ABSTRACT

The isolation measures experienced by practicing pagans during the COVID-19 pandemic allowed for a general assessment of the community at large as well as personal growth in individual practice. By contrasting the different approaches to their faith online, members of this community had to create new means not only of where and how to enact rituals, but how to define sacred space, and how they personally related to these terms on a practical and spiritual level. Common practices ranged from Jungian introspective meditation to co-opting mundane domestic tasks as a meditative activity for ritual and prayer. Bonds with other members of similar faiths were almost entirely virtual and allowed for the community to come together as a whole to assess stances on doctrine, social issues, and technological impact on practice.