[Movie Review] Hokum ~ The real horror movie, writes Meg Elison, is the one you grew up in.
#pagan #witchcraft #moviereview #hokum #folkhorror #hauntedhouse #horror #ireland #adamscott
A new neuroscience study found that virtual reality “flying” with wings altered how participants’ brains processed body imagery, suggesting immersive VR experiences may partially reshape the brain’s sense of embodiment, identity, and functional body representation.
#pagan #science #beijing #virtualreality #brainscience #flight #research
“A Faery ally can be an invaluable asset for the Witch,” writes Storm Faerywolf, “as well as a relationship that is deeply personal, intimate, and even possibly romantic or erotic, just as with any human in with whom we may engage.”
#pagan #witchcraft #faery #folklore #andersonferi #bluerosefaery #fairy #feri
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we celebrate the graduates of Cherry Hill Seminary, cover the UK’s National Secular Society’s criticism of a local council’s use of the Lord’s Prayer, note the release of a new blue morpho butterfly in honor of David Attenborough’s 100th birthday, share Star’s Tarot of the Week, and remember Gordon White in Crossings of the Veil.
#pagan #witchcraft #heathen #cherryhillseminary #bluemorphobutterfly #davidattenborough #tarot #gordonwhite
A sacred Indigenous geoglyph in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert was damaged during border wall construction, prompting outrage from Indigenous leaders, archaeologists, and environmental advocates concerned about irreversible spiritual and cultural loss.
#pagan #indigenous #homelandsecurity #sonorandesert #geoglyphs #borderwall #sacredsite #Intaglio
The Trump Administration has rescinded the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, removing conservation as a formal public lands “use” and shifting federal land policy toward energy development, mining, grazing, and other extractive priorities amid criticism from environmental and conservation organizations.
#pagan #bureauoflandmanagement #PublicLandsRule #conservation #nationalparkts #publiclands #TrumpAdministration
A new PRRI survey finds that roughly one-third of Americans support or sympathize with Christian nationalism. The report links those views to political affiliation, media consumption, authoritarian attitudes, and immigration beliefs, while raising broader questions about religious pluralism and minority-faith inclusion in the United States.
#pagan #prrisurvey #christiannationalism #prri #publicreligionresearchinstitute #survey #america
Stacy Psaros reviews the current exhibition at the Toledo Art Museum, which focuses on magic and curses in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Mesopotamia.
#pagan #witchcraft #archaeology #cursed #toledomuseumofart #religion #review
A hoard of coins from England, Germany, Denmark, and Norway itself have been discovered in Innlandet County in Norway. The coins come from the period of conversion from ancient heathenry to Christianity.
#pagan #heathen #archaeology #coinhoard
“We tell the myths out of context, reinterpret the events through the lenses of our time, reinterpret the people to be the kinds of heroes we want,” writes Luke Babb.
#pagan #witchcraft #odyssey #Heathen #odysseus #homer #greekmythology #myths
In this week's Pagan Community Notes: we feature a wrap-up of the Beltane Fire Festival and a look at the growing visibility of Paganism in Maine. We also mark National Public Gardens Week and International Migratory Bird Day, celebrate an elevation within Aquarian Tabernacle Church, and sadly honor a crossing of the Veil. Star also shares her Tarot of the Week.
#pagan #witchcraft #beltane #firefestival #paganism #NationalPublicGardensWeek #InternationalMigratoryBirdDay #tarot #ATC
New archaeological and genetic research suggests bread wheat may have first emerged 8,000 years ago in the South Caucasus region of modern-day Georgia. The findings connect ancient farming communities, wild goatgrass, bread wheat, and even early winemaking in one of humanity’s earliest agricultural landscapes.
#pagan #witchcraft #archaeology #geneticresearch #bread #recipes
As President Donald Trump’s poll numbers drop, political rhetoric is taking a surreal turn. “Spellbinding” claims, warnings of Satanists, and rising fear-based narratives suggest conservative power is being maintained not through policy, but through fear.
#pagan #witchcraft #satanists #pollnumbers #donaldtrump #electorate #morealpanic #politics #satanicpanic
“If someone had ever asked me if I thought of myself as an animist, I’m sure I would have said yes,” writes Eric O. Scott. “But I don’t know if I really understood that commitment until I bonded with Friend Tree, and didn’t confront its implications until his time was at an end.”
“Gardens replete with colorful blossoms,” writes Clio Ajana, “remind us that from the cold, hard, and fallow ground, something new arises in during this light half of the year.”
#pagan #witchcraft #beltane #planting #gardens #sexualhealing
The Wild Hunt wishes all of our readers a blessed turning of the wheel, as the northern hemisphere celebrates Beltane, the southern celebrates Samhain, and around the world we celebrate May Day.
#pagan #witchcraft #wicca #beltane #mayday #samhain
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: We begin with the sad news of chaos magician Peter J. Carroll’s passing. As the next Sabbat arrives under the Flower Moon, Beltane blessings to the North and a blessed Samhain to the South.
#pagan #witchcraft #beltane #samhain #PeterJCarroll #Hexennacht #chaosmagic #tarot
Pagan leaders joined a broad interfaith coalition at the Summit for Religious Freedom, highlighting concerns over Christian Nationalism while emphasizing collaboration, legal advocacy, and the growing visibility of minority faith voices in defending church–state separation in the United States.
#pagan #interfaith #summitforreligiousfreedom #churchandstate #christiannationalism
As Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey approaches release, newly circulating archaeological findings from Ithaca reveal long-standing ritual devotion to Odysseus. The discoveries highlight how ancient storytelling shaped sacred landscapes, pilgrimage practices, and the lived religious experience of the ancient Mediterranean world.
#pagan #witchcraft #theodyssey #archaeology #greece
Hung Cao’s past warnings about “witchcraft” resurface as he assumes a top Navy role, raising concerns about religious discrimination and minority faith rights amid Pentagon efforts to reshape policy for a diverse force.
#pagan #witchcraft #hungcao #usnavy #departmentofdefense #religiousfreedom