City’s First ‘Heathen’ Council Member
After capturing the seat last Tuesday Halloran is trying to steer the media buzz toward his political goals and away from his religion. Read full story from wpix.com

How rainforest shamans treat disease
Ethnobotanists, people who study the relationship between plants and people, have long documented the extensive use of medicinal plants by indigenous shamans in places around the world, including the Amazon. But few have reported on the actual process by which traditional healers diagnose and treat disease. Read full story from mongabay.com

Suffolk’s wildflower drugs larder
We’re being urged to look in the Suffolk countryside for wildflowers which can help treat common diseases. Read full story from news.bbc.co.uk

La Paz celebrates Day of the Skulls
Surrounding him, thousands of people are walking around the huge graveyard, singing and playing popular music to their decorated skulls, praying to them, and making all kinds of offerings, from flower bouquets to sweets and bread. Read full story from new.bbc.co.uk

The Spiral Dance celebrates 30 years
May be the most moving tradition amongst the remaining pagan customs is the image of a community swirling on the hilltops holding the hands of each other, the young and the old. This is a dance of celebrating survival. Counting the heads of the living, still remembering the beloveds who left for the great happy Summerlands. Read full story from examiner.com