Like anything else, interest in enchantment — in magic and mystery and the return of once and future kings — goes in cycles, and we are clearly in a period of resurgence. New Age spirituality is more ...

Most Christians consider Easter to be a sacred and joyous celebration of Christ's Resurrection. But what about the claim that Easter and its accompanying traditions originated from a pagan spring ...

As for Easter eggs and bunnies, there is little evidence that modern Christians lifted these symbols from pagans. In the early years of the Church, eating eggs was forbidden during Lent. Therefore, ...

Quattrocento humanism saw not just the return of the ancient gods to Latin epic, the most dignified of genres in Latin literature, it often brought them closer to the world of mortal men than they had ...

Smith, an organizer of the paganist organization Heathens United Against Racism, explains Norse mythology, symbols, and rituals, as well as how to practice Norse paganism, in his diligent, friendly ...

According to scholars of Scandinavian studies, ideas about Vikings and pagan Norse mythology today can often not be verified scientifically. “They are based essentially on reports written by Christian ...