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Eric O. Scott is the Weekend Editor of The Wild Hunt. He holds a PhD in English and Medieval Studies from the University of Missouri and an MFA in Creative Writing and Media Arts from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. His writing on Pagan life has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, and has been a staff writer for The Wild Hunt since 2012. His first book, The Lives of the Apostates, was published in 2013 by Moon Books. The O does not stand for “Odin.”
Transgender Americans have been under unrelenting assault since the Trump administration entered office. But queer lawmakers in Montana led their Republican-dominated legislature to defeat two anti-trans bills this week, proving this is no time for despair.
A lunar lander named for the Greek goddess of wisdom landed near the Moon’s southern pole but unfortunately ended up on its side at an angle, preventing it from recharging its batteries and causing the 10-day mission to be canceled just hours after landing.
What surprises me is that I have this many decks. Somehow tarot has still worked its way into the fabric of my Witchcraft, and I can’t deny how much value these decks have brought to my magickal life – whether as tools, as sources of inspiration, or as objects I have infused with sentimental power.
Archaeologists have discovered a monumental frieze depicting worshipers of Dionysus in a newly excavated portion of Pompeii. The near-life-size paintings portray a procession of Dionysiac figures participating in an initiation ritual as part of the deity’s mystery cult.
Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott reviews the Trump administration’s first week of energy policy and the effects it is likely to have on the environment. Spoiler: it’s bad!