By John Wilson
Currently In Preparation
A story of how we found support and compassion as we faced one of nature’s weirdest afflictions. Reflect a while on how you would manage if it made its appearance within your family. We hope that those who read this book can see that we have risen above the pain and anguish of the past and laid bare our deepest emotions. For we have been blessed by kindness and goodness by many who have opened their hearts. It is our wish that this book will be for the greater good of all humankind. It is our legacy. The Wilson Family
Our circlinium is a celebration of gender diversity of which the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and Romans of the classical era have taught us. And in recognition of that gift we have honoured them with the;
This family of gods and goddesses is coming to Polish Hill River and will feast in the circlinium. The task before us is to arrange the seating and once that is all sorted their early arrival shall be imminent.
There are 13 of them but the circlinium is a 12-sided circle. It is well known that those deities are not a happy family so the positioning of them is a challenge. We can tell you that up to the present (March 2026) the task has defied all attempts.
Here is the guest list:
was the chief god and ruled the sky from whence he hurled thunderbolts down on those who offended him.
was Zeus’ wife but she resented his liberties taken with mortals and other goddesses. She was a jealous woman and full of hate.
was the brother of Zeus. He was given the underworld as his domain. He never left Hades’ Halls, so he is the easiest to accommodate at this banquet because he won’t be there.
The brother of Zeus and Hades who had been given the sea. But Zeus from his position in the sky had vision over the sea which Poseidon resented and was tempestuous.
(who was the only god to keep his name under the Romans) was the son of Zeus. He was the patron of the law and medicine. But he lived in the shadow of Dionysius who was Zeus’ favourite son.
was the half-brother of Apollo and was his opposite. So, whilst Apollo was the goody-goody god, Dionysius was all about having a good time and was the life of the party. Dionysius was effeminate and had long curly locks and was raised, disguised as a girl to escape the wrath of Hera.
was the goddess of female lust, who had a girdle that rendered her irresistible to all males. The other goddesses would have that girdle but it remained a part of her.
The slippery messenger god who would change his allegiance on a whim. He had a large penis and used it to advantage with his attachment to Aphrodite was well recognised and from that union came Hermaphroditus who had both male and female parts.
was the warrior goddess but she won wars through tactics rather than by force.
The god of war who was impetuous, quarrelsome and, often drunken. He loved war for the sake of war. He twice waged war with Athena and lost.
was the smith god who was crippled and rejected by his mother, Hera who threw him down from Mount Olympus and he was a whole day falling but fell into the sea. He vented his lust by making beautiful things at his forge and these were given to the goddesses and conferred magical properties.
was the twin sister off Apollo and the goddess of the hunt. She is the protector of little children and of all suckling animals.
The goddess of the cornfield was described as a gentle soul but she forever lost her gaiety when Persephone was taken from her, for Hades had wished her to be his bride and appealed to Zeus but Zeus would not give his consent, but merely said he would not stand in the way so Hades abducted her.
We must now start to do the placement and we will get us started with some easy ones. We will start with Zeus and will place him up on the roof with his legs around the chimney. For here he can look down with his eagle eye below and from his high position could hurl down his thunderbolts. This left the 12 remaining Olympians to fill the 12 spaces within the circlinium. As Dionysius was Zeus’ right-hand deity and he is easily placed to greet each as they enter offer each a glass of wine (Polish Hill River Riesling of course). And it follows that Apollo is seated opposite which means that his back is to the entrance, but as he is the perfect gentleman of a god he accepts that without complaint. From here it gets harder. We will need to place Aphrodite and Hermes next to each other so that they can play handies. But Hera is a problem because she is such a dreadful bitch of a goddess and we can’t put her anywhere near Dionysius or Hephaestus. We can’t put Demeter next to the empty place that is notionally for Hades because he just might come. By now you see that this is no easy task.
I have quite a story to tell and am putting together a video that looks at my life and my gender diversity. It will be ready when it is ready. My book, A Ticket to Elysium, tells this story but is for private distribution to family and friends. It is my intention to proceed to a second edition which will incorporate changes that result from the first. It will be sold online. JLW
