WITCHES
Overflowing with Joy and Pagan Pride at Australia's Biggest Witch Party
Welcome to Brisbane's annual Beltane festival.
Casting Curses and Love Spells with the Most Powerful Witches in Romania
Witchcraft is very much alive in Romania, and even politicians fear its power. We join the country’s most famous witch dynasty and partake in their yearly rituals.
Why Apple Bobbing Is Actually a Female Fertility Ritual
Apple-bobbing is more than just a watery Halloween game. Throughout history, it has been the dominion of witches, sex, love, and women—an act of enchantment rather than simple pomaceous fondling.
Season of the Witch: Why Music Needs Magical Women Like Stevie Nicks
From witch matriarch Stevie Nicks to Grimes, Florence, and HAIM, these women all use magical, feminine imagery to reassert their confidence.
Make This Witch-Approved Pumpkin Chicken Soup Tonight
Laurie Cabot, the official witch of Salem, serves this simple chicken soup on Samhain (from a festive pumpkin, no less).
Watch Some Witches Dance About in Friend's Video for "The Evening Crowns the Day"
They dance in circles, they bathe a naked man, they eat in the company of a ghost.
Laurie Cabot's Chicken Soup in Pumpkin Shells Recipe
Save on dish duty and put your soup into the shell of a pumpkin.
'Sabat' Is the Magazine For the Modern Witch
"Witchcraft is very much about finding this energy within yourself and using it in some kind of way that's constructive for your own life."
The Satanic Temple Opened Its New Headquarters in Salem
The New England town has come to nurture a culture that is far more inclusive and tolerant of fringe religions than its reputation might suggest.
A Modern Witch's Guide to Celebrating the Fall Equinox
If you don't have time to meditate or cast a spell honoring the Mother Goddess, you can always just throw a big party.
Witches Allegedly Stole Penises and Kept Them as Pets in the Middle Ages
According to a 15th century guide to detecting and eradicating witchcraft, witches were capable of making penises vanish—and some even kept them in nests and fed them oats.
The Witching Hour: Dancing with Darkness at a Club Night for Witches
COVEN bills itself as London's first—and only—occult-themed nightclub. We went down to party with some witches.