(The Conversation) — 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: ...

There is more to being a witch than just doing spells and reading tarot cards or checking a zodiac sign astrology chart. The practice of witchcraft is used to achieve goals, control your energy, and ...

Witches are often depicted as villains in fairy tales, or exercisers of the satanic occult in scary movies. But for practitioners of modern witchcraft, it is spiritual, empowering, and magical.

This Halloween, there are likely to be fewer pint-sized witches going door to door in search of candy. Concerns over the coroanvirus have meant that in many places, trick-or-treating is off the menu.

Paganism is often practiced alone, but Maine has a number of groups and institutions that support the faith, including a ...

(The Conversation) — Samhain will be particularly poignant this year for Wiccans who are members or veterans of the US military as they process the end of the 20-year war in Afghanistan. (The ...

The winter solstice holiday marks the shortest day of the year and celebrates the returning sun. At their home in Wichita, Orin Hart is preparing for Circle of the Stag’s annual Yule ritual. Hart is a ...

Some Fort Bragg soldiers say they should have the right to practice Wicca on post. The Wiccans, who place most of their religious focus on nature, say they're good soldiers and patriotic Americans.

Through celebrity glitz and shouts of female empowerment, witchcraft has become chic. According to Pew Research, witches now outnumber Presbyterians. The brand image these days is “cool,” so no one ...

With its pagan origins, involving druids, ghosts, and goblins, among other things, there are Christians who deliberately ignore even the seemingly innocent aspects of the day. Then there are many of ...