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“Since Pantheacon’s demise in 2020, the West Coast has been feeling the loss of a Pagan conference,” writes Lauren Parker from the 2026 Spirit Northwest conference. “In the era of Discords and government control of internet spaces, in-person congregation remains the most important.”
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, concerns about The Pagan Awareness Network in Australia Inc. (PAN Inc.) circulated this week (don’t worry, they are doing well), we take a moment to honor Pamela Coleman Smith whose imagery revitalized tarot cards, academic conferences on What is a witch?, Creating Culture and Connection in Treacherous Times, and the goddess at the Crossing Place, plus Spring Mysteries. Spirit Northwest and a new temple to Ceres.
Nathan Hall reflects on the Sacred Space / Between the Worlds conference, an event that he found “enormously powerful, challenging, and revivifying.”
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Paganicon 2021 will be virtual, e-book piracy of Pagan authors, a gingerbread monolith crumbles, the Ancient Agora of Athens has been re-lit, and more news!
During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, members of Solar Cross Temple took some time out to offer assistance and comfort to others within the Portland community. Hosted by Direct Action Alliance and Rose City Black Guards, the event brought people together to support “those most in need.” The two groups invited people “to come out to [Battleship Memorial Park] and support each other in the best way we know how, by helping.” They offered hot meals, and were collecting living essentials and clothing to give to the houseless. The gathering was held between 12-3pm, which happened to be the scheduled time of another event: Patriot Prayer rally. In the Facebook event invitation, DAA and RCBG said, “They are trying to hide their hate fueled fascist ideology behind a banner of Jesus and religiousness.