Pagan Community | Site-Wide Activity https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:38:55 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 888e94b385bc14d61e2333efd71cb2fe thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3184 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:38:55 -0700 Pagan Community Notes: Week of September 10, 2026 In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: We begin by remembering the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. And there’s more. Much more. Got a stick? Go get it, becRead More

]]> 0 b63f5fd09b225f924474296bd77ad9ab thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3182 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:18:30 -0700 Wolves and Wild Places: Two Federal Actions Test U.S. Conservation Policy Federal actions targeting wolf protections and roadless national forests could reshape U.S. conservation policy, raising a larger question about the relationshipRead More

]]> 0 ef3cd6c7af9fc69b42d1f8b1f4838c78 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3178 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:58:48 -0700 Maine High Court Weighs Religious Freedom Against Child’s Best Interests The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a child’s best interests can guide religious custody disputes, rejecting strict scrutiny and prompting a planned URead More

]]> 0 cdcad83be59cfc527ec835d1eedb7092 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3180 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:16:14 -0700 Letters to the Editor: From Salem to Burning Man- Religious Liberty Is Not a License to Violate Boundaries Religious liberty protects Christians and Pagans alike, but where does religious expression end and intrusion begin? From Salem to Burning Man, Rev. Davron MichaelsRead More

]]> 0 ef1166e46d76c3135b6d762775d932d9 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3176 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:13:30 -0700 Remembering King Harald Lyonel Perabo on the legacy of Harald V, King of Norway, who passed away on August 28th. Continue reading Remembering King Harald at The Wild Hunt.

]]> 0 82cacb714e9ffada2bfcd987d679883b thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3173 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:54:59 -0700 Remembering the Music of 1976 “As a nation,” writes Clio Ajana, “the bicentennial was the American attempt to enjoy a blissful harmonic period as emphasized in music with singles and albums thatRead More

]]> 0 f388cf6d7c098627241ed48fd0e43758 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3171 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:00:52 -0700 The Witch as Worker “Historically, Witchcraft, both the acts and accusations, came down to the villainy of action,” writes Lauren Parker. “It mirrors the persecution of the workingRead More

]]> 0 ec20ab980103ca93445f531cf5147d83 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3169 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:18:04 -0700 Pagan Community Notes: Week of September 3, 2026 In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Witch-obsessed undersecretary nominated for Secretary of the Navy, Osage Nation artifacts returned, Hekate’s Sickle FesRead More

]]> 0 bb81044cb47e4e11bd34e5e9dabea88e thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3167 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:27:45 -0700 Serpents and Sabazios: Rare Find Points to Mystery Cult in Roman Spain New research from a Roman villa in Spain suggests a rare serpent-decorated vessel may offer early evidence of the mystery cult of Sabazios and reveal how ancientRead More

]]> 0 1b1ed796e168fd2c3dd230f91d2d939c thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3165 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:52:09 -0700 California Lawmakers Approve New Religious Freedom Protections for Native Tribes California lawmakers approved legislation expanding protections for Native American religious practices and sacred sites on state lands, while provisions requiringRead More

]]> 0 1b16fa167c737ff63f9b5cbfa68f0f11 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3163 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:47:40 -0700 Two Tennessee Religious Freedom Disputes Put Minority Faiths in Focus Two separate religious-freedom disputes in Tennessee—one involving religious practice and eligibility to foster and the other involving Ten Commandments displays iRead More

]]> 0 5653e3d9c385931d6ab8b1becb394589 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3160 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:15:06 -0700 One Wish, No Refunds: What Obsession Borrows from the Craft It Doesn’t Practice “Film audiences have spent all summer describing Obsession a story about the dangers of witchcraft,” writes Beatrix Kondo. “Nothing in it, however, has anything toRead More

]]> 0 ee8e38af88cb6681a806e5a6c4c4e900 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3158 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:30:25 -0700 American Myths Karl E.H. Seigfried travels through American landscape and American history, and considers how Heathen values reflect and intersect with both. Continue reading American Myths at The Wild Hunt.

