It’s the back-to-school time of year!
As the summer winds down and kids start preparing to go back-to-school, parents everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief. While most moms and dads like having extra time with their little ones, the season can also wear o…
Beauty retailer gets negative attention with their plans to offer “starter witch kit”.
The fragrance company Pinrose recently provoked the ire of Wiccans and Indigenous people with a “starter witch kit” that it planned to offer through Sephora. An August …
Celebration of the vine in the month of September.
Recent years have seen a boom in regard to how many holidays are packed into each calendar year. “National Grilled Cheese Day,” “National Cat Day,” and “National Encouragement Day” get mixed in with mor…
The Heathenry movement is enjoying significant growth in the United States and Canada.
Contemporary Norse paganism is a few decades old. Some call it “Asatru,” a combination of two Old Norse words that together mean “belief or faith in the ancient gods.” Fo…
Hinduism holds the distinction of being one of the world’s oldest religions.
As far as world religions go, Hinduism is quite old. Having originated thousands upon thousands of years ago, it is still being practiced all across the world today. In fact, statistics …
Cultures throughout history have had different unique ways of honoring the dead.
Loss is a natural part of life. Since the concept of death goes back as far as life itself, it makes sense that cultures throughout history have had different ways of honoring the dead…
The art of combining fragrant plant-based materials and burning them in the form of incense has ancient roots.
Since the dawn of time, humans have integrated aspects of the natural world into their spiritual beliefs and rituals. It’s unclear exactly who invented …
Cultures like the ancient Celts and Norse considered trees sacred.
Did you know that trees have a heartbeat? An April 2018 IFL Science report discussed findings by Aarhus University researcher Dr. András Zlinszky, explaining that each arbor pumps water to circulat…
Mythology has shaped the fictional universe in which Wonder Woman lives.
In the 2017 “Wonder Woman” movie starring Gal Gadot as the Amazonian princess, gone were the satin tights of the 1970s television series in favor of a decidedly more Greco-Roman warrior lo…
The Bodhi tree is one of the central symbols of Buddhism.
Symbols play an important part in most of the religions of the world. The Cross of Jesus is associated with Christianity, the Star of David is a symbol of Judaism, and so on. While many people of the Western…