The Magic of Invented Devotion: How Zilpha Keatley Snyder’s The Egypt Game Cultivated a Generation of Pagans

By Meg Elison Published August 23, 2026 Main Facts Children are innate theologians. Long before they are introduced to systematic dogmas, sacred texts, or institutional hierarchies, young people naturally invent rituals, craft ceremonial vestments, assign cosmic value to everyday objects, and establish spaces for communal worship. This innate capacity for spiritual construction sits at the…

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The Archetype of the Altar: How Zilpha Keatley Snyder’s The Egypt Game Cultivated a Generation of Pagan Imagination

By Meg Elison Published by The Wild Hunt | Arts & Culture When I was a child, I read a book that taught me the fundamental architecture of sacred practice: the absolute beauty of ritual, the pressing necessity of ritual vestments, the careful curation of offerings for sacrifice, and the solemn, terrifying weight of acting…

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From Real Estate to Roots: How Herbalist Rae Bellows Cultivated a Botanical Empire

VIRGINIA — In a world increasingly driven by digital acceleration and synthetic convenience, a quiet revolution is taking root in the soil of Virginia. At the forefront of this movement is Rae Bellows, founder of the botanical distillation house Wild Origins and a driving force behind the RVA Herbalist Alliance. Bellows’ journey from a conventional…

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