Winter solstice 2020
The winter solstice happened this year at 8.09am on 21 December, when the north pole was titled farthest away from […]
Paganism
Factsheet: Druids
Beliefs, practices, facts and stats of the Druid movement in the UK – a search for inspiration linked to sacred sites with ancient traditions.
Halloween is here – but what does it have to do with modern witchcraft?
The image of dark and horrifying witches associated with Halloween is at odds with contemporary Pagan witchcraft, which venerates the earth and celebrates ancestors.
Summer’s over: Paganism and the festival of Samhain
The festival of Samhain on 31 October, has ancient origins marking variously the end of summer, the beginning of the Celtic new year, the veneration of the dead and a fire festival in the agricultural year. It is observed by many Pagans and is associated with divining the future.
Religion news 14 October
The next sex abuse inquiry will be on the treatment of LGBT+ in the church; Paganism a growing religion in Iceland; Children’s prayer mat invented for Welsh Muslim boy goes global
Religion news 8 September
77 year old priest arrested in climate change protest – again; Roman Catholic priest says repent of being a Democrat or burn in hell; campaign to pardon ancient witches of Scotland.
Stonehenge: a Neolithic cathedral, a healing place, or a memorial to ancestors?
Tim Wyatt explores the quest to understand the religious significance of Stonehenge. Aligning with sunrise and sunset, was it a place to venerate ancestors, a sacred house of healing, or a place for rituals which orientated people to the world?
Pagans welcome Summer Solstice at a social distance
By Rosie Dawson, 20 June, 2020 Sarah Kerr will greet tomorrow’s sunrise with some drumming while sitting underneath an apple […]
Pilgrims Prepare for their Virtual Journey
By Catherine Pepinster, 17 June 2020 They were the origins of holidays and the way that religions went on the […]
The Pagan Festival of Beltane
Factsheet on the pagan festival of Beltane. History, customs, beliefs, geography, contemporary celebrations