Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: Norway: Pagan metal vocalist among five people killed in terrorist attack Japan: Princess Mako visits imperial Shinto sanctuaries ahead of marriage Egypt: New mummy find could rewrite history Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News Norway: Pagan metal vocalist among five people killed in terrorist attack The Pit Meyer, 52 at the time of her death, created and performed pagan metal music under the names Nebelhexë, Hagalaz’ Runedance, and... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: Norway: Sámi people ask Danish queen to return sacred witchcraft trial drum UK: Oldest drawing of a ghost found in British Museum vault Japan: Kishida sends ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine as Suga visits Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News Inside America’s last whites-only ‘church’ The Guardian In rural Minnesota, a fringe Heathen group known as the Asatru Folk Assembly has purchased a local church – and... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: Ireland: 12,000 sign petition to hold new bank holiday on Imbolc US: Salem museum exhibit celebrates modern-day witch culture Roman-era statue of Venus discovered in England Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News Ireland: 12,000 sign petition to hold new bank holiday on Imbolc Independent Westmeath With a date for the planned additional bank holiday in Ireland still to be announced, a campaign to hold it on St Brigid’s... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: US: Pagan, Christian clergy urge interfaith understanding Three Chechen women publicly scolded for witchcraft Gate to temple of Zeus unearthed in Magnesia, Turkey Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News US: Pagan, Christian clergy urge interfaith understanding The Washington Post The two clergymen — Stark, ordained by the international heathen organization The Troth, and Behrendt by the mainline Evangelical Lutheran Church in America — hosted “ A Pagan and... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: Ritualistic artifacts found at ‘Temple of the Pharaohs’ in Egypt UK: Stonehenge autumn equinox gathering first since start of pandemic UK: PM urged to abandon Stonehenge tunnel plans Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Autumn Equinox Coverage UK: Stonehenge autumn equinox gathering first since start of pandemic BBC Hundreds of people have gathered at Stonehenge to watch the sunrise on the first official day of autumn… UK: Druids gather in... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: UK: Festival of witchcraft seeks to educate people Egypt reopens pharaoh’s 4,700 year-old Giza tomb to the public UK: New viewing tower opens at Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon burial ground Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News UK: Festival of witchcraft seeks to educate people BBC A festival of witches is aiming to correct some stereotypes about witchcraft and pagan beliefs… UK: Hundreds strip off at sunrise for skinny dip... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: California parents sue state over public-school curriculum featuring ‘prayers to Pagan gods’ Man accused of ‘witchcraft’ as a child welcomes UN condemning abuse UK: Lancaster Academic plays vital part in a historic UN resolution condemning witchcraft atrocities Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News The pandemic turned me into a witch The Cut Here’s the thing about doing spellwork: The process forces me to take note of where I... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: UK: Multiple sclerosis fundraisers walking ancient route in Pagan outfits Figurines of ancient fertility goddess found in Turkey Recent excavations in Spain’s Salamanca uncovers amulets belonging to Egyptian deity Hathor Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News UK: Multiple sclerosis fundraisers walking ancient route in Pagan outfits BBC Eleven women are taking on a fundraising walk from Stonehenge to Avebury, dressed in pagan costumes… US: Pagan fest bringing drums... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: - American 8th-graders lead effort to pardon wrongly convicted 'witch' - Statue of ancient Greek goddess Hygieia unearthed in Turkey - Witches are trying to organize a ‘mass hexing’ against the Taliban And more... Read more