Pagan Community Notes: Week of April 3, 2025

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: “Mass mobilization” protests are scheduled for Saturday, the “Book of Merlin” in Cambridge, Senator Cory Booker presented with a certificate from the Temple of Hestia, Veneralia begins, plus more events and happenings as well as “Gigil” officially joins the English language.

Bronze age stone circle uncovered in Derbyshire, UK

A standing stone in the Peak District, apparently an isolated monument, has been revealed as only one part of a standing circle and ritual complex that dates back 3700 years to England’s Bronze Age, according to archeologists with Forestry England.

Pagan Community Notes: Week of March 27, 2025

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we remember Mary Stuart. Everglades Moon Local Council releases a statement regarding the recent events in Orlando. Two events highlight the weekend: Heathens Against Hate hosts a Trans Visibility Rally, and Perilous Passages, a virtual symposium on Pagan thought and practice, invites deep reflection. We also feature Star’s Tarot of the Week—and yes, the Sharktopus makes an appearance.

The Eastern Steppe and Scythian Burial Practices

Archaeological discoveries in the Eurasian steppe reveal striking parallels to Herodotus’s accounts of Scythian funerary rites. From sacrificed horses to towering burial mounds, these findings offer a haunting glimpse into ancient ritual practices—and their potential meaning for modern Pagans.