Ecumenical Occulture: The Importance of In-Person Connection
Drawing on decades of experience in Pagan and occult communities, Sef Salem reflects on the enduring importance of in-person gatherings, arguing that face-to-face connections can foster understanding, respectful disagreement, collaboration,…
Letters to the Editor – We Can Do Better: A Greek Priestess Reflects on Wildfires
A Greek priestess’ thoughts on increasing wildfires, and how you can witness and motivate change for the better. Continue reading Letters to the Editor – We Can Do Better: A…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of August 13, 2026
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Io Diana Lucifera! Mortellus shares their experience running for local office, National Geographic explores the revival of Braucherei, Star’s Tarot offers the week’s reading,…
Supreme Court to Weigh Religious Exercise and Nondiscrimination in Colorado Case
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Colorado’s universal preschool rules that could reshape how religious accommodations interact with nondiscrimination protections, with potentially significant consequences for Pagan and other…
Bronze Age ‘Shaman’ was a Woman
Ancient DNA has overturned two centuries of assumptions about a Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge, revealing that a renowned goldworker, long believed to be a man, was a woman who…
Italy Protects Sacred Mountain and Ancient Temple of Jupiter Site
Italy has granted new protections to Monte Cavo, the ancient sacred mountain of Jupiter Latiaris, safeguarding the Temple of Jupiter site, the Via Sacra, and a landscape central to the…
On Failure
After surgery forced her to stop, rest, and reconsider what failure means, Clio Ajana reflects on listening to the body, accepting change, and finding grace when life refuses to follow…
UN Honors Indigenous Midwives as Guardians of Knowledge and Well-being
The United Nations marks the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples by celebrating Indigenous midwives, ancestral knowledge, cultural continuity, and spiritual traditions while calling for stronger recognition, protections, and…
More Than Ceremony: New Study Explores Ritual’s Transformative Power
From seasonal festivals to public rituals, communal gatherings may offer measurable psychological benefits. A new study finds shared ritual experiences can foster awe, strengthen community identity, and even expand participants’…
Pagan Community Notes Week of August 6, 2026
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: The Aquarian Tabernacle Church responds to a gubernatorial candidate, Salem celebrates 400 years, a belated remembrance of historian Carlo Ginzburg, NEPA Pagan Pride and…