Pagan Community Notes: Week of September 19, 2024
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes (and its long one), Equinox Blessings to our readers, Covenant of the Goddess announces new leadership, congratulations to the TempleFest team, Pagan Pride Events…
New Research says Listen to the Land: “like listening to Mother Earth”
The growing field of ecoacoustics uses sound to monitor soil health and biodiversity. Recent research shows that more complexity in the soundscape of healthy soils, offering farmers and conservationists a…
Conservative Religious organizations ‘spending billions to counter gender-equality education’
A new report reveals a well-funded and coordinated global effort by conservative religious groups to undermine education, erode gender equality, and promote traditional views of women as submissive to men.…
Researchers say Hope is an emotion and well worth fighting for
New research reveals that visualizing change and focusing on future possibilities can boost hope and help us cope with uncertainty. Like magickal visualization, by using powerful images like children and…
“They’re eating the cats” is a lie with a long history, and Pagans should be concerned
TWH’s Editor-in-Chief, Manny Moreno, responds to the claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are abducting and eating the pets of other residents. The baseless claim has deep roots in…
300 year old feathered cloak returned to Brazil’s Tupinambá de Olivença people
A cloak of thousands of scarlet ibis feathers, sacred to the Indigenous Tupinambá people of Brazil, has been in Danish hands since the 1600s. Now it has finally been returned…
Repeating Justice
I don’t know the likelihood that a specific tarot card would show up in five readings that I gave myself from different decks. I’d guess that the answer is “slim.”…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of September 12, 2024
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Ardantane receives a gift from Covenant of the Goddess, Cherry Hill Seminary survey, events and happenings and more. Continue reading Pagan Community Notes: Week…
Restoration of Hecate’s Temple announced
Authorities announced today that the 2,100-year-old temple dedicated to Hecate is undergoing restoration in Türkiye’s Lagina Sanctuary, highlighting the site’s significant historical and spiritual legacy. Continue reading Restoration of Hecate’s…
New findings from Perperikon, an ancient center of Dionysus veneration
Perperikon, an ancient Thracian city in Bulgaria, reveals new discoveries, including Roman-era altars possibly dedicated to underworld gods. Excavations uncover connections to Dionysus worship, mystery cults, and possibly psychopomps and…