]]> 0 9ef14ed1b7897aa06305be5341e67648 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3156 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:32:26 -0700 Our Nameless Grief: Mourning Dolly Belanger reflects on public mourning, the shrines we build, and what Pagans may understand about honoring a life that touched millions and left “a palpable impact uRead More

]]> 0 2a0a03fd3599c2a09d5c279a7c8bc3f4 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3154 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:52:14 -0700 Pagan Community Notes: Week of August 27, 2026 In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Fall 2026 is shaping up as a season of the witch on screen, Ardantane offers a course in Pagan leadership, Star’s Tarot of theRead More

]]> 0 309d4e738a4e071555d3edd363dec510 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3152 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:56:08 -0700 A Thousand Years Before Stonehenge: Ancient Czech Sanctuary Tracked Sun and Moon Archaeologists investigating a 6,500-year-old sanctuary in the Czech Republic have identified entrances aligned with solar and lunar cycles, revealing a monumentalRead More

]]> 0 2de3b49d073d1885555da3a772341d42 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3150 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:31:15 -0700 Study Reports AI-Generated Books Flood Witchcraft and Religious Publishing A new study reports high rates of likely AI-generated books in religious publishing, with Witchcraft among the most affected categories, amplifying concerns fromRead More

]]> 0 bad0a71e48aecc2c24efe1e320dccbe5 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3148 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:31:57 -0700 Editorial: Lawsuits and Letters suggest Workplace is a New Religious Liberty Front A federal settlement protecting Christian employers and a Southern Baptist appeal to the Justice Department raise a broader question: Will the government’s eRead More

]]> 0 7b697466579233cd2ac8aa62fc1f6f29 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3146 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:11:04 -0700 The Egypt Game: Indirectly Teaching Kids to be Pagans Since 1967 “Children make up rituals,” writes Meg Elison in this retrospective on Zilpha Keatley Snyder’s novel. “They make up stories. Like the kids in The Egypt Game, they mRead More

]]> 0 b76f61725c035cf9a3eaea0b9c5c8166 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3142 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:00:21 -0700 Overbooked: A Look at My Current Reading Pile Storm Faerywolf offers recommendations on a number of recently published, reissued, and forthcoming books, including titles by Jason Mankey, Janet Farrar, ChrisRead More

]]> 0 40442f4bdca6ce6ff0467eba76d63234 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3144 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:00:28 -0700 Lecciones de Brujería esperando por mi Green Card TWH welcomes back Alan U. Dalul, who describes how being kept in limbo for nearly a year waiting for his green card, unable to work, taught him new truths aboutRead More

]]> 0 61b3dd05cff38b2cd6d7a40590fc1969 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3140 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:52:22 -0700 Witchcraft Lessons While I Waited for My Green Card TWH welcomes back Alan U. Dalul, who describes how being kept in limbo for nearly a year waiting for his green card, unable to work, taught him new truths aboutRead More

]]> 0 985a7e65486a34b22750fc8c963ae169 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3134 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:53:07 -0700 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 BRead More

]]> 0 47dfbd3cbd0ebfec9fa73ef724ab4afc thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3136 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:54:41 -0700 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,Read More

]]> 0 26cdc4c75c6585a9a94952f9f72196e4 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3138 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:00:56 -0700 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 rRead More

]]> 0 281836393697c3cd2ec023ebfb122ea3 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3132 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:00:56 -0700 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 thatRead More

]]> 0 3193c21b849cbd7dc3ebbedfcc07bc92 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3130 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:36:09 -0700 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-faceRead More

]]> 0 ad91184e48220218bfd5a550bd39e140 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3128 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:44:32 -0700 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 DoRead More

]]> 0 33ed4d345b1fb5499453120947310383 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3126 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:02:16 -0700 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 BRead More

]]> 0 d619acc4284556a614772385e8f1407b thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3124 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:32:35 -0700 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 pRead More

]]> 0 efa7a938af343d0c3da26839ae2f2e8b thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3122 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:04:02 -0700 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,Read More

]]> 0 be62510bad9db6306dbd08bd40df1ed0 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3120 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:45:11 -0700 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 aRead More

]]> 0 2d3ffcdef8704af088227e2cb428baee thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3118 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:51:11 -0700 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 whenRead More

]]> 0 2b2ef68dbab9bda4ccd39a998bb1a002 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3116 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:49:15 -0700 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 sRead More

]]> 0 43698e102bfac26578c9e0ade2911154 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3114 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:00:52 -0700 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 fosterRead More

]]> 0 e46dbb8920942cf48bcddc7d073da7f8 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3112 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:50:30 -0700 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 ofRead More

