“As I dig deeper into cartomancy,” writes Meg Elison, “I remember all the times that the dread revelations of the cards have shown up in stories I’ve loved. Tarot is often misused, represented not only inaccurately, but incorrectly.”
Living
Coming Back from the Darkest Point
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“March is a tricky time of year,” writes Clio Ajana. “One moment brings sunshine, radiant cerulean skies, and stark sunrises that nibble at the darkness. The next reveals a layer of snow, cloudy skies, and a harsh windy reminder that winter has not released its grip.”
Arts & Culture
One Magical Movement: A Poet’s Occult Journey with David Bowie
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In 2020, Lauren Parker was driving through the desert listening to David Bowie’s 1976 album “Station to Station,” starring one of Bowie’s most haunting characters, the Thin White Duke. “I didn’t even know if I liked the album,” she writes. “I just couldn’t shake it.”
Editorial
Editorial: Trans rights are human rights — and religious liberty is on the line
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As trans Americans face escalating legal restrictions, religious liberty is being invoked not as protection for minorities but as justification for exclusion. For Pagan traditions that affirm gender diversity, the implications are profound.
Culture
Twilight of the Twentieth Century
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The Norse myths are laced with a melancholic focus on the end of an age. Karl Seigfried notes that today it also feels as though a way of living is passing. But just as Ragnarök leads to a rebirth, so too might our own times – if we are willing to work for it.
Opinion
Opinion: The Line I’ve Drawn
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“Trust me, I would much rather be writing about trance journeys and sex magic,” writes Storm Faerywolf, “but I just can’t shake this feeling that not talking about it is just giving the regime more power and ability to continue disappearing people.”