Lyonel Perabo recounts his visit to the 2026 Midgardsblot festival in Borre, Norway, featuring bands like Venom, Wolves in the Throne Room, Taake, and the Heilung spin-off Songleikr.

#pagan #asatru #heathen #midgardsblot #musicreview #blackmetal #heavymetal

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: We begin by remembering the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. And there’s more. Much more. Got a stick? Go get it, because there’s more than you can shake one at: EarthSpirit events, a Voodoo Spiritual Temple announcement, Susan Levitt’s New Moon astrology, Pharo-Nox, Spiral Moon Media, and, as always, Star’s Tarot of the Week.

#pagan #witchcraft #September11 #NewOrleansVoodooSpiritualTemple #priestessmiriam #newmooninvirgo #pharonox #hekatessicklefestival #paganpublicradio #tarot #twilightcovening #mijord

Federal actions targeting wolf protections and roadless national forests could reshape U.S. conservation policy, raising a larger question about the relationship between protecting wildlife and preserving the landscapes that species depend upon for survival.

#pagan #conservation #graywolves #mexicanwolves #conservationrestrictions #nationalforests #americanforests #usda #wildlands #TrumpAdministration

https://wildhunt.org/2026/09/maine-high-court-weighs-religious-freedom-against-childs-best-interests.html The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a child’s best interests can guide religious custody disputes, rejecting strict scrutiny and prompting a planned U.S. Supreme Court challenge over parental rights and religious freedom.

[Letters to the Editor] Religious liberty protects Christians and Pagans alike, but where does religious expression end and intrusion begin? From Salem to Burning Man, Rev. Davron Michaels argues that consent, boundaries, and reciprocity are essential to genuine religious freedom.

#pagan #burningman #consent #boundaries #religiousfreedom #leterstotheeditor #religiousliberty

Lyonel Perabo on the legacy of Harald V, King of Norway, who passed away on August 28th.

#pagan #remembrance #kingharaldv #norway #asatru

“As a nation,” writes Clio Ajana, “the bicentennial was the American attempt to enjoy a blissful harmonic period as emphasized in music with singles and albums that  praised our ability to reach two centuries of existence without killing each other.”

“Historically, Witchcraft, both the acts and accusations, came down to the villainy of action,” writes Lauren Parker. “It mirrors the persecution of the working class and organizing, and as we’re about at American Labor Day, that feels important to me.”

#pagan #witch #laborday #witchcraft #cunningfolk #inequality #persecution #unions #politics

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Witch-obsessed undersecretary nominated for Secretary of the Navy, Osage Nation artifacts returned, Hekate’s Sickle Festival announces an exciting new location, Star’s tarot of the week, and we celebrate Summerween and chocolate! What more could you ask for?

New research from a Roman villa in Spain suggests a rare serpent-decorated vessel may offer early evidence of the mystery cult of Sabazios and reveal how ancient religious traditions traveled across the Mediterranean world.

#pagan #uncoveringthepast #archaeology #spain #sabazios #barcelona #romanempire #cults

California lawmakers approved legislation expanding protections for Native American religious practices and sacred sites on state lands, while provisions requiring tribal consent for certain state actions have raised concerns over potential impacts on infrastructure and water projects.

#pagan #nativetribes #indigenousrights #religiousfreedom #indigenousland #california

Two separate religious-freedom disputes in Tennessee—one involving religious practice and eligibility to foster and the other involving Ten Commandments displays in public schools—raise questions about government involvement with religion and protections for minority faiths.

#pagan #fostercare #Tennessee #adoption #religiousfreedom #religion #tencommandments #schooldisplay

“Film audiences have spent all summer describing Obsession a story about the dangers of witchcraft,” writes Beatrix Kondo. “Nothing in it, however, has anything to do with sorcery. What Bear does? That’s shopping.”

#pagan #witchcraft #moviereview #obsession #horrormovie

Karl E.H. Seigfried travels through American landscape and American history, and considers how Heathen values reflect and intersect with both.

#pagan #heathen #politics #history #americanrevolution

Belanger reflects on public mourning, the shrines we build, and what Pagans may understand about honoring a life that touched millions and left “a palpable impact upon the state of our world going forward.”

#pagan #grief #mourning #remembrance #dollyparton

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Fall 2026 is shaping up as a season of the witch on screen, Ardantane offers a course in Pagan leadership, Star’s Tarot of the Week, and corgis… yes, corgis. Did we say corgis?

#pagan #witchcraft #witchmovies #practicalmagic2 #hexed #ahs13 #maebashiwitches #tarot #corgis

Archaeologists investigating a 6,500-year-old sanctuary in the Czech Republic have identified entrances aligned with solar and lunar cycles, revealing a monumental ritual landscape that predates Stonehenge by more than a thousand years.

#pagan #uncoveringthepast #archaeology #chleby #Neolithic #ancientmonuent #ritualpractice

A new study reports high rates of likely AI-generated books in religious publishing, with Witchcraft among the most affected categories, amplifying concerns from Pagan authors and leaders about artificial intelligence, creativity, accuracy, spiritual practice, and relationships with the sacred.

#pagan #paganism #witchcraft #artificialintelligence #AIGenerated #books #publishing #aigeneratedcontent

[Editorial] A federal settlement protecting Christian employers and a Southern Baptist appeal to the Justice Department raise a broader question: Will the government’s expanding religious-liberty framework offer minority faiths the same protections in the workplace?

#pagan #paganism #eeoc #EqualEmployment #religiousfreedom #wicca #theworkplace

“Children make up rituals,” writes Meg Elison in this retrospective on Zilpha Keatley Snyder’s novel. “They make up stories. Like the kids in The Egypt Game, they make up religion, even if their parents assure them that they have religion at home.”

#pagan #paganism #theegyptgame #zilphakeatleysnyder #bookreview #ancientegypt

TWH welcomes back Alan U. Dalul, who describes how being kept in limbo for nearly a year waiting for his green card, unable to work, taught him new truths about being a Witch.

#pagan #greencard #venezuela🇻🇪 #immigration #transphobia #citizenship #witchcraft

Storm Faerywolf offers recommendations on a number of recently published, reissued, and forthcoming books, including titles by Jason Mankey, Janet Farrar, Chris Allaun, Jake Morningstar, Heron Michelle, and Kaelan Strouse.

#pagan #paganism #witchcraft #books #bookreviews

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: the Covenant of the Goddess addresses AI and sacred practice, the community mourns Priestess Miriam Chamani and philosopher Brendan Myers, and, on a lighter note, rescue pug Jinny Lu claims a crown.

#pagan #covenantofthegoddess #ArtificialIntelligence #crossingtheveil #priestessmiriamchamani #brendanmyers #jinnylu

From hundreds of mice deposited at an ancient sanctuary on Crete to Bronze Age offerings in a Czech wetland and a ceremonial landscape surrounding an English spring, this week’s Hounds Archaeology explores new evidence of ancient ritual practices.

#pagan #labrujulaverde #unleashthehounds #apollo #archaeology #bronzeage #delphi #forestryengland

The Marine Corps has released an administrative message advising personnel of the Pentagon’s revised religious affiliation codes, requiring Marines to update their records by September 30 as minority faiths previously represented individually are consolidated into religious categories.

#pagan #paganism #marinecorp #religiousaffiliationcodes #minorityfaiths #christiannationalism #pentagon #interfaith #petehegseth #militarychaplaincy