Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: Australia: Occult club registration rejected after complaint it may summon Satan to University of Adelaide US: Last of the Salem ‘witches’ pardoned 329 years after she was convicted of witchcraft Japan: Sanja Matsuri festival with 3 ‘mikoshi’ returns to Asakusa area Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News Australia: Occult club registration rejected after complaint it may summon Satan to University of Adelaide ABC News A club for pagans,... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: UK: Children’s author banned from faith school amid fears novel could promote witchcraft Scottish Government urged to consider national memorial for those persecuted under Witchcraft Act Japan: Emperor ritually plants rice seedlings at Imperial Palace paddy field Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News How a witch is using her grandmother’s Slavic magic to aid Ukraine’s war effort Religion News Service Madame Pamita’s new book ‘Baba Yaga’s Book of... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: Turkey: Secret tunnel reveals procession of ancient gods Ancient cemetery for infants discovered on Greek island Turkey: Temple of Zeus Lepsynos regains former glory with splendid columns Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News In the shadow of a Cornish castle, a vegetarian feast for Beltane The New York Times The couple behind the British interiors brand House of Hackney had a group of similarly sustainably-minded friends over to... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: UK: Stonehenge exhibition explores parallels with Japanese stone circles US: Psychic ‘killed by her longtime client who believed she was a witch who’d cursed him’ US: Ancient Egyptian mummy forgotten in storage turns out to be sacred bird often sacrificed to Thoth Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Beltane Coverage Pagans honour the Earth on May Day. But for many, nature is not enough. Religion News Service On Sunday (May... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: Home owned by ‘Britain’s most famous witch’ Sybil Leek on sale Japan’s Crown Princely Couple to complete their investiture rituals in Shinto ceremony American Shinto Shrine to hold Earth Day ceremony Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News Home owned by ‘Britain’s most famous witch’ Sybil Leek on sale for $675K in Indialantic Florida Today Leek — an internationally famous psychic and author — lived in Melbourne Beach and... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: US: Pennsylvania witch faces felony charges TikTok witches are accusing each other of being toxic, gatekeepers, and misinformation spreaders UK: Stonehenge crowned Wiltshire’s most accessible cultural attraction Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Easter Coverage Why do we eat chocolate eggs at Easter? Pagan symbolism and when tradition began Mirror Easter commemorates Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, so it is strange that the holiday has become synonymous with rabbits... Read more

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… *=Registration may be required. 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... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: Mist descends upon Japan’s “Killing Stone” after ceremony to appease fox spirit Singapore: Schoolgirls praying to Athena state deemed ‘unacceptable’ How UK’s newest ‘Neolithic’ site could become nationally important spiritual centre Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News Singapore: Schoolgirls praying to Athena state deemed ‘unacceptable’ Yahoo! News No disciplinary action was meted to a group of Raffles Girls’ School (RGS) students who were captured in photos allegedly “dancing,... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: Australia: Adelaide University Occult Club fights for funding and campus access with union registration decision delayed Witches in Ukraine to perform ritual to ‘punish’ Putin Fire ritual at quake-hit shrine in southwest Japan signals hope for rich harvest Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News Australia: Adelaide University Occult Club fights for funding and campus access with union registration decision delayed ABC News Adelaide University Occult Club fights for... Read more