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“If someone had ever asked me if I thought of myself as an animist, I’m sure I would have said yes,” writes Eric O. Scott. “But I don’t know if I really understood that commitment until I bonded with Friend Tree, and didn’t confront its implications until his time was at an end.”
“Gardens replete with colorful blossoms,” writes Clio Ajana, “remind us that from the cold, hard, and fallow ground, something new arises in during this light half of the year.”
The Wild Hunt wishes all of our readers a blessed turning of the wheel, as the northern hemisphere celebrates Beltane, the southern celebrates Samhain, and around the world we celebrate May Day.
Pagan leaders joined a broad interfaith coalition at the Summit for Religious Freedom, highlighting concerns over Christian Nationalism while emphasizing collaboration, legal advocacy, and the growing visibility of minority faith voices in defending church–state separation in the United States.
As Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey approaches release, newly circulating archaeological findings from Ithaca reveal long-standing ritual devotion to Odysseus. The discoveries highlight how ancient storytelling shaped sacred landscapes, pilgrimage practices, and the lived religious experience of the ancient Mediterranean world.