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Manny Moreno reviews Stav Appel’s boxed set from Ayin Press, which includes the Jean Noblet Tarot de Marseille alongside a startling argument that the Marseille Tarot tradition reflects Jewish symbolism transmitted during a time of antisemitic persecution.
Excavations beneath Cologne’s future Jewish museum have uncovered a rare 2nd-century Roman household shrine: the first lararium found north of the Alp that is reshaping our understanding of domestic religion along the Rhine frontier.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invited Idaho pastor Doug Wilson, a self-described Christian nationalist, to deliver a worship service inside the Pentagon. The event has sparked debate over religious pluralism, church–state boundaries, and the role of theology in military leadership.
“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.”
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, an ACLU lawsuit marks a victory for academic freedom as a federal court permanently blocks the Department of Education’s anti-DEI directive. Star shares her Tarot of the Week: The Fool steps forward with a message for the days ahead. Over at Spelling the Heka-Tea, Marcus and Evanne may be stirring a little love into their latest episode. The Aquarian Tabernacle Church shares about a new Wiccan seminary opening in South Africa, expanding clergy training on the continent. And Gallup finds that LGBTQ+ identification holds steady nationwide — no surprise there. Finally, safe travels to those heading to Convocation and Sacred Space — may your journeys be smooth and your gatherings joyful. Have a wonderful time!
A multifaith coalition represented by Americans United for Separation of Church and State and Democracy Forward has filed suit in federal court alleging that President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission violates federal advisory law by lacking viewpoint balance and transparency, and by advancing a narrow “Judeo-Christian” framework.
