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Pagan Community Notes is our way to get you the most up-to-date news impacting Pagans, Witches, Wiccans, Heathens, and other polytheists. Covering topics from law to land rights, obituaries, witch hunts, and more. If it impacts the Polytheist community in some way, you’ll find it here.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: a controversy long foreseen by the Everglades Moon Local Council begins to unfold. We also share Star’s Tarot of the Week. Meanwhile, we are saddened to report that The Goddess and the Green Man in Glastonbury, England, will close its doors at Imbolc. We also cover the Miccosukee Tribe’s response to what appears to be a politically motivated presidential veto, and revisit the storm that helped ignite Norway’s deadliest witch trials.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, even as the holiday season unfolds, we pause to mark the passing of Priestess Rae Beth, who has crossed the veil. We take a moment to honor her life and remember her lasting contributions to modern Pagan practice. Regardless of the religious preoccupations and fervor of some communities, the Solstice will arrive—marking a shared turning point around the world. We close this Yule week of Pagan Community Notes with songs to honor the season and a moment of gratitude.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: It’s the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, which is also observed as the Indigenous National Day of Mourning; NPR interviews “self-identified witches” about Wicked: For Good; CNN launches a new documentary series beginning with Paganism and Witchcraft; Star presents the Tarot of the Week; and we offer a reminder from The Wild Hunt to support Pagan small businesses, makers, artists, and Pagan nonprofits to help keep our community thriving.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we are saddened to report that Theanos Thrax has journeyed to the gods. In other news, an unusual incident at Westminster Abbey made headlines, the man accused of murdering Coach John Beam claims he was targeted by witchcraft, Star offers her Tarot of the Week, and Beth Owl’s Daughter announces the 2025 Advent Sun Wheel Circle.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Hegseth dismisses Pagans as a “fake religious affiliation,” the ATC shares its award-ceremony video, a new bagpipe world record is set, Catholic bishops reject gender-affirming care in their hospitals, Star offers the tarot of the week, and more.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: the Salem community seeks hate crime charges after a confrontation at the Psychic Fair, an Atlanta parent accuses a school of forcing her daughter to join Halloween activities, Star shares the Tarot of the Week, and (who knew?) some bats actually glow.
