Pagan Tama
Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto:
- UK: Woman’s death from May Day horse costume in Cornwall prompts call for tighter rules
- Italy: Venice exhibition explores Surrealism’s interest in the occult
- Ireland’s last witch trial brought to life in graphic novel
Read more below…
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Pagan News
Italy: Venice exhibition explores Surrealism’s interest in the occult
The Art Newspaper
Major show at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection includes works by leading lights of Surrealism, including Leonora Carrington and Dorothea Tanning…
US: Divination festival to take place in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Magazine
An upcoming event will feature psychic readings and healing in honor of the spring fire holiday Beltane…
UK: The Witches of Cornwall on Tiktok – How social media is bringing new witches into the fold
ITV
It’s no secret that Cornwall has a long history with witchcraft but a social media revolution is bringing more witches into the fold…
Instagram does not care about witches & Pagans
Patheos Pagan (Jason Mankey)
Most often reporting fake accounts does absolutely nothing…
Meet Bambi, Singapore’s modern-day witch
Augustman
Through an exclusive interview, the celebrity witch and medium talks us through her profession, day-to-day job scope and interesting encounters she has faced…
Shinto news
Cherry blossoms, Miyagi style: The Shiogama-sakura
Unseen Japan
On the grounds of Shiogama City’s Shiogama Shrine are very special double-cherry blossoms…
US: Cherry Blossom Parade, Japanese Street Festival return to D.C.
WAMU
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is ongoing through April 17, and for the first time in two years, the main event — the festival’s parade on Constitution Ave NW — is back in person…
Other News
UK: Woman’s death from May Day horse costume in Cornwall prompts call for tighter rules
The Guardian
Coroner says May Day event should be better managed after Laura Smallwood, 34, died in accident involving ‘obby oss’…
‘Witch Hunts’ Past & Present
Ireland’s last witch trial brought to life in graphic novel
Causeway Coast Community
Ireland’s own version of the Salem witch trials took place in Islandmagee in 1711, when eight women and one man were accused of demonically possessing and magically tormenting a young girl. Now, this significant historical event is being brought to life by Ulster University in graphic novel format…
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