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2011-12-17T10:15:49-08:00

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Io Saturnalia!

Last updated on: December 17, 2011 at 10:15 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

“The healthy being craves an occasional wildness, a jolt from normality, a sharpening of the edge of appetite, his own little festival of Saturnalia, a brief excursion from his way of life.” – Robert Morrison MacIver A very merry, and joyous, Saturnalia to all those who celebrate it, knowingly or not. “The Saturnalia was the most popular holiday of the Roman year. Catullus (XIV) describes it as “the best of days,” and Seneca complains that the “whole mob has let itself go in... Read more

2011-12-16T10:32:47-08:00

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Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

Last updated on: December 16, 2011 at 10:32 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about in-depth in any given week. So The Wild Hunt must unleash the hounds in order to round them all up. Virginia’s Board of Social Services has approved a truly audacious list of new adoption rules that authorize agencies to discriminate on the basis of age, gender, political beliefs, family status, and religion. This is ostensibly to prevent same-sex couples from adopting, but could... Read more

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2011-12-14T22:45:48-08:00

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When Archetypes Win: The Protester

Last updated on: December 14, 2011 at 10:45 pm By Jason Pitzl-Waters

I’m sure you’ve heard by now that Time Magazine’s 2011 Person of the Year is “The Protester.” “Everywhere this year, people have complained about the failure of traditional leadership and the fecklessness of institutions. Politicians cannot look beyond the next election, and they refuse to make hard choices. That’s one reason we did not select an individual this year. But leadership has come from the bottom of the pyramid, not the top. For capturing and highlighting a global sense of... Read more

2011-12-14T08:40:42-08:00

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Resolution in Georgia School Harassment Case

Last updated on: December 14, 2011 at 8:40 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

Yesterday, just hours after I posted an update on the difficulties faced by the Turner family of Bowden, Georgia, whose son, Christopher (11), was facing religiously-motivated harassment by his school, another press release was sent out that seems to point to an agreement between Carroll County School District, the Turner family, and coalition of Pagan advocacy groups. Here’s the full press release: Statement from Bowdon Elementary School, Carroll County School District, and members of the Turner Family Support Task Force as represented by... Read more

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2011-12-13T13:19:03-08:00

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

Last updated on: December 13, 2011 at 1:19 pm By Jason Pitzl-Waters

Today I have some updates and new developments in stories previously covered here at The Wild Hunt. Georgia School Harassment Case: Last week I reported on an official joint statement sent out by the North Georgia Solitaries, Dogwood Local Council of the Covenant of the Goddess, Lady Liberty League, and its parent organization, Circle Sanctuary, on the difficulties faced by the Turner family of Bowden, Georgia, whose son, Christopher (11), was facing religiously-motivated harassment by his school (as originally reported by the Atlanta IMC). Now, that coalition, The Turner... Read more

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2011-12-12T06:43:57-08:00

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Guest Post: Pagan Chaplaincy at Occupy Wall Street

Last updated on: December 12, 2011 at 6:43 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

[The following is a guest post from Courtney Weber and Mary Caliendo. Mary Caliendo and Courtney Weber are Wiccan Priestesses living in New York City, who chaplain the Occupy Wall Street movement through the Support and Medic Working Groups. Mary can be reached at [email protected] and Courtney can be reached at [email protected]. Courtney is also a contributor to the Pagan Newswire Collective’s new blog documenting Pagan and Heathen involvement in the Occupy movement. I hope you’ll join her, and the other contributors,... Read more

2011-12-10T22:13:39-08:00

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A Darker Shade of Pagan: Top Ten of 2011

Last updated on: December 10, 2011 at 10:13 pm By Jason Pitzl-Waters

While I generally keep my music podcast A Darker Shade of Pagan from getting entangled in the daily workings of The Wild Hunt, every once in awhile I like to alert my readership of some great Pagan and Pagan-friendly music that I come across. Since I just posted my ADSOP top ten of 2011 show, I thought I would share what I thought were some of the best albums that speak to the Pagan soul from the past year. Consider it a gift-giving guide... Read more

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2011-12-10T09:12:30-08:00

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Quick Note: Interview with a Hoodoo Man

Last updated on: December 10, 2011 at 9:12 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

Have you ever read one of those articles about a sacrifice done in a graveyard and wondered who, exactly, does that sort of thing? Well, after a sacrificed rooster was found in a graveyard at Cocoa, Florida, hacked Facebook pictures traced the ceremony back to Christos Kioni, a “living legend” and “two headed” root doctor/spiritual coach. Florida Today interviewed Kioni to find out about his beliefs, and why he conducted the graveyard ceremony. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m04OEm3WxeU Kioni was hired by a woman in her... Read more

2011-12-09T10:41:32-08:00

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

Last updated on: December 9, 2011 at 10:41 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

Just a few quick news notes to start off your Friday. The Day the Lights Stayed on at Atlantis: London’s oldest occult bookseller, The Atlantis Bookshop, was apparently the only business unaffected when an explosion caused a blackout on their street. Could it be magic? Geraldine Beskin, whose family has run the shop for the past 50 years, said: “The lights flickered, and in the streets I could see everyone else’s go out. But we were left intact. It must have been... Read more

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2011-12-08T08:54:00-08:00

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Update on Georgia School Harassment Case

Last updated on: December 8, 2011 at 8:54 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

In my news roundup on December 5th, I noted an Atlanta Independent Media Center story on difficulties faced by the Turner family of Bowden, Georgia, whose son, Christopher (11), was facing religiously-motivated harassment by his school. “Christopher’s teacher, Mrs. Ross, pulled him out of class and proceeded to drill him about Paganism, ending the conversation with “Paganism is not a religion.” Remember, this is an 11 year old student, with no parent present while being harassed about his religion by... Read more

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