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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: the Salem community seeks hate crime charges after a confrontation at the Psychic Fair, an Atlanta parent accuses a school of forcing her daughter to join Halloween activities, Star shares the Tarot of the Week, and (who knew?) some bats actually glow.
“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.”
After Jezebel’s satirical “curse” story went viral following Charlie Kirk’s death, the Strix Sisters found themselves thrust into global scrutiny facing threats, disbelief, and renewed fears of moral panic about Witchcraft. High Priestess Leamashtu shares how they are enduring the backlash and what the episode revealed about fear, faith, and magical practice.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we honor the life and legacy of HPS Patricia Crowther and her contributions to the Craft. Also this week, community responses to the book, Pagan Threat, as well as upcoming events, Star’s tarot forecast, and a sighting of a spirit bear.
Orange County Public Schools has ended West Orange High School’s first and only “Witchy Wednesday” after Liberty Counsel objected to the student-led segment. The district cited Supreme Court rulings in deciding the student-created announcements could not continue under faculty supervision on the school’s broadcast system.