Reading by Fire: A New Path to Herculaneum’s Lost Words
Researchers deliberately burned a modern papyrus scroll to help recover words lost nearly 2,000 years ago. Their experiment suggests traces of lead in ancient ink could reveal which of Herculaneum’s…
Practical Magic 2: More Witches Watching
More Witches are watching Practical Magic 2 and reviewing it. Star Bustamonte and Stacy Psaros find Hollywood magic, familiar tropes, family curses, sympathetic Witches, and enough Owens family nostalgia (and…
Something Took Wing in Paleocene Sunsets
More than 56 million years ago, something took wing. Now, combining ancient fossils with genomes from living species, researchers are rewriting the bat family tree, and tracing these creatures toward…
Witchy Reads for a Happy Ending: The Herbwitch’s Apprentice
Beatrix Kondo reviews the first book in the Witches of Olderea series by Ireen Chau. “Think Jane Austen crashing a Barbie movie, if Barbie could accidentally hex a prince.” Continue…
The Lore of Sage
Siobhan Ball welcomes our readers to soup season with a look into the history of sage’s association with healing and other forms of magic, along with a recipe for white…
Tyr, Thor, Monsters, and Macklemore
Drawing upon the models presented by the Norse gods Tyr and Thor, Karl E.H. Seigfried argues for the Heathen ethic of taking action against injustice despite personal costs. Continue reading…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of September 24, 2026
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Sadly, some pearls were harmed in the preparation of an article. But things get better! Tower Grove Pride in St. Louis focuses on magickal…
Two Faces of Faith: 11th-Century Amulet with Medusa-like Image Reveals a Changing Religious World
An 11th-century serpent pendant discovered in northwestern Russia pairs a Christian warrior saint with a snake-haired figure rooted in the Medusa tradition, revealing the complex intersection of Christian faith and…
Letters to the Editor: Spending in Alignment with Pagan Values Matters More Than Ever
“Support Pagan owned, or values-aligned, small businesses” writes ATC Archpriest Dusty Dionne as they discuss the aligning spending and donations with Pagan values to strengthen the community. Continue reading Letters…
The Wheel Turns: Pagan Voices for the September Equinox
At the September equinox, the Wheel turns once again. Selena Fox, Belladonna LaVeau, Lilith Wolf, Jim Sayers, Macha NightMare, and Manny Tejeda y Moreno share reflections on harvest, gratitude, death,…