Three U.S. soldiers — an officer, a reservist, and a new recruit — respond to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “Nordic Pagans” remarks, reflecting on faith, honor, and the quiet courage it takes to serve both gods and country. Continue reading The courage to serve: Heathen soldiers respond to Hegseth’s “Nordic Pagans” insult at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
At Cleveland’s Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick, Brazilian artist Luciana Lupe Vasconcelos conjures the dark feminine with haunting precision. Her “Espíritos Familiares” reimagines mythic women as guardians, creators, and sacred protectors inviting viewers to confront beauty, power, and the divine feminine reborn from shadow. Continue reading Empowering the Dark Feminine in Espiritos Familiares at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
"Sundrung oozes a sort of dark mysticism which can only stem from a deep understanding of Old Nordic lore," writes Lyonel Perabo of the new album by Icelandic heavy metal band Nexion. Continue reading Nexion’s “Sundrung” is a tantalizing sonic apocalypse at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
In many ways, October travels with the ancestors are the sweetest because at this time of the year we expect to hear from our beloved ones whose memories warm our hearts. Continue reading The Sun and Traveling with the Ancestors at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
"Both Charlies, Hebdo and Kirk," writes Lyonel Perabo, "played pretty much the same game: riling up people, both for laughs and to score political points. Kirk’s ideology was rooted in Christian conservatism, while Charlie Hebdo was staffed by left-libertarians. Yet they both met with the same fate: they were murdered because their speech was deemed dangerous." Continue reading Opinion: Are You Charlie? at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: South Florida Pagan Pride shines with a successful gathering, ATC Matriarch Belladonna LaVeau shares a message, Cherry Hill Seminary announces it will begin offering ordinations, Star offers her Tarot of the Week, and (careful broom riders!) the fall migration fills the skies with birds on the move. Continue reading Pagan community Notes: Week of October 2, 2025 at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
As we begin October, we too are lucky. Bart Everson reminds us that each of us exists because an unbroken chain of ancestors survived long enough to pass life forward. Through luck, resilience, and countless generations, their breath becomes ours. Honoring them is both remembrance and gratitude for being here. Continue reading Ancestors Always: Luck, Lineage, and Living Memory at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
Greater Chicagoland Pagan Pride drew hundreds to Riis Park for workshops, ritual, and activism under the theme “Revolutionary Reflections,” balancing community celebration with resilience after disruptions by evangelical protesters crashed the event. Continue reading Christians Protest Chicagoland Pagan Pride at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
At a 90-minute rally-like gathering, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth outlined planned changes to the U.S. military, blasting “wokeness,” tightening combat standards for women, and vowing “no more beardos” or Nordic Pagans in the ranks. Continue reading No Military Full of Nordic Pagans for You – Hegseth’s Fight Against “Woke” Culture in the Ranks at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
Russian propaganda blames witches, pagan imagery, "black magic," and even Celtic festivals for military setbacks in Ukraine, weaving the absurd with the sinister. These tales of “satanic altars” and aircraft-destroying witches mask battlefield failures while mobilizing religious fear at home and abroad. Continue reading Editorial: Pagan Witches, Satanists, and Soldiers: Russia’s Strange Obsession with Paganism in Ukraine- and How it Might be Contagious at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
Witchcraft & Pagan News - The Moon card forces the exploration of what we least like to face: the dark sides of ourselves. But the bright side of the Moon is that when we do so, we learn and embrace who we truly are. | Living, Paganism, Perspectives, Science, Witchcraft| The Wild Hunt
Witchcraft & Pagan News - When the QVC hellhole that is Tiktok catches me with a mini Zoltar ("He Speaks!") available for purchase, I add it to my cart. After I check out, Tiktok informs me they have cut the price, trying to sell me another one. Everything is a huckster in this story. | Living, Paganism, Perspectives, Politics, Witchcraft| The Wild Hunt