It’s 7 p.m., not quite witching hour, but Melissa Madara is intently melting the side of a dark blue spell candle so that it can…
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There might be no other artist breathing today who lives their art as deeply and consistently as Genesis Breyer P-Orridge. The renowned occultist and “wrecker…
Five Crazy Things I Learned at the Occult Humanities Conference
Last weekend marked a victory for goths, Tarot freaks, and magic nerds everywhere as the second annual Occult Humanities Conference convened at NYU for a…
How 6 Practitioners of the Dark Arts View Halloween
With so many wild parties going on tonight, it’s easy to forget that Halloween originates from the ancient festival of Samhain, celebrated by the Celts…
How Catland Owner Phillip English Used Norse Magic to Be Homecoming King
“Can I have some of your hair?” Phillip English isn’t kidding. So, after hesitating a beat, I pluck a strand of hair from my head.…