Pagan Community Notes: Week of August 20, 2026
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: the Covenant of the Goddess addresses AI and sacred practice, the community mourns Priestess Miriam Chamani and philosopher Brendan Myers, and, on a lighter…
Unleash the Hounds! Mice, Metal, and Sacred Waters
From hundreds of mice deposited at an ancient sanctuary on Crete to Bronze Age offerings in a Czech wetland and a ceremonial landscape surrounding an English spring, this week’s Hounds…
New Military Religious Affiliation Codes Roll Out in Marine Corps
The Marine Corps has released an administrative message advising personnel of the Pentagon’s revised religious affiliation codes, requiring Marines to update their records by September 30 as minority faiths previously…
Letters to the Editor: When Washington Talks About Religious Liberty, Does It Remember Pagans?
As the Religious Liberty Commission reviews public comments, The Pagan Solidarity Alliance examines Pagan representation in the federal record and argues that meaningful religious liberty depends on ensuring minority faiths…
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…