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Manny Moreno (pro: he/él/lui) was born in Cuba and raised in the American South. He lives in South Florida and Nemi, Italy. He has been in the Pagan community for almost four decades. He is a Witch and was raised as a child of Oyá. He is encouraged by the Balance within the natural world and enjoys storms and the night. Manny is married and splits his free time between the Florida Swamps, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Alban Hills. He is also a beekeeper, orchid-grower, and builder of bat houses.
Each July, survivors in Galicia are carried in coffins to honor Santa Marta. Now, a local priest calls the tradition “witchcraft,” sparking protest and raising questions about faith, folklore, and the fight for cultural survival.
More than 5,000 Indigenous women gathered in Brasília to defend their rights, protect ancestral lands, and resist environmental rollbacks and uniting across ecological biomes in song, strategy, and strength for the healing of the Earth.
Russian leaders continue using fictional threats to justify repression. With “Satanists” now banned and LGBTQ+ groups labeled extremists, religious minorities—including Pagans—face growing risks under an increasingly Orthodox-aligned regime.
After receiving multiple community requests, The Wild Hunt investigated a new Supreme Court petition. Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk jailed in 2015 for refusing same-sex marriage licenses, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell, a move that also reignites national religious liberty debates which many Pagan traditions see as a private and settled matter.
The Pew Research Center’s 2025 report charts a global shift in religion in Christianity’s decline in some nations, the rise of the religiously unaffiliated rise, and a statistical nod to Wiccans, folk religions, and other minority spiritual traditions.
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