“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.”
Culture
Reading the Unreadable Voynich: A New Study Proposes Cipher – and Tarot Connection
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A new study suggests the Voynich Manuscript’s famously unreadable text may have been produced using a historically plausible cipher, one that even incorporates playing cards and early Tarot, bringing scholars a step closer to understanding the manuscript’s mystery.
News
Ninth Circuit Opinion: Faith-Based Hiring Conditionally OK Beyond Clergy
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A Ninth Circuit ruling on faith-based hiring clarifies how the First Amendment’s church autonomy doctrine limits state interference, with implications extending beyond Christianity to Pagan and other minority religious organizations.
News
Pagan Community Notes: Week of January 8, 2026
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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: a controversy long foreseen by the Everglades Moon Local Council begins to unfold. We also share Star’s Tarot of the Week. Meanwhile, we are saddened to report that The Goddess and the Green Man in Glastonbury, England, will close its doors at Imbolc. We also cover the Miccosukee Tribe’s response to what appears to be a politically motivated presidential veto, and revisit the storm that helped ignite Norway’s deadliest witch trials.
Culture
Pagans in the Age of Project Genesis
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As artificial intelligence reshapes science, culture, and power, Pagans find themselves navigating a world where algorithms influence creativity, civil rights, and governance. From Project Genesis to grassroots resistance, the stakes of AI’s expansion are no longer abstract—but deeply personal.
Editorial
Editorial: For 2026, Cassandra Said to Me
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Looking toward 2026, our communities face uncertainty, but we have practiced resilience to an art. Amid political noise and cultural strain, care, memory, and mutual support remain our strongest tools for survival—quiet acts that resist erasure and sustain meaning through turbulent times.