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A round up of Pagan Perspectives on current news and historical events. You will also find columns related to personal experiences and how they relate back to the spirituality of the author.
Note: We welcome submissions for our Perspectives section. Please send inquiries or completed pieces to eric@wildhunt.org
TWH’s editor-in-chief, Manny Tejeda y Moreno, examines a set of new laws in states like Florida and Texas that purport to protect children from the dangers of pornography, but in reality are new fronts in Christian Dominionism’s war on freedom of expression.
“What if,” I say idly, “I started celebrating Christmas again, but in an Arthurian sort of way?” “Camelot is the Christian wart on the face of pagan England,” my husband grumps.
This is the first time I cross path with what Finns call a hiidenkivi (“cult stone”) and the Swedes a jättekast (“giant’s throw”), and for a little while longer my mind meanders, thinking about the ancient stories that were more than likely told about this place in ages past.
Like the god, Janus – we are able to look forward and backward at this time. Whether it is the cold, turn of the calendar pages, or just the break in time when we can simply sit and be with ourselves – we see who we are, where we have been, and where we wish to go.
TWH’s editor-in-chief, Manny Tejeda y Moreno looks into 2025 and wonders how history might be repeating itself with the rise of the “broligarchy.”