If you took movies and TV shows seriously, witches, or those who practice witchcraft, would all be wearing pointy black hats, riding broomsticks and wickedly cackling over cauldrons. Unsurprisingly, ...

During the 17th-century Finnmark witch trials, 91 people were executed in Norway's northernmost region, mainly by burning at the stake ...

Historian Mikki Brock joins WIRED to answer the internet's bubbling cauldron of questions about witches, witchcraft, and witch hunting through the ages. Can men be witches or only women? Do witches ...

Wicca is a modern pagan religion that emerged in the mid-20th century. It draws inspiration from ancient nature-based ...

Broomsticks, cauldrons and pointy hats often come to mind when someone says the word "witch." Around Halloween and spooky season, famous characters and specific imagery surfaces when witches are ...

For tips on protecting your house with Voodoo or spicing up your cooking with magic, look no further than the most recent issue of Witches & Pagans magazine. It's a niche publication, to be sure. But ...

Although Lydia Vilt practices magic, she said it isn’t anything like Harry Potter. Vilt, an English junior, is a pagan and said magic is often a part of her daily life and her religious customs.

Manifesting is one of many practices that commonly fall under the realm of contemporary paganism, Berger said. Others are as diverse as the pagans and witches who practice them: tarot, spellwork, ...

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- At a time when participation in traditional religions is declining among Americans, the practice of witchcraft is said to be on the rise. CBS2's Ali Bauman went inside ...

The practice of using metaphysical methods and rituals to shift energy, effect change, create spells, or connect with a higher power—commonly known as witchcraft—has existed since long before many ...

The number of Americans who claim to be witches has increased dramatically over the past 30 years. An estimated 1 to 1.5 million people say they practice Wicca or paganism, a rise from an estimated ...