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New archaeological and genetic research suggests bread wheat may have first emerged 8,000 years ago in the South Caucasus region of modern-day Georgia. The findings connect ancient farming communities, wild goatgrass, bread wheat, and even early winemaking in one of humanity’s earliest agricultural landscapes.

#pagan #witchcraft #archaeology #geneticresearch #bread #recipes

As President Donald Trump’s poll numbers drop, political rhetoric is taking a surreal turn. “Spellbinding” claims, warnings of Satanists, and rising fear-based narratives suggest conservative power is being maintained not through policy, but through fear.

#pagan #witchcraft #satanists #pollnumbers #donaldtrump #electorate #morealpanic #politics #satanicpanic

“If someone had ever asked me if I thought of myself as an animist, I’m sure I would have said yes,” writes Eric O. Scott. “But I don’t know if I really understood that commitment until I bonded with Friend Tree, and didn’t confront its implications until his time was at an end.”

“Gardens replete with colorful blossoms,” writes Clio Ajana, “remind us that from the cold, hard, and fallow ground, something new arises in during this light half of the year.”

#pagan #witchcraft #beltane #planting #gardens #sexualhealing

The Wild Hunt wishes all of our readers a blessed turning of the wheel, as the northern hemisphere celebrates Beltane, the southern celebrates Samhain, and around the world we celebrate May Day.

#pagan #witchcraft #wicca #beltane #mayday #samhain

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: We begin with the sad news of chaos magician Peter J. Carroll’s passing. As the next Sabbat arrives under the Flower Moon, Beltane blessings to the North and a blessed Samhain to the South.

#pagan #witchcraft #beltane #samhain #PeterJCarroll #Hexennacht #chaosmagic #tarot

Pagan leaders joined a broad interfaith coalition at the Summit for Religious Freedom, highlighting concerns over Christian Nationalism while emphasizing collaboration, legal advocacy, and the growing visibility of minority faith voices in defending church–state separation in the United States.

#pagan #interfaith #summitforreligiousfreedom #churchandstate #christiannationalism

As Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey approaches release, newly circulating archaeological findings from Ithaca reveal long-standing ritual devotion to Odysseus. The discoveries highlight how ancient storytelling shaped sacred landscapes, pilgrimage practices, and the lived religious experience of the ancient Mediterranean world.

#pagan #witchcraft #theodyssey #archaeology #greece

Hung Cao’s past warnings about “witchcraft” resurface as he assumes a top Navy role, raising concerns about religious discrimination and minority faith rights amid Pentagon efforts to reshape policy for a diverse force.

#pagan #witchcraft #hungcao #usnavy #departmentofdefense #religiousfreedom

The Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism announced the discovery of a statue of the goddess Athena from the Augustinian period that is nearly two meters tall in the ancient city of Laodikeia.

#pagan #archaeology #turkey #athene #athena #homer #odyssey

Many Heathens and Pagans have had the experience of being visited by the gods. So has Karl E.H. Seigfried, who recounts a vision of Thor. But in examining his long history of sleep trouble, Seigfried casts a skeptical eye on this experience.

#pagan #heathen #asatru #death #dreaming #havamal #horror #nightterrors #asgard

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary announces its graduating class; a federal judge sides with Texas on allowing the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms; Star’s Tarot of the Week; and new music from Alexian.

#pagan #pentacle #militaryveterans #woolstonsteentheologicalseminary #10Commandments #tarot #witchcraft #alexian