Mindfulness Meditations Produces Empirically Observable Pain Relief
New research shows that mindfulness—a common and central meditation practice in many Pagan spiritual paths—not only helps manage pain, but also engages distinct brain mechanisms beyond the placebo effect. Continue…
Television from a Pagan World: Reviewing KAOS and Twilight of the Gods
“When I was a teenage zealot, I used to imagine what television might be like in a world that was primarily Pagan,” writes Meg Elison. “I’ll never see that world,…
Týr, Ásatrú Ethics, and the Mists of Night
Týr guides us, keeps faith with us, stays the course us, and never fails us. In the sometimes-wild world of the Norse deities, that stability and faithfulness can bring great…
Embracing the KAOS: A Lightly Spoilery Review of the Hit Nexflix Show
“Well-written, superbly acted, and satisfyingly paced,” writes Storm Faerywolf, “Kaos is a funny, intelligent, witty, and thought-provoking tale of conflict, love, death, and what it means to be a human…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of September 26, 2024
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, more events, NPS formalizes Cherokee name to Kuwohi, Agatha All along gets warning and more news. Continue reading Pagan Community Notes: Week of September…
Last week, the Pope celebrated interfaith dialogue. Today, he condemns Pagan practices
Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, delivered two very different messages regarding relationships between the different religions of the world. Continue reading Last week, the Pope celebrated interfaith dialogue.…
Minoan sites seek UNESCO Recognition
ATHENS – In February 2024, Greek authorities completed the candidacy file for the inclusion of Crete’s ancient Minoan palaces on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s World Heritage…
Judge says Case Against Hospital for Firing Pagan Nurse declining COVID vaccine can proceed
A federal judge allowed a religious discrimination case against Boston Medical Center to proceed after a nurse was terminated for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine due to her Pagan beliefs. Continue…
Get your blackberries before the Púca does!
Siobhan Ball introduces TWH’s readers to the folklore of the blackberry – including why you need to eat them before the Faerie Folk claim them for their own – and…
Why should I work with the ancestors?
There is a question that I’ve asked myself sometimes and that I haven’t had an answer to for a long time: What do I get from working with the ancestors?…