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Book Review: The Spiritual Magic of Dolls - Arts & Culture, Book Reviews, Culture, Paganism, Reviews, TWH Features, Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - Najah Lightfoot’s book illuminates the spiritual magic of dolls, blending history, practice, and heartfelt storytelling. She guides readers to see dolls as sacred partners in...

[Book Review] Najah Lightfoot’s book illuminates the spiritual magic of dolls, blending history, practice, & heartfelt storytelling. She guides readers to see dolls as sacred partners in magical work rather than mere objects of affection or curiosity

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Review: The Carpenter's Son - Arts & Culture, Culture, Film & TV Reviews, Paganism, Politics, Religion, TWH Features, Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - "The premise, a Biblical horror film exploring Jesus’s adolescence, is apparently treated by some as shocking," writes Manny Tejeda Moreno. "To me, that simply confirms they’...

“The premise, a Biblical horror film exploring Jesus’s adolescence, is apparently treated by some as shocking,” writes Manny Tejeda Moreno. “To me, that simply confirms they’ve never read the Bible.”

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Pagan Community Notes: Week of November 20, 2025 - Culture, News, Pagan Community Notes, Paganism, TWH Features, U.K., U.S., Witchcraft, World Witchcraft & Pagan News - In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we are saddened to report that Theanos Thrax has journeyed to the gods. In other news, an unusual incident at Westminster Abbey made hea...

We are saddened to report that Theanos Thrax has journeyed to the gods. In other news, an unusual incident at Westminster Abbey made headlines, the man accused of murdering Coach John Beam claims he was targeted by witchcraft, Star offers her Tarot of the Week....

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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2025 - Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Indigenous Land, Latin America, Middle East, News, Paganism, Religion, U.K., U.S., World Witchcraft & Pagan News - TWH commemorates Trans Day of Remembrance, 2025, acknowledging the disproportionate violence against the trans community. | Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Indigenou...

TWH commemorates Trans Day of Remembrance, 2025, acknowledging the disproportionate violence against the trans community.

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#transdayofremembrance #pagan #transgender

Celtic Brain Surgery Tool Unearthed in Poland - News, Paganism, Science, TWH Features, Uncovering the Past, World Witchcraft & Pagan News - Archaeologists in Poland have uncovered a rare Celtic trepanation tool, offering the strongest evidence yet that ancient Celtic healers—most likely Druids—practiced skull sur...

Archaeologists in Poland have uncovered a rare Celtic trepanation tool, offering the strongest evidence yet that ancient Celtic healers—most likely Druids—practiced skull surgery far beyond their traditional homelands.

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Ninth Circuit Remand Ends Satanic Temple Challenge to Idaho Abortion Ban - News, Paganism, Politics, Religion, The Wild Hunt Witchcraft & Pagan News - A federal judge has permanently dismissed The Satanic Temple’s challenge to Idaho’s abortion bans, finding the group lacked standing and that no amendment could save its clai...

A federal judge has permanently dismissed The Satanic Temple’s challenge to Idaho’s abortion bans, finding the group lacked standing & that no amendment could save its claims, ending years of litigation over religious freedom & reproductive rights.

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Florida is the first state to adopt Phoenix Declaration — and it has nothing to do with phoenixes - Paganism, Politics, Religion, The Wild Hunt, U.S. Witchcraft & Pagan News - Florida became the first state to adopt the Heritage Foundation’s Phoenix Declaration, a conservative education framework linked to Project 2025. Its framing draws heavily on...

Florida became the first state to adopt the Heritage Foundation’s Phoenix Declaration, a conservative education framework linked to Project 2025. Its framing draws heavily on Christian moral philosophy as a guiding vision for public education. More states are likely...

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Black Friday Magick - Living, Paganism, Perspectives, Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - "I knew that this must be the place for me first by the smell of it," writes Meg Elison. "Nag Champa on top, followed by the bright-colored mega sticks of incense marked “Rai...

“I knew that this must be the place for me first by the smell of it, Nag Champa on top, followed by the bright-colored mega sticks of incense marked “Rain” in electric blue and “Goddess” in gold and “Money” in dollar green.”

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Step Son - Living, Paganism, Perspectives, Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - "For the first time," writes Luke Babb on their experiences interacting with a divine child, "I’m starting to understand the benefit of getting to know kids - and I’m realizi...

“For the first time,” writes Luke Babb on their experiences interacting with a divine child, “I’m starting to understand the benefit of getting to know kids – and I’m realizing how thoroughly they’re locked out of community.”

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#Pagan #witchcraft #godspouse #pagansky

The Power of Beloved Dead - Living, Paganism, Perspectives, Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - Storm Faerywolf sends off the Samhain season with a tribute to his grandmother, whose spirit has guided, protected, and urged him onward on both sides of the Veil. | Living, ...

Storm Faerywolf sends off the Samhain season with a tribute to his grandmother, whose spirit has guided, protected, and urged him onward on both sides of the Veil.

