Gerald Gardner founded Wicca in the 1960s, though many claim the idea was originally thought up with assistance by Aleister Crowley. Regardless, the faith has become one of the most prominent neopagan ...
Wicca and witchcraft are popping up in pop culture these days, from teenage witches on TikTok to a Marvel comic superhero called Wiccan. It has even led The New York Times to ask: “When did everyone ...
When most people think of witchcraft, they base it off of how witches are portrayed in the media or what it means to be a Wiccan. There is more to being a witch than just doing spells and reading ...
Karen Silva and Sharon L’Heureux, both of Meriden, are proud to count themselves among the nation’s witches. The women are both priestesses of Wicca, a federally recognized neo-Pagan religion — and ...
Two weeks ago in the run-up to Halloween, I visited Salem, Massachusetts, for the first time since the pandemic began. In renewing my annual Halloween pilgrimage, I was bowled over by what I found in ...
Manifesting is one of many practices that commonly fall under the realm of contemporary paganism, Berger said. Others are as diverse as the pagans and witches who practice them: tarot, spellwork, ...