Milwaukee Independent

Scholars trace witch symbols from broomsticks and black cats back to centuries of misogynistic roots

One of the most influential pieces of writing on witchcraft was the Malleus Maleficarum published in 1486 by German clergyman ...

Here’s How Black Cats Became One of Halloween’s Most Famous Symbols

The story of how black cats became the furry face of Halloween is downright scary. Here, an expert explains the fascinating ...
Washington Times

U.S. to allow Wiccan symbols on military graves

The Bush administration has agreed to allow Wiccan pentacles in military cemeteries in a court settlement announced yesterday by Americans United for Separation of Church and State. The settlement was ...
Gainesville

Use of Wiccan Symbol on Veterans’ Headstones Is Approved

WASHINGTON, April 23 — To settle a lawsuit, the Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to add the Wiccan pentacle to a list of approved religious symbols that it will engrave on veterans’ ...
University at Buffalo

UB anthropologist explains why magic, witchcraft are inherently human

UB anthropologist Phillips Stevens discusses how belief in the supernatural is a survival strategy in the latest Driven to ...
The Mirror

Wiccan funeral: Eron the Wizard laid to rest in Britain's first Pagan service for centuries

A real-life wizard was laid to rest by scores of witches, fairies, goths and druids at Britain's first pagan funeral for centuries. Eron the Wizard - a former builder named Ian Wilson - died aged 63 ...
WTHR

'Odinism': How white supremacists co-opt pagan symbols to further racist agendas in the United States

INDIANA, USA — Throughout the entirety of a gruesome 132-page document that saw defense attorneys working to shift blame for the Delphi murders out of suspect Richard Allen’s hands into those of a ...