A Blessed Solstice
Today* is the Winter Solstice, the longest night and shortest day of the year. Sun Halo at Winter Solstice This time of year is held sacred by many modern Pagan and Heathen traditions, and has a rich...
View ArticleFor The Goddess Worshiper Who Has Absolutely Everything
Nothing says “honoring the divine feminine” more than 76 Pieces of 1.45 ct. H color VS1 Diamonds arranged in the shape of the Goddess. At least according to Turkish company Bee Goddess and its...
View ArticlePreparing For the “Pagan Christmas” Rush
December brings many things: snow, cold weather, people acting horribly at shopping centers, and journalists seeking a new angle on holiday reporting. A favorite in recent years is to talk of the...
View ArticleA Blessed Solstice
Today* is the Winter Solstice, the longest night and shortest day of the year. Sun Halo at Winter Solstice This time of year is held sacred by many modern Pagan and Heathen traditions, and has a rich...
View ArticleA Blessed Solstice
Today* is the Winter Solstice (unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere, then it’s the Summer Solstice), the longest night and shortest day of the year. Sun Halo at Winter Solstice This time of year...
View ArticleA Blessed Solstice
“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” – William Blake Today* is the Winter Solstice (unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere, then it’s the Summer Solstice), the longest night and...
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“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” – Edith Sitwell Tonight and tomorrow (depending on...
View ArticleChoir Boy
Shepard Elementary School, St. Louis, MO. Mr. Dellard, standing behind the piano in Shepard Elementary School’s music room, points to me. This is my signal; I step forward, separating myself from the...
View ArticleA Blessed Solstice
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” ― Edith Sitwell Today (depending on where you live)...
View ArticleKeeping the So(u)l in Solstice
The Solstice is upon us, both winter and summer. To honor this seasonal change, I’ve decided to set my journalistic instincts aside (almost) and replace them with a cup of cocoa, some holiday music,...
View ArticlePagan Community Notes: Pagans Join Protests, PEN Proposed Conference, Wreaths...
Pagan Community Notes is a series focused on news originating from within the Pagan community. Reinforcing the idea that what happens to and within our organizations, groups, and events is news, and...
View ArticleA Blessed Solstice
Today marks the Winter Solstice, unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere, in which case its the Summer Solstice. The day is traditionally thought to be the longest night and shortest day of the...
View ArticlePagan Community Notes: Pagan Environmental Coalition; The Koinon; Public...
Pagan Community Notes is a series focused on news originating from within the Pagan community. Reinforcing the idea that what happens to and within our organizations, groups, and events is news, and...
View ArticleConfronting the Darkness with Kari Tauring
Kari Tauring [Courtesy Photo]MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA –The time around the winter solstice is, in the far northern parts of the northern hemisphere, a period of deep darkness. Many northern-based...
View ArticlePagan Community Notes: Morgan McFarland, Yule in Paris, Operation Circle Care...
It was announced that Morgan McFarland, co-founder of the McFarland Dianic tradition, died Dec. 7, 2015. Together with Mark Roberts, Morgan established the tradition in 1971 in Dallas, Texas. Several...
View ArticleCulture And Community: Celebrating Kwanzaa
The holidays in December are plentiful, and there are many different intersections of practice among Pagans today. Winter Solstice, Yule, and Saturnalia are three of the more commonly referenced in the...
View ArticleColumn: War and the Wild Hunt(s)
In January 2014, Pope Francis—the Pontifex of Rome—released a pair of white doves after a prayer for peace in Ukraine. The doves were immediately attacked by a crow and a seagull. It doesn’t take a...
View ArticleA Blessed Winter Solstice
This weekend, many Pagans, Heathens and Polytheists in the Northern Hemisphere are marking the Winter Solstice with celebrations, feasts, and rituals. The solstice will occur on Tuesday, Dec 22 at at...
View ArticleYule, Pennsylvania Dutch style
PHILADELPHIA — Pagan and Polytheist traditions have a tendency to be influenced by local culture, and that’s particularly evident in Urglaawe, a form of Heathenry practiced in Pennsylvania. The term...
View ArticleA Blessed Winter Solstice
TWH — This weekend, many Pagans, Heathens and Polytheists in the Northern Hemisphere are marking the winter solstice with celebrations, feasts, and rituals. The solstice will occur on Wednesday, Dec...
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