Paganism
Column: Discovering the Spirit of Fellowship at the Asgardian Heathen Festival
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International columnist Lyonel Perabo recounts his experiences at the fourth annual Asgardian Festival in the United Kingdom.
Featured
Pagan Community Notes: KKK demonstration in N.C., Pagan music awards, passing of Zachary Cox, and more!
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In this week’s Pagan Community notes: Pagan Music award winners, Zachary Cox crosses the Veil, Spanish Stonehenge discovered and more.
Featured
An interview with an Appalachian songsmith
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IRONSBURG, Tenn. – Whether he is tending the land on his farm in the mountains of eastern Tennessee or performing his songs at a Pagan gathering, Louis Garou is a man who is truly grateful for all that he has and all that he can do. “Every morning, without fail,” he explained, “when I wake up I thank the Goddess, and whatever wayward god that might care, for all the blessings I have received. And the biggest blessing is living on this land, in these mountains.”
He refers to himself as, “just a witchy, mountain farmer,” and he takes his calling as a steward of the land seriously. “It is a privilege and a responsibility to care for this sacred ground.
Paganism
Nigerian festival drums the future
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Coverage of the fourth annual African Drum Festival, held in Ogun State, Nigeria, in which performers collaborated and celebrated the history of African drumming traditions and discussed the future of the music.
Culture
Tuatha Dea Daughter accepted to Prestigious Summit
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GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Every year the Ambassador Leadership Summits organizes four summits. Three of them emphasize leadership, one at UCLA, another at Harvard Law, and another at Yale. The fourth summit is at Johns Hopkins Medical for future health care professionals. This year a young community leader and future physician, Sarah Faith has been nominated by her algebra teacher, Ms. Watson, to be eligible to attend. Sarah Faith is an honor student at Gatlinburg Pittman High School.