Culture

Pagan Community Notes: Week of February 6, 2025

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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Aquarian Tabernacle Church leaders Belladonna Laveau and Dusty Dionne join the 50501 protests in Washington State, Pagan religious leaders release a statement in support of Right Reverend Budde, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is coming up, calls for papers on What is a Witch? and Perilous Passages, upcoming events, plus Occult Elvis and Lady Gaga—all of that, all at the same time!

Culture

A Sacred Food is a Locus of Religious Intolerance in Brazil

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A savory fritter has become a symbol of resistance in Brazil’s fight against religious intolerance and racism. As evangelicals seek to erase Afro-Brazilian traditions, the Axé community stands firm, demanding religious freedom and cultural respect in a nationwide movement for justice and solidarity.

Arts & Culture

Review: Spells for Success by Lauren Parker

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“I also appreciated that each and every spell begins with drinking water,” writes Sprocket Wagner of this new spell deck from Simon Element. “Not only does this build in attention to one’s energy levels as a principle of spell work, it also tricked me into staying hydrated as I reviewed this deck.’

Culture

Pagan Community Notes: Week of January 30, 2025

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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we have a busy week ahead! We welcome the growing light of Imbolc in the Northern Hemisphere and the first harvest of Lughnasadh in the Southern Hemisphere.
We honor the Feast of Orisha Oyá and the Lwa Maman Brigitte this weekend, as well as Setsubun in Japan. Black History Month begins! New Pagan events have been announced, Star shares this week’s tarot, and Cher casts a spell!