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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.
Today’s dispatch comes from J.D. Harlock, who introduces us to a form of Naturalistic Paganism based in the history and landscape of Lebanon. “Embracing Naturalistic Paganism fosters a sense of kinship and purpose among all Lebanese, regardless of their background, allowing for communal healing with a peaceful but powerful resistance against the forces that wish Lebanon to be fragmented.”
Two troubling international incidents emerged from Dubai last week. Firstly, police detained a woman who was begging while purportedly employing a talisman to sway strangers into giving her money. Secondly, unrelatedly, authorities at Dubai International Airport apprehended a traveler accused of trafficking items associated with witchcraft and sorcery.
The Shinto Hadaka Matsuri, translated as the “Naked Festival,” begins in early February. This year, some changes will take place at various Shinto shrines, and one celebration will begin allowing women to participate for the first time in 1,250 years.
Beijing hopes to use the faithful’s adoration of the goddess Mazu to manipulate elections in Taiwan.
Scientists have detected one of the most powerful cosmic rays ever observed. Named after the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu, the particle rivals the famous “Oh-My-God” particle observed in 1991 – and appears to come from a blank area of the sky.
