Ideas about Vikings and Norse mythology come mostly from much later medieval sources, leaving plenty of room for ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook There’s no doubt that the world has a lot of conflicting opinions about Paganism. Some believe ...

Scholars reveal that much of what we think we know about Vikings and Norse mythology is based on later reinterpretations rather than original sources.

Roland Scheel, a Scandinavian scholar leading the research, explained that primary sources were written by Christian scholars well over a century after the Viking period ended. Apart from brief runic ...

Two weeks ago in the run-up to Halloween, I visited Salem, Massachusetts, for the first time since the pandemic began. In renewing my annual Halloween pilgrimage, I was bowled over by what I found in ...

For some Connecticut residents, paganism isn’t just a religion — it’s a community. WSHU’s Molly Ingram spoke with CT Mirror’s Shahrzad Rasekh to discuss her article, “Pagans in Connecticut: Stepping ...

I was skinny-dipping in the mud springs on the shores of the Dead Sea with Rabbi Ohad Ezrahi, a longhaired renegade kabbalist who runs a commune in the Judean Desert. We were enveloped by the softest, ...

Dear Abby: I agree with your response to “Be-witched in Sacramento” — up to a point. As a witch and Pagan priestess for more than 30 years, I can tell you that ceremonies such as handfastings (our ...

From the cauldron-stirring "weird sisters" of Macbeth to the goth clique of the The Craft to the campy American Horror Story: Coven crew, witches have long been a part of the pop culture vernacular.

Years ago, I was familiar with two young adults from conservative Christian homes entering the world of LGBT activism and identity. Both of their conversions were accompanied by publicly adopting key ...

How would this rather unusual claim [of a resurrected Messiah] or message have fallen on the average pagan ear? That's the most difficult question of all. This is obviously an interpretation which ...

Cinnamon, basil, cloves and a bay leaf - no it's the ingredients of an autumnal dish but what you need to join one - of the many - witches covens popping up in the UK. Paganism, - the umbrella term ...