For some of the “old guard” witches who came up in the countercultural ’60s and ’70s, the mainstreaming of the occult is an assault on an identity that hinges on its fringe nature.

Yes, it does! Well away from all previous rumors, The Talamasca: The Secret Order officially does indeed have a release ...

The word witch is now associated with malevolent black magic but in medieval Britain white witches or “cunning folk” were an accepted part of village life. These pagan healers were skilled in ...

Historically villainized and recently idolized, the figure of the witch persists and evolves. Often broomstick-riding, black cat-carrying, and sin-ridden, historical portrayals of witches riff off ...

"The Season of the Witch had arrived," as the book notes, documenting a unique moment when the occult stepped "out of the shadows-and into our shopping malls." Previously: • The world's largest ...