While real-life witches are very different from their pop-culture stereotypes, the very idea of them still evokes images of pointy black hats, hexes, charms and witchy movies like “Hocus Pocus ...

Negative images of witches within Western society ... "Devil's magic," and 20 were condemned to execution. Yes, witches are real, and they are no different than anyone else.

Which poses the question: Are witches real? The answer is two-fold. The sort of witches that fly around on broomsticks and are gifted with magical powers can only be found in Harry Potter books ...

Essay of the Day: The common view of witches today—that, throughout time, they have been oppressed for their opposition to patriarchy—is “utter rubbish,” Diane Purkiss argues in Athenaeum ...