Folk Magic and Hermeticism in “Nosferatu”
With its right hand Eggers’ Nosferatu points at all the sex it can, but its left invokes the imagery and the uncanny nature of folk magic. Continue reading Folk Magic…
Opinion: Cassandra and the Righteous Left
We have to stop looking for the perfect candidate, ally, or tactic. With respects to Voltaire, perfect is the enemy of the possible. Continue reading Opinion: Cassandra and the Righteous…
Abracadabra, the Lady (Gaga) in Red Said
Let’s get something straight: Lady Gaga is our Lord and Savior, and I will not hear otherwise. She comes back, resurrected like the phoenix when we need a beacon of…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of February 13, 2025
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, concerns about The Pagan Awareness Network in Australia Inc. (PAN Inc.) circulated this week (don’t worry, they are doing well), we take a moment…
North Dakota Bills promote Christian Nationalist Agenda and declare the “Kingship of Jesus Christ”
Three bills introduced in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly appear to herald additional legislation supporting a Christian Nationalist agenda. Continue reading North Dakota Bills promote Christian Nationalist Agenda and declare…
Pagan Groups excluded from Interfaith Celebration
After being excluded from participating in an interfaith event in Glasgow cathedral, interfaith organizations declined to participate further and members of The Druid Network and the Scottish Pagan Federation held…
Reassembled Svingerud Stone Reveals Layers of Early Runic Inscriptions
Research published in February 2025 examines the Svingerud Stone, a runestone uncovered in a Norwegian grave site, appears to be the earliest known written depiction of the Proto-Norse language. The…
Review: The Craft of Tubal Cain
Alan U. Dalul reviews Kenneth Johnson’s history of Traditional Witchcraft and the tradition’s founder, Robert Cochrane, whose vision of Witchcraft diverged, but also complemented, that of his contemporary Gerald Gardner.…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of February 6, 2025
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Aquarian Tabernacle Church leaders Belladonna Laveau and Dusty Dionne join the 50501 protests in Washington State, Pagan religious leaders release a statement in support…
Trump Announces White House Initiatives to combat Anti-Christian Bias
Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning, President Donald Trump announced the creation of a White House Faith Office and a task force to combat what he called “anti-Christian…