WITCHES
'Ancient Flames,' Today's Comic by Michel Esselbrügge
Two men find love at a witch burning/slave auction that turns chaotic.
Kitchen Witches Are Brewing Lube for the Bedroom
They're bringing plants, oils, and crystals into the bedroom.
13 Artists Cast Magical 'Art Spells' in a Mysterious Group Exhibition
'Tarantallegra' brings 13 artists together to probe what a modern day witch’s office would look like.
The Best Witchy Style from New York's Annual Pagan Festival
At the fifth annual WitchsFest, attendees accessorized with healing crystals, lots of leather, and, on one occasion, an iguana on a leash.
'We Built This Kitty on Rock 'n' Roll,' Today's Comic by Simon Hanselmann
Megg is in a playful mood, but Mogg just wants to sleep.
Nothing Says Springtime Like a Coven of Witches Chilling in the Park
We attended the seventh annual May Day celebration with New York's Grailwood Coven, a group of witches who honor female energy with their craft.
How 'The Craft' Realized the Power of Teen Girls and Made Witchcraft Cool
On its 20th anniversary, we look back at the 1996 cult classic that helped make witchcraft mainstream and inundated covens with curious teenage girls.
It Takes a Lot of Cow Skulls to Make Good Wine
Summerhill Winery is known for its world-renowned wines that rely upon the biodynamic method of holistic agriculture. The techniques—which include fermenting flowers inside animal viscera—adhere to an astrological calendar.
Honoring the Dark Goddess with a Coven in an Airport Conference Hotel
Every year, thousands of witches and pagans flock to the PantheaCon conference in California. We went to a ritual summoning the Dark Goddess and tried convening with the divine.
The Mother of Modern Witchcraft Was Also a Pro-Choice Spy
Doreen Valiente is best known for popularizing the Wiccan craft, and her work is now being celebrated in a new exhibition in the UK. But she was also many other things, including a World War II spy.
How the Nazis Really Felt About Witchcraft
From "Ancient Aliens" to the "Daily Mail," many have sought to weigh in on the Nazis' supposed obsession with the occult. Following the recent discovery of a massive Nazi "occult library" in the Czech Republic, we asked a historian about Heinrich...