Eugene, Oregon

A NIGHT WITH DIONYSOS
Friday, November 11, 2011  7–9 pm
Metamorphosis Spirit
797 Hwy 99, Eugene, Oregon
(541) 844-2339
Call for directions or visit their website.

Local author and polytheist H. Jeremiah Lewis will be reading selections from his latest book Ecstatic: For Dionysos at Metamorphosis Spirit on November 11th. Ecstatic is a unique collection of poetry, essays, short fiction and devotional writing honoring Dionysos (or Bacchus) – the ancient Greek god of wine, women, madness, drama and vegetation, among much else. Afterwards there will be an open discussion and Mr. Lewis will field questions from the audience about the history, contemporary worship and paradoxical nature of this most fascinating of deities.
Copies of Ecstatic will be available for purchase and can be personally signed by the author. There will also be complimentary refreshments served.
So come with a healthy appetite and a hunger to learn more about Dionysos, whom scholar Walter Otto described as “god of ecstasy and terror, of wildness and of the most blessed deliverance.”

Friday and Saturday nights: sidewalk oracle readings downtown near Kesey Square or the "Barmuda Triangle" (These sidewalk oracles happen only infrequently during the rainy winter season.)

Tuesday Farmers Market: some weeks in the summer you might find me at the Park Blocks for the Tuesday market


I may offer a variety of classes, workshops, book signings, and public rituals in the Eugene, Oregon area in the near future. If you would like to invite me to speak or participate in your event, please send any inquiries to me here.