Cauldrons filled with mysterious potions, disappearing animals, and crotchety old women sporting comically sharp, black hats — that's how witchcraft is usually represented, commercially at least.

As a boy, Peter Bebergal became fascinated with all things strange, terrific, and ineffably other. That led to an obsession with horror magazines, monster model kits, scary movies, comic books, ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Modern witchcraft is a vibrant subculture that has undergone a highly-visible renaissance in recent years, exploding across social media, ...

Since February, this metaphysical shop, bookstore, and event space has become the hub for Bushwick’s occult-minded set. In addition to stocking a well-edited selection of new and used books, candles, ...

The full moon was in Aquarius and Mercury in retrograde as members of L.A.'s cosmic mafia — a fashionable collection of white witches, black wizards, Crowleyites, healers, shamans, alchemists, ...

Right now, the walls of Mortlake & Company are covered with images of witches. Nude figures kneel by cauldrons, wielding skulls and branches. Whiplash lines spiral through enchanted landscapes, ...

Historically villainized and recently idolized, the figure of the witch persists and evolves. Often broomstick-riding, black cat-carrying, and sin-ridden, historical portrayals of witches riff off ...

Witchcraft and spiritualism are often associated with dusty old books, red velvet drawing rooms, and a general sense of old-time curiosity. But thanks to social media, these practices have been given ...

If you believe in such superstitions, the veil separating our world and the metaphysical one thins on Halloween. It’s an ideal time to conjure La Llorona, curse the Texas Lege, or otherwise generally ...