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, ...

It seems as if very few students today actually believe in superstitions. Most deem them made-up sayings that come from uneducated people. “Superstitions were made up by idiots who were desperate for ...

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

When most people think of witchcraft, they base it off of how witches are portrayed in the media or what it means to be a Wiccan. There is more to being a witch than just doing spells and reading ...

(RNS) — A spirit of reunion permeated Sacred Space, a pagan conference held annually in early April. After a three-year hiatus, the event in Hunt Valley, Maryland, welcomed more than double its ...

I spent five years immersed in the American pagan community—first at arm’s length as a journalist, then as someone personally curious about the rituals I’d observed, and finally, for a couple of years ...

(RNS) Young adults born to pagan parents are a lot like their peers of all faiths: They do spirituality their own way and many don’t do it at all. (RNS) Oh, the kids. They don’t know the history. They ...

Students at University of Missouri don't need to cram for exams that fall on Wiccan and Pagan holidays, now that the school has put them on par with Christmas, Thanksgiving and Hanukah. The university ...

At night, Dionne Deschenne kneels beside her bed on a meditation bench to begin the blessing of her familyÕs Louisville, Colo., home. She lights candles and burns sage. She sounds chimes. Occasionally ...

The local Wiccan community is upset over recent claims that their religion is associated with a triple homicide currently under investigation. During a news conference Tuesday, Escambia County Sheriff ...