Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: US: Last convicted Salem ‘witch’ is finally cleared Ghana: Three MPs sponsor bill to criminalise witchcraft accusations Iconic star festival in Japan draws large crowds despite fresh COVID wave Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News “Traditional Gardnerian” declaration draws accusations of transphobia The Wild Hunt A document published last week and signed on July 18, 2022 by an anonymous group of Gardnerian witches is creating controversy in the... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: UK: Couple spared immediate jail sentences for unauthorised ‘pagan burial’ UK: ‘Gaia hypothesis’ ecologist James Lovelock dies Kyoto’s famed historical re-enactment parade to be held Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News UK: Couple spared immediate jail sentences for unauthorised ‘pagan burial’ The National Wales A ‘loving’ daughter and her partner have avoided going to prison for the unathorised ‘pagan burial’ of her father near his home… Witch books... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: UK: Professor Ronald Hutton becomes patron of The Doreen Valiente Foundation UK: Stonehenge design inspired by Ancient Egypt, research suggests Sixteen ancient tombs containing mummified bodies of high priests uncovered in Egypt Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News UK: Professor Ronald Hutton becomes patron of The Doreen Valiente Foundation Centre for Pagan Studies On July 12 2022 Professor Ronald Hutton graciously accepted the role of Patron on the... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: US: Pagan Market threatened with backlash UK: Crooks impersonate witches and take cash from clients for tarot readings online US: Effort underway to exonerate Connecticut’s accused witches Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News US: Pagan Market threatened with backlash The Wild Hunt What started out as an announcement for Polk County Pagan Market has turned into an ongoing topic of debate between both Pagans and Christians in the... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: ‘America’s Stonehenge’ torn down after bombing Japan: Suspect behind ex-PM Abe’s shooting says he planned to target religious group exec King Arthur’s tomb dig to unearth secrets of ancient Britain Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News US: StellaLuna in Southington strives to bring mystical experience, witchcraft to local community The Bristol Press Lauren Josenhans, owner of StellaLuna LLC, said she opened her shop to bring a mystical experience... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: France: Volunteers needed to help lift up first stone at Brittany’s new ‘Stonehenge’ site Charges dropped against elderly Japanese man for nailing Putin voodoo doll to sacred shrine tree US Supreme Court upholds right to pray on the 50-yard line: Can Pagans now Circle there also? Read more below…   *=Registration may be required. Pagan News France: Can you help lift up first stone at Brittany’s new ‘Stonehenge’ site? The Connexion... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: UK: Thousands welcome back summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge UK: Women convicted of witchcraft 300 years ago ‘could be legally pardoned’ Marble head of Hercules pulled up from Roman shipwreck site in Greece Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Summer Solstice coverage UK summer solstice: Thousands welcome back celebrations at Stonehenge BBC More than 6,000 people have gathered to watch the sunrise at Stonehenge for the summer solstice… UK: Duchess... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: Malaysian royal intervention saves Japanese festival from Muslim critics Putin effigies nailed to sacred trees in Japan US: City Council commits to inviting more diverse prayer leaders, including Wiccans, to open meetings Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News US: City Council commits to inviting more diverse prayer leaders, including Wiccans, to open meetings Akron Beacon Journal Beth Vild prayed over Akron City Council before their weekly meeting, presenting... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: New report urges African governments to stamp out ‘witchcraft’ accusations against children UK: Images of Elizabeth II projected on Stonehenge —and Pagans aren’t happy US: Witchcraft shop selling ‘corpse water’ after body found in barrel at bottom of lake Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News UK: Images of Elizabeth II projected on Stonehenge —and Pagans aren’t happy Smithsonian While some individuals on Twitter agreed the installation was “an... Read more