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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Bòn fèt Endepandans and New Year’s Day traditions take center stage. Professor Ronald Hutton offers a lecture exploring the many histories of Hecate, while the Wolf Supermoon rises to close the holiday weekend. Star shares the tarot of the week, and we turn our attention toward the Feast of the Epiphany and more importantly, La Befana vien di notte…
In keeping with TWH tradition as we approach a new year, our resident tarot expert, Star Bustamonte—who shares a weekly card in our Pagan Community Notes—charts a course for 2026 through a month-by-month spread drawn from twelve intriguing tarot decks.
Karl E.H. Seigfried spins up five records sure to appeal to Pagan rock and metal listeners, including new releases from Green Lung, SpellBook, and Dungeon Weed.
Olive oil has nourished kitchens, temples, and rituals for thousands of years. A new archaeological study, however, presses long-held assumptions, suggesting that some residues once identified as olive oil may be a little slippery—and hide unexpected pitfalls in the ancient record.
As the year darkens, Yule invites something deeper than celebration. The solstice season calls for honesty, rest, and reckoning—listening to what the long nights reveal, releasing what no longer belongs to us, and preparing, quietly, for the light’s return.