{"id":7399,"date":"2021-11-14T19:16:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-14T19:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/pagantama\/?p=7399"},"modified":"2021-11-14T19:16:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-14T19:16:55","slug":"pagan-shinto-news-lost-egyptian-sun-temple-unearthed-in-one-of-the-most-important-discoveries-of-the-last-50-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/pagantama\/2021\/11\/14\/pagan-shinto-news-lost-egyptian-sun-temple-unearthed-in-one-of-the-most-important-discoveries-of-the-last-50-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Pagan &#038; Shinto News: Lost Egyptian Sun Temple Unearthed In One Of The Most Important Discoveries Of The Last 50 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lost Egyptian sun temple unearthed in one of the most important discoveries of the last 50 years<\/li>\n<li>UK: Pagans want support to end abuse of believers<\/li>\n<li>Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America hosts autumn festival and children\u2019s blessing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more below\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7417\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/632\/2021\/11\/AbuGhurabSunNiuserre.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7417\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/632\/2021\/11\/AbuGhurabSunNiuserre.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sun temple of Niuserre, Abu Ghurab, Egypt, Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0 .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>*=Registration may be required.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Pagan News<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/pagans-want-support-to-end-abuse-of-believers-8jz75pfvs\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">UK: Pagans want support to end abuse of believers<\/a><br>\nThe Times*<br>\nScotland\u2019s pagans are facing a modern-day witch-hunt with devotees being subjected to derision and persecution, a representative body has claimed\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/witch-gerdine-been-planning-pagan-22109255\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Witch Gerdine has been planning her pagan Christmas since June<\/a><br>\nWales Online<br>\nA mum of four who thanks her teenage \u201cwitchcraft rituals\u201d for helping her find love, now enjoys a pagan Christmas with her family \u2013 complete with a flaming Yule log that burns for 12 days\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pride.com\/tv\/2021\/11\/11\/watch-queer-witch-make-jeff-goldblum-cry-his-disney-series\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Watch this queer witch make Jeff Goldblum cry on his Disney+ series<\/a><br>\nPride<br>\nKrysta Venora, a self-identified queer witch, shares how their practice connects them to nature, power, and their ancestors \u2014 and why Goldblum is welcome in their coven any time\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/you\/article-10182689\/Meet-witches-TikTok.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Meet the witches of TikTok<\/a><br>\nMail Online<br>\nForget broomsticks and cauldrons\u2026 today\u2019s witches are more likely to be winning fans on social media. Natasha Poliszczuk joins the modern coven\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectator.co.uk\/article\/the-rise-of-witchtok\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The rise of WitchTok<\/a><br>\nThe Spectator*<br>\n#WitchTok (or Witch TikTok) is the viral take on spirituality \u2013 think Paganism, psychics, and seances in 60 second videos\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/religiondispatches.org\/recognizing-the-long-history-of-christian-witches-may-be-key-to-diversifying-witch-community\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Recognising (the long history of) Christian witches may be key to diversifying witch community<\/a><br>\nReligion Dispatches<br>\nIt\u2019s become popular for news outlets to profile the apparent rise in modern witchcraft, yet the magic has been with us all along; the tendency for witches to identify as pagan is what\u2019s actually new\u2014this side of the medieval period, at least\u2026<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Shinto News<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rafu.com\/2021\/11\/shinto-shrine-of-shusse-inari-in-america-hosts-aki-matsuri-and-childrens-blessing-saturday\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America hosts autumn festival and children\u2019s blessing<\/a><br>\nThe Rafu Shimpo<br>\nAki-matsuri is a yearly ceremony of thanksgiving, to show appreciation to Kami-sama, who gave or helped us to harvest, to gain achievements, success and connections in the year, and ask Kami-sama for their continued blessings\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/2021\/11\/13\/theres-something-fishy-about-this-mysterious-tourist-spot-in-japan\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">There\u2019s something fishy about this mysterious tourist spot in Japan<\/a><br>\nSoraNews24<br>\nYou won\u2019t find torii shrine gates like this anywhere else\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/worldcrunch.com\/culture-society\/japanese-dolls-animism\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Do dolls have souls? A funeral rite in Japan is the essence of animism<\/a><br>\nWorld Crunch<br>\nBuddhist and Shinto temples in Japan hold \u201cningyo kuyo\u201d (\u4eba\u5f62\u4f9b\u990a) funeral rites for unwanted dolls, a spiritual send off to thank dolls for their service and properly put them to rest\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mimusubi.com\/2021\/11\/12\/amabie-in-spaaaaace\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amabi\u00eb in Spaaaaace!<\/a><br>\nMimusubi<br>\nThere was an interesting article in the November 1st Jinja Shinp\u014d about Amabi\u00eb in space. Literally\u2026<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Other News<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2021\/11\/13\/lost-egyptian-sun-temple-unearthed-one-important-discoveries\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lost Egyptian sun temple unearthed in one of the most important discoveries of the last 50 years<\/a><br>\nThe Telegraph*<br>\nExperts believe six sun temples were built by different pharaohs, but only two had previously been found by modern archaeologists\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2021\/nov\/13\/greek-prime-minister-tries-to-broker-deal-for-return-of-parthenon-marbles\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Greek prime minister tries to broker deal for return of Parthenon marbles<\/a><br>\nThe Guardian<br>\nKyriakos Mitsotakis offers to loan Greek treasures to British Museum if \u2018stolen\u2019 sculptures are returned to Acropolis\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wildhunt.org\/2021\/11\/indigenous-taino-protest-artifacts-sold-by-christies.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Indigenous Taino protest artifacts sold by Christie\u2019s<\/a><br>\nThe Wild Hunt<br>\nBritish auction house Christie\u2019s sold dozens of Taino artifacts on Wednesday in Paris\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kerrang.com\/features\/witch-fever-the-world-is-scared-of-female-power-the-witch-is-a-symbol-of-fighting-back-against-that-oppression\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Witch Fever: \u200b\u201cThe world is scared of female power\u2026 The witch is a symbol of fighting back against that oppression\u201d<\/a><br>\nKerrang!<br>\nWe meet Witch Fever to discover the 400-year-old influences behind their acerbic doom-punk and how they\u2019re channelling it into positive change\u2026<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399;\">\u2018Witch Hunts\u2019 Past &amp; Present<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/telangana\/2021\/nov\/14\/elderly-man-suspected-of-witchcraft-beaten-to-death-in-nizamabad-six-arrested-2383414.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">India: Elderly man suspected of \u2018witchcraft\u2019 beaten to death in Nizamabad, six arrested<\/a><br>\nThe New Indian Express<br>\nSix persons were arrested for allegedly beating an elderly man to death after the latter was suspected of indulging in witchcraft, under Navipet police station limits\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/books-and-arts\/2021\/11\/13\/a-historian-brings-to-life-a-17th-century-witchcraft-panic\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">A historian brings to life a 17th-century witchcraft panic<\/a><br>\nThe Economist<br>\nMalcolm Gaskill paints a moving portrait of life in Springfield, Massachusetts\u2026<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: Lost Egyptian sun temple unearthed in one of the most important discoveries of the last 50 years UK: Pagans want support to end abuse of believers Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America hosts autumn festival and children\u2019s blessing Read more below\u2026 *=Registration may be required. 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