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…
A Library for Us: Adocentyn Research Library Expands Collection
The Adocentyn Research Library has surpassed 20,000 volumes, expanding its one-of-a-kind collection of Pagan, occult, and esoteric texts. With rare artifacts, Tarot decks, ancient manuscripts, and more, it’s a community…
Lapis Modernorum Philosophorum: CERN (Very Briefly) Creates Gold From Lead
Scientists at CERN announced that they succeed in the alchemical quest of creating gold from lead. Continue reading Lapis Modernorum Philosophorum: CERN (Very Briefly) Creates Gold From Lead at The…
Editorial: A woman with a Mjolnir tattoo raises hundreds of thousands after calling a child a slur. Heathens need to act.
Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott examines the case of Shiloh Hendrix, a Minnesota woman who called a five-year-old child a racial slur and subsequently received more than $750,00 in support…
I Write Tragedies, Not Sins
I have always thought of magic as the language that we use to speak to the universe. Many Witches use words of power, chanting, and sigils to communicate their intention…
The Maypole Dance
For most holidays we write a whole new ritual and there’s no guarantee that any particular element will recur from year to year. I’ve been to Ostaras without eggs and…
Pickens, SC Pagan Market targeted again
Community Advisory: Stillwater Christian Fellowship has announced plans to return to The Market on the Mill, aiming to “bring the Gospel” to those they believe are “deceived and enslaved” by…