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Pagan Community Notes: Week of June 20, 2024 (Solstice Blessings!)
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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Solstice Blessings with news, images and announcements from US, Italy, and UK.
Book Reviews
There’s No Shame in Being Mortal”: The Secrets of Santa Muerte
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Dr. Cressida Stone, author of “Secrets of Santa Muerte: A Guide to the Spells, Prayers, Rituals, and Hexes,” sat down with our editor-in-chief to discuss her book and experiences with Santa Muerte.
News
GAO to DEA: Provide clearer rules for exemption on religious use of psychedelics
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report critiquing the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for its unclear and burdensome process for granting religious exemptions for psilocybin and other controlled substances.
Opinion
Ásatrú Theology and Public Protest
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In direct contrast to the supposedly universal “golden rule” and the “turn the other cheek” message of Christ, Odin teaches that we have no responsibility to be love our enemies. That particular Heathen teaching is a large part of what leads someone like me to be uncomfortable with some of Martin Luther King’s principles, but it does not mean that the embrace of violence is the answer.”
Arts & Culture
Mint: welcome summer with the sweet herb of love, death, and birth control
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Siobhan Ball introduces readers to the magical lore that surrounds mint and pennyroyal, a family of herbs associated with the goddesses and gods of the underworld, and offers up a refreshing mint, tomato, and coriander salad that’s perfect for a barbecue.