Pagan Community | Site-Wide Activity https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:00:54 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 f593347b6066353d4cd2dfd39129b734 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3228 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:00:54 -0700 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 UffiziRead More

]]> 0 2a7c31b98179242491e53ce3f370a26d thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3226 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:00:59 -0700 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 happeRead More

]]> 0 ed8f3eb0f75e3b97bf81e932d87edd86 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3224 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:00:50 -0700 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 inkRead More

]]> 0 28526e5a42097511020810d8ee42d8ce thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3222 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:32:38 -0700 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, sympatheticRead More

]]> 0 cef8be39528384c5f49ac257925be396 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3220 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:22:33 -0700 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,Read More

]]> 0 9ed67d0ae7fbef934750166873e8f6b8 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3218 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:00:15 -0700 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 aRead More

]]> 0 ac57ee90cba1cd162c233f76b4680e5f thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3216 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:00:03 -0700 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 forRead More

]]> 0 3eece619c4cf61249c02a8137aaa2936 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3214 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:56:03 -0700 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 despiteRead More

]]> 0 038a799c65cee5c9181f056efd5f0ed7 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3212 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:23:49 -0700 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 fRead More

]]> 0 e69a29460d9d137e594388f571ddc701 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3210 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:14:52 -0700 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,Read More

]]> 0 cb1ad5a6ee039f1ff9a82b3e7109332e thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3208 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:06:48 -0700 Letters to the Editor: Spending in Alignment with Pagan Values Matters More Than Ever “Support Pagan owned, or values-aligned, small businesses” writes ATC Archpriest Dusty Dionne as they discuss the aligning spending and donations with Pagan valuesRead More

]]> 0 68cbd20b4fedb3e79731520b3d02cc9d thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3206 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:48:38 -0700 The Wheel Turns: Pagan Voices for the September Equinox At the September equinox, the Wheel turns once again. Selena Fox, Belladonna LaVeau, Lilith Wolf, Jim Sayers, Macha NightMare, and Manny Tejeda y Moreno shareRead More

]]> 0 ebd52b295e32ecc8ab48fd83dcffe56f thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3204 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:00:27 -0700 Nostalgia is a Curse “I would warn you that there will be spoilers,” writes Meg Elison in her review of the new film Practical Magic 2, “but there doesn’t seem to be much point as the sRead More

]]> 0 b51eb93035cc55bc8e4533c34ce52f32 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3202 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 21:00:33 -0700 Deck Review: The Oracle of Forgotten Witches Alan U. Dalul reviews the new oracle deck by Balázs Tátrai and Lilla Bölecz from Watkins Publishing, following up on their previous work, The Book of Forgotten WiRead More

]]> 0 7cf3bfa49b92e57ba0d92f76826acaa7 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3200 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:00:53 -0700 Teaching Witchcraft in the 21st Century “I have been teaching Witchcraft professionally for 35 years,” writes Storm Faerywolf. “In addition to selling my books and my art, this is how I make my living. IRead More

]]> 0 35172c86321e7c6af08a50589c525ffd thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3198 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:00:27 -0700 Pagan Community Notes: Week of September 17, 2026 Equinox Blessings!   Pretty Much Everywhere on this Planet (You know, the one there’s no substitute for) —  Meteorological autumn began on September 1, coveriRead More

]]> 0 93dad74e030e2d041a971a69484f0150 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3196 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:18:15 -0700 What the Hounds? It’s Not Even a Full Moon In this month’s What the Hounds?: Baalshit, exorcism, and UFO demons. We just… whatever. Continue reading What the Hounds? It’s Not Even a Full Moon at The Wild Hunt.

]]> 0 7112debcd1aee15ea983a0ed4c24a9fc thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3194 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:32:22 -0700 Pagan Pride Celebration Continues After Protesters Disrupt Lehigh Valley Pagan Pride Day Lehigh Valley Pagan Pride Day continued despite repeated disruptions by Christian protesters, who reportedly confronted adults and children before securityRead More

]]> 0 5a22310cb62881be436e65c2b0e92b32 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3192 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:27 -0700 The Lady in the Cave: Archaeologists Reveal a Sanctuary to an Unknown Goddess Deep inside Spain’s Cova Dones, archaeologists have uncovered evidence of an organized Roman-era cult involving women, ritual offerings, and a mysterious goddess wRead More

]]> 0 fad65266fc72a5c5487fee97ac3fd249 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3190 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:03 -0700 Reseña del libro: A Witch Is… “While it’s true that we should stay well away from whoever tries to tell us who is a Witch and who is not,” writes Alan U. Dalul, “we can and should stay close to tRead More

]]> 0 e9d5bde35ca2f73d19823161392661f0 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3188 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 21:43:55 -0700 Review: A Witch Is… by Raechel Henderson “While it’s true that we should stay well away from whoever tries to tell us who is a Witch and who is not,” writes Alan U. Dalul, “we can and should stay close to tRead More

]]> 0 a0a5f8fa9689f84cbadbd12bae267995 thearchdruidpagan wrote a new post https://norsepaganshieldwall.com/?p=3186 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:05:31 -0700 Bounded by Blood: Midgardsblot 2026 Lyonel Perabo recounts his visit to the 2026 Midgardsblot festival in Borre, Norway, featuring bands like Venom, Wolves in the Throne Room, Taake, and the HeilungRead More

]]> 0 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

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