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A Wiccan covenstead in Washington, Georgia, is facing zoning enforcement and public backlash after a local pastor denounced the site, prompting New Moon Eclectics to assert its constitutional protections and seek legal and community support.
Hekate’s Sickle Festival is one of the largest and longest-running Pagan gatherings in North America. Each year, the community comes together in Seattle for a full weekend of rituals, workshops, and magical celebration. The festival honors the Goddess Hekate and features ceremonies, immersive mystery plays, themed dances like the Vampire’s Ball, special guest teachers, and hands-on experiences for seekers of all levels. It’s a place to connect with like-minded souls, celebrate the turning of the year, and witness powerful moments—like major awards and community recognitions. Imagine standing in sacred space with Selena Fox—one of the most beloved voices in Pagan spirituality.
TWH reports from yesterday’s Hands Off protest in Washington, D.C., where organizers say that over 100,000 attendees gathered to protest the Trump administration’s attempts to slash federal programs – some of whom were wearing pentacles and Mjolnir pendents.
Like the followers of Odin in the long-ago time, we must be strategic. We must form the wedge that can break through the shield-wall that the richest of the rich have trumped up for themselves, a barricade built with filthy lucre and made of men willing to be bought.
Lyonel Perabo interviews Joseph Hopkins and Lauren Fountain of the experimental publishing house Hyldyr, which produces new books and translations of interest to Heathens that seek to bridge the gap between the purely academic and purely popular.