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Medusa is making a little comeback. Recent archaeological discoveries in Türkiye and Austria reveal unexpected images of Medusa, from a smiling ceiling carving to a finely cut gemstone cameo. These finds highlight her ancient role as a protective figure and her enduring presence in religious, civic, and personal life.
Last week, Amy Hardy-McAdams invoked Medusa as a champion for the oppressed during a prayer at the Tulsa Oklahoma City Council meeting. It didn’t take long for the state’s Republican governor to attack her for it. What does this incident say for the future of Paganism in public life?
The Perseids meteor shower begins tonight and will last until September 1st, with the peak of the cosmic display on August 12th. This year’s peak will be especially worth making time to see, as we will have a moon-less sky during the pre-dawn hours.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Indigenous People’s Day in the US, a statue of Éiriu destroyed in Ireland, Moai damaged on Rapa Nui and more news.
The idea of shedding their skin, as if reinventing themselves, going through a bit of pain to be reborn as something else, something better, to be more protected, was something I wanted to do as well. Snakes are not afraid of pain if it means they’ll have a better chance at surviving.