A new neuroscience study found that virtual reality “flying” with wings altered how participants’ brains processed body imagery, suggesting immersive VR experiences may partially reshape the brain’s sense of embodiment, identity, and functional body representation.

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At the White House-linked “Rededicate 250” rally in Washington, speakers and worship leaders promoted a biblically centered vision of America, drawing criticism from church-state advocates and raising questions about how that vision includes non-Christian communities.

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A New Jersey lawsuit involving Wiccan religious accommodations in prison has drawn national attention, highlighting debates over inmate rights, transgender incarceration policy, and how conservative media frames minority religions such as Wicca.

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"Since Pantheacon’s demise in 2020, the West Coast has been feeling the loss of a Pagan conference," writes Lauren Parker from the 2026 Spirit Northwest conference. "In the era of Discords and government control of internet spaces, in-person congregation remains the most important."

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"Establishing a Witchcraft business is a different experience for everyone," writes Alan U. Dalul. "Only some advice applies. But I wanted to share a few things I have learned, even if I am not an expert on business matters."

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"A Faery ally can be an invaluable asset for the Witch," writes Storm Faerywolf, "as well as a relationship that is deeply personal, intimate, and even possibly romantic or erotic, just as with any human in with whom we may engage."

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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we celebrate the graduates of Cherry Hill Seminary, cover the UK's National Secular Society’s criticism of a local council's use of the Lord’s Prayer, note the release of a new blue morpho butterfly in honor of David Attenborough’s 100th birthday, share Star’s Tarot of the Week, and remember Gordon White in Crossings of the Veil.

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A sacred Indigenous geoglyph in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert was damaged during border wall construction, prompting outrage from Indigenous leaders, archaeologists, and environmental advocates concerned about irreversible spiritual and cultural loss.

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The Trump Administration has rescinded the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, removing conservation as a formal public lands “use” and shifting federal land policy toward energy development, mining, grazing, and other extractive priorities amid criticism from environmental and conservation organizations.

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A new PRRI survey finds that roughly one-third of Americans support or sympathize with Christian nationalism. The report links those views to political affiliation, media consumption, authoritarian attitudes, and immigration beliefs, while raising broader questions about religious pluralism and minority-faith inclusion in the United States.

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