News

Pagan Community Notes: Week of October 8, 2026

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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, faith, democracy, and the evolving meaning of magic take center stage. Pagans join a national interfaith voting initiative, Cherry Hill Seminary remembers a pioneering Pagan educator, and questions arise about AI-powered tarot readings and the racial politics of Witchcraft. Plus, the Draconid meteor shower, community announcements, and Star’s Tarot of the Week.

Arts & Culture

Classics of Pagan Cinema: Hocus Pocus

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“As a nation, we love to cast our projections on the witches of Salem,” writes Meg Elison as she examines America’s favorite film about witches. “What we want from the real people who died by state violence, the places where they hanged, the hysteria that killed them, is fun. We want Salem to be a theme park, to amuse us and titillate us.”