Culture
A Heathen in Church
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As a professional musician, I’m brought right into the heart of the service on the holiest of holidays. It’s a great vantage point to learn about things I would never otherwise be exposed to.
Culture
English Heritage Describes Pagan Origins of Easter: Pearl-clutching Follows
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English Heritage sparked controversy after highlighting the Pagan roots of Easter in children’s materials. Critics accused the charity of erasing Christianity, while supporters argue that Easter’s layered origins and deserve broader recognition in public education and cultural interpretation.
News
Pagan Community Notes: Ostara, 2025
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In this week’s Pagan community, we celebrate the March Equinox—Ostara in the Northern Hemisphere and Mabon in the Southern Hemisphere!
Christianity
Column: Reckoning with Morals and Myth
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Luke Babb meditates on the Easter weekend and their own experience of conversion from the certainty of Christianity to the multiplicity of Paganism.
Hounds
Unleash the Hounds (link roundup)
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There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans and Heathens out there, more than our team can write about in depth in any given week. Therefore, the Wild Hunt must unleash the hounds in order to round them all up. Today marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Scott Cunningham, one of Wicca and Witchcraft’s most prominent figures. Over his career, Cunningham authored more than 30 books of which the most well known is Wicca: a Guide for the Solitary Practitioner. Through that work alone, he made solitary Wiccan practice more visible, more credible, and more accessible. Cunningham died in 1993 of an AIDS-related illness.