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A Short History of Nudity As Spiritual Practice">Bare Before the Sublime:
A Short History of Nudity As Spiritual Practice

Philip Carr-Gomm Explores the Relationship Between the Naked Body and Unconventional Spirituality Throughout the Ages

By Philip Carr-Gomm | March 4, 2025

How Witches Shifted from Daily Healers to Heretics and Dangerous Women Under Christian Rule

How Witches Shifted from Daily Healers to Heretics and Dangerous Women Under Christian Rule

Marion Gibson on Why Public Perceptions of Witchcraft Changed in the 15th Century

By Marion Gibson | January 22, 2024

A Look Inside the 17th-Century Witch Trials of the Arctic Circle

A Look Inside the 17th-Century Witch Trials of the Arctic Circle

Chelsea Iversen Asks: What If Northern Norway’s Accused Witches Fought Back?

By Chelsea Iversen | December 19, 2023

Dancing with the Goddess and Drawing Down the Moon: A Reading List for Modern Witches

Dancing with the Goddess and Drawing Down the Moon: A Reading List for Modern Witches

Diana Helmuth Recommends Margot Adler, Lorraine Monteagut, Starhawk, and More

By Diana Helmuth | October 31, 2023

Mundane Evil: An Overview of Witches and Puritans in 1630s New England

Mundane Evil: An Overview of Witches and Puritans in 1630s New England

Malcolm Gaskill Considers Prayers, Spells, and Power

By Malcolm Gaskill | November 1, 2022

Why are we all so into witches right now?

Why are we all so into witches right now?

By Molly Odintz | July 13, 2022

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Power and Control: On the Very Rare Case of a Male Witch’s Execution

By Kathryn Nuernberger | February 19, 2021

Read Shirley Jackson's Eerily Contemporary Letter About Fear

Read Shirley Jackson's Eerily Contemporary Letter About Fear

"We have exactly the same thing to be afraid of."

By Literary Hub | October 30, 2020

Jenny Hval and Alexandra Kleeman Talk Magic Words, Witch Melodies, and Norwegian Black Metal Scene

Jenny Hval and Alexandra Kleeman Talk Magic Words, Witch Melodies, and Norwegian Black Metal Scene

Girls Against God">A Conversation with the Author of Girls Against God

By Alexandra Kleeman | October 30, 2020

In Order to Write, I Had to Break a Family Curse

In Order to Write, I Had to Break a Family Curse

Amanda Yates Garcia on Witchcraft and Writer's Block

By Amanda Yates Garcia | November 15, 2019

Finding a Spiritual Home in the Weirdness of My Polish Heritage

Finding a Spiritual Home in the Weirdness of My Polish Heritage

Michelle Tea on Satisfying the Need for Witchy Devotions

By Michelle Tea | April 9, 2019

Shirley Jackson: Possibly a Witch, Definitely Played the Zither

Shirley Jackson: Possibly a Witch, Definitely Played the Zither

Or, Why All Author Bios Should Include Likes and Dislikes

By Emily Temple | August 8, 2018

How the Witchcraft of Clarice Lispector Saved My Life

How the Witchcraft of Clarice Lispector Saved My Life

Veronica Esposito on the Books That Come Along to Rescue Us

By Veronica Esposito | July 25, 2017

The Witches of Suburbia

The Witches of Suburbia

Good Witches Get Domesticated; Wicked Witches Are Made an Example

By Willem De Blécourt | April 14, 2017