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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we celebrate Cherry Hill graduates and honorees, as discussions of Sol Invictus and Yuletide traditions make their expected appearance in mainstream media. We are also saddened to share that Faelind has crossed the Veil into the arms of the Goddess. As always, Star offers her Tarot of the Week, and Moon the cat channels Bastet on solstice morning at Stonehenge.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, even as the holiday season unfolds, we pause to mark the passing of Priestess Rae Beth, who has crossed the veil. We take a moment to honor her life and remember her lasting contributions to modern Pagan practice. Regardless of the religious preoccupations and fervor of some communities, the Solstice will arrive—marking a shared turning point around the world. We close this Yule week of Pagan Community Notes with songs to honor the season and a moment of gratitude.
New research on the origins of Stonehenge suggests that building the monument may have had political as well as religious motivations for unifying the people of the region.
It is my belief that modern queer practitioners have a responsibility to reinterpret, and even to create anew, myths and practices that enable us to more deeply connect to spirit in a way that affirms our sexuality, rather than ignoring it.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, keeping Sol in the solstice, more Saturnalia accompanied by toga-free attire, exchanged gifts, simmer pots, cookies, and a Lord of Misrule to oversee the festivities. Blessings of the returning sun in the north and the height of summer in the south. Join us for more shameless Paganism at the Wild Hunt.