On June 1, 1563, the English Witchcraft Act went into effect. Kept in place until 1951, the laws basically allowed courts to prosecute people for any hint of witchy activity ... Read More

In Will County, Illinois, psychics are going have to limit their business space to commercially zoned areas, thanks to new ordinances regarding land use in unincorparated areas. The new regulations ... Read More

President Obama has nominated Second Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor as a replacement for returing Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Sotomayor would not only be the first ... Read More

Here's an interesting one out of southern California. Recently, a pastor and his wife claim that they were told by San Diego County officials that they couldn't hold Bible study ... Read More

Often, we mention around here that people of minority faiths are sometimes treated differently. Those of us who live in the United States, in particular, try to keep in mind ... Read More

We've been talking a lot about Daniel Houser, the teen whose family refused to take him for chemotherapy, citing religious differences as their reason. In an eerily similar case, a ... Read More

Residents of the Carribean island of St. Lucia are getting a bit twitchy, because it seems rumors have been circulating about a possible "witch convention" coming to town. Apparently this ... Read More

In Great Britain, a report reveals that a doctor was ordered to apologize to a Pagan patient, who complained that her practitioner "oozed Christianity." The patient complained that her doctor's ... Read More

It's once again Memorial Day, and for many people, it's a day of mixed emotions. Too often, the purpose of Memorial Day, which is to honor fallen warriors, is overshadowed ... Read More

Thanks to reader Lee for sending this piece from the BBC my way -- apparently Spanish authorities arrested a group of nearly two dozen people in an international prostitution ring... ... Read More

I've been following a story with some interest about a 13-year-old boy whose parents have refused chemotherapy treatment for their son's Hodgkin's lymphoma. The child, who lives in Minnesota, was ... Read More

A project is underway on the island of Malta to save the area's ancient temples, which are suffering from erosion and structural damage. Some of the temples are 8,000 years ... Read More

Image © Patti Wigington 2009 What is Wildcrafting? Nature Meditation Make a Magic Staff More Wordless Wednesday photos at About.com and the Wordless Wednesday Home Blog. Follow Pagan/Wiccan on Twitter or Join ... Read More

I was recently inspired by our Holistic Healing Guide, Phyl Desy, who created a healing request page for her readers. Since I often get notes from readers who ask me ... Read More

California prosecutors have dropped animal cruelty charges against a man performing Santerian sacrifices, but what's interesting is that those charges were not dropped because of freedom of religion issues. Instead, ... Read More

In Norway, the Aasatrufellowship Bifrost will soon have their own burialplace. The fellowship is an Asatru group based out of Oslo, and has been legally recognized as a religion in ... Read More

A small sculpture found in a German cave could be the world's oldest, but comments from some researchers seem to lean towards the non-academic. The female figure, which is estimated ... Read More

I love this time of year, because it never fails to remind me of the endless cycle of life, death, and rebirth. The snow has melted, the rainy season has ... Read More

If you're going to be visiting Cozumel, Mexico, later in May, you might get a chance to see something really cool. A re-enactment of the historic Travesía Sagrada Maya, or ... Read More

Rev. Constantine Valantasis is the pastor of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Massillon, Ohio, and says he and his parishioners have been planning to put a garden into an ... Read More

In Chillicothe, Ohio, a Wiccan high school senior began a petition asking that a moment of silence replace his school's traditional graduation prayer, and it looks like administrators may be ... Read More

Image © Caitlin M. Hyatt 2008 Rebirth Incense Spring Rebirthing Ritual What are the Celtic Tree Months? More Wordless Wednesday photos at About.com and the Wordless Wednesday Home Blog. Follow Pagan/Wiccan on ... Read More

Stonehenge is a really big deal when it comes time for the summer solstice each year. However, recent activites at the site have led people to worry that there may ... Read More

Remember back in February, when we talked about Oklahoma representative Mike Ritze, who was willing to pony up the cash to pay for a big set of the Ten Commandments? ... Read More

In eastern Siberia, people have relied on the wisdom and counsel of tribal shamans for centuries. They've acted as advisors to their people, healers, and spiritual leaders. Now, a group ... Read More

I don't know about you, but ever since I read Harry Potter, I always thought Quidditch would be fun, and now a group of students has started a Quidditch team ... Read More

Because apparently our state legislators have nothing to actually DO with their time, we can thank Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia (and thirteen co-sponsors) for introducing a bill "Encouraging the ... Read More

Tonight we had to put our wonderful nine-year-old golden labrador to sleep, following a lengthy battle with cancer. I send up this prayer in his honor: In days gone by, the ... Read More

From the Christian Science Monitor comes a revealing piece on religious bullying. Author Walter Rodgers, a Christian, points out the alarming trend on a global scale. While he naturally looks ... Read More

May 9th is the night of the full moon, and this month's moon is rather appropriately named the Flower Moon. In most North American planting zones, this week is a ... Read More

This time of year I always receive quite a few emails from folks who have had -- or are thinking of having -- a handfasting ceremony. It's a great way ... Read More

Image © Patti Wigington 2008 Kemetic Paganism What is a Reconstructionist Group? Egyptian Deities More Wordless Wednesday photos at About.com and the Wordless Wednesday Home Blog. Follow Pagan/Wiccan on Twitter or Join ... Read More

Mother's Day is this Sunday, and it's one of those holidays that I always think is a little cheesy until the moment when one of my kids hands me a ... Read More

A reader writes in with an interesting dilemma. She says, "I was recently planning to attend a big Pagan event, and my husband and I were very excited about going. ... Read More

Our About.com Guide to Senior Travel, Nancy Parode, is putting together a piece on traveling to spiritual locations, and she's looking for information on tour operators who specialize in this ... Read More

Tyla Lalicata is 12 years old and is being treated for cancer. She was dianosed with a primary central nervous system tumor last June, and underwent surgery to remove the ... Read More

Over at Newsweek's On Faith column, Starhawk and several other writers weigh in and speak out against the use of torture. She says, in part, "This is a defining moment ... Read More

Do you have your altar all prettied up for Beltane? If you'd like to share a photo of yours with the rest of us, you can send it in as ... Read More