Editorial: Pagan Witches, Satanists, and Soldiers: Russia’s Strange Obsession with Paganism in Ukraine- and How it Might be Contagious
Russian propaganda blames witches, pagan imagery, “black magic,” and even Celtic festivals for military setbacks in Ukraine, weaving the absurd with the sinister. These tales of “satanic altars” and aircraft-destroying…
Haunted by the Occult
Erick DuPree on what Gothic novels can teach us about society, then and now. Continue reading Haunted by the Occult at The Wild Hunt.
Charlie Kirk in Valhalla
Spurred by FBI Director Kash Patel’s unexpected invocation of Valhalla following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Karl E. H. Seigfried asks: if, as Heathens, “we are our deeds,”…
Trump Issues Dual Memoranda Targeting Liberal Groups and Expanding Death Penalty in D.C.
President Trump signed two memoranda Thursday – one directing federal agencies to intensify investigations into liberal groups under a new “domestic terrorism” strategy, and another ordering strict enforcement of federal…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of September 25, 2025
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we honor the life and legacy of HPS Patricia Crowther and her contributions to the Craft. Also this week, community responses to the book,…
Florida’s Orange County Schools Halt Student ‘Witchy Wednesday’ Broadcast
Orange County Public Schools has ended West Orange High School’s first and only “Witchy Wednesday” after Liberty Counsel objected to the student-led segment. The district cited Supreme Court rulings in…
Research on a Stone Age Burial Again Challenges “Man the Hunter” Stereotype
New research from Latvia’s Zvejnieki cemetery reveals that Stone Age women and children were as likely as men to be buried with stone tools, challenging “Man the Hunter” stereotypes and…
“Lessons in Magic and Disaster” is this fall’s must-read Witchy book
“Lessons in Magic and Disaster deals better with what it is to be a Witch than almost any of the how-to manuals that have come out since the ‘90s renaissance,”…
“The Pagan Threat” is talking about us
Lucas Miles’s The Pagan Threat leaves no ambiguity: it catalogues modern Pagan traditions in detail, framing them as enemies of church and nation. By casting Pagans as conspirators and parasites,…
Once Upon a Place: The magic of space in fairy tales
Alan U. Dalul reviews “Once Upon a Place: Forests, Caverns & Other Places of Transformation in Myths, Fairy Tales & Film” by by Holly Bellebuono with a foreword by Jack…