Witches and witchcraft are everywhere in the modern world—from pop culture to book stores, universities to protest marches. But, for many, what is known about witches is still rooted in the past. Being labelled a witch in the earliest days of the North American colonies was to be persecuted, prejudiced and—in many cases—killed. Why? To those making accusations at the time, it was for being evil and in cahoots with the devil. In hindsight,

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Whether she’s in a black cape stirring a bubbling pot or a teenager discovering her magic for the first time, witches have been a part of pop culture since humans began writing stories, even before. We’ll tell you all about the history of the witch, including the infamous trials in Europe and Salem. Learn about how the witch became a feminist symbol and check out spellbinding places to see. Practicing witches let you know how to get in touch

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The story of Mildred Hubble's misadventures at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches.

From the author of the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles comes a huge, hypnotic novel of witchcraft and the occult through four centuries. Demonstrating, once again, her gift for spellbinding storytelling and the creation of legend, Anne Rice makes real for us a great dynasty of witches--a family given to poetry and to incest, to murder and to philosophy; a family that, over the ages, is itself haunted by a powerful, dangerous, and seductive being....

On the planet Warlock, Riss Lantee is trained in the secrets of the Wyvern and is the one man who can solve the mystery of a gem of unknown power.

A sister and brother, along with thousands of young people, have been kidnapped and either thrown in prison or turned up missing after accusations of witchcraft were made against them, and the ruling regime will do anything in order to suppress life and liberty, music and books.

Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer.

Whit and Wisty Allgood have led the resistance against a totalitarian regime that has banned all forms of creativity and executed their parents, but even the growing strength of the siblings' magic has not been able to stop the evil dictator, and they must somehow prepare for an imminent showdown.

Mara is having the worst month of her life. She's evicted from her apartment, loses her job and is banned from Beverly Hills. When the tarot cards predict her imminent demise, she uses a little magic to make her world right. Suddenly, an aunt she's never met dies, leaving Mara her home; but when Mara moves into the inherited home, she discovers Aunt Tillie never moved out. She blames Mara's magical meddling for her death. When Mara accidentally releases...

Witnessing the death of her witch mother in the spring of 1628, Bess Hawksmith turns to secluded warlock Gideon Masters for protection and learns formidable powers, including immortality, skills she begins teaching to a new apprentice centuries later.