From emoji spells to WitchTok, the mysterious, 600-year-old emblems of tarot and spell books are still resonating in the 21st Century. Clare Thorp explores the intriguing world of art, symbolism and ...

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 opposing team in ...

UB cultural anthropologist Phillips Stevens Jr. says that while magic and witchcraft are both thoroughly researched topics across various academic disciplines, a new effort is needed if we’re to fully ...

Most perfume ads suggest that the right scent can make you sexy, alluring and successful. A blend by Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs, meanwhile, offers to make you smell like Hecate, the three-faced Greek ...

Mention of spell books—textbooks of magic, also known as grimoires—may conjure images of secret places and mystical objects. But a spate of new books about magic and witchcraft won’t have readers ...

You probably remember backyard games, doodling symbols in the dirt, or trying to “read” someone’s future by staring at their ...