]]> 0 7969b96cd4fcafa8633346d5e63f7ec6 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3110 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:38:41 -0700 Man sentenced for animal killings in the New Forest The man who admitted leaving animal carcasses and occult symbols at English churches has been hospitalized under the Mental Health Act, as Pagan communities stressRead More

]]> 0 ac057dcf2c57f7d3687afca2fab838d1 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3108 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:13:04 -0700 Release the Hounds! Wait… What? Welcome to the inaugural What the Hounds?—our new roundup of the stories that made us stop, reread the headline, and wonder what we had just read. This week: rRead More

]]> 0 4c56281f9aea276cd7b2bd622c663537 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3106 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:30:41 -0700 After 113 Years, Hecate Regains Temple Long Attributed to Demeter After more than a century of uncertainty, archaeologists have identified a temple in Türkiye once attributed to Demeter as a rare sanctuary of Hecate, reshapingRead More

]]> 0 29e6dcfdc6b575f66cdcd2832f84f99d thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3104 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:00:27 -0700 A Blessed Lughnasadh TWH wishes its readers in the northern hemisphere a blessed Lughnasadh and Lammas and a blessed Imbolc to our readers in the southern half of the world. Continue reading A Blessed Lughnasadh at The Wild Hunt.

]]> 0 135c6611db26e1e9e2d279533eeabc61 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3102 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:00:22 -0700 Connecting to Regenerative Foodways in the Pacific Northwest “I have spent so much energy in my life and activism fighting against things I don’t want,” writes Meagan Fischer. “I think any move toward being in a more cRead More

]]> 0 549adcd0f251488f17afed359c991116 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3100 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:17:41 -0700 Pagan Community Notes: Week of July 30, 2026 In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Saturn officially enters retrograde (at least from Earth’s point of view), we celebrate Lughnasadh, Star shares the Tarot ofRead More

]]> 0 28a961438209237a04821329e472a8a9 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3098 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:29:40 -0700 Editorial: The Opposite of the Warrior The revival of Muscular Christianity reflects a broader cultural shift that elevates the warrior above the citizen. Healthy societies require many virtues—not oRead More

]]> 0 a427eca557dfc39c2c6d0339807f02c1 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3096 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:59:23 -0700 House Bill Would Expand Religious Protections for Military Chaplains as CIA Chaplain Law Takes Effect As the Pentagon implements sweeping changes to military religious policy, Congress is considering legislation that would expand statutory protections for militaryRead More

]]> 0 0b3a1fae6987b5bcde528ffcdda70fc9 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3094 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:00:25 -0700 CUUPS Marks 40 Years of Building Pagan Community The Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans celebrated its 40th anniversary in Salem, Massachusetts, honoring four decades of Earth-centered ministry, interfaithRead More

]]> 0 b6070975c833a1231f5afdb4743f3aa3 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3092 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:52:39 -0700 The First Spell Is Silence: The Pagan Question of Withheld Knowledge “Almost every magical system in fiction has a rule about who is allowed to learn,” writes Beatrix Kondo. “What has been remarkable about fantasy over the past fewRead More

]]> 0 f6529d1e3de25e3cddcfd02cb580dd99 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3090 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:13:10 -0700 Opinion: Will the Real “Mind-Virus” Please Stand Up? “The ‘Woke Mind Virus,’ as espoused by Elon Musk, is of course a work of fiction. Mostly. But don’t count the idea out just yet,” writes Storm Faerywolf. “I think tRead More

]]> 0 9d67cf5961e832adcce8e93b87be5205 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3088 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:23:13 -0700 Opinion: A Modest Proposal for Banning Christian Athletes from Men’s Sports Rather than obsessing over the miniscule number of transgender athletes in women’s sports, fairness-minded politicians like Ken Paxton should focus on the pandemicRead More

]]> 0 dc3ae4de42f94d63ccfbaeebe97d31d4 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3086 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:00:36 -0700 Pagan Community Notes: Week of July 23, 2026 In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: a cardinal (not the bird kind) reignites the Pachamama controversy and debate over Paganism in the Catholic Church, careerRead More

]]> 0 6867592d3975607510ee24ee54da5397 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3084 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:25:36 -0700 Wildfires Are Changing How North America Thinks About Forests—and Indigenous Knowledge Is Helping Lead the Way As catastrophic wildfires reshape North American forests, governments are increasingly embracing Indigenous fire stewardship, recognizing that healthier landscapesRead More

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