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December 2011

December 30, 2011

Top Ten Pagan Stories of 2011 (Part One)

As we reach the close of 2011, it is time to stop for a moment...

December 29, 2011

Will Libertarians Move from Barr to Johnson?

In 2008 the Libertarian Party nominated former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr as their candidate for President...

December 28, 2011

Pagan News, Grassroots Journalism, and the Mainstream Media

Today the Atlanta Journal Constitution's education blogger, Maureen Downey, took notice of the now-resolved difficulties faced by...

December 27, 2011

The Perspective of Religious Minorities

We in the West live in a world that is dominated and shaped by Christianity....

December 26, 2011

Gerald Gardner Documentary Slated for 2012

Perhaps no figure looms as large on the history of modern religious Witchcraft (and in...

December 25, 2011

Hail To The Unconquered Sun!

Due to family obligations I won’t be blogging today, but I’ll be back tomorrow with...

December 24, 2011

Unleash the (Holiday) Hounds! (Link Roundup)

There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes...

December 23, 2011

UK Regulates Occult Advertising

The UK broadcasting regulatory body Ofcom (Office of Communications) has issued a new set of guidelines for...

December 22, 2011

Pagan Community Notes: The Passing of Danelle Dragonetti, Justice for Kathleen Dempsey, Occupy Pagans, and More!

Pagan Community Notes is a companion to my usual Pagan News of Note series, more focused on...

December 21, 2011

A Blessed Solstice

"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of...

December 20, 2011

Pagans Outraged over Bible Distribution in Buncombe County School

A North Carolina Pagan, Ginger Strivelli, is challenging her son's school on allowing the distribution...

December 19, 2011

New Alexandrian Library Breaks Ground

[The following story is reprinted from the Pagan Newswire Collective's Washington D.C. bureau (aka Capital...

December 18, 2011

Odinism and Immigration in the UK

So here's a brand-new legal precedent involving modern Pagans that you might not have expected....

December 17, 2011

Io Saturnalia!

“The healthy being craves an occasional wildness, a jolt from normality, a sharpening of the...

December 16, 2011

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes...

December 15, 2011

When Archetypes Win: The Protester

I'm sure you've heard by now that Time Magazine's 2011 Person of the Year is...

December 14, 2011

Resolution in Georgia School Harassment Case

Yesterday, just hours after I posted an update on the difficulties faced by the Turner family of...

December 13, 2011

Updates: Georgia School Harassment Case, Saudi Arabia’s Sorcery Beheading, Peruvian Shaman Slayings, and Dan Halloran

Today I have some updates and new developments in stories previously covered here at The Wild...

December 12, 2011

Guest Post: Pagan Chaplaincy at Occupy Wall Street

[The following is a guest post from Courtney Weber and Mary Caliendo. Mary Caliendo and Courtney Weber...

December 11, 2011

A Darker Shade of Pagan: Top Ten of 2011

While I generally keep my music podcast A Darker Shade of Pagan from getting entangled in...

December 10, 2011

Quick Note: Interview with a Hoodoo Man

Have you ever read one of those articles about a sacrifice done in a graveyard...

December 09, 2011

Quick Notes: Atlantis Bookshop, Pendle Witches, and Laura Wildman-Hanlon

Just a few quick news notes to start off your Friday. The Day the Lights...

December 08, 2011

Update on Georgia School Harassment Case

In my news roundup on December 5th, I noted an Atlanta Independent Media Center story...

December 07, 2011

Oberon Zell and Kenny Klein Cut Ties With Revived American Council of Witches

Back in October I reported on the formation/reformation of the American Council of Witches (aka the...

December 06, 2011

Casting Spells on Your Boss Could Get You Fired

For those faith traditions that incorporate magic and spellwork into their practices, Wicca, Santeria, Vodou,...

December 05, 2011

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes...

December 04, 2011

Editorial: Occupying Everything

What I love about having conversations with vibrant, intelligent, people is that you often find...

December 03, 2011

Quick Notes: Wiccan Murderer Sentenced, Wiccan Teen Attacked, and Lighting Up Stonehenge

Just a few quick news notes for you on this Saturday. Wiccan Murderer Sentenced: The sensationalism-drenched...

December 02, 2011

Dear Candidate Gingrich, Are We Still “Surrounded By Paganism”?

It's been a crazy year so-far in the race to see who will become the...

December 02, 2011

Quick Note: Is Your Cemetery – Witch Free?

From Media Matters, a bit of levity from our old pal Pat Robertson. So remember...