Frequently Asked Questions & Curatorial Inquiries

No. Paganism encompasses a highly diverse, decentralized, and historically distinct set of earth-centered spiritual paths. IPS does not claim spiritual authority, doctrinal standing, or representative status over any Pagan, occult, esoteric, or mystic tradition, practitioner, or lineage. The Society describes its own mission and values on the Mission & Values page and its expectations for participants on the Community Guidelines & Safety page.

This website does not establish IPS as a religious denomination, membership church, degree-granting academic institution, accreditor, or a registered charity, nonprofit, foundation, or trust, unless that status is independently verified elsewhere. The Governance & Accountability page explains how the Society currently approaches organizational oversight and what remains under development.

The Repository page explains that the knowledge center is currently in development. IPS does not currently hold or claim ownership of physical archives, manuscripts, or cultural collections. Planned collection areas and the principles that would govern them are described on that page, not a catalogue of existing holdings.

The Facsimile Access Framework and Publications pages describe proposed access frameworks and directory structures. No paywall, subscription, or licensing fee is currently connected to this website, but no populated catalogue of facsimiles or publications currently exists either.

No. IPS does not operate a reading room, physical archive, appointment system, or manuscript-access program. There is no public collection to request access to at this time.

No verified chapters, circles, or affiliated groups are currently listed. The Community page describes a developing, pluralistic vision for local and online connection, including a proposed Local Circles framework, but does not represent an operating network of offices, secretariats, or research centers.

No. The Events page does not represent an accreditation, sponsorship, listing, registration, or ticketing service. IPS does not currently offer grants, fellowships, credentials, or institutional access tied to events.

No submission, application, or intake system is currently connected to this website. The Get Involved page describes possible future ways to participate; it does not accept applications, uploads, or registrations today.

Yes. The Donate page offers a one-time USD donation processed securely on Stripe's hosted checkout; this website never collects or stores card details. The Ways to Give page explains that alternative channels — bank transfer, securities, estate, property, or donor-advised-fund gifts — are not currently available.

No donor accounts, escrow, designated-fund handling, gift receipts, refund process, or financial guarantees currently exist through this website. Any future process would require legal, financial, and organizational review before it could be offered.

This website does not confirm that IPS holds tax-exempt or registered-charity status, so no representation about tax deductibility can be made here. Prospective donors should consult their own tax advisers and should not assume a deduction is available.

No confidential or anonymous safeguarding-reporting system is currently connected to this website. The Contact & Correspondence page is a static framework and does not accept submissions.

No. As explained on the Code of Ethics and Community Guidelines & Safety pages, IPS has not adopted a whistleblowing policy or an encrypted, monitored, or 24/7 reporting channel. No such confidentiality can be promised through a process that does not exist yet.

Privacy, safeguarding, whistleblowing, accessibility, records-retention, complaints, and correction policies have not been adopted as formal, binding institutional policy. The Governance & Accountability page describes the principles the Society intends to build toward.