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What It Means to Be a Real-Life Witch

By Tai Gooden — 2019

What, exactly, does it mean to be a witch and practice witchcraft in 2019? Nerdist spoke to six witches to gain a deeper understanding about their beliefs, practices, and hopes for the future of witches in entertainment.

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Is It Self-Care, or Is It Capitalism?

So many of the little rituals I have each day—like my makeup or skincare routine—do help soothe and/or rejuvenate me. For me, any type of solo practiced routine is good. But I’ve learned that self-care does not, and cannot, sustain me. And I believe that this may be the case for many of you.

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Ijeoma Oluo
2021
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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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Ariel Gore
2019
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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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Douglas Fields
2015
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Faces of Modern Witchcraft, Uncovered: Actresses, Authors and a Technician Reveal How They 'Came Out of the Broom Closet' as They Practice Spells in a Diverse Community That Spans the Us

Faces of modern witchcraft, uncovered: Actresses, authors and a technician reveal how they 'came out of the broom closet' as they practice spells in a diverse community that spans the US

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Dusica Sue Malesevic
2018
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Ah, Halloween! a Time to Take Off Clothes

The Bucklands make no bones about the fact that they are witches—good witches, that is.

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Stewart Kampel
1971
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What Loneliness Does to the Human Body

The bodies of lonely people are markedly different from the bodies of non-lonely people.

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Ashley Fetters
2018
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An Introduction to Paganism

The term “pagan” is an extremely broad one, covering a wide swath of different religions. As one pagan community organizer put it, “Ask twelve pagans what paganism is, and you’ll get thirteen answers.

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2022
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Explaining Paganism to the Curious but Religiously Ignorant

There’s no way to truly describe an entire religion in under 50 words. So for those who are willing to have a conversation over a glass of wine or a cup of tea, I offer this guide to explaining Paganism to those who are genuinely curious (i.e.

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John Beckett
2022
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Paganism: No Calls Required

I frequently tell people “follow the path you’re called to.” This doesn’t mean a literal call… or at least, it doesn’t mean that the vast majority of the time.

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John Beckett
2022
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Presenting Paganism to a Generation of Spiritual Explorers

How do we welcome those who expect to “make their own guidelines?” How do we balance the obligation to preserve our sacred traditions with the obligation to be hospitable to those who simply won’t tolerate being told what to believe or what to do?

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John Beckett
2021
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