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March 2012

March 08, 2012

Amazon Priestess Tribe “Retires” From Z. Budapest’s Dianic Lineage

Modern Paganism is a movement, an umbrella term for a variety of individual faith groups...

March 07, 2012

A Shinto Response to Tragedy, One Year Later

This Sunday, March 11th, will be the one year anniversary of a massive earthquake and...

March 06, 2012

That Time Kirk Cameron Infiltrated a Druid Ritual

Why, in the name of all that is good and holy, is anyone still paying...

March 05, 2012

The Pope Doesn’t Meet With Non-Institutional (ie “Pagan”) Faiths

Pope Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic Church, is making a historic trip to...

March 04, 2012

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

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

March 03, 2012

Richard Carpenter, creator of “Robin of Sherwood,” dies aged 78

On Sunday, February 26th, British screenwriter and author Richard 'Kip' Carpenter died at the age...

March 02, 2012

Guest Post: Patrick McCollum in India

[The following story was sent to us by the Patrick McCollum Foundation. It brings us...

March 01, 2012

Vote on Religious Materials in Buncombe County Schools Tonight

Tonight, the Buncombe County School Board in North Carolina is scheduled to vote on a new...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Update: Yoga Scandals and Sex Cults

Since I first took note of the "Wiccan coven" sex scandal that has engulfed John...

February 28, 2012

Constitution Classes and Christian Indoctrination

Considering the fact that I just wrote about religion, pluralism, and the pagan roots of...

February 27, 2012

Gender, Transgender, Politics, and our Beloved Community

In a continuing effort to keep my readers up to date on the ongoing conversations...

February 26, 2012

The Pagan Alliance and the Importance of a Witches Ball

Sometimes, the best way to understand an issue, particularly in the Pagan community, is in...

February 25, 2012

Our “Pagan” President and our Pagan Democracy

Earlier this month, Professor Anouar Majid, author of "We Are All Moors: Ending Centuries of Crusades against...

February 24, 2012

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

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

February 23, 2012

The PantheaCon Gender Conversation Continues

In the interests of keeping my readers abreast of the conversations centered around the 2012 PantheaCon in...

February 22, 2012

“Suspicious Activity,” Animal Skulls, and the Perils of Sensationalism

Yesterday, local news reporters in Chester County, Pennsylvania covered what law enforcement and animal control officials called...

February 21, 2012

PantheaCon: Unity, Diversity, Controversy

On Monday I returned from the 2012 PantheaCon in San Jose, the largest annual indoor...

February 19, 2012

Guest Post: Held in the Light of Stars

[Pagan since the late ’80s, Cat Chapin-Bishop has also been Quaker since 2001. Cat is...

February 18, 2012

Guest Post: The Pagan Worldview in a Post-Constantinian World

[Nicole Youngman is a sociologist at Loyola University in New Orleans. She's been Pagan over...

February 17, 2012

Guest Post: Preserving Our History

[Michael Lloyd is an engineer and writer. He is a co-founder and former co-facilitator (2002-2011)...

February 16, 2012

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

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

February 15, 2012

A Fertile Lupercalia to You!

Today is the festival of Lupercalia, the ancient Roman observance of fertility and the coming spring. Not...

February 14, 2012

Lord Athanor 1956 – 2012

Word has come to us that John Monogue, better known to many modern Pagans as...

February 14, 2012

Fire Claims New Age Shop in New Jersey

A massive fire broke out yesterday in Long Branch, New Jersey, claiming 10 businesses and...

February 13, 2012

The Wiccan Angle to a Yoga Scandal

The Hindu discipline of yoga is big, big business in the West. Teaching yoga has...

February 12, 2012

Quick Note: The New York Times and Entheogens

Entheogens, psychoactive substances used in "a religious, shamanic, or spiritual context," once popularly known as "psychedelics," are often sensationalized,...

February 11, 2012

Preparing for the HexenFest

Attending FaerieCon West, a transformational festival of art, spirit, and myth, brings to mind how...

February 10, 2012

Away at FaerieCon West (Plus Some News Links)

I'm in Seattle, Washington this weekend, part of the team that's putting on FaerieCon West,...

February 09, 2012

Pagan Community Notes: Cherry Hill Seminary, Pagans at Langley, PaganSpace, and More!

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

February 08, 2012

Questions Not Asked in Santeria Ritual Cutting Story

Local and national news outlets are reporting on the case of a 4-year-old girl whose...