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Pagan Community Notes: Week of February 6, 2025

By The Wild Hunt | February 7, 2025

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Aquarian Tabernacle Church leaders Belladonna Laveau and Dusty Dionne join the 50501 protests in Washington State, Pagan religious leaders release a statement in support of Right Reverend Budde, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is coming up, calls for papers on What is a Witch? and Perilous Passages, upcoming events, plus Occult Elvis and Lady Gaga—all of that, all at the same time!

News

Fertility Ritual shows the “ever-growing tapestry of Romano-British belief”

By Manny Moreno | February 4, 2025

Research on a painted baculum discovered in 2015 offers rare insight into a Romano-British fertility ritual, shedding light on the magical practices of an ancient society.

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Discovery of Saxon sword sheds new light on British population

By Liz Williams | January 22, 2025

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

Culture

Pagan Community Notes: Week of January 16, 2025

By The Wild Hunt | January 16, 2025

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.

Culture

Research appears to confirm Roman astonishment of Empowered Celtic women

By Manny Moreno | January 15, 2025

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.