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26/07/2025

“This kind of magic is manipulative and unethical, and could be making someone do something they would not do unless the spell is cast upon them.”

A real-life witch has revealed the one spell she refuses to cast — insisting “it’s wrong.”

26/07/2025

Our survey posed dozens of questions to 2,000 Americans over the age of 18 on a wide range of beliefs in supernatural phenomena – everything from belief in the devil to belief in the magical power of crystals.

Our statistical analyses found that supernatural beliefs in the United States tend to group into four types.

Sociologists who measured supernatural beliefs in the US found that higher education and higher income are associated with lower levels.

26/07/2025

“We particularly honor her as a symbol of persecution and a reminder that sometimes when people think differently, we still need to embrace them, take care of them, listen to them, and understand them," said Price.

Grace Sherwood, the so-called witch of Pungo, was tried more than 300 years ago in what is now Virginia Beach. Sentara Independence recognizes her as a local healer.

26/07/2025

With spells promising specific outcomes for a fee, KTLA’s David Lazarus reports that some are now raising questions about whether digital witchcraft should face greater regulation. Should there be licensing requirements for offering spells and psychic services online? Should sellers have to disclose the likelihood — or unlikelihood — that the services will work?

Etsy may be known for handcrafted jewelry, custom gifts and artisanal décor — but it’s also become a popular marketplace for witches, psychics and spiritualists offering spells, charms and metaphys…

26/07/2025

Brosnahan revealed that she hired a witch to ensure that her travel experience would go smoothly. The decision came after she stated that DC Studios co-head Peter Safran refused to travel with her due to the severity of the curse.

During a July 17 appearance on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,' Rachel Brosnahan revealed the great lengths that she took to eliminate a decade-long travel curse that she suffered before the 'Superman' press tour. She recalled hiring a witch with a 'wishing well' to free herself.

26/07/2025

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Some spells promise love, success and revenge; $25 for a tax refund and a boyfriend

26/07/2025

A revelatory study shows how pagans not only survived the spread of Christianity but also made its practices their own.

A revelatory study shows how pagans not only survived the spread of Christianity but also made its practices their own

26/07/2025

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lightyourpath/2025/07/lughnasadh-for-the-less-enthused/

Lughnasadh arrives as both a celebration and a checkpoint. Observed on August 1st, it’s the first of the three harvest festivals ...

26/07/2025

One fascinating example of how distinct Lithuanians remained, even if elites embraced Polish, was the attitude to lingering paganism. While Scandinavian princes persecuted Sámi shamanism in the 16th and 17th centuries as a supposed manifestation of witchcraft, educated Lithuanian humanists favourably compared their own native paganism with that of ancient Rome. There was no association of paganism and witchcraft in Lithuania, nor was there any official policy of converting those who remained un-christianised.

In Lithuania – Europe’s last pagan kingdom – the death of the old religions was neither swift nor absolute. They lingered on, revealing a slower, stranger story of Christian conversion.

26/07/2025

Corbett says during her multi-year employment she was “subjected to unwanted ongoing and persistent harassment on the basis of her religion” by management and other employees. She claims the “repeated acts of harassment involved discriminatory intimidation, ridicule, and insults based on [Corbett’s] religion, including her Wiccan religious beliefs and practices.”

A Wiccan woman who previously worked at a furniture store in Marion County has filed a lawsuit against her former employee, claiming she was humiliated for her religious beliefs, that she was kissed on the lips by one of the owners without her consent, and that she was fired after she complained to....

26/07/2025

Based on the teachings Kila learned, the lineal petroglyphs appear to be telling a religious, ceremonial story. He interprets the largest figure, which appears to include hands and fingers with one arm raised and the other down, to represent the rising and setting sun.

Early Hawaiian petroglyphs have resurfaced on a beach in Waianae, Hawaii

16/07/2025

Shruti Haasan discussed her spiritual journey, revealing her Wiccan beliefs and connection to ancestral feminine power, contrasting with her father, K