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New archaeological discoveries in Spain and Türkiye reveal how the images of Venus and Tyche shaped ancient lives, connecting divine symbolism with domestic devotion, civic identity, memory, and the ways people understood their place in the world.
Spain’s King Felipe VI acknowledged that “much abuse” occurred during the Spanish conquest of the Americas, a rare public admission amid ongoing tensions with Mexico over demands that Spain formally recognize and apologize for colonial-era violence against Indigenous peoples.
“If you’re drawn to folkloric density, ancestral memory, visceral horror that rejects comfort, or animist logic where houses and bodies blur,” writes Cosette Paneque in her review of Irene Solà’s novel, “this has power. But know what you’re walking into.”
A rare wooden statue of Hercules has been unearthed beneath Ibiza Town, astonishing archaeologists with its preservation. Sealed for nearly two millennia in a Roman well, the figure, and accompanying seeds and fruit, may reveal how Western Mediterranean landscapes and agriculture evolved over centuries.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Pagans join No Kings protests across the country and abroad, Star offers the Tarot of the Week, Cherry Hill Seminary announces its Samhain Kispum, and a Spanish town pauses black cat adoptions.