Top stories this week: UK: Pagans lose High Court bid over Stonehenge convictions UK: Plans submitted for crematorium inspired by pagan long barrows US: New Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick exhibit demonstrates how art can heal Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News UK: Pagans lose High Court bid over Stonehenge convictions BBC Three pagans who entered the Stonehenge circle to sing and charge their crystals, have lost a High court bid to have their convictions overturned… UK: Plans submitted for... Read more

Here are some of the top stories from the past two weeks: US: Design firm takes responsibility for CPAC ‘Odal rune’ stage controversy Anime fans bemoan loss of Shinto shrine in Tochigi wildfire Scottish Pagan Federation unveils a new tartan Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News Scottish Pagan Federation unveils a new tartan The Wild Hunt The Scottish Pagan Federation (SPF) has announced its official tartan to coincide with its 50th-anniversary celebration… ‘The Witch of Kings Cross’... Read more

After a short break, Pagan & Shinto News is back! Here are some of the top stories from the past weeks: Pagan Tama writer interviewed by The Wild Hunt UK: Original ‘Stonehenge’ discovered, echoing a legend of the wizard Merlin In Memoriam: Dr. Wendy Griffin, co-founder of Pagan Studies Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News Pagans for Secularism: an interview with Megan Manson The Wild Hunt The Wild Hunt‘s Jake Leibowitz recently spoke with Megan Manson, the founder... Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto this week: Ireland: Brigid light show honours mother & baby homes victims Ritual monument discovered in Scotland dates to the time of Stonehenge Japan: Priest at popular Shinto shrine arrested for allegedly fondling two women during prayers Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News Ireland: St. Brigid’s Day light show honours Mother & Baby Homes victims among others Irish Central To celebrate Brigid’s Day the Herstory Light Show, by Dodeca, will illuminate iconic... Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto this week: Japan: Shinto ritual at shrine in central Japan predicts state of society, harvest this year Spain: 5,000-year-old crystal dagger uncovered in Iberian megalithic tomb UK: University of York pulls three wise monkeys from their website over ‘racist stereotype’ fears Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News “Halloween House” burning foretells danger for the occult community The Wild Hunt Last week we saw the burning of the famous “Halloween House” in Poughkeepsie,... Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto this week: Witches hex Trump and his supporters after Capitol insurrection Fantasy author and witch Storm Constantine dies Japanese pray for end to pandemic in annual ice bath Shinto ritual at Tokyo shrine Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News Witches hex Trump and his supporters after Capitol insurrection Teen Vogue witches are taking to platforms like TikTok and Instagram yet again to maximize their hexing powers, casting spells against Trump and... Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto this week: Japan welcomes Year of the Ox amid pandemic UK: Stonehenge Tunnel legal action fundraiser nears £50k target 2,500-year-old Greek Aphrodite temple discovered in Turkey Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Oshougatsu (Japanese New Year) coverage PM’s New Year visit to Ise Grand Shrine cancelled amid virus surge Jiji Press The Japanese government decided Monday to cancel Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s visit scheduled for Jan. 4 to Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine complex... Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto this week: More than 1 million watch Stonehenge Winter Solstice online German church finally says sorry for ‘bleeding wound of witch burning’ Japan: Coronavirus surge disrupts New Year rituals Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Winter Solstice coverage More than 1 million watch Stonehenge Winter Solstice online Planet Radio Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event on Monday 21 December was closed to the public… Pagan revellers brave downpours at a closed Stonehenge to... Read more