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Meg Elison reviews 2009’s animated film The Secret of Kells, which draws inspiration from the recently-digitized Book of Kells, a fabulously illuminated edition of the gospels. But while the film is set at a Christian monastery, it is full of encounters with Paganism, and these encounters are what will draw viewers back to the film again and again.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Western Carolina Pagans help the community, Everglades Moon Local Council releases a statement in support of the Haitian community, upcoming event including EBSAT, Pagan Prides, Twilight Covening, and Hecate’s Sickle next month, and yes, we have been friends with cheeses a long time.
New research shows that mindfulness—a common and central meditation practice in many Pagan spiritual paths—not only helps manage pain, but also engages distinct brain mechanisms beyond the placebo effect.
“When I was a teenage zealot, I used to imagine what television might be like in a world that was primarily Pagan,” writes Meg Elison. “I’ll never see that world, but this year a small window opened on it. Over the last week, I got acquainted with two Netflix shows about the Pagan world as it might have been: KAOS and Twilight of the Gods.”
“Well-written, superbly acted, and satisfyingly paced,” writes Storm Faerywolf, “Kaos is a funny, intelligent, witty, and thought-provoking tale of conflict, love, death, and what it means to be a human in a world full of gods. Definitely binge-worthy.”