Hope, Blood, and Heritage: The Iranian Revolt Through the Eyes of an Iranian Pagan

By The Wild Hunt | 22 minutes ago

In her own words, an Iranian Pagan recounts life, faith, and fear under Iran’s theocracy, explaining how ancient stories, seasonal rites, and spiritual identity have become tools of survival and resistance against the regime during the current protests.

Community Reports Link ICE Activity to Near Botánicas Across the U.S

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement escalates its enforcement actions, TWH has received reports that botánicas, specialty stores that serve African Diasporic Religions, have been targeted.

Editorial: Religious Freedom Day looks a little different than before

National Religious Freedom Day marks a legal tradition meant to restrain government power over belief. But the 2026 proclamation signals a shift, recasting religious liberty from constitutional protection into a state-driven project promoting public faith and privileging one religious tradition.

Review: Lubanko Tarot brings raw intensity

Alan U. Dalul reviews E. Lubanko’s new tarot deck, recently published by Llewellyn.

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Pagan Community Notes: Week of January 15, 2026

By The Wild Hunt | January 15, 2026

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we remember Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki, a pioneering teacher and mentor whose influence shaped generations within the esoteric community. We also report on a new safeguarding initiative announced by the Police Pagan Association in the United Kingdom, highlight new Spring courses from Cherry Hill Seminary, share the latest episode of Spelling the Heka-Tea with Marcus and Evanne, and elevation in ATC’s Southern Delta Church of Wicca, and bring you Star’s Tarot of the Week.

Editorials and Analysis

Editorial: Remember that Venezuela is a real place
By Eric O. Scott
Weekend editor Eric O. Scott reflects on events that unfolded this weekend. As bombs fell and political justifications followed, Venezuelan civilians paid the price. Venezuela is not an abstraction or a geopolitical chessboard, but a real place, filled with real people whose lives were extinguished without warning. This editorial examines power, accountability, and the moral cost of treating distant suffering as disposable.
Editorial: For 2026, Cassandra Said to Me
By Manny Moreno
Looking toward 2026, our communities face uncertainty, but we have practiced resilience to an art. Amid political noise and cultural strain, care, memory, and mutual support remain our strongest tools for survival—quiet acts that resist erasure and sustain meaning through turbulent times.

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