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New Year’s Thorns
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“I had big plans on New Year’s Eve,” writes Eric O. Scott. “Not as in going out to parties, but to make commitments, set my intentions, commune with the gods. You know: Witch Stuff.”
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“I had big plans on New Year’s Eve,” writes Eric O. Scott. “Not as in going out to parties, but to make commitments, set my intentions, commune with the gods. You know: Witch Stuff.”
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.
“If you are part of the 0.4% of Americans that identify as ‘Pagan or Wiccan,'” writes Diana Helmuth, “October marks the time of year where the rest of America remembers that you exist. But the dizzying rise in occult content and online Witchcraft hashtags tells us another story.”
Dr. Natalie Emmons invites readers to consider the role of storytelling and oral tradition to modern Pagan traditions.
The Pew Research Center’s 2025 report charts a global shift in religion in Christianity’s decline in some nations, the rise of the religiously unaffiliated rise, and a statistical nod to Wiccans, folk religions, and other minority spiritual traditions.