Encountering the Gods: Willow’s Journey at Spring Mysteries
A young practitioner reflects on her first Spring Mysteries Festival, sharing a deeply personal journey of devotion, connection, and transformation as she encounters the Gods through ritual, community, and sacred…
Cortege
I’m just an hour from home when I pull into my friend’s front lawn and unload three bags heavy with books. “I hear someone’s getting into Norse mythology,” I say…
Review: “Slavic Native Faith”
Manny Tejeda y Moreno reviews “Slavic Native Faith” by Kaarina Aitamurto and Scott Simpson, a study of the umbrella of reconstructionist religions sometimes known as Ridnovirstvo or Rodnovery. The book…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of April 9, 2026
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: an AHS: Coven teaser sparks speculation, Brazil moves to regulate doulas, a “Bless the Gods” parade is suppressed in China, CUUPS announces its 40th…
“God Squad” Waives Species Protections for Gulf Drilling Amid Broader Policy Shift
A rarely used federal panel voted to exempt Gulf oil drilling from endangered species protections, drawing legal challenges and environmental concern. The decision coincides with new USDA efforts to streamline…
Spring Mysteries Festival marks 40 years of ecstatic, immersive ritual
At 40, the Spring Mysteries Festival remains a distinctive Pagan gathering, offering an intense, immersive ritual experience that challenges participants to move beyond observation and inhabit the sacred story of…
Tribal Nations Warn: Chaco Canyon’s Sacred Landscape at Risk as Comment Period Closes
A proposal to weaken protections around Chaco Canyon has sparked alarm among tribal nations, who describe the region as a sacred living landscape. Tribal leaders warn the proposal threatens a…
2500 year old Dacian helmet and bracelets recovered after theft from Dutch museum
Last year thieves stole a Dacian helmet and three golden bracelets, national treasures from Romania, from a Dutch museum. Last week the accused returned most of the artifacts as part…
Rest. Seriously. Rest.
Sometimes, just when we think that the world can’t get crazier, we get a reminder that life can surprise us. April is a curious month, filled at times with rain,…
Great Pagan Reads of 2025
Lyonel Perabo reviews four recent titles of interest to Pagan readers: Fröja’s Apples by Sara Bonadea George, The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg, Backwards into the Future by Eirik…