TWH wishes our readers in the northern half of the world a blessed Samhain and in the southern half a happy Beltane.
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What the Hounds? Season of the Witch
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In this edition of *What the Hounds?*, a Salem museum sparks outrage, Etsy Witches tackle weddings and job hunts, and a Christian author sees demons everywhere. [Yah, we know. No news there, but this one’s good.] The Hounds have questions. Lots of questions.
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“Not Just a Pile of Stones:” Vandalism of Somerset’s Bronze Age Burial Mounds
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CROWCOMBE, England — A Bronze Age burial monument in Somerset’s Quantock Hills has suffered further damage after stones were removed and rearranged at the protected archaeological site, raising concerns about the preservation of a prehistoric landscape associated with ancient burial and ceremonial practices. Burial monuments were not necessarily isolated structures. Their placement within the landscape reflects relationships between communities, ancestors, and particular locations. Although the beliefs of the people who constructed Fire Beacon Cairn cannot be reconstructed with certainty, the monument preserves physical evidence of how prehistoric communities commemorated their dead.
Fire Beacon Cairn, believed to be approximately 4,000 years old, was disturbed on two occasions in September.
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Pagan Community Notes: Week of October 8, 2026
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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, faith, democracy, and the evolving meaning of magic take center stage. Pagans join a national interfaith voting initiative, Cherry Hill Seminary remembers a pioneering Pagan educator, and questions arise about AI-powered tarot readings and the racial politics of Witchcraft. Plus, the Draconid meteor shower, community announcements, and Star’s Tarot of the Week.
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Evangelical Group Sees Witchcraft and Spiritual Curiosity as Conversion Opportunity
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A new Evangelical Alliance guide identifies growing interest in Witchcraft, tarot, crystals, and alternative spirituality as both spiritually dangerous and an opportunity for Christians to evangelize people increasingly looking beyond traditional religious institutions for answers.
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Religion, Sacred Space, and Climate Before the US Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court’s new term brings cases involving climate accountability, religious land use, public funding, and religious freedom, with decisions that could have significant consequences for Pagan, minority-faith, and Earth-centered spiritual communities across the United States.