Tag Archives: Wicca

The Difference Between Berkeley and NYC is Collapsing

Posted on August 20, 2018 by mupetblast

The New York Times recently published a piece on Wiccans in New York City, “Witchcraft in the #MeToo Era.” Despite the name, the article has nothing to do with #MeToo – there are no tales or even allusions to Wiccan … Continue reading →

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Bewitched

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Via Guernica, another reminder of the permanence of superstition, the reinvention of the past (the Goddess?) and the magpie “spirituality” of the West: Photographer Katarzyna Majak shoots her subjects in vivid color, posing each one as a healer, a goddess, … Continue reading →

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Something Wicca…

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Here’s a story from the Daily Mail of (alleged) intolerance in a small English town: It sounds like a horror story straight from medieval times. Two witches descend on an ancient market town – only to be targeted by terrified … Continue reading →

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Bell, Diversity Handbook and Candle

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted over at the Corner: It’s been well over 350 years since the death of the unlikable Matthew Hopkins but should Britain ever get back into the business of hiring a Witchfinder-General (check out the 1968 movie of the same … Continue reading →

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Pagan Pique

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted from the Corner: It’s not every day that I give thanks to the folks over at the Huffington Post, but today is one of those days. Take it away, Sam Stein: …A spokesperson for the neopagan network “The Witches’ … Continue reading →

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DeMint’s Witch?

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

No, of course not, but Republicans hoping for a GOP win in Delaware do now have to deal with this: O’DONNELL: I dabbled into witchcraft — I never joined a coven. But I did, I did. … I dabbled into … Continue reading →

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The Pagans are Coming!

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Andrew Stuttaford

How’s that whole Enlightenment thing going? Not so well, it seems: click here for Saturday’s New York Times story on the rise of paganism. Predictable, uncritical pap for the most part, although I noted this section with, well, I don’t … Continue reading →

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