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September 2012

September 07, 2012

Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

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

September 06, 2012

Which Kind of Notoriety Do You Want? (Wiccan Chaplain Edition)

Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews does not seem to be a fan of notoriety. Earlier this week Canada's...

August 2012

August 25, 2012

Guest Post: The New Alexandrian Library and Building Real Pagan Infrastructure

[The following is a guest post from Michael Smith. Michael Smith, Gwydion Stormcrow, has been practicing...

August 23, 2012

Pagan Organizations: Responding to Good News and Bad News

Every single Pagan organization that aspires to serve its chosen community, whether that community is...

August 20, 2012

Why The Covenant of the Goddess is Vital to Wicca’s Future

Covenant of the Goddess (COG) is one of the oldest and largest credentialing bodies for Wicca...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

Wiccan Denied Clergy Status in Virginia

[The following is a guest post from Literata Hurley. Literata is a Wiccan priestess, poet, and...

June 19, 2012

Pagan Interfaith, Pagan Ecumenicism, and Pagan Intrafaith

When we talk about Pagans and interfaith, there are many different layers to consider, and...

June 14, 2012

Scott Cunningham, Solitaries, and Self-Initiation

When Wicca first emerged into the public eye in the 1950s, it was strictly a...

June 11, 2012

Who’s Reading Books on Wicca in the United Arab Emirates?

Witchcraft and sorcery are illegal in the United Arab Emirates, but unlike their neighbors in...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Yet Another Ex-Witch “Taken From the Night”

There must be something uniquely unsettling to certain factions of Christianity about the existence of...

May 18, 2012

Tokenism in Government Prayer Fails Again

In the long-simmering battle over the inclusion of (largely Christian) prayers at the beginning of...

May 16, 2012

Bad Advice and Goat’s Blood

Yesterday, Slate.com's advice columnist, journalist Emily Yoffe (aka "Dear Prudence"), tackled the issue of a...

April 2012

April 26, 2012

Should Fatal Encounters Fill in the Blanks on Witchcraft Slaying?

Through 2010, and into the beginning of 2011, I covered the case of Angela Sanford,...

April 17, 2012

Updates: Teaching Paganism, Passive Distribution, Library Filtering, and Project Conversion

Here are some updates on stories The Wild Hunt has reported on previously. Teaching Paganism...

April 16, 2012

Details of John Friend’s “Blazing Solar Flames” Coven Emerge

Since February, I've been keeping a close eye on the fall of John Friend, founder of...

April 10, 2012

Quick Notes: Margot Adler, Marijuana Sacraments, and Fortune Telling as Free Speech

Just a few quick news notes for you on this Tuesday. Margot Alder on Witchcraft,...

April 03, 2012

Follow Winegarner’s Rules When Reporting on Pagan and Minority Religions

Journalist Beth Winegarner has written an excellent how-to piece for Poynter, an institution dedicated to...

April 02, 2012

Grey Cat 1940 – 2012

On Friday, a friend of Pagan author and elder Grey Cat announced that she had...

March 2012

March 29, 2012

Sexual Assault, Wicca, and Consent

Local media in Ohio are reporting on the arrest of Daniel Hess and live-in girlfriend Lacey...

March 15, 2012

Wiccan Convert Faces Custody Battle in Texas

The Fox affiliate in Houston, Texas reports on the case of Sylvia Ruiz, a mother...

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 14, 2012

Lord Athanor 1956 – 2012

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

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 07, 2012

Gerald Gardner: “Britain’s Wicca Man” and “Witchfather”

I have two Gerald Gardner-related news items for you today. First, "Britain's Wicca Man," the...

February 04, 2012

When Journalists are “Embedded” in Pagan Religions

NPR correspondent Eric Weiner is the latest in a long line of journalists to temporarily embed themselves...

February 02, 2012

Cutting Down Every Wiccan Tree?

I have a semi-official policy of ignoring Christian media mogul Pat Robertson whenever possible. You...

January 2012

January 20, 2012

The Anxiety Over America’s Shifting Spirituality

A recent essay by Jay Michaelson at Religion Dispatches, and a post by fellow Patheos blogger...

January 19, 2012

An End to Sectarian Prayers in Forsyth County, and How Wiccans Have Shaped the Debate

On Tuesday the Supreme Court of the United States denied certiorari (judicial review) in the...

January 13, 2012

The End of An Era for Salem’s Official Witch

On Wednesday the Salem News reported that Laurie Cabot, Salem, Massachusetts' official Witch, would be closing...

January 12, 2012

Pagans and Minority Religions Under Hungary’s Authoritarian New Constitution

One thing that may escape casual observers of the modern Pagan movement is that we...