TheWildHuntNews

TheWildHuntNews, 2 months ago to greece

Our correspondent in Greece, Elyse Welles, describes her experience at the Temple of Dionysus and the return of spring.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/03/hellenic-polytheists-celebrate-dionysus-and-the-coming-of-spring.html

#Anthestiria #chytroi #ancestors #greece #pagan #dionysus #revelry

TheWildHuntNews, 2 months ago to paganism

Love, lust, and leeks: Siobhan Ball offers us the legends and folklore surrounding the leek, a vegetable that ancient pagan cultures sometimes saw as revolting and sometimes as a symbol of desire, alongside a delicious leek stew that’s perfect for celebrating the Spring equinox.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/03/love-lust-and-leeks-a-stew-to-celebrate-the-coming-of-spring.html

#stew #recipe #springequinox #pagan

TheWildHuntNews, 2 months ago to Louisville

A pediatrician allegedly abandons seeking death spells against her ex husband and hires an assassin who was an undercover FBI agent.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/03/pediatrician-shops-around-for-death-spell.html

#witchcraft #deathspell #louisville #murder #quimbanda #voodoo

TheWildHuntNews, 2 months ago to Archaeology

The newly discovered upper half of a famous statue of Ramses II was announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/03/archaeologists-in-egypt-uncover-missing-half-of-famous-ramses-ii-statue.html

#archaeology #egyptology #ramsesii #antiquities #karnak

TheWildHuntNews, 2 months ago to random

Hassan Shalgheen was found to have committed sexual crimes against multiple women under the guide of providing them with a “cleansing ritual” to “remove evil spirits,” according to the Gwinnett County District Attorney.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/03/georgia-witch-doctor-gets-life-sentence-for-rape-and-sexual-battery.html

#sexualassault #sexualbattery #witchdoctor #contentwarning

TheWildHuntNews, 2 months ago to music

Lyonel Perabo provides a brief overview of three subgenres of heavy metal music of interest to Pagan listeners – folk, Viking, and Pagan metal – and offers TWH’s very own heavy metal playlist.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/03/a-beginners-guide-to-pagan-viking-and-folk-metal.html

#music #metal #folkmetal #vikingmetal #paganmusic #musicreview #pagan

TheWildHuntNews, 2 months ago to paganism

As Morgan Daimler had already discovered, there’s no record of the phrase “oak, ash, and thorn” before Rudyard Kipling. Specifically, they show up in his books Puck of Pook’s Hill and Rewards and Fairies, wielded by the clever hands of one Mr. Robin Goodfellow. “Oh,” I muttered, learning this. “Oh, you clever sneak.”

https://wildhunt.org/2024/03/oak-ash-and-thorn.html

#heathen #equinox #pagan #perspective

TheWildHuntNews, 2 months ago to paganism

Pagan Leaders share insights about International Women’s Day 2024 ~ Happy International Women’s Day! We share some reactions for Pagan leaders about the world-wide event happening today.

Thank you to Laura Tempest Zakroff, Phyllis Curott, Lilith Dorsey, and Selena Fox for sharing their perspectives!

https://wildhunt.org/2024/03/pagan-leaders-share-insights-about-international-womens-day-2024.html

#iwd #iwd2024 #inspireinclusion #internationalwomensday2024 #pagan

TheWildHuntNews, 2 months ago to Archaeology

Researchers investigating the ancient city of Gath, where David and Goliath fought their famous battle, find connections between plants and Mother Goddesses.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/03/researchers-shed-light-on-philistine-religion-and-mother-goddess-cult-practices.html

#jerusalem #archaeology #TelTsafit #Philistines #Asclepius #Demeter #Hera #pagan

TheWildHuntNews, 2 months ago to Archaeology

Stonehenge update: March 2024 ~ Our UK correspondent Liz Williams sends an update on the proposed road tunnel beneath Salisbury Plain and Stonehenge.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/03/stonehenge-update-march-2024.html

#salisbury #a303 #worldheritagesite #SSWHS #archaeology #salisburyplain #expressway #pagan

TheWildHuntNews, 2 months ago to music

Except that what I heard then were no musical notes. These were sounds of the earth. Crackling; slowly rumbling; like a fissure opening up on the ocean floor; or a mountain growing, or a volcano awakening after millennia of stillness. The music had not even started that I was already captivated.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/03/an-encounter-with-pagan-metal.html

#music #pagan #emperor #folkmetal #havitetty #heathen #heavymetal #moonsorrow #bathory #art

TheWildHuntNews, 2 months ago to YerbaMate

A government project support in the sustainable practices of the Ava Guaraní Indigenous Peoples in eastern Paraguay highlights how Indigenous knowledge, economics, and native plants can create a climate-friendly sustainable future.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/03/an-indigenous-community-and-their-sacred-plant-point-to-renewable-future.html

