House Spirit
But of all the Witchy items I’ve acquired over the years, the go bag is by far the most useful. Like all my favorite tools, it seems frivolous and self-aggrandizing…
Classics of Pagan Cinema: Dancing at Lughnasa
“Pagan nonsense, celebrating the feast of Lughnasadh. This is the month of August. The feast of our lady’s assumption into heaven.” Meg Elison returns with a review of the 1998…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of August 8, 2024
Attorney swears juror oath on a river, Congratulations Bryce and Cherry Hill Seminary!, Happy International Cat Day, Pagan events and more. Continue reading Pagan Community Notes: Week of August 8,…
UK’s new Labour Government stops A303 Stonehenge project.
After years of controversy and a UNESCO warning about “permanent, irreversible harm,” the Stonehenge tunnel project, first approved in November 2020, has been canceled by the UK’s newly-elected Labour government.…
The mystery of Sgt. Tibbs
The Pagan community in Manchester, New Hampshire became concerned over the death of a cat named Sgt. Tibbs and asked TWH to investigate. Continue reading The mystery of Sgt. Tibbs…
Detention of Shaman in China might be first use of anti-cult law against witchcraft
The Chinese Internet Security Department (CISD) announced detaining an “Internet celebrity” for practicing witchcraft, marking possibly the first prosecution under China’s revised penal code against “cults.” Continue reading Detention of…
The Odinist at the Splash Pad
It’s always a fraught moment when somebody recognizes my necklace, which I realize is strange – the point of wearing a Thor’s Hammer is to publicly identify oneself as a…
Opinion: The Responsibility of Sacrifice
To sacrifice takes courage. In our ethics, to put others or our values above the desires of the individual means to appeal to the better parts of our nature. How…
Study suggests Viking Age Denmark and Norway had distinct relationships to violence
A new study uses skeletal trauma, grave goods, runestones, and infrastructure to argue that Viking Age Denmark and Norway had markedly different relationships to interpersonal violence. Continue reading Study suggests…
This cat gets us around, 👨📖!
We interrupt Lughnasadh/Imbolc because we are having a wee tiff with 👨📖. So, in honor of Lugh, we are going to use some craft and creativity to get around our…