Researchers digitizing ancient cuneiform tablets at the University of Copenhagen uncovered records ranging from beer receipts to anti-witchcraft rituals, offering new insight into how early civilizations kept tabs on spirits.
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#pagan #witchcraft #beer #Archaeology
“The witch in this story does not try to make it look natural,” writes @megelison.bsky.social of this 1942 classic. “She doesn’t play fair, split the difference, or win graciously for the sake of appearances. She wins utterly.”
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“This is a deck that brings a lot of innocence & simplicity to the readings I use it for,” says @alanddauthor.bsky.social , “not as much as if an elementary school girl was telling me what to do, but more through a connection to my own inner...
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“Yes, the world is indeed a dumpster fire,” writes @faerywolf.bsky.social. “So, why not channel that fire into something positive? Like fresh baked oatmeal-raisin cookies? And bonus points if those cookies are also a money spell.”
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#pagan #spell #kitchenwitchery #recipe
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Russians turn to Witchcraft amid uncertainty, new research on happiness (is it Witchcraft?), a remembrance of elder and Witch Margot Adler, we mark the crossing of the Veil for Ted Gill, Star’s Tarot of the Week, & Earth Day events.
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At its final hearing, the Religious Liberty Commission revealed deep divisions over the meaning of religious freedom, with supporters warning of cultural threats and critics arguing the body advances a narrow vision favoring conservative Christian perspectives.
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New research on #pilgrimages across three traditions finds that the physical and emotional demands of sacred journeys can lead to profound inner change, cultivating reflection, gratitude, and a renewed sense of connection to self, community, and the sacred.
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International Dark Sky Week begins as advocates urge a return to darker nights. As light pollution grows, the observance highlights ecological harm, threatened species, and even the spiritual loss of the stars that once shaped human ritual, story, & connection.
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I’m just an hour from home when I pull into my friend’s front lawn and unload three bags heavy with books. “I hear someone’s getting into Norse mythology,” I say with a grin that I almost feel. “It’s your lucky day.”
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#pagan #witchcraft #funerals #heathen #memoir
A young practitioner reflects on her first Spring Mysteries Festival, sharing a deeply personal journey of devotion, connection, and transformation as she encounters the Gods through ritual, community, and sacred experience in this heartfelt first-person account
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Manny Tejeda y Moreno reviews “Slavic Native Faith” by Kaarina Aitamurto and Scott Simpson, a study of the umbrella of reconstructionist religions sometimes known as Ridnovirstvo or Rodnovery. The book is free to download until April 14.
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At 40, the Spring Mysteries Festival remains a distinctive Pagan gathering, offering an intense, immersive ritual experience that challenges participants to move beyond observation and inhabit the sacred story of Persephone’s transformation through devotion...
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A proposal to weaken protections around Chaco Canyon has sparked alarm among tribal nations, who describe the region as a sacred living landscape. Tribal leaders warn the proposal threatens a sacred living landscape, urging public response before the comment period...
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Last year thieves stole a Dacian helmet and three golden bracelets, national treasures from Romania, from a Dutch museum. Last week the accused returned most of the artifacts as part of a plea deal.
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Sometimes, just when we think that the world can’t get crazier, we get a reminder that life can surprise us. April is a curious month, filled at times with rain, snow, or sunshine. The current full moon in Libra asks us to consider balance. February’s Saturn conjunct...
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Lyonel Perabo reviews four recent titles of interest to Pagan readers: Fröja’s Apples by Sara Bonadea George, The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg, Backwards into the Future by Eirik Storesund, and the new volume of the journal Heathenry by Asatru UK.
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A federal judge dismissed a high-profile challenge to the Johnson Amendment, rejecting a proposed settlement that could have allowed political endorsements in churches. The ruling preserves current law while leaving unresolved questions about enforcement & religious...
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The Supreme Court sided w/a Christian counselor challenging Colorado’s conversion therapy ban, ruling it raises First Amendment concerns and must be reconsidered, highlighting tensions between free speech protections and regulation of licensed mental health practices.
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Pagans joined millions in nationwide “No Kings” protests on March 28, bringing spiritual perspectives into a broad movement opposing President Donald Trump’s policies, while emphasizing community solidarity, religious diversity, and shared commitments to civil rights...
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“A story set in Near becomes a mirror,” writes Beatrix Kondo, exploring folklore, fear, and the familiar stranger in V.E. Schwab’s novel “The Near Witch.” “What the mirror reflects is a community organized around the strategic management of its own fear.”
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#pagan #witch
Over the course of the 2010s, it felt as though Heathens in the U.S. military made steady, if slow, progress on their religious rights. Pete Hegseth claims to have reversed all those gains in a matter of weeks. Karl E.H. Seigfried considers where Heathens go from here.
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Cherry Hill ordinations, Cybele appears in Madrid during a soccer match, Star’s Tarot of the Week, and the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel featured in recent news coverage.
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#pagan #witchcraft #ordination #soccer #tarot #assemblyofthesacredwheel #cherryhillseminary
A new UN report highlights progress and persistent barriers in women’s access to justice, emphasizing the role of civil society while examining how legal, traditional, and religious systems can both advance and limit equality.
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#pagan #womensrights #CSW70 #UNWomen
The Department of Education’s new guidance affirms protected religious expression in public schools, while raising questions about how neutrality, enforcement, & the absence of non-Abrahamic examples may shape its real-world application
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#pagan #religiousfreedom #prayer
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As many Pagans understand, nature can recover when given the chance. Across the globe, rewilding projects are restoring rivers, forests, wetlands, & wildlife, while efforts in CA, FL, Canada, Italy, & Scotland demonstrate success. Illinois has taken a further step...
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“As I dig deeper into cartomancy,” writes Meg Elison, “I remember all the times that the dread revelations of the cards have shown up in stories I’ve loved. Tarot is often misused, represented not only inaccurately, but incorrectly.”
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#pagan #witchcraft #tarot #reviews
Alan U. Dalul reviews Christabel Jessica and Cecilia G.F.’s oracle deck, which focuses on masculine divinities from a variety of mythologies and traditions.
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#pagan #divinemasculine #mythology #divinemasculine
“Art is not concerned with being right so much as it is with being true,” writes Storm Faerywolf. “When we approach magic as art, we accept that subjectivity is not a flaw to be corrected, but an inherent quality to be cultivated and grown.”
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#pagan #witchcraft #magic
Ostara & Mabon blessings across the hemispheres. We sadly mark the passing of KIVA founder & lead singer Ariana Lightningstorm. A young champion of Indigenous rights prompts Cornell to reverse course. Star shares her Tarot of the Week, and we offer songs for the season.
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