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The Fear of Witchcraft or Wiccaphobia

By Lisa Fritscher — 2020

Although the earth-based religions are generally benign, they have been negatively depicted for more than 1,000 years. Wiccaphobia is generally complex, and may not be easy to treat. Successfully overcoming a deep-rooted fear of witchcraft requires an honest exploration of your own religious and philosophical background, personality, and childhood experiences.

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Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone–Children of Earth Interviews

Janet’s work with the late Stewart Farrar was long the cornerstone works for newcomers to Wicca, Witchcraft and other Pagan Traditions.

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Paganism: Honoring Nature, the Earth, the Universe

Just as Christianity includes wide ranging denominations such as Catholics, Baptists, Seventh Day Adventists and Greek Orthodox - all with very different practices and interpretations of their faith - the term pagan covers a wide range of beliefs.

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Does Witchcraft Hold the Secret to Happiness?

Claiming the witch archetype is a means of self-empowerment.

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The Neuroscience of Witches

Toads, spells, potions, flying brooms, and witch's brews--witchcraft is all about neuroscience.

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How to Be a Witch Without Stealing other People’s Cultures

Below the surface of the internet witch trend is a complex history of disenfranchised spiritualities that were first colonized and demonized, and now appropriated and whitewashed.

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'Waking up to our power': witchcraft gets political

One eve of Witchfest event, radicals say they believe magic and occult are natural extensions of feminism and eco activism.

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How witchcraft became a multi-billion dollar industry

From village healers to global brands, witches have long cast their spells over commercial transactions.

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Why Is Witchcraft on the Rise?

Americans' interest in spell-casting tends to wax as instability rises and trust in establishment ideas plummets.

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A Royal Obsession with Black Magic Started Europe's Most Brutal Witch Hunts

..there are calls for a larger, more formal monument to recognise the great injustice perpetrated against the thousands of innocent women and men tortured and killed during the great panics of four centuries ago.

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Margot Adler: Working Magic in the Wider World

Margot Adler has been a priestess of Wicca for 19 years, and is the author of Drawing Down the Moon. She lectures and gives workshops on the Craft and women’s spirituality throughout the country. In her “parallel” life, she is a correspondent for National Public Radio.

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