Initiatives Across Traditions & Communities
The International Pagan Society is developing a responsible framework for future initiatives aligned with its five official pillars. This page outlines intended areas of work while distinguishing future plans from programs that are currently operational.
These are developing priorities, not active funded programs.No applications or funding opportunities are currently open, and no initiative described on this page is currently staffed or operational.
How to Read This Page
A short summary before the detail below.
Five Pillar-Aligned Areas
Every future initiative described here is organized under one of IPS's five official pillars — not a separate or competing framework.
Developing Priorities, Not Active Programs
No initiative on this page is currently funded, staffed, or operational. These are areas IPS intends to explore as capacity allows.
Meant to Be Community-Informed
Future priorities are meant to be shaped with input from the traditions and communities any initiative would concern.
A Preview of How Future Initiatives May Be Organized
This is a preview of how a future initiatives directory may eventually be organized and filtered. The controls below are disabled and are not connected to any records.
Preview only — not yet functional
The public initiatives directory is under development. No program applications or funding rounds are currently open.
From Principles to Responsible Programs
IPS intends to develop initiatives only after appropriate governance, scope, safeguards, resources, and partnerships have been established. Future announcements will identify whether a program is exploratory, accepting collaborators, accepting applications, or fully operational.
Intended Areas of Future Work
Every future initiative is meant to align with one of these five pillars — not a separate or competing framework.
Education & Scholarship
Future initiatives may include public lecture series, source-grounded research collaborations, and accessible educational materials connecting practitioners with responsible scholarship.
Explore Education & ScholarshipHistorical & Cultural Preservation
Future initiatives may include consent-based oral history projects, community-controlled digital archives, and documentation developed in partnership with the traditions they concern.
Explore the Knowledge CenterCommunity Stewardship & Outreach
Future initiatives may include local learning circles, mutual-support networks, and outreach connecting isolated practitioners with wider community resources.
Explore Global CommunityGlobal Unity & Spiritual Freedom
Future initiatives may include public education about religious freedom, cross-tradition dialogue, and opposition to discrimination faced by Pagan, occult, esoteric, and mystic practitioners.
Explore Global Unity & Spiritual FreedomSustainable Livelihood Through Sacred Practice
Future initiatives may include transparent-pricing resources, fair-compensation guidance, and support for practitioners, educators, and cultural workers building honest, sustainable livelihoods.
Explore Sustainable LivelihoodNo applications or funding opportunities are currently open for any of these areas.
What This Page Is — and Isn't
We want to be direct about the difference between a plan and a program.
This page is:
- An honest outline of intended future work
- Organized under our five official pillars
- A statement of principles for how programs would be developed responsibly
- Subject to governance approval, resources, partnerships, and appropriate safeguards
- Updated as verified programs, if any, become operational
This page is not:
- A directory of active, funded, or staffed programs
- An application or funding portal
- A record of grants, fellowships, or awards
- A claim of Indigenous representation, consent, or partnership
- A financial, legal, or audit disclosure
Read more about how we intend to hold future work accountable on ourGovernancepage, or the standards guiding participation on ourCommunity Guidelines & Safetypage.
Help Build the Foundation for These Initiatives
Your support helps IPS grow into an organization capable of turning these developing priorities into responsibly governed programs.