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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we’ve received heartfelt letters from community members reflecting on the enduring legacy of the witchcraft trials and another raising concerns about ongoing threats to religious freedom. Star’s weekly tarot pull yields the Hierophant. We are also saddened to report a Crossing of the Veil.
A team of archaeologists has announced the discovery of a monumental stone relief in Iraq depicting King Ashurbanipal, along with Ishtar, Ashur, and other religious figures. “This find is a rare and invaluable window into the spiritual and political world of one of history’s most powerful empires.”
Forthcoming research on Copper Age Valencina reveals early female-led leadership, expressed through lavish burials and ritual artifacts. The site’s spiritual and political complexity challenges assumptions about prehistoric power, highlighting women’s central roles in religion, economy, and early social organization.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Pensacola Bookstore removes LGBTQ+ and Witchcraft books from its shelves, Interfaith group in Ohio condemns book burning, for our community members in the armed forces (thank you for your service) fyi – the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a new task force to investigate alleged anti-Christian discrimination, but on a brighter note, residents of Taipei celebrate Mazu, Star’s Tarot of the Week, and Eurovision Witchcraft.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes ,Pagan organizations and members of the community begin reacting to the election of Pope Leo XIV, a highly important prehistoric mound was plundered in Sweden, Changes to our events page and Star’s weekly tarot.