Witches and Emerald Walls
I am one of many good Witches. At any given time, any one of us might feel like we are short on heart, brain, or courage, but I assure you,…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of May 22, 2025
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we’ve received heartfelt letters from community members reflecting on the enduring legacy of the witchcraft trials and another raising concerns about ongoing threats to…
Ancient Nineveh Yields another Spectacular Discovery: A relief of Ishtar and Assur
A team of archaeologists has announced the discovery of a monumental stone relief in Iraq depicting King Ashurbanipal, along with Ishtar, Ashur, and other religious figures. “This find is a…
Unearthing Power: Female Leadership and Building a Monumental Society at Copper Age Valencina
Forthcoming research on Copper Age Valencina reveals early female-led leadership, expressed through lavish burials and ritual artifacts. The site’s spiritual and political complexity challenges assumptions about prehistoric power, highlighting women’s…
Does that “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” affect Pagans?
A sweeping Republican-led bill seeks to cement Trump-era tax cuts, expand charitable deductions, and reshape nonprofit regulations that could create concerns for minority faith organizations operating under 501(c)(3) status. A…
Review: “High Priest: The Father of American Witchcraft” by Jason Mankey
Jason Mankey’s High Priest offers a candid, compassionate portrait of Raymond Buckland — tracing his evolution from RAF serviceman to pioneering Witch — while honoring his legacy and confronting the…
On the Practice of Initiation in Modern Witchcraft
The idea of initiation into Witchcraft has always fascinated me. Stories and images abound of arcane rites performed in the cloak of darkness lit only by candles flickering in the…
Review: Raven Grimassi’s “Crafting a Tradition of Witchcraft”
Fire burns as long as we take care of it, recognize what it needs, and how to keep it alive. We can’t do it the same way during summer and…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of May 15, 2025
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Pensacola Bookstore removes LGBTQ+ and Witchcraft books from its shelves, Interfaith group in Ohio condemns book burning, for our community members in the armed…
Global Survey Finds Rise in Pagan-Aligned Beliefs Across Religiously Diverse Nations
TWH – New research from the Pew Research Center, released on May 6, 2025, reveals a notable rise in beliefs and practices often associated with Pagan and animistic traditions, including…