Yeah, I first noticed open_space's Catholic take on things, but some of his comments have referenced Mexican "shamanism" and some other indigenous practices, so I'm not sure where his expertise extends, but he's shown good faith and reasonableness on JMG fora and has *some* exposure/connection to native Mexican polytheism, so I thought he might be helpful. And yeah, I think I understand where you're coming from on ambivalence toward "reconstructionism".

"'the main dude makes me look laconic' - true; from a brief look, I thought he overdid it, while you're well-calibrated (for my taste; but then I'm sure you know how to be briefer in other contexts)."

Hah! Thanks - I sure hope I do, considering "be concise!" is one of the main things I teach my students. That'd be awfully embarrassing if I'm actually terrible at that.