Published by The Wild Hunt August 6, 2026 Introduction: A Week of Community Milestones and Environmental Action In this week’s edition of Pagan Community Notes, The Wild Hunt explores a diverse array of developments across the modern Pagan, occult, and Earth-centered spiritual landscapes. From high-profile political responses by the Aquarian Tabernacle Church (ATC) and the…
Main Facts In recent updates published by PaganPages.org, an online publication serving the global Neo-Pagan, Druidic, and esoteric communities, staff contributor Wey issued critical editorial rectifications alongside a comprehensive guide to upcoming seasonal, astrological, and cultural phenomena. The publication, which operates as an independent hub for practitioners of alternative spiritualities, highlighted key transitions within the…
By The Wild Hunt | August 4, 2026 Welcome to the inaugural edition of “What the Hounds?”—a new weekly roundup from The Wild Hunt dedicated to the stories that make our editors stop, reread the headline, and mutter, “Wait… what?” Sometimes the Hounds are simply confused. Sometimes they sniff the trail, tilt their heads, and…
NEW YORK — Esoteric publisher Weiser Books, an imprint of Red Wheel Weiser, has formally announced the upcoming release of The Crafty Witch’s Guide to Cord Magic: The Art of Braiding & Knotting Spell Cords by artist and traditional witch Loren Morris. Slated for publication on July 6, 2026, the 178-page volume aims to provide…
SALISBURY, England — A multi-decade saga of targeted church vandalism, animal theft, and bizarre psychological fixation reached a legal conclusion this week when a Hampshire man was ordered to be detained indefinitely in a medium-secure psychiatric facility. Benjamin Lewis, whose systematic desecration of rural English churches caused widespread terror, deep community distress, and an extensive…
SYDNEY — Rockpool Calendars, an imprint of international lifestyle publisher Rockpool Publishing, has formally announced the upcoming release of the 2027 Astrology Day-to-Day Calendar by globally syndicated astrologer Patsy Bennett. Scheduled to hit global retail shelves and digital distributors on July 28, 2026, the daily desktop calendar provides localized celestial forecasts, planetary movement tracking, and…
VANCOUVER, Wash. — For decades, modern conversations surrounding food ethics have remained trapped in a polarizing binary. Consumers are routinely forced to navigate a guilt-laden labyrinth of factory-farming atrocities, carbon footprints, monoculture habitat destruction, and restrictive dietary dogmas like strict vegetarianism or veganism. Yet, a growing movement of travelers, conservationists, and food historians are looking…
Main Facts As the astronomical calendar pivots toward late summer, contemporary Pagan and Neo-Pagan communities worldwide observe Lughnasadh (pronounced LOO-nah-sah), one of the four major cross-quarter fire festivals of the ancient Celtic calendar. Marking the beginning of the harvest season, the festival serves as both a celebration of agricultural abundance and a solemn period for…
