Salem, Massachusetts, once known for the infamous witch trials, has transformed into a hub for modern paganism, Wicca, and ...

What is the 'modern' version of a witch hunt? As was the case in Salem, modern witch hunts involve the trial and persecution of people who have been accused of witchcraft. The hunts can often ...

Meanwhile, some modern witches who have had this identity ... is that so many of the witches in Major Arcana are using witchcraft as a healing modality. They turned to the occult to process ...

Witchcraft can be radical and revolutionary, writes historian Dr Laura Kounine. Here’s how the label ‘witch’ has become a symbol of liberation, despite its deadly past. You’re now ...

Editor’s note: this article was updated to clarify the discussion of Artemis, Apollo and Hecate. In movies, witches have ...

Wicca often involves the ritual practice of magic and its founder, Gardner, is considered the “father of modern witchcraft.” ...

is perhaps best known for his book Witchcraft, Sorcery and the Inquisition: A Study of Cultural Values in Early Modern Malta, available at the Inquisitors’ Palace and other Heritage Malta sites.