Pagan Tama
Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto:
- Scottish first minister apologises to people accused of ‘witchcraft’
- Japan’s ‘killing stone’ splits in two, releasing superstitions amid the sulphur springs
- Iceland: Pagans still largest non-Christian faith
Read more below…
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Pagan News
Iceland: National church membership continues to decline, Pagans still largest non-Christian faith
Reykjavik Grapevine
The largest non-Christian faith in Iceland remains the Ásatrú Society, with 5,549 members, up by 47 members since last December…
UK: TV presenter tells modern day witch she’s a ‘closet clairvoyant’
Mirror
This Morning’s Alison Hammond opened up to the daytime TV viewers about why she thinks she’s a “closet witch”…
US: The Pagan spirit at Franklin College
The Franklin
Chaplain Hannah Adams-Ingram said the campus has maintained a mostly homogenous Christian presence for more than a century, but other faiths have begun taking root, including Paganism…
From Vivianne Crowley to Mat Auryn: Five upcoming books we have on our 2022 witchy wish list
Female First
This year has some incredible authors releasing new works; all established authorities in their fields and all getting us in the mood for witching…
Interest in spirituality, witchcraft on the rise amid COVID-19, TikTok boom
ABC News
These kinds of practices appear to be on the rise — local businesses like Brujas of Brooklyn and even Barnes & Noble also report a drastic rise in requests or purchases of these services and items…
UK: Spiritual spring fayre for Norfolk witches and druids coming to Thetford
Norfolk Live
In celebration of everything spiritual, Norfolk’s witches, druids and shamans are coming together in Spring…
UK: Dorset to celebrate spring equinox with ritual theatre event
Dorset Echo
The ancient festival of the spring equinox will be celebrated in Dorset with an immersive ritual theatre event…
Shinto news
Japan’s ‘killing stone’ splits in two, releasing superstitions amid the sulphur springs
The Guardian
Legend has it there is an evil spirit trapped in the Sessho-seki stone, so what happens now that the stone is broken?…
Other News
Longstanding mystery surrounding the origins of a 30,000-year-old ‘Willendorf Venus’ is solved
My Modern Met
New information is shedding light on the origins of a 30,000-year-old sculpture. The Venus of Willendorf, a 4.4-inch-tall carving crafted between 30,000 and 25,000 BCE, is named for its discovery in Willendorf, Austria. However, the stone it is made from could not be found anywhere in the area—a fact that shrouded the object in mystery for years…
British Museum announces first exhibition on female spiritual beings
The Guardian
Feminine Power: The Divine To The Demonic opens at the British Museum in London in May and will explore female spiritual beings in world belief and mythological traditions around the globe…
UK: Stonehenge ranked second ‘worst value’ tourist spot in the world
WiltshireLive
A holiday firm compared ticket prices with TripAdvisor reviews to rank what it says are the world’s ‘worst value’ tourist attractions…
‘Witch Hunts’ Past & Present
Scottish first minister apologises to people accused of ‘witchcraft’
BBC
Nicola Sturgeon has offered a formal apology to people accused of ‘witchcraft’ between the 16th and 18th centuries, many of whom were executed…
UK: Witch Charlotte Clark accepts Nicola Sturgeon’s apology but says it’s been ‘a long time coming’
KentOnline
Sheppey witch Charlotte Clark has accepted Nicola Sturgeon’s apology for deaths more than 450 years ago but has asked “Why now?”…
Gamer banned from playing ‘demonic’ Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
IGN Southeast Asia
A netizen on Redditwas banned from playing the game by his parents because it supposedly promoted witchcraft and demon-worshipping…
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