It seems as if very few students today actually believe in superstitions. Most deem them made-up sayings that come from uneducated people. “Superstitions were made up by idiots who were desperate for ...

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 ...

(RNS) — It’s late October, and witches’ phones are ringing. Every year as we approach Halloween, media outlets hungrily seek out witches for stories that discover, year after year, that witchcraft is ...

The public image of witchcraft, Wicca and Paganism is of a tradition that embraces women and places them at their centers. After all, the stereotypical image of a witch is of a woman: brewing potions, ...

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 ...

Historian Mikki Brock joins WIRED to answer the internet's bubbling cauldron of questions about witches, witchcraft, and witch hunting through the ages. Can men be witches or only women? Do witches ...