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Star Wars Shines a Spotlight on Paganism – And Critics Aren't Happy

October 16th, 2023

Has Star Wars gone pagan? While critics seem to be enjoying the new Star Wars: Ahsoka show on Disney+, some say that the show's obvious pagan inspiration is inappropriate... and potentially demonic.

Pagan & Wiccan 170 Comments

Masters in Magic? University Now Offering Witchcraft Degree

October 13th, 2023

Would you major in magic? In what is believed to be a first, a prestigious UK university is offering a master's degree in magic and occult science. Would you go this real life Hogwarts?

Pagan & Wiccan 103 Comments

Wiccan Prison Ministry Allegedly Censored in Kansas

October 5th, 2023

Moonshadow Coven, a Wiccan prison ministry, is being censored by the Kansas Department of Corrections with little in the way for an explanation. Is this a spiritual war on Wicca by the state of Kansas?

Pagan & Wiccan 130 Comments

How to Celebrate Mabon, the Pagan Holiday Honoring the Autumn Equinox

September 21st, 2022

Did you know that for many Wiccans and Pagans, the Fall Equinox is a holiday? Frequently dubbed the 'Pagan Thanksgiving', Mabon is a newer holiday that honors ancient traditions. Curious how to celebrate?

Pagan & Wiccan 21 Comments

Study: Pagans Most Pro-LGBTQ Religious Group

October 28th, 2021

According to one study, the Pagan community is the most pro-LGBTQ religious group with some 93% of Pagans supporting the gay community. What is it about Paganism that makes them more likely to support gay rights?

Pagan & Wiccan 44 Comments

Man Sues Psychic Over Failure to Remove Witch's Curse

October 14th, 2021

A California man is suing a psychic for $25,000 in damages after she failed to remove a curse that she says his ex-girlfriend placed on him. When the service is supernatural, can you really sue for failure to deliver?

Pagan & Wiccan 77 Comments

The Secret History of May Day

April 30th, 2021

Most people think of May Day as a festival about welcoming spring where people gather flowers and children dance around a pole. But did you know that celebrations on May 1st have a much deeper history?

Pagan & Wiccan 5 Comments

Witches Join Black Lives Matter Movement, Cast Spells to 'Hex' Police

June 9th, 2020

Witches are showing their support for Black Lives Matter under the #WitchesForBLM hashtag. Drawing from the power of the recent full moon, they're casting support spells for protesters, and hexing the police.

Pagan & Wiccan 120 Comments

Wiccan Professor: Catholic College Targeted Me For Discrimination

June 28th, 2019

A professor at a Catholic university in New York is suing her former employer, claiming she was discriminated against after her Wiccan beliefs came to light.

Pagan & Wiccan 93 Comments

Rise in Exorcisms a Product of the Occult, Catholic Church Says

November 30th, 2018

In a sign of the strange times we live in, exorcisms are enjoying increased popularity the in modern occult movement. A recent story in The Atlantic suggests priests from the Catholic Church are fielding more requests for exorcisms than anytime in recent history.

Pagan & Wiccan 100 Comments

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