Monday 11 July 2016

News: Witchcraft, Familiars, Wicca, Occult, Art

"Witch Familiars, Spirit Guardians and Demons" - story at Ancient Origins: http://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/witch-familiars-spirit-guardians-and-demons-006261

"Witch Trials: There Is Nothing Magical About Being a Pagan in Prison" - story at Broadly: https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/the-challenges-of-being-a-witch-in-prison-william-rouser

"A Painting Pioneer Who Was Obsessed With the Occult" - New York Magazine story about Hilma af Klint: http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/06/hilma-af-klint-book-painting-the-unseen.html#

"Could it be magick? The occult returns to the art world" - The Guardian story about Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Tony Oursler who have exhibitions in America: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/jul/01/magick-occult-returns-art-world-genesis-breyer-p-orridge

Picture: Frontispiece from the witch hunter Matthew Hopkins The Discovery of Witches (1647), showing witches identifying their familiar spirits (public domain )

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