In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, an extraordinary Anglo-Saxon sword has been uncovered in England, offering a glimpse into early medieval power and ancestral memory. Meanwhile, the calendar stirs. It might be Lupercalia — yes, who let the dogs out? It’s certainly St. Valentine’s Day, and possibly Dísablót. Late winter carries more than one story. Star shares her Tarot of the Week, offering insight as we navigate these shifting seasonal currents. Spirit Northwest Conference enters its second year, continuing to build sacred community in the Pacific Northwest. Over at Spelling the Heka-Tea, Marcus and Evanne may be simmering some love into their latest episode. And while you’re listening and learning about the amazing work happening across our community, don’t forget to check in with the Desperate House Witches. There’s a lot happening — and we’re here for all of it.
Culture
ICE and the High One
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Karl E.H. Seigfried looks at the last month’s escalating resistance to ICE and CBP’s Operation Metro Blitz in Minneapolis and calls on Heathens to embrace the Hávamál’s call to give evil no peace.
Living
Project 2025’s Architect Updates Its Vision for America
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Heritage’s new family policy blueprint presents a vision of America rooted in Christian norms of faith, family, and Sunday observance. It also advances a prescriptive view of women’s social roles, while rendering Pagan and other minority religions absent—raising concerns about whether “religious freedom” still means equal protection for all traditions.
News
Iron Age War Horn
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An exceptionally rare Iron Age war horn discovered in Norfolk is shedding new light on Iceni culture, Celtic ritual soundscapes, and the legendary era of Boudicca, where archaeology, history, and revived Pagan traditions intersect.
News
Pagan Community Notes: Week of January 22, 2026
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In this Week’s Pagan Community Notes, Sinners feasts on Oscar nominations, a UK tribunal blocks charitable status for an esotericism research network, Gaea Retreat Center enacts Zero Tolerance policy, Star’s tarot of the week, and Christian nationalist rhetoric surfaces on X (say it isn’t so), with one author calling for Pagan deportations, increased suppression of women, and your compulsory submission to Christianity.
News
Community Reports Link ICE Activity to Near Botánicas Across the U.S
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As Immigration and Customs Enforcement escalates its enforcement actions, TWH has received reports that botánicas, specialty stores that serve African Diasporic Religions, have been targeted.





