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WMore than 75,000 marched in Minneapolis demanding ICE leave the Twin Cities. Stone Circle Wicca answered a clergy call in solidarity, framing resistance as a sacred duty rooted in humanization, interfaith cooperation, and the defense of dignity through sustained, community-centered action.
Heritage’s new family policy blueprint presents a vision of America rooted in Christian norms of faith, family, and Sunday observance. It also advances a prescriptive view of women’s social roles, while rendering Pagan and other minority religions absent—raising concerns about whether “religious freedom” still means equal protection for all traditions.
“This is a grimoire,” writes Beatrix Kondo. “You must learn which extracts do what, which acids exfoliate, which peptides build collagen, which ferments penetrate deepest. You must study. You must practice. You must have faith.”
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we remember Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki, a pioneering teacher and mentor whose influence shaped generations within the esoteric community. We also report on a new safeguarding initiative announced by the Police Pagan Association in the United Kingdom, highlight new Spring courses from Cherry Hill Seminary, share the latest episode of Spelling the Heka-Tea with Marcus and Evanne, and elevation in ATC’s Southern Delta Church of Wicca, and bring you Star’s Tarot of the Week.
“I had big plans on New Year’s Eve,” writes Eric O. Scott. “Not as in going out to parties, but to make commitments, set my intentions, commune with the gods. You know: Witch Stuff.”
