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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!
Our UK correspondent Liz Williams reports on findings suggesting that individuals buried at Sutton Hoo and similar sites may have been soldiers who served in the Byzantine army
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: a new conference is coming to Portland, Oregon; Imbolc preparations at Circle Sanctuary; ATC’s Dusty Dionne becomes chairman of the local parks board; concerns about representations of the Welsh language and culture; and more news.
New DNA research reveals that Iron Age Britain may have had a matrilocal society, where land passed through female lines and husbands joined wives’ communities. the findings support historical accounts of empowered Celtic women, reshaping our understanding of ancient social structures.
A new exhibit at the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library explores thousands of years of practices in divination and prediction, from oracle bones to horoscope apps – and even includes demonstrations of the spider divination carried out by the Mambila people of Cameroon and Nigeria.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: It’s time for a nap as we celebrate the Sleep Festival. No one knows its origins, but taking naps always sounds like a good idea. The Guardian published a story on the Reformed Druids of America and the history of Druidry in the USA. Witchcraft TV gets investment to continue. Italy’s Christmas Witch is almost here—we hear she and those crafty, astrologically-talented Magi love the Pagans! Happy Befana!
