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 enchanting realm of witchcraft and magic opens up a world of wonder where the ancient and the modern merge, creating a space for learning, empowerment, and transformation. Witchcraft ...

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 ...

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 ...