Supreme Court Backs Christian Counselor in Challenge to Ban on ‘Conversion Therapy’ for LGBTQ+ minors
The Supreme Court sided with 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…
“No Kings”: Pagans Nationwide Attend Protests
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…
The Witch Who Was Always Near
“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…
Pete Hegseth Breaks Teeth for Jesus
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…
Pagan Community Notes: March 26, 2026
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: 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…
Advancing Justice for Women: UN Report Highlights Gains, Gaps, and the Role of Religious and Traditional Systems
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…
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…