Witchcraft

Maria Manrique is shown seated with her hands crossed and a deck of Tarot cards in front of her.

Coming out of the ‘bruja closet:’ Miami coven honors Latin American occult practices

October 29, 2019

Some spiritual practitioners call themselves witches. Some use the word bruja. Two women have founded a Eleventh House, a group in Miami that is working to break the stigma of occult practices.

A black-and-white section of a painting of a woman surrounded by men in Puritan garb.

Most witches are women, because witch hunts were all about persecuting the powerless

October 23, 2019Women & Gender

Romania’s witches harness the powers of the web

May 1, 2019Lifestyle & Belief

World War II ‘Night Witch’ Dies at 91

August 15, 2013

English ‘Witch Cottage’

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Londoners Respond to Riots with Brooms not Brawn

August 15, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

Brooms are becoming a symbol of people’s disapproval of the riots in London.

Neil LaBute

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Neil LaBute’s caustic portrayals of the emotional and sexual cruelty people commit, in films like The Shape of Things and In the Company of Men, have made him one of our most controversial writer-directors. Not surprisingly, he has a soft spot for the Wicked Witch.

Taxing witchcraft

August 14, 2013Global Politics

In the Geo Quiz we’re looking for a European country where a new tax is causing a stir. It targets some self-employed workers who didn’t pay taxes in the past. These include astrologers and witches. And they’re not happy about a tax on their ancient arts.

Wiccans in the war zone

August 14, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

US troops in Afghanistan who are pagans got together last night to celebrate on a base in Kandahar Province. Ben Gilbert was on Forward Operating Base Wilson in Zhari Province and has this report.