Sometimes we need to let go of the seriousness that we’ve been sold as adults, recover hope, recover creativity, recover innocence. Going back to my childhood refuge of Neopia proved most helpful, not to mention guidance-providing.
Arts & Culture
Mojo, Music, and Magic in Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”
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Noelle Bowles examines Ryan Coogler’s hit film “Sinners,” speaking with Tony Kail, cultural anthropologist and scholar of Hoodoo, about how this story of vampires and the blues in the Jim Crow south faithfully incorporates Hoodoo and rootworking.
Living
Bones of the Mother
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The horizon promised forever, with the land in between rich with life and beauty. The Divine Mother was present everywhere in those fertile fields, hills, and mountains. The endurance of the land and the creatures and spirits who dwell there filled me with awe.
News
Pagan Community Notes: Week of June 26, 2025
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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: We reflect on Canada’s celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day and commemorate the anniversary of Stonewall. Cherry Hill Seminary launches a historic interfaith partnership. Poet Sara Amis shares new work, and Star offers her latest weekly Tarot reading. Plus—just before publication—breaking news from Port St. Lucie, FL: a man in possession of books on “witchcraft” has been charged with eight counts of animal cruelty, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Culture
Pagan Community Notes: Week of June 19, 2025
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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: We honor Juneteenth and share Solstice Blessings as the Wheel turns once more. We report on Pakistan’s controversial move to criminalize magical practitioners, highlight a divination conference in Southern California, and bring you Star’s Tarot of the Week. Happy Litha, Happy Midsummer, and Happy Yule—wherever you are in the world, may the season bring light, insight, and joy!
Europe
Rare Anglo-Saxon Coin Reveals Pagan-Christian Transition in Early England
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A newly discovered 7th-century gold coin in East Anglia depicts Christian and Pagan symbols intertwined—offering rare insight into Britain’s spiritual crossroads during the Anglo-Saxon era. Scholars believe it marks a cultural turning point.