modern Paganism: Quick Facts

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A large crowd of people, many dressed in red and festive clothing, gather among the standing stones at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice.

Aleister Crowley

Ritual regalia of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

Reverend Virginia Powell and Ashleigh Powell, both in black robes, stand holding hands with others in a circle around a table with candles and statues during a Wicca lunar ritual.

Odinist (Heathen) priest celebrating the summer solstice

High priest Wicca Og Sperle stands alone in a dimly lit room, holding a staff and praying beside a fire bowl during the Lughnasadh ritual at Temenos Aetos Thesmophoros temple.

Silhouetted figures in costumes and cloaks, some with antler headdresses, stand outdoors holding banners during a Samhain ceremony at sunset near Glastonbury Tor.

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