In praise of beer, the source of civilisation

Though beer has become a purely recreational drink over the last century and a half, as changes in food production, water management, and attitudes towards alcohol have phased it out of daily life, for many of our ancestors it was essential – as sacred as fire, bread, and the other building blocks of civilised life.

Pagan Community Notes: Week of February 20, 2025

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: a rare parade of planets will be visible before vanishing for 15 years, World Justice Day begins, UN Human Rights, Minority Rights Group International announces its 2025 International Contest for Minority Artists, Star’s Tarot of the Week, and more—plus, we’re heading to ConVocation this weekend!

Pagan Community Notes: Week of February 13, 2025

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, concerns about The Pagan Awareness Network in Australia Inc. (PAN Inc.) circulated this week (don’t worry, they are doing well), we take a moment to honor Pamela Coleman Smith whose imagery revitalized tarot cards, academic conferences on What is a witch?, Creating Culture and Connection in Treacherous Times, and the goddess at the Crossing Place, plus Spring Mysteries. Spirit Northwest and a new temple to Ceres.