Like a “Sunday Catholic” who is extremely devout on Sunday mornings but lives a decidedly un-Christian life for the rest of the week, we can all too easily make grand speeches over the drinking horn at blót but neglect to put intention into action when we step out into the wider world. Are we honoring the ancestors in our lives? Or are we dishonoring them?
Living
Notes From Swannanoa – Part III
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Once the immediate danger had passed, though, it was not long before the facades began to crack and slide away like pieces of mud-caked siding. The groups of helpers that traveled in from other areas started to include hate groups, religious zealots, bigots, and con artists. Some local helpers began to show their true colors, too.
Arts & Culture
Defying the gods (but befriending the spirits) in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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Veilguard won me over with its ability to tell a meaningful story about personhood, balance, and healing connection between embodied mortals and the spirit world.
Australia
Pagan Community Notes: Week of November 21, 2024
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In this Week’s Pagan Community Notes, Rev. Selena Fox’s image used in anti-trans attack, the Advent Sun Wheel Wreath Ceremony celebrates 20 years, Horns Magazine celebrates 8 years, Under Pagan Sky now streaming, and more news.
Africa
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2024
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TWH commemorates Trans Day of Remembrance, 2024, acknowledging the disproportionate violence against the trans community.
Indigenous Land
Brazil’s Temporal Framework Battle is exposing Religious as well as Indigenous Discrimination
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Brazil’s battle over the land rights of Indigenous communities also exposes how Christian evangelical movements are undermining religious freedom and eroding Indigenous culture