Pagan news

  • Diana Paxton’s books have been so helpful to many who were seeking the Gods. I frequently refer back to Taking up the Runes and Odin: Ecstasy, Runes, and Norse Magic. She has done nothing but serve our community. Horriable news. May Thor watch over her and her son at this vulnerable time. May Eir grant

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  • I was planning to write about the Ostara ritual I attended on Saturday, and a review of the amazing Pagan and witch shop it was held at. Sadly, their thunder has been stolen by something that happened to a dear friend of mine yesterday. The article I had intended to spend today writing will still

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  • Originally posted on Gangleri's Grove: I saw someone on Facebook today opining that the tattoo they’d gotten so proudly to honor their Gods was now being taken over by a neo-Nazi group. No. Many things can be corrupted and coopted but it doesn’t change the inherent nature of those things. It may alter our…

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  • The genesis of this article came about when I read “Jarawa Hunter-Gatherers Say They Don’t Want to Be a Part of Our World”, which addresses the problems facing a remote tribe that lives on an island off the coast of India. (Thank you Galina for posting this on Facebook and getting me started down the

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  • I’ve been working on Idunna’s God of the Month club post the last couple of days. I owe Her! I fell horribly behind and kept neglecting Her the last couple of months and just saying, “It’s okay, I’ll roll Her over into next month’s GMC.” But in the meantime, here’s a round-up of interesting links.

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  • Originally posted on Gangleri's Grove: Muslims violated the festival of Diwali this past weekend, destroying 15 Hindu temples and 200 Hindu homes.  See article here and here for the full story.  I hope that those affected by this vile desecration of their sacred spaces, Gods, and festival take appropriate action. 

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  • Speaking Up

    The internet is usually full of people angry about something, and the online Pagan community is no exception. The pagan blogosphere is usually in a tizzy about something, especially Reconstructionists. I try to avoid drama. I don’t like unnecessary conflict, it tends to really stress me out and stress is something I am trying to

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  • Round-up of Interesting Links

    Melia talks about the Khthonic Zeus Pictures from the Day of the Dead Hinduism spreads in Africa Philipus reveiws the Immortals movie Ruadhan discusses transgender ritual matters related to the infamous CAYA event at Pantheacon 2011 Hellenism at the Dawn of the Christian Era The 3rd open Pagan in America is elected to a pubic

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  • It’s been a long time since I’ve posted a round-up of interesting links, so this list is going to be a little bit long. A Nova Roma Temple in Ukraine was attacked and vandalized by Orthodox Christians, and the priest was beaten so badly he had to be hospitalized (I heard on one of yahoogroups

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  • Interesting Links

    Lupa posted a thought-provoking essay about being a white, American shaman.Part 1, Part 2 Earth-centered religions get their own chapel at the Air Force Academy  And from the Wild Hunt, “Beatrice Marovich meditates on how we use the skins of animals and how she created a secular “animal altar” to pay respects to some mink

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