Pagan Community Notes: March 19, 2026

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Ostara and Mabon blessings across the hemispheres. We sadly mark the passing of KIVA founder and lead singer Ariana Lightningstorm. A young champion of Indigenous rights prompts Cornell to reverse course. Star shares her Tarot of the Week, and we offer songs for the season.

The Wild Hunt

DATE: March 20, 2026 at 10:15AM
SOURCE: Angela Raincatcher Substack and Polytheism Today Podcast
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TITLE: 20 20 24 Hours to Go!

URL: https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/p/20-20-24-hours-to-go

Yes, there are only about 24 hours to go on the Well of Mimir campaign, but I DON’T want to be sedated! IYKYK

Fehu (Cattle/Wealth) and Kenaz (Torch/Lighting a Way) from the Well of Mimir Rune Cards Angela Raincatcher, 2025

It may look like we have an impossibly long way to go to fund the campaign, but a longtime friend and supporter reached out to tell me they will make up the difference in funding to ensure the success of the campaign.

Dear friends, I cried tears of deep joy and relief. My belief in community was bolstered. Thank you, thank you, thank you, to this generous person and to my spirits for opening the road for this campaign.

For those who want to pledge and haven’t yet, you have until 12:45pm ET tomorrow, Saturday, March 21. If you want order an additional deck(s) or want to increase your pledge level, you have until 12:45pm ET tomorrow, Saturday, March 21. What a wonderful way to welcome in the Spring!

Blessings from a strong and open heart,

Angela Raincatcher

URL: https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/p/20-20-24-hours-to-go

Substack blog articles can be found at https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/

Polytheism Today podcast site at https://angelaraincatcher.substack.com/s/polytheism-today You can also find Season One here!!

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Consciously Pagan since the late 1980s, Angela Raincatcher is a spirit-led artist and Pagan priestess. Angela has been a priestess and community organizer since the early 2000s. She is currently the convener of the public ritual group Connect DC, head of the Artist Guild and a 3rd-degree initiate in the Order of the Elemental Mysteries. At heart, Angela is an animist and an equal-opportunity polytheist. In her endeavors and life journey, she leads with a strong and open heart, and strives to treat all living beings with the respect they inherently deserve.

Polytheism Today explores the rich diversity of the divine as experienced in our modern world by polytheists from a variety of spiritual traditions. You and all your gods are welcome here!

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20 20 24 Hours to Go!

But don’t sedate me!

Angela Raincatcher

What Is Ostara? And, How Do You Celebrate It?

https://sopuli.xyz/post/42881507

What Is Ostara? And, How Do You Celebrate It? - Sopuli

Lemmy

6 Facts About Eostre, the Spring Equinox Goddess Shrouded in Mystery

https://sopuli.xyz/post/42876162

6 Facts About Eostre, the Spring Equinox Goddess Shrouded in Mystery - Sopuli

Lemmy

Happy equinox! Tomorrow is the Spring Equinox, so celebrate in a way that is meaningful to you.

And for ppl on our reclamation quest, get ready for:

Easter (April 5th) - This holiday was prob stolen from Eostre / Ostara, German goddess of the dawn. So if you need diff stuffs to do, why not research her / them and see if they vibe w you?

#fedicoven #Wicca #pagan #christian

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What rune would you draw first?

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#datocurioso

¿Sabían que en el paganismo y la Wicca, el concepto de "espíritu familiar" es una entidad o animal que actúa como acompañante y apoyo energético en las prácticas de meditación y ritual?

A diferencia de la interpretación de los juicios de brujería de la Edad Moderna en Europa, donde se creía que eran entidades demoníacas bajo la apariencia de gatos negros, sapos o perros, la visión pagana los identifica como aliados naturales. Estos animales no son mascotas, animales de compañía o herramientas de servicio, sino seres que poseen un vínculo de afinidad con el practicante, facilitando la conexión con los ciclos de la naturaleza y sirviendo como receptores o conductores de energía durante los trabajos de visualización.

En las tradiciones paganas, el familiar puede ser un animal físico que comparte el espacio cotidiano o una forma de energía que se manifiesta únicamente en el plano de la conciencia durante estados alterados de percepción. Su función es actuar como un puente entre la frecuencia vibratoria humana y la del entorno silvestre, recordándoles de forma permanente la integración biológica y espiritual que existe entre el individuo y el ecosistema al que pertenece.

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