News: Paganism, Witchcraft, Witch Hunts & the Occult

Here is a round-up of recent news stories about paganism, witchcraft, the occult and historic witch trials:

“Pagan paradise: Glastonbury without the festival” – story at The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/jun/22/glastonbury-town-festival-druids-pagans-travel-holidays

“Pagan Pride festival to take place in Southampton” – story at Daily Echo: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/16270567.Hundreds_of_Pagans_to_flock_to_Southampton_for_festival/

“What does Summer Solstice mean and what is the Pagan name for the longest day of the year?” – story at Metro: https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/21/summer-solstice-mean-pagan-name-longest-day-year-7648742/

“The tarot revival thanks to Brexit, Trump and Dior” – story at BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44471537

“These Occult Exorcists Say the Catholic Church Makes Demons Worse” – story at VICE: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4354zp/these-occult-exorcists-say-the-catholic-church-makes-demons-worse

“Who Is Strange Angel’s Jack Parsons, the Stranger Than Fiction Scientist?” – story at TV.com: http://www.tv.com/news/who-is-jack-parsons-strange-angels-mad-scientist-was-a-real-person-15290178430028142/

“Pam Grossman talks “waking the witch,” empowerment, and the magic of art on Ultraculture” – interview at Boing Boing: https://boingboing.net/2018/06/14/pam-grossman-talks-waking-th.html

“Weird Suffolk: Westleton Witch’s Stone” – story at East Anglian Daily Times: http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/weird-suffolk-looks-at-the-westleton-witch-s-stone-1-5534021

“The dark history of Exeter – the first and last place to kill a ‘witch’” – story at Devon Live: https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dark-history-exeter-first-last-1609485

“7 Insane Witch Trials From 17th Century Malta” – press release from Lovin Malta: https://lovinmalta.com/lifestyle/living-in-malta/7-insane-witch-trials-from-17th-century-malta

“‘Witch trial victims won’t be forgotten’ says John Worland” – story at Gazette: http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/16276324.___Witch_trial_victims_won___t_be_forgotten___/

“What the Salem witches can teach us about how we treat women today” – story at The Macomb Daily: http://www.macombdaily.com/opinion/20180611/what-the-salem-witches-can-teach-us-about-how-we-treat-women-today

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