"The 'Woke Mind Virus,' as espoused by Elon Musk, is of course a work of fiction. Mostly. But don’t count the idea out just yet," writes Storm Faerywolf. "I think those who promote it are so close to getting it, but they have failed to take any responsibility for their own sick hearts, resulting in a collective case of projection."

Continue reading Opinion: Will the Real “Mind-Virus” Please Stand Up? at The Wild Hunt.

Rather than obsessing over the miniscule number of transgender athletes in women's sports, fairness-minded politicians like Ken Paxton should focus on the pandemic of unregulated divine intervention in men's sports.

Continue reading Opinion: A Modest Proposal for Banning Christian Athletes from Men’s Sports at The Wild Hunt.

In this week's Pagan Community Notes: a cardinal (not the bird kind) reignites the Pachamama controversy and debate over Paganism in the Catholic Church, career spells make the business news, Brittany explores the "misnamed Witch," and, of course, Star's Tarot of the Week.

Continue reading Pagan Community Notes: Week of July 23, 2026 at The Wild Hunt.

As catastrophic wildfires reshape North American forests, governments are increasingly embracing Indigenous fire stewardship, recognizing that healthier landscapes depend not only on emergency response but on restoring long-term relationships with the land.

Continue reading Wildfires Are Changing How North America Thinks About Forests—and Indigenous Knowledge Is Helping Lead the Way at The Wild Hunt.

Long before Lithuania officially embraced Christianity, Orthodox migrants and local converts lived alongside a predominantly pagan population in medieval Vilnius, offering new archaeological evidence that religious change unfolded gradually through migration, trade, and everyday life.

Continue reading Migration and Religious Diversity Shaped Early Vilnius in Europe’s Last Pagan Kingdom at The Wild Hunt.

The Interior Department has opened a brief public comment period on a proposal to remove protections for the landscape surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a move Tribal nations warn could expose one of North America's most sacred Indigenous landscapes to expanded drilling.

Continue reading Less Than 14 Days Remain to Comment on Proposal to Remove Chaco Protections at The Wild Hunt.

"If someone were trying to trap me," writes Meg Elison in her review of the exhibit, "one of the surest ways would be to put up a sign to say there’s a show focused on tarot inside this building, this cardboard box, this tiger pit. This thing is a Witch magnet."

Continue reading Tarot! at the Morgan Library at The Wild Hunt.

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Vodoun plays a critical role in saving Benin’s Mangrove, Ancient Neolithic site, Witch’s Grave reveals some secrets, Star’s Tarot of the week, and an update from the Pagan Solidarity Alliance.

Continue reading Pagan Community Notes: Week of July 16, 2026 at The Wild Hunt.

Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott reviews Christopher Nolan's new film "The Odyssey," which portrays the Homeric hero as haunted by war, loss, and a sense that he has betrayed the law of the gods.

Continue reading Review: Nolan’s “The Odyssey” burns the world entire at The Wild Hunt.

Archaeologists in Georgia have uncovered a gold votive plaque bearing the first direct inscription linking the Roman fort of Apsaros to the mystery cult of Jupiter Dolichenus, offering a rare glimpse into the religious life of Rome's eastern frontier.

Continue reading Gold Votive Plaque Reveals Cult of Jupiter Dolichenus at Roman Fort on the Black Sea at The Wild Hunt.