#indigenous #guarani #yerbamate #fao #witchcraft #pagan

TheWildHuntNews, 2 months ago to random

Classics of Pagan Cinema: Practical Magic

Meg Elison reviews a film that she argues is tonally dissonant, incoherent, and rambling – and also perfect. It’s 1998’s “Practical Magic,” starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, in today’s Classics of Pagan Cinema!

https://wildhunt.org/2024/03/classics-of-pagan-cinema-practical-magic.html

TheWildHuntNews, 2 months ago to Hummingbirds

Pagan Community Notes for Feb 29, 2024:

In this week’s (long) Leap Day Pagan Community Notes: how Leap Year works, hummingbirds and Witchcraft, and more events and announcements, plus our tarot of the week.

We also bring news of two Crossings of the Veil -- Diane Lorraine Darling and Edward "Ed" Fitch have recently passed away.

Read more about each of these items in today's PCN:

https://wildhunt.org/2024/02/pagan-community-notes-week-of-february-29-2024.html

#hummingbirds #leapyear #witchcraft #crossingtheveil #pagan #wicca

TheWildHuntNews, 3 months ago to Futurology

After a long and resilient journey amid the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Adocentyn Research Library (ARL) is thrilled to announce its eagerly awaited reopening to the public.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/02/adocentyn-research-library-reopens.html

#research #pagan #donfrew #annakorn #libraries

TheWildHuntNews, 3 months ago to paganism

Siobhan Ball introduces readers to the history and folklore of the humble lentil, a legume associated with prosperity, good luck, and cures for hangovers, and offers a recipe for a delicious spiced lentil soup.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/02/spiced-lentil-soup-a-magical-dish-for-prosperity-and-good-luck.html

#kitchenwitch #folkmagic #pagan #recipes

TheWildHuntNews, 3 months ago to Cinema

Classics of Pagan Cinema: Meg Elison combines the folk magic of Lasse Hallström’s 2000 romance “Chocolat” with her own memories of coming to Witchcraft – and coming to terms with her mother.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/02/classics-of-pagan-cinema-chocolat.html

#witchcraft #moviereview #cinema #pagan #chocolat

TheWildHuntNews, 3 months ago to paganism

Storm Faerywolf shares two practical techniques for “Uncrossing,” a way to cleanse and purify away bad luck, jinxes, and hexes.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/02/the-power-of-uncrossing.html

#negativeenergy #jinxes #hexes #badluck #folkmagic #spellwork #uncrossing #pagan

TheWildHuntNews, 3 months ago to history

Saints, love, chocolate, and goatskins: How we got from Lupercalia to Valentine’s Day ~ We review the Pagan and not-so-Pagan history of the Valentine’s Day holiday, right down to the goat-skin loin clothes.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/02/saints-love-chocolate-and-goatskins-how-we-got-from-lupercalia-to-valentines-day.html

#ValentinesDay #history #lupercalia #chaucer #StValentine #pagan #witchcraft

TheWildHuntNews, 3 months ago to paganism

Letter's to the Editor: Karen Dales, a Jewish Gardnerian High Priestess and Witch conducts some interviews and shares a sobering message about the prevalence of antisemitism in Paganism.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/02/letters-to-the-editor-paganisms-antisemitic-problem.html

#antisemitism #paganism #toronto #religion #witchcraft #pagan

TheWildHuntNews, 3 months ago to LGBTQ

New research finds that religious trauma is experienced by up to 30% of US adults, with LGBTQ+ individuals bearing the brunt of the damage. Mental health experts are advocating for religious trauma to be an official diagnosis.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/02/researchers-find-1-in-3-americans-suffer-from-religious-trauma-many-in-lgbtq-community.html

#sherm #gcrr #religioustrauma #lgbtq

TheWildHuntNews, 3 months ago to ireland

Bridget celebrations centered on Kildare ~ Our UK correspondent, Liz Williams, recaps events celebrating Imbolc and the Feast of Brigid.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/02/bridget-celebrations-centered-on-kildare.html

#candlemas #imbolc #ireland #stbrigidsday #witchcraft #pagan

TheWildHuntNews, 3 months ago to worldwithoutus

Lyonel Perabo speaks with four Witches and Pagans in Israel about their individual experiences and disparate opinions about the October 7th attacks and Israel’s war on Gaza.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/02/the-boundary-is-breached-israeli-witches-and-pagans-on-the-israel-hamas-war.html

#middleeast #witchcraft #israelhamas #pagan

TheWildHuntNews, 3 months ago to NativeAmerican

New regulations have led museums to take Indigenous artifacts and human remains off display until they can receive consent from the descendants of the people those items were taken from.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/02/exhibits-taken-off-display-until-museums-receive-indigenous-consent.html

#NAGPRA #indigenous #repatriation #remains #nativeamerican