New DOE Guidance on School Prayer Affirms Rights, Leaves Questions for Minority Faiths
The Department of Education’s new guidance affirms protected religious expression in public schools, while raising questions about how neutrality, enforcement, and the absence of non-Abrahamic examples may shape its real-world…
A Wilder World: Global Rewilding Efforts and a Landmark Law in Illinois
As many Pagans understand, nature can recover when given the chance. Across the globe, rewilding projects are restoring rivers, forests, wetlands, and wildlife, while efforts in California, Florida, Canada, Italy,…
Tarot at My Table and in Popular Culture
“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…
Review: Divine Masculine Healing Oracle
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. Continue reading Review: Divine Masculine Healing Oracle…
The Witch’s Art(e)
“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…
Pagan Community Notes: March 19, 2026
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Ostara and Mabon blessings across the hemispheres. We sadly mark the passing of KIVA founder and lead singer Ariana Lightningstorm. A young champion of…
After “Nordic Pagan” Remarks, Unverified Memo Suggests New Scrutiny of Religious Grooming Exemptions in U.S. Military
An unverified Pentagon memorandum circulating online suggests new scrutiny of religious grooming exemptions for service members, raising concerns among Pagan and Heathen practitioners and echoing tensions following earlier controversial “Nordic…
“Much Abuse”: Spain’s King Offers Rare Concession on the Conquest of the Americas
Spain’s King Felipe VI acknowledged that “much abuse” occurred during the Spanish conquest of the Americas, a rare public admission amid ongoing tensions with Mexico over demands that Spain formally…
SAVE Act Advances in Congress Amid Debate Over Documentation Rules That Could Affect Minority Faiths
A federal voting bill moving through Congress would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections. While supporters call it an election security measure, critics warn the…
“Ancient Splendor” brings Trajan’s artifacts to the US for the first time
Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott reviews the new exhibition at the St. Louis Art Museum, “Ancient Splendor: Roman Art in the Time of Trajan.” Continue reading “Ancient Splendor” brings Trajan’s…