As a classics scholar who studies both magic and the senses in the ancient world, this idea of a witch-inspired perfume fascinates me – and “Hecate” is just one of many magic-inspired ...

Actually, they were called ‘gems.’” Jacobi and her peers are revitalizing ancient Jewish practices of witchcraft, which have been seeing something of a revival as of late. Far from having an ...

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 ...

“It’s called witch craft ,” they say emphatically. “You always end up picking up, like, a hundred hobbies because you'll have ...

And upcoming cozy fantasy An Ancient Witch’s Guide to Modern Dating promises to blend everyone’s favorite tropes from this popular new subgenre into a positively delightful brew. The first ...

Shakespeare’s witches, with their "Eye of newt, and toe of frog," could well have been related to some of our Irish ancient ancestors if some of these remedies are to be believed. From healing ...