Dazed Magazineさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Dazed MagazineInstagram)「Folk horror and the Holy Fool 🧙‍♂️⁠ In 2021, the UK Census marked a significant moment in the nation’s religious history. For the first time since records began, less than half of the population of England and Wales described themselves as Christian, with a decrease of more than 13% since 2011. At the same time, 95,000 described themselves as believers in Paganism, Wicca, or Shamanism, up from around 70,000 in 2011, and 42,000 in 2001. The tide appears to be changing, driven in part by environmental concerns and the failure of existing institutions to deal with the dissociative malaise that’s come to define life in the early 21st century. But actually, British Paganism might be the perfect belief system for the internet age. Through their phone screens, British teens can connect with the folk rituals of distant Croatian communities, or hear stories about contemporary witchcraft direct from the witches themselves. “If you were a pagan many years ago, you could have grown up in a town, and maybe there was one other pagan [besides] you,” says Maria Pérez Cuervo, founder of @helleborezine. “You were a bit of an oddball, and connecting with other people would have been really hard. Now, it’s all within your reach, because you go online and you follow the hashtags, and you can connect immediately with people that share your beliefs.” Consuming this kind of media isn’t going to re-enchant the world in and of itself, but it is a way into a deeper connection with the places, people and practices that can. “Ritual is everywhere, and we are seeing an increased curiosity about the origins of certain practices,” adds the team behind @weird_walk, a journal about navigating ancient paths and visiting sacred sites as a way to reconnect with the mythical past of the British Isles. At the very least, Britain’s growing neo-Pagan movement could encourage us to get offline and engage with the real world in a more meaningful way. Could the key to a better future be unearthed from the ancient past? Tap the link in bio to read more 🔗 📸 Courtesy of @weird_walk⁠ ✍️ @t.s.waite ⁠ #Dazed⁠」6月13日 18時46分