Carravagio’s “Bacchus” saved after flash flood in the Uffizi
Torrential rains in Florence threatened to damage a painting of the god Bacchus by the Baroque master Caravaggio when a skylight leaked in the Uffizi gallery. Continue reading Carravagio’s “Bacchus”…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of October 1, 2026
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Witchy fashion, Ouija boards, protection magic, a Pagan scholars’ network, Star’s Tarot of the Week, plenty of community happenings, and even a playlist because,…
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…