Manifesting is one of many practices that commonly fall under the realm of contemporary paganism, Berger said. Others are as diverse as the pagans and witches who practice them: tarot, spellwork, ...

I spent five years immersed in the American pagan community—first at arm’s length as a journalist, then as someone personally curious about the rituals I’d observed, and finally, for a couple of years ...

We have all grown up with images of the scraggly witch on a broomstick in a pointy witch’s hat. Or the Indian witch or ‘dayan’ with bulging eyes, reversed foot and knotted unruly hair. The myth of ...

From potions to podcasts and spells to social media, today's witches are taking stereotypes fuelled by children's stories and making them disappear. Far from the wart-nosed, broom-riding wretches, ...