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#pagan #witchcraft #ancestors #beloveddead #samhain #themightydead #grandmothers #pagansky #witchsky

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Pagan Community Notes: Week of November 13, 2025 - News, Pagan Community Notes, Paganism, The Wild Hunt, TWH Features, U.S., World Witchcraft & Pagan News - In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Hegseth dismisses Pagans as a “fake religious affiliation,” the ATC shares its award-ceremony video, a new bagpipe world record is set, ...

Hegseth dismisses Pagans as a “fake religious affiliation,” the ATC shares its award-ceremony video, a new bagpipe world record is set, Catholic bishops reject gender-affirming care in their hospitals, Star offers the tarot of the week, and more

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Faith Behind Bars: Supreme Court Weighs Religious Freedom Limits for Rastafarian Inmate - News, Paganism, Religion, The Wild Hunt, U.S. Witchcraft & Pagan News - The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Landor v. Louisiana, a religious freedom case testing whether prison officials can be held personally liable under federal law for v...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Landor v. Louisiana, a religious freedom case testing whether prison officials can be held personally liable under federal law for violating a Rastafarian inmate’s right to keep his dreadlocks as an expression of religious faith

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Ancient “Cultic” Space Discovered in the Shadow of the World’s First Metropolis - Culture, Middle East, News, TWH Features, Uncovering the Past Witchcraft & Pagan News - Archaeologists in northern Iraq have uncovered a monumental Uruk-period building that may have served as a “cultic space.” The find at Kani Shaie reveals early ritual archite...

Archaeologists in northern Iraq have uncovered a monumental Uruk-period building that may have served as a “cultic space.” The find at Kani Shaie reveals early ritual architecture and deepens understanding of how mountain communities connected to ancient Mesopotamia’s…

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Hekate’s Sickle Festival Honors Rev. Selena Fox with Lifetime Achievement Award - News, Paganism, Religion, Religion, The Wild Hunt, U.S., Witchcraft, World Witchcraft & Pagan News - The Aquarian Tabernacle Church honored Rev. Selena Fox with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Hekate’s Sickle Festival in Seattle, celebrating her decades of leadership, advoca...

The Aquarian Tabernacle Church honored Rev. Selena Fox with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Hekate’s Sickle Festival in Seattle, celebrating her decades of leadership, advocacy for Pagan religious freedom, and embodiment of empowerment through the spirit of Aradia.

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Losing a Familiar: A Witch's Exploration of Grief - Living, Paganism, Perspectives, Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - I knew for years that Cucho would not live long enough for me. One more year or 10 more wouldn’t have been enough time for me. However, his loss has shown me, once again, tha...

I knew for years that Cucho would not live long enough for me. One more year or 10 more wouldn’t have been enough time for me. However, his loss has shown me, once again, that death is just another part of life.

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Looking for My Soulmate in All the Wrong Applications - Living, Paganism, Perspectives, Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - Hint asks if I’m into men or women, but does not offer "both" or "neither." You are getting your AI generated slop on the gender binary, thank you very much. | Living, Pagani...

Hint asks if I’m into men or women, but does not offer “both” or “neither.” You are getting your AI generated slop on the gender binary, thank you very much.

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#pagan #witchcraft #dating #soulmate #genderrecognition #heternomativity #lgbtqia #starla #twinflame #witchtok

Pagan Community Notes: Week of November 6, 2025 - News, Pagan Community Notes, Paganism, Religion, Science, The Wild Hunt, U.S., World Witchcraft & Pagan News - In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: the Salem community seeks hate crime charges after a confrontation at the Psychic Fair, an Atlanta parent accuses a school of forcing he...

The Salem community seeks hate crime charges after a confrontation at the Psychic Fair, an Atlanta parent accuses a school of forcing her daughter to join Halloween activities, Star shares the Tarot of the Week, and (who knew?) some bats actually glow.

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#pagan #pagansky

A Stunning Wooden Statue of Hercules emerges from "A Well that Stopped Time" - Europe, News, Paganism, Science, TWH Features, Uncovering the Past, World Witchcraft & Pagan News - A rare wooden statue of Hercules has been unearthed beneath Ibiza Town, astonishing archaeologists with its preservation. Sealed for nearly two millennia in a Roman well, the...

A rare wooden statue of Hercules has been unearthed beneath Ibiza Town, astonishing archaeologists w/its preservation. Sealed for nearly 2 millennia in a Roman well, the figure, and accompanying seeds & fruit, may reveal how Western Mediterranean landscapes...

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'Spreading Evil:' Local Vicar Targets UK Crystal Shop - News, Religion, The Wild Hunt, U.K., World Witchcraft & Pagan News - A Northumberland shop owner was visited by a local vicar who accused her of “spreading evil” for selling crystals and tarot cards. | News, Religion, The Wild Hunt, U.K., Worl...

