Wicca
Can Wicca’s two equal deities, once celebrated as revolutionary, make room for nonbinary believers?
By Heather Greene — June 29, 2023
(RNS) — A balanced but gendered theology has lately presented problems for Wiccans proud of the religion’s progressive framework.
‘The Wicker Man,’ the classic horror film and pagan must-see, gets new life at 50
By Heather Greene — June 21, 2023
(RNS) — In anticipation of its 50th anniversary, the landmark film’s ‘director’s cut’ was released Wednesday in time for the solstice, a major pagan holiday.
May Day’s pagan roots are alive and well in Beltane
By Heather Greene — May 1, 2023
(RNS) — One of the eight sabbats, or modern pagan holidays, Beltane is a celebration of community after the colder months and of the returning fertility of the land.
Horror shows like ‘Mayfair Witches’ hire occult consultants to cast their spells
By Heather Greene — March 7, 2023
(RNS) — As witches and interest in Wicca became more common in the broader culture, occult consultants are finding more work on film and television sets.
‘Rosary beads? Yes. But crystals, no.’: Catholic school counselor loses her job
By Heather Greene — January 26, 2023
(RNS) — An employee who invited three Wiccan high priestesses to speak to marketing students did not believe that the crystals they handed out nor their religion would cause a stir.
In ‘Hocus Pocus 2,’ Disney takes the panic out of witchcraft
By Heather Greene — October 5, 2022
(RNS) — Witches, and Americans, have come a long way since the days of satanic panic.
Pagans honor the Earth on May Day. But for many, nature is not enough.
By Heather Greene — May 2, 2022
(RNS) — Holidays such as Beltane can lead to a misunderstanding that all paganism is pantheism.
Stormy Daniels’ religious beliefs under scrutiny as federal trial against Avenatti begins
By Heather Greene — January 24, 2022
(RNS) — 'Let me get this straight,' the porn-star-turned-paranormal-investigator said on Facebook. 'They are going to use my religious (beliefs) and profession to discriminate against me.'
Witchcraft isn’t just for Halloween anymore
By Heather Greene — October 29, 2021
(RNS) — Halloween's commercialized kitsch and other hocus pocus can be, well, dispiriting.
Witches remember those lost to COVID-19 among the dead at Samhain
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 28, 2021
(RNS) — A solemn occasion with Celtic roots, Samhain takes place at a time when many religions and cultures believe the veil between the living and the dead is thinnest.
Wiccans in the US military are mourning the dead in Afghanistan this year as they mark Samhain, the original Halloween
By Helen A. Berger — October 20, 2021
(The Conversation) — Samhain will be particularly poignant this year for Wiccans who are members or veterans of the US military as they process the end of the 20-year war in Afghanistan.
What is Wicca? An expert on modern witchcraft explains.
By Helen A. Berger — August 30, 2021
(The Conversation) — Interest in Wicca and witchcraft appears to be increasing, but what exactly is Wicca in the first place?
In Japan, Greek-influenced Olympics meet another kind of pagan heritage
By Heather Greene — July 23, 2021
(RNS) — Greek pagan pageantry encounters a culture with its own deep sense of myth and magic.
Paganism, gods and goddesses aside, is the most LGBTQ-affirming faith in the US
By Heather Greene — July 12, 2021
(RNS) — But some pagans say more visibility for trans and gay members of a largely white, mostly heterosexual community is needed.
‘An excuse for the feast’: Witches celebrate the summer solstice with cakes, mead — and salsa
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 18, 2021
(RNS) — For many pagans, spirituality is tied to nature, and eating local seasonal foods connects them to the earth and with a specific time and place.
Page 1 of 3
