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Auto technician and volunteer fire fighter George Cook, of Evansville, throws kindle onto the Spirit Fire on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, during the Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance's Samhain celebration at Crab Orchard Campground. Cook has been a member of the alliance for eight years and identifies as an eclectic Pagan.

Witches aren’t wicked, practitioners weigh in on the peaceful roots of paganism

November 6, 2019

Rae Gogan-Thomas from West Frankfort twirls her ribbon around during the annual SIPA Beltane Ritual at Giant City State Park April 28, 2019. The kids had their own Maypole to celebrate the season of growth.

Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance celebrates annual spring ritual

April 29, 2019

Emmalie Hall-Skank, a junior from Streamwood studying interior design, lights a candle at the ancestral altar Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, during the Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance's Samhain celebration at Crab Orchard Campground. (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)

Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance to hold first public ritual of 2018

February 1, 2018

Georgia De-La-Garza, of Cherokee, raises her hands into the sky Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, just after the solar eclipse at Dancing Willow Farm in Makanda. “To me it means transformation,” De-La-Garza said. “Both of my children moved out so I am transforming into a single person again.” De-La-Garza said she has been mentally preparing for the eclipse for over a year. “I think everyone had their own personal experience and I will continue to seek myself inward,” De-La-Garza added. “I hope everyone takes these moments that are given to us, hold them close and do a sort of reflection.” (Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena)

Gallery: Southern Illinois Pagans celebrate eclipse

August 22, 2017

Max Stewart, 6, of Crystal Lake, stares into the sun with a mask over his glasses Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, before the solar eclipse at Dancing Willow Farm in Makanda. (Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena)

‘I do not have words’: Southern Illinois pagans experience eclipse

August 21, 2017

Emmalie Hall-Skank, a senior from Streamwood studying interior design, gazes up from inside a bamboo forest Sunday, March 5, 2017, during an afternoon hike with members of the Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance at the Marberry Arboretum off Pleasant Hill Road in Carbondale. The group hike was organized by Tara Nelson, founder of SIPA and a 2002 SIU graduate.

Photo of the Day: ‘For us this is church’

March 5, 2017

Auto technician and volunteer fire fighter George Cook, of Evansville, throws kindle onto the Spirit Fire on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, during the Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance's Samhain celebration at Crab Orchard Campground. Cook has been a member of the alliance for eight years and identifies as an eclectic Pagan.

Pagans of southern Illinois celebrate the new year, remember lost loved ones

October 30, 2016

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