Pagan Community Notes: Week of May 30, 2024
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we remember Dag Dewr, ATC-Canada formally recognized as a charity, Thor’s Oak announces its annual participation in the Memorial Race Against Hate, PSG deadlines,…
Chinese Protestors say cemetery policy an attack on Ancestor Veneration
China’s burial policy requiring mandatory cremation sparked protests in one city, where some see it as an attack on ancestor veneration and traditional folk religion. Continue reading Chinese Protestors say…
Landmark Treaty to protect Traditional and Indigenous knowledge
The 193 member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization agreed to a groundbreaking new treaty requiring patents to disclose if an invention was derived using Indigenous and traditional knowledge.…
Tratado histórico para proteger el conocimiento tradicional e indígena
Los 193 estados miembros de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual acordaron un nuevo tratado innovador que exige que las patentes revelen si una invención se obtuvo utilizando conocimientos…
Classics of Pagan Cinema: Teen Witch (1989)
The years between puberty and adulthood can be exciting and difficult,” wrote Silver RavenWolf in 1998. No one would have agreed with her more vociferously than Louise Miller, protagonist of…
Ásatrú Theology and Public Protest
In direct contrast to the supposedly universal “golden rule” and the “turn the other cheek” message of Christ, Odin teaches that we have no responsibility to be love our enemies.…
Outside the Comfort Zone
Almost all of my education as a Witch has come from reading books. Honestly, that could have been enough. But the more I experience, the more certain I am that…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of May 23, 2024
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Congratulations to the Scottish Pagan Federation! Parabéns à Convenção de Bruxas e Magos! and more. Continue reading Pagan Community Notes: Week of May 23,…
New Conference dedicated to the oldest witchcraft law in Europe will remember victims and consequences of gender violence
A newly announced conference in Spain will examine Europe’s oldest witchcraft law and its impact on women’s history and persecution. Continue reading New Conference dedicated to the oldest witchcraft law…
Pagan Balts imported horses from Scandinavia for religious rituals
The Pagans of the Baltic region appear to have acquired horses for ritual offerings sometimes at great expense and sea travel from Scandinavian Christian neighbors. Continue reading Pagan Balts imported…