Pagan Community Notes: Week of October 29, 2026

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we welcome Samhain in North and Beltaine in the South, explore Halloween around the world, brave Mercury retrograde, and Cherry Hills shares an opportunity to learn about magical plants in Slavic magic, a new survey on Paganism, and Inclusion, community announcements, Star’s Tarot of the Week, and seasonal music to keep the spirits dancing.

Pagan Community Notes: Week of November 6, 2025

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: the Salem community seeks hate crime charges after a confrontation at the Psychic Fair, an Atlanta parent accuses a school of forcing her daughter to join Halloween activities, Star shares the Tarot of the Week, and (who knew?) some bats actually glow.

HallowMonday: A Rare Holiday from the Amen Pew

Halloween fell on a weekend, and predictably, the Amen pew trembled. “HallowMonday” has returned, bringing not only pearl-clutching and performative outrage about witchcraft, but also a serious incident in Georgia. The Wild Hunt also received its annual reminder that we are the “mouthpiece of Satan.”