Actually, they were called ‘gems.’” Jacobi and her peers are revitalizing ancient Jewish practices of witchcraft, which have been seeing something of a revival as of late. Far from having an ...
As a classics scholar who studies both magic and the senses in the ancient world, this idea of a witch-inspired perfume ...
The practice of witchcraft is as old as mankind In fact much of what we now call science started out as witchcraft Today it is depicted as the stuff of myths legends but witchcraft still works ...
Gideon Bohak gives a pioneering account of the broad history of ancient Jewish magic, from the Second Temple to the rabbinic period. It is based both on ancient magicians' own compositions and ...
The word witch is now associated with malevolent black magic but in medieval Britain white witches or “cunning folk” were an accepted part of village life. These pagan healers were skilled in ...
Witches' memorial planned to mark persecution Why Canada still charges women with witchcraft Court records reveal 200 years of crimes As many as 300 people were executed for witchcraft in eastern ...
and their need to come together to fulfill an ancient witchcraft prophecy. By the end of the first episode, each of the three Halliwell sisters learns that she has a unique magical power that ...