(RNS) — The Great Rite, a Wiccan ritual celebrating the creative union of the masculine and feminine, commonly occurs after a priest and a priestess call in the God and the Goddess, the Earth-based ...

Witchcrafting A Spiritual Guide to Making Magic by Phyllis Curott Broadway Books, 304 pp., $25 BROWSE IN ANY bookstore’s “spirituality” section and you’ll find dozens of books about Wicca and the ...

For most Americans, Halloween is a fun holiday when homes are decorated with symbols of the supernatural – witches, goblins and spirits – and costumed children go door to door collecting candy.

Despite the growing number of covens and magickal circles, there is still truth in the sociologist Émile Durkheim's famous 1912 statement that "there is no Church of magic." This is due partly to the ...

Editor’s note: This is part one of a series exploring the different religious services offered at Fort Bragg. If you are a member of a religious community that would like to be featured, please reach ...

Pagans have long had a bad rap. Ethan Doyle White’s “Pagans: The Visual Culture of Pagan Myths, Legends + Rituals” corrects misconceptions and explains their intricate belief systems and rich ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — As a member of a religious minority, Judith Smell is sensitive about her right to practice whatever religion she chooses. So when Lehigh Carbon Community College declined to hire her, ...

FARGO - To some, pagans, witches and Wiccans are characters found in history books and fairy tales. To others, pagans are friends, family and spiritual leaders. "I'm pagan because I use what works. I ...

On April 8, a total solar eclipse will darken skies over North America, transforming day into night. It's a scene that will strike many as magical or ominous. For some, it will also will be highly ...

Q: My background in Christianity was in the Catholic Church with summers at the Nazarene (vacation bible school). As an adult I belong to a Charismatic Church, and one of the things I did, because I ...