signal messages from a defendant’s iPhone, even after the app was deleted, because copies of the content were saved in the device’s push notification database….&quot; This is disturbing. Be careful out there, y&#39;all! https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/fbi-extracts-deleted-signal-messages-from-iphone-notification-database.html
Post #1492794
Signs of spring! It's time to get the garden going again: hoe up the weeds, gather the seeds from the collards and kale that bolted, and spread some compost. Soon, I'll be transplanting these little seedlings out into the garden. #gardening #GrowYourFood
Post #819357
I&#39;m delighted to announce that all my books are now available at Bookshop dot org in ebook as well as print format. So you can support local, independent bookstores even if you prefer ebooks. https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/books #books #bookstodon #pagan #fiction #nonfiction #HistoricalFiction #GayRomance #Minoan
Post #760825
I&#39;ve been busy with some fiber arts while waiting for the weather to finish warming up for gardening season. I&#39;m finally most of the way through this Gulf Coast Native fleece (a whole fleece - that&#39;s a lot of wool!) that I dyed with butternut hulls and coffee. It feels like it&#39;s taking forever, since I only have time to work on it every now and then. I&#39;m looking forward to starting on the knitting-a-sweater phase of the project. #FiberArts #HandSpinning #...
Post #698309
Signs of spring: a lovely little clump of henbit blooming at the base of my mailbox. I love the tiny cheerful flowers, and the few intrepid bees I&#39;ve seen flying around this week appreciate the nectar. #bloomscrolling #wildflowers
Post #653956
This week’s Minoan Tarot cards. This deck is my creation, made the old-fashioned way (ink on paper) and available at bookstores everywhere. Balance: This card stands for moderation, compromise, and the middle ground. It can include the give-and-take of relationships as well as a healthy equilibrium between work and play, exercise and rest, and other areas of life. Look for where your life is out of balance and seek to restore the equilibrium. Judgment: It’s time to make some hard choices. Choo...
Post #653952
Thinned the squash seedlings that I&#39;m growing in cups to transplant into the garden later on. The thinnings will go in stir-fry. Did you know that squash leaves are edible? There&#39;s so much food out there that we don&#39;t eat simply due to custom and habit. #gardening #GrowYourFood
Post #653951
I wrote this book at the request of the Ariadne&#39;s Tribe community. It&#39;s a guide to inclusive Minoan spirituality for the solitary practitioner, with rituals, devotionals, the pantheon and the sacred calendar - and even some crafts! More details, including plenty of places to find it that aren&#39;t named after a South American river: https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns #Minoan #pagan #paganism #AriadnesTribe #spirituality #book #books #bookstodon #nonfiction