The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/category/paganism/witchcraft)
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we welcome Samhain in North and Beltaine in the South, explore Halloween around the world, brave Mercury retrograde, and Cherry Hills shares an opportunity to learn about magical plants in Slavic magic, a new survey on Paganism, and Inclusion, community announcements, Star’s Tarot of the Week, and seasonal music to keep the spirits dancing.
From coast to coast to coast, three stories examine religious freedom in America, exploring witchcraft, Christian nationalism, religious pluralism, and a Florida church’s dispute over faith, charitable service, and local government restrictions on religious practice.
A new national survey finds sharp religious and political divisions over empathy, immigration, and democratic authority, while revealing that most Americans still express trust in their neighbors and people across religious, national, and partisan differences.
With Halloween and Samhain approaching, TSA offers reminders for travelers carrying costumes, candy, and sacred objects. The broom may need checking, but preparation can help keep your seasonal journey moving smoothly through airport security checkpoints.
Meg Elison reviews the 1977 and 2018 iterations of Suspiria, two films that tell the same story of dance and witchcraft in diametrically opposed ways.
Alan U. Dalul reviews the expanded edition of Craig Spencer’s exploration of Charles Godfrey Leland’s “Gospel of the Witches,” one of the most formative and controversial books in modern Paganism.
