Pagan Community Notes: September 4, 2025 👻
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Aquarian Tabernacle Church Launches Affordable Housing Initiative, a blood moon is coming with the rising Corn Moon, and Star’s Tarot of the Week. But…
Listening to the Land: Indigenous Wisdom Still Struggles for Recognition
As 2025 sets global heat records, Indigenous wisdom remains sidelined. New scholarship shows that Sámi and Aboriginal knowledge, rooted in generations of lived experience, still struggles to shape climate policy…
Noem Announces $110 million in Federal Grants for Security in Faith-Based Organization
DHS plans to award $110 million in grants to strengthen security at faith-based institutions. FEMA confirmed all faiths and traditions are eligible for support if they demonstrate credible risk, ensuring…
Are massively multiplayer online rituals the future of magick?
Alex J. Coyne discusses the variety of new methods for Witches and Pagans to conduct rituals online, including live-streaming, virtual altars, and more, and considers the needs for safety and…
The Sights and Sounds of History
Sheri Barker takes a detour to visit Gettysburg, the site of the pivotal battle of the U.S. Civil War, and considers the effect of the conflict on the land, its…
Friendly Advice for Beginning Heathens
Karl E.H. Seigfried reflects on his 15 years of running the popular Norse Mythology Facebook Page and offers advice to new Heathens, including why you shouldn’t advertise your faith like…
Pagan Community Notes: August 28, 2025
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: honoring our pets on Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day, hundreds of votives confirm a temple of Demeter, a fearsome hypercarnivore named for Sobek, and Star’s…
Judge Strikes Down MN Ban on Faith Statements in College Access Program
A federal judge struck down Minnesota’s ban on faith-based colleges in a dual-credit program, ruling it unconstitutional to exclude schools requiring faith statements. The decision restores access for thousands of…
Texas Ten Commandments Law Halted by Federal Judge- AG Paxton Defies Ruling
A federal judge blocked Texas’ Ten Commandments law for 11 districts, but Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed schools must comply elsewhere, setting up a high-stakes clash over religious freedom and…
A New Mineral Discovered in Japan’s National Stone Named for Amaterasu
A newly discovered mineral, Amaterasuite, has been found in Japan’s national stone, jadeitite. Named for the sun goddess Amaterasu, it reflects both groundbreaking science and deep cultural ties to Shinto…