Pagan Community Notes: Week of January 29, 2026

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, the Covenant of the Goddess releases a statement addressing ICE actions and recent events in Minneapolis, with personal reflections from the National First Officer. The ADF Archdruid also shares a video statement on the Minneapolis situation. Meanwhile, ATC’s Southern Delta Church of Wicca reports extraordinary food bank distribution numbers. We close with Star’s Tarot of the Week and send Imbolc and Lughnasadh blessings to our community.

Project 2025’s Architect Updates Its Vision for America

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.

Iron Age War Horn

An exceptionally rare Iron Age war horn discovered in Norfolk is shedding new light on Iceni culture, Celtic ritual soundscapes, and the legendary era of Boudicca, where archaeology, history, and revived Pagan traditions intersect.

Starwood at 45½

At Starwood Festival, psychonaut roots, Pagan-adjacent community, music, ritual, and radical hospitality converge, creating an intimate, transformative gathering where seekers, artists, and elders alike rediscover land, lineage, and the enduring feeling of coming home together.

Editorial: Twin Cities

Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott comments on the ongoing federal siege of Minneapolis and St. Paul and the efforts of ordinary people to protect their neighbors, even in the face of death.