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Notes From Swannanoa – Part III

By Sheri Barker | 18 hours ago

Once the immediate danger had passed, though, it was not long before the facades began to crack and slide away like pieces of mud-caked siding. The groups of helpers that traveled in from other areas started to include hate groups, religious zealots, bigots, and con artists. Some local helpers began to show their true colors, too.

Defying the gods (but befriending the spirits) in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Veilguard won me over with its ability to tell a meaningful story about personhood, balance, and healing connection between embodied mortals and the spirit world.

Transgender Day of Remembrance 2024

TWH commemorates Trans Day of Remembrance, 2024, acknowledging the disproportionate violence against the trans community.

Brazil’s Temporal Framework Battle is exposing Religious as well as Indigenous Discrimination

Brazil’s battle over the land rights of Indigenous communities also exposes how Christian evangelical movements are undermining religious freedom and eroding Indigenous culture

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Self-Care in the Face of an Uncertain Future

Editorials and Analysis

Editorial: Oklahoma’s superintendent of schools wants to spend $3.3 million on Trump Bibles
By Eric O. Scott
Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma superintendent of schools, is angling for a cabinet position in a potential Trump administration. Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott looks at how he's planning to punch his ticket: by spending millions of tax dollars on Bibles endorsed by Donald Trump.
“They’re eating the cats” is a lie with a long history, and Pagans should be concerned
By Manny Moreno
TWH's Editor-in-Chief, Manny Moreno, responds to the claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are abducting and eating the pets of other residents. The baseless claim has deep roots in racism, xenophobia, and religious intolerance, and has been levied against practitioners of Vodou and modern Paganism.

Pagan Perspectives

With anti-trans bigotry on the rise, “Dreaming of the Transcestors” is a necessary work
By Guest Contributor
"I really appreciated that instead of simply highlighting one queer aspect of history," writes Sprocket Wagner, "this zine emphasizes the encompassing nature of queerness throughout time: that it is everywhere and always has been."
Changeling
By Luke Babb
"She pushes me under the water quickly, but there’s no violence to it," writes Luke Babb in a searing encounter with the spirit world. "Still, I panic. I hold my breath, struggle against her, but this is the sort of thing she is. I am the sort of thing that breathes, and so, despite my body’s stubborn refusal, eventually my lungs pull in and I taste the water in the back of my throat."