The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/illinois)
As many Pagans understand, nature can recover when given the chance. Across the globe, rewilding projects are restoring rivers, forests, wetlands, and wildlife, while efforts in California, Florida, Canada, Italy, and Scotland demonstrate success. Illinois has taken a further step, becoming the first U.S. state to enshrine rewilding into law.
Telling Phyllis that I wasn’t Marion, that I didn’t know if a Marion had ever lived here – that was just a little sad. Every ghost that I’ve interacted with as a practitioner has been the same kind of conversation, mundane in the details and mystical only in the medium.
Earlier this month, Sonya Massey, a Black woman living near Springfield, Illinois, was killed in her home by a sheriff’s deputy after she called for assistance. The body camera footage shows another deputy on the scene had prominent Norse-themed tattoos. TWH explains the symbols on display and reactions from members of the Heathen community.
Storm Faerywolf comments on a selection of stories featuring good news for the queer community.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Federal agents arrested the 71-year old manager of Mystic Enchantments on April 13. The manager, Letha Dean, has been charged with selling synthetic cannabinoids. A cannabinoid acts in the brain to produce the effects of marijuana; these drugs are manufactured versions, rather than organic. Unlike marijuana, synthetic cannabinoids can have serious negative health consequences.