Contemporary Paganism

A growing number of witches and Wiccans are coming "out of the broom closet" and fighting misinformation.

Every time I tell someone I am a witch I get strange looks followed up by a question as to whether I worship Satan, hex or curse people frequently or if I have experienced the light and savior of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Blink-182's Matt Skiba claims that he willed Fyre Festival to be hit with disaster through his "witchy ways."

Sabrina Maddeaux: Despite – or perhaps because of the misogyny-plagued history of witchcraft – magick is suddenly everywhere

"The fire represents our struggles and we jump over it together in loving support."

Winnipeg witches will gather in Vimy Ridge Memorial Park starting at 4 p.m. for a Samhain open circle ritual on Sunday.

We find this Pagan religion to be the primary target for a lot of uninformed prejudice‚ hence most of our advocacy work focuses on this subject‚ whether promoting accurate information about Witchcraft (modern and pre-Christian)‚ or advocating against violent witch-hunts (which‚ ironically enough‚ do not target actual self-identified Witches).

There were no broomsticks or long black robes. Instead, we found ourselves in a circle of metal folding chairs, gathered with a group of strangers who couldn’t seem to stop cracking jokes with each other. If it weren’t for the spare altar topped with candles, pomegranate seeds, and a rune effigy of the Goddess, you might not even know this was a pagan affair.

The universe is gender-fluid as hell

Moira Payne has identified as a witch for a decade now.

After Halloween when the candy and costumes are put away, Lauren Jakobsson will still identify as a witch and a Pagan.

Raven and Lyrion Aptower don’t look like most witches you’ll see on the streets around Halloween time. And that, they told an assembly at the Wilton library on Friday, is the point.The Aptowers are a high priest and high priestess of th

Growing up in a religious family that viewed anything other than Protestant Christianity as satanic, Preston kept his interest in magic and witchcraft

A darker, DIY aesthetic seemed to be the dress code for the occasion. Almost everyone came costumed in all black, stitched with lace and cased in polished metalware or fitted leather pieces. Beads and stones and pentagram charms dripped from their necks and studded belts. Corsets and fishnet stockings were a popular choice, with statement nose rings and elaborate face paint to complement.