WHO Magazine

Etsy Witches to #WitchTok: Why is witchcraft making a comeback?

From Etsy Witches to #WitchTok, modern witchcraft is everywhere. But who exactly is it for and how does it work?
body+soul

Witchcraft is having a moment. But do spells actually work?

First came spirituality and astrology, and now more of us are exploring the world of witchcraft. We asked a professional witch why manifestation and modern spell-casting is totally worth the hype.
Medicine Buffalo

UB expert Phillips Stevens explains why magic and witchcraft are inherently human

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English in Nigeria, Phillips Stevens witnessed an act of sorcery that blew his mind. A young boy at Stevens’ school had tried to put a curse on the ...
CNN

Salem’s witches were pardoned, but Britain’s weren’t. There’s now a movement to change that

While the women accused in the infamous Salem witch trials in colonial America have long since been pardoned, the convictions of hundreds of British women executed under similar laws officially still ...

Hamnet’s forest witch: how Agnes Hathaway chimes with the growing interest in ‘green witchcraft’

The 2026 Oscars saw Jessie Buckley win best actress for her searing portrayal of a mother’s grief in Hamnet. But the film is ...