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How the Socialist Feminists of WITCH Use Magic to Fight Capitalism
The first incarnation of WITCH performed their inaugural action—a hex on Wall Street—on Halloween in 1968. Now a new generation of witches is taking up the mantle from the infamous provocateurs.
Meet Lizzy Rose, Your Friendly Neighbourhood Exorcist Mum
Spending an afternoon in the low key world of suburban exorcisms.
Explaining East Grinstead: The Twin Peaks of Britain
One small town in Sussex is home to Scientologists, dowsers, druids, Adele, John Travolta and Peter Andre
A Spellbinding Guide to Cooking Like a Witch
I think when people think “kitchen witchcraft” they think herbalism, but there’s so much more than that.
The Two Schoolgirls Who Fooled the World Into Believing in Fairies
With some hatpins, cardboard, and a borrowed camera, Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths created the Cottingley Fairies—one of the biggest photographic hoaxes of the 20th century.
A Guide to the Demons Found in Your Bowl of Spaghetti
Your bowl of pasta is a witches’ brew, filled not just with herbs and spices but with a panoply of spiritually charged ingredients—some inherently evil, others more ambiguous, and some that will literally ward off the devil.
Praise Lilith, a Chill Demon Cast from Eden for Refusing Missionary Position
According to legend, Lilith was Adam's first wife. Exiled from Eden for her refusal to submit to him, she was known for centuries as a baby-snatching sex demon. But contemporary feminists and religious scholars insist there's more to the story.
What Happened When I Tried to Use Crystals to Improve My Life
I skeptically set out to see whether crystals—which science classifies as "literally just rocks"—could alter my mental state for the better and ended up enthusiastically drinking water "purified" by a stone I had soaked in it for 24 hours.
UK Doom Legends Pagan Altar Find Life After Death
Ahead of their final live performance, stream the band's final studio album, ‘The Room of Shadows,’ and delve into their long, strange history.
How to Celebrate Today's Historic Eclipse Like a Witch
"It takes both a disciplined and experienced witch to harvest the power of the eclipse magic."
[NSFW] These Devilish Illustrations Are Sinfully Sexy
Cristóbal López brings your wildest Baphomet fantasies to life.