Click on the titles to read the full articles. Are Black Cats Really Bad Luck? If you name some of the spooky symbols of Halloween, you're sure to mention witches, jack-o'-lanterns, bats, ghosts, and of course, black cats. With spiky arched backs and glowing green eyes, they certainly add to any spooky scene if they creep around your Halloween decorations. Perhaps you or someone you know truly fears black cats, but have you ever wondered why? That fear may stem from the bla

Podcast: Witches and Ritual Around the Globe Photo: LARRY LAMSA/CC BY 2.0 Explore the mysteries of Mexico’s Indigenous healers and Denmark’s gruesome witch burnings with Condé Nast Traveler’s Women Who Travel Podcast. IN THIS SPECIAL PARTNER EPISODE of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, with Condé Nast Traveler’s Women Who Travel Podcast, we visit Mexico to hear about the country’s long history of female healers and explore Denmark’s brutal history of witch burnings. Remembering the

Book Explores the History of Witchcraft The history of witchcraft and the centuries of persecution that it has aroused have been explored in a new book focusing on 13 of the most infamous cases from around the world. Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials covers a 700-year time span that encompasses some of the earliest witch trials in Europe to the very modern ‘witch hunt’ of Stormy Daniels in Donald Trump’s America How to Spot a Witch... Find Out If She Annoyed a Powerful Man!

No, Your Witch Bottle is NOT going to Hex You The other day, I was on social media when I saw a video of someone creating a protective Witch Bottle. From historical records and excavations, we know that Witch Bottles were a bit of folk magic that protected those dwelling in a home from the malefic influence of a witch. It stems from the UK and has made its way through Europe and the US. How a Green Candle Can Invite More Abundance Into Your World The meanings of Green candles

Google sends me daily emails with links to articles on Wicca, Witchcraft, Paganism, and Tarot. Here's the weekly round-up of the ones I find intriguing. To read the entire article, click on the link in the title. Introducing Yourself to the Spirits of a New Place What happens when you move? House spirits will often move with you – land spirits do not. How can we get off to a good start in our new home? And that brings us to this question: I’m moving into a new place, and was

Google sends me daily emails with links to articles on Wicca, Witchcraft, Paganism, and Tarot. Here's the weekly round-up of the ones I find intriguing. To read the entire article, click on the link in the title. 13-Tarot-Questions, Honest Answers to Real Tarot Questions If you're new to Tarot, or even if you've been reading Tarot cards for years and decades, we all have questions. I'm always interested in how others see their practice and how they differ from me. This artic