"Archaeologists excavating the ancient Mayan site of Holmul in the northeastern Guatemalan region of El Pet'en have discovered a monumental high-relief frieze buried in the foundations of a temple pyramid... Underneath the figures is a band of 30 glyphs dedicating the building to Ajwosaj Chan K'inich, ruler of Naranjo, a city-state south of Holmul allied to the Snake Lords of Calakmul... Estrada-Belli believes this passage describes a ritual re-establishment of a local god who had been ousted by the Tikal rulers when they conquered Holmul.
Review: Pop Pagans: Paganism and Popular Music (PopMatters)
"Paganism and popular music share a love of physicality. Rooting this scholarly anthology not in beliefs constructed by modern society referring to nature, but arising rather from earth's own manifestations by cultural contexts, co-editor Donna Weston introduces 13 contributions to the study of Pagans and music now."
Belief in precognition increases sense of control over one's life (ScienceDaily)
"People given scientific evidence supporting our ability to predict the future feel a greater sense of control over their lives, according to research published August 7 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Katharine Greenaway and colleagues from the University of Queensland, Australia."
Varg Vikernes seeks help in suing French officials who arrested him (PressTV)
"A Norwegian neo-Nazi musician, who was arrested in France on suspicion of plotting a "major terrorist act," has called on the public to help him financially to sue the officials... While serving time in prison, he became affiliated with the Heathen Front and several of his writings on Germanic paganism were published."
Celebrating Pagan pride (The Surrey Leader)
"Vancouver Pagan Pride Day will be held between Aug. 10 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Hawthorne Park, 144 Street and 105 Avenue. This is the second year that the has been organized by the Order of Sc'athach, a modern order of Wiccan knights that is a registered religious society in B.C. based in Surrey."
Wild Ginger Witch Camp (Saultstar.com)
"Whether they call it witchcraft, Wicca, paganism or the Craft, witches practise a nature-based religion that recognizes the earth itself as sacred. Witches celebrate the solstices and equinoxes, and the changing seasons, in a variety of ways. Many are also active in social causes and ecological concerns, such as the successful fight to stop the mega-quarry that threatened the aquifer near Honeywood. Occasionally, they also get together for events like Wild Ginger; church camp for witches."
Interview with Owen Davies, author of "America Bewitched: The story of witchcraft after Salem" (The Salem News)
"The descendants of colonial populations did not lose their fear of witches, and the millions of immigrants from myriad countries brought with them their own beliefs and concerns about witchcraft. I have come across witch assaults and murders in Irish, British, German, Italian, Swedish, Serbian, Mexican, and African-American communities."
Obama administration officially backs explicitly Christian prayers before public meetings (Los Angeles Times)
"In the current case, the Obama administration has told the court that Greece's practice should not be considered an endorsement. The town council's opening of its meetings with a Christian prayer "does not amount to an unconstitutional establishment of religion merely because most prayer-givers are Christian and many or most of their prayers contain sectarian references," wrote U.S. Solicitor Gen. Donald Verrilli Jr. He noted that the House and Senate had official chaplains and that the court in 1983 upheld opening prayers in state legislatures. If local councils may have religious invocations, the law should not require them to "closely police the content of prayers," he said.
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