Yet a global study shows that the belief in witchcraft is still alive and well in the 21st century. "I'm a modern witch, I admit it," says 59-year-old Barbara. She has spent her entire life ...

is perhaps best known for his book Witchcraft, Sorcery and the Inquisition: A Study of Cultural Values in Early Modern Malta, available at the Inquisitors’ Palace and other Heritage Malta sites.

Meanwhile, some modern witches who have had this identity ... is that so many of the witches in Major Arcana are using witchcraft as a healing modality. They turned to the occult to process ...

Editor’s note: this article was updated to clarify the discussion of Artemis, Apollo and Hecate. In movies, witches have ...

Witchcraft can be radical and revolutionary, writes historian Dr Laura Kounine. Here’s how the label ‘witch’ has become a symbol of liberation, despite its deadly past. You’re now ...

Wicca often involves the ritual practice of magic and its founder, Gardner, is considered the “father of modern witchcraft.” ...

I have done some back and forth with some legal practitioners over the issue of witchcraft, especially the reality or ...

"I'm a modern witch, I admit it," says 59-year-old Barbara. She has spent her entire life feeling that she is in contact with the spirit world. Her room smells of incense, and she's about to ...

While historical witch hunts targeted vulnerable individuals, modern witches embrace nature-based religions and seek personal empowerment. However, experts caution against romanticizing the past ...