January 2016
Photos from the fire festival in Shetland.
Stonehenge winter solstice celebrated
Annual report from the only pagan location known to British journalists.
Ancient DNA sheds light on Irish origins
The genes responsible for haemochromatosis and lactase persistence traced.
Scottish witch trials linked to ‘spells of good weather’
As opposed to the one which correlated "witchcraft activity" with bad weather ? Academics, hmph!
February 2016
Archbishop Justin Welby hopes for fixed Easter date
Action to prevent moveable feasts. Don't hold your breath.
Wooden Stonehenge in Dorset set to stay
For a couple of years at least.
The privileged world of Thailand's supernatural dolls
Barbie is left feeling somewhat disadvantaged.
March 2016
Stonehenge burials show 'surprising degree' of gender equality
A new study of prehistoric bones discovered at Stonehenge has found around half belonged to women.
Thailand's love of the supernatural
A slightly more cynical take on the previous article on this subject.
Enough is enough: India women fight to enter temples
Gender equality in religion.
What does vanilla yogurt have to do with the secret of happiness?
There seems to be some dispute with the spelling as well!
Why does China have women-only mosques?
Gender equality and religion again.
China urges 'space-saving' burials to cut land use
Vertical burial for lateral thinkers.
When gods were hauled into Indian courts
It would seem that in India you can sue for Act of Goddess.
The Place Where You Can Walk Through The Universe
The Crawick Multiverse revisited.
April 2016
Why can’t the date of Easter be fixed?
An end in sight for this centuries old dispute ?
'Unusual' carved Pictish stone displayed at Elgin Museum
Standing stone with a twist.
May 2016
The Indian woman who hunts the witch hunters
Fighting against discriminatory and defamatory claims of witchcraft.
Sir Gawain of the Round Table and his East Lothian links
Local connections to Arthurian myths.
June 2016
Why are women banned from Mount Athos?
Vladimir Putin, Russian Orthodox monks, and a peninsula in Greece.
July 2016
Snake slaughter after kindness ritual goes wrong
Chinese woman discovers the downside of compassion to all creatures.
Ramadan's effect on the economy.
Stonehenge solstice: Number of revellers falls by half
Various possible reasons for the waning popularity of pagan celebration.
Crawick Multiverse hosts Festival of the Solstice
Perhaps this should have been listed as one of the reasons for the previous item.
August 2016
Healing crystal theft claim puts singer 'at risk of bad energy'
Yes, it's a story from California. How did you guess ?
Indian temple accepts shares from devotees
Evidently the Indians are trying to give the Californians some competition.
The Chennai woman who runs a Hindu crematorium
A sensible story about death and equality.
'New Stonehenge' at Durrington Walls 'had no standing stones'
Digging around in the past.
Search for Stirling's lost Iron Age roundhouse
Sexism and archaeology.
September 2016
Scots burial and cremation costs hit new high
You can't take it with you!
November 2016
An uncanny mixture: God, alcohol and even cannabis
Businesses run by religious groups around the world.
Scottish witchcraft book published online
A list of Scottish witches from 1658.
Mexico City stages first Day of the Dead parade
Just to prove that tradition isn't what it used to be.
In cartoons: Doing Diwali Delhi style
The Hindu festival of lights explained, sort of.
Public asked to record 'witch' markings on Halloween
Historic England wants to know about scratch marks.
The 'witch' markings in pictures
and the public response to the previous article.
The real and bloody history behind the witches of Halloween
Just in case you weren't aware that it wasn't always fun.
The sweet side of Mexico's Day of the Dead
Photos of food and decor for this celebration.
December 2016
Production method of new fiver brings together diverse groups.
...and the Bank of England's cunning plan!