A Northumberland shop owner was visited by a local vicar who accused her of “spreading evil” for selling crystals and tarot cards.

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#pagan #witchcraft #spiritrocks #religioustolerance

HallowMonday: A Rare Holiday from the Amen Pew - Culture, Living, News, The Wild Hunt, U.S., Witchcraft, World Witchcraft & Pagan News - Halloween fell on a weekend, and predictably, the Amen pew trembled. “HallowMonday” has returned, bringing not only pearl-clutching and performative outrage about witchcraft,...

Halloween fell on a weekend, & predictably, the Amen pew trembled. “HallowMonday” has returned, bringing not only pearl-clutching & performative outrage about witchcraft, but also a serious incident in GA. We received our annual reminder that we are the “mouthpiece...

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Pagan Community Notes: Week of October 9, 2025- Latvia Recognizes Dievturība - Europe, News, Pagan Community Notes, Paganism, Religion, The Wild Hunt, TWH Features, World Witchcraft & Pagan News - In this week's Pagan Community Notes, we share breaking news: Latvia has become the first European Union nation to legally recognize an ethnic religion, passing the Law of th...

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Opinion: Our Shared "Nazi Moment" - News, Opinion, Paganism, Perspectives, Politics, U.S. Witchcraft & Pagan News - "It seems like the United States is going through a real 'Nazi moment' for the past couple of weeks," writes Ryan Smith of the Wayward Wanderer podcast, analyzing revelations...

[Opinion] “It seems like the United States is going through a real ‘Nazi moment’ for the past couple of weeks,” writes Ryan Smith of the Wayward Wanderer podcast, analyzing revelations on both the political Left and Right.

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#pagan #heathen #asatru #14words #neonazi

Samhain, Judgement, and Theurgy - Living, Paganism, Perspectives, Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - During the time of Judgement, we have a choice: Are we the message or the messenger? Do we heed the call to embrace renewal and the push to awaken our true selves? | Living, ...

During the time of Judgement, we have a choice: Are we the message or the messenger? Do we heed the call to embrace renewal and the push to awaken our true selves?

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#pagan #samhain #judgement #ancestors #witchcraft

Three Horrors for Halloween - Arts & Culture, Book Reviews, Culture, Living, Paganism, Perspectives, Politics, Reviews, TWH Features, Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - Happy Halloween! To celebrate, Karl E.H. Seigfried considers novels by George A. Romero & Daniel Kraus, F. Paul Wilson, and John Bellairs, and what their horrors can teach us...

Happy Halloween! To celebrate, Karl E.H. Seigfried considers novels by George A. Romero & Daniel Kraus, F. Paul Wilson, and John Bellairs, and what their horrors can teach us about the horrors that face us today.

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Weaving the Web: Why Pagan Circles are Important and How to Cultivate Them - Culture, Living, Paganism, Perspectives, Spotlight on Tradition, Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - "The only way to fully appreciate the power of group ritual is to participate in one." Pagan circles play a vital role in sustaining community within a minority faith. They o...

“The only way to fully appreciate the power of group ritual is to participate in one.” Pagan circles play a vital role in sustaining community within a minority faith. They offer belonging, mentorship, & shared ritual, spaces where Pagans can connect, learn, & grow...

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Christian Activists Disrupt Salem Witches Market Amid Renewed Calls to Oppose Halloween - Paganism Witchcraft & Pagan News - A Christian ministry disrupted Salem’s Psychic Fair and Witches’ Market, harassing vendors, anointing booths, and desecrating an Ancestor altar amid a surge of anti-Halloween...

A Christian ministry disrupted Salem’s Psychic Fair and Witches’ Market, harassing vendors, anointing booths, and desecrating an Ancestor altar amid a surge of anti-Halloween activism portraying Halloween & Samhain as “demonic” and urging believers to “oppose darkness.

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Editorial - The Pagan Threat: Now Both a Bestseller and Interfaith Test - Editorial, News, Paganism, Perspectives, Religion, The Wild Hunt, Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - Lucas Miles’ The Pagan Threat has become a New York Times bestseller, warning of a “pagan uprising.” Yet the greater concern is not the book itself, but the silence surroundi...

Lucas Miles’ The Pagan Threat has become a New York Times bestseller, warning of a “pagan uprising.” Yet the greater concern is not the book itself, but the silence surrounding it, raising troubling questions about interfaith integrity, pluralism, & who truly counts...

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Review: "Hades II" takes players from the depths of Tartarus to the heights of Olympus - Arts & Culture, Culture, Paganism, Reviews, TWH Features, Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott reviews Supergiant Games's "Hades II," which brings Witchcraft to the series's roguelike gameplay and deep immersion into Greek mythology. | Arts...

Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott reviews Supergiant Games’s “Hades II,” which brings Witchcraft to the series’s roguelike gameplay and deep immersion into Greek mythology.

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