Pagan Community Notes: Week of February 6, 2025

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Aquarian Tabernacle Church leaders Belladonna Laveau and Dusty Dionne join the 50501 protests in Washington State, Pagan religious leaders release a statement in support of Right Reverend Budde, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is coming up, calls for papers on What is a Witch? and Perilous Passages, upcoming events, plus Occult Elvis and Lady Gaga—all of that, all at the same time!

Review: Spells for Success by Lauren Parker

“I also appreciated that each and every spell begins with drinking water,” writes Sprocket Wagner of this new spell deck from Simon Element. “Not only does this build in attention to one’s energy levels as a principle of spell work, it also tricked me into staying hydrated as I reviewed this deck.’

Opinion: Resilience Through Justice and Strength

We stand as a nation with all the tools needed spread before us, yet we are paralyzed through emotional attachment to the past, to revenge, and to a definition of “justice” rather than a desire to embrace the principle of Justice.

Notes From Swannanoa – Part V

As I write this, it has been 122 days since Helene. In another week or so, I anticipate the appearance of purple dead nettle all around the land surrounding Bear Path Cottage, a bit of bright color among the browns and greens of winter.