GAO to DEA: Provide clearer exemption on religious use of psychedelics
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report critiquing the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for its unclear and burdensome process for granting religious exemptions for psilocybin and other controlled substances.…
June Skies: no parades but amazing views
The June night sky is full of opportunities for viewing planets but the much-hyped “Parade of Planets: will not be on tap for a while. Continue reading June Skies: no…
Building a Daily Pagan Practice with ADHD
Halo Quin returns with new insights into making daily practice work for Pagans with ADHD. “Just as I can use a walking cane to go further than my dodgy joints…
Into the Faery Ring
Why then, given the volatile history between humanity and faery kind, would we want to pursue a relationship with them? Why not simply follow the cautionary advice of our ancestors…
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.…