(RNS) — For days ahead of the official holiday on Monday (Aug. 1), many modern pagans around the world have already been celebrating Lúnasa, the first of three harvest holidays on the modern pagan ...

As autumn proves and Robert Frost reminds us, “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” In October, daylight wanes, fields empty and much of ...

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 ...

(RNS) — This time of year, a bruja, or witch, practices central Mexican Indigenous rituals and modern pagan ones, both honoring the Earth and “us as individuals as part of nature.” But the holidays of ...

Pagans have long had a bad rap. Ethan Doyle White’s “Pagans: The Visual Culture of Pagan Myths, Legends + Rituals” corrects misconceptions and explains their intricate belief systems and rich ...

OK, fine, Beltane — an ancient Celtic holiday celebrated by some modern pagans — won’t roll around until May. But we’re just trying to get into the spirit, so to speak, after learning that Marshall ...

-- Any moment now, Carol Kirk knows, she’ll walk outside and feel the first stirrings of autumn, even in her sweltering back yard in Huntsville. The pagan festival of Lamas, called Lughnasadh ...

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This Halloween, there are likely to be fewer pint-sized witches going door to door in search of candy. Concerns over the coronavirus have meant that in many places, trick-or-treating is off the menu.