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 ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. "The word 'witch' has a place in our culture as this stereotypical, hooked nose ...

The Ten Commandments forbade the veneration of graven images—indeed, any other gods “but me”. However, the early Christian church, ever pragmatic, preferred to accommodate rather than challenge the ...

From potions to podcasts and spells to social media, today's witches are taking stereotypes fuelled by children's stories and making them disappear. Far from the wart-nosed, broom-riding wretches, ...