News: Witchcraft, Wicca, Paganism and the Occult

Here is a round-up of recent news stories about paganism, witchcraft and the occult as well as links to post about Wicca, witchcraft and the supernatural on TV, in art and in a library:

"St. Brigid offers healing for today’s divided world: How an ancient Irish saint confronts injustice, teaches peace, and offers hope for today’s troubled times" - an article on a Catholic site about a sacred figure that Christians and Pagans both honour, at US Catholic: https://www.uscatholic.org/articles/202001/st-brigid-offers-healing-todays-divided-world-31944

"Man arrested over 'occult' attacks on farm animals" - story at FarmersWeekly. A police organisation has also confirmed that the man arrested in not a member of the pagan community. Story at: https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/crime/man-arrested-over-occult-attacks-on-farm-animals

"'Satanists' repeatedly break in to Lincolnshire church to perform animal sacrifice rituals" - story at LincolnshireLive: https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/satanists-repeatedly-break-lincolnshire-church-3781834

"'Blue moon' murder case: State rests, defense calls ordained Wiccan minister to testify" - story at Pensacola News Journal: https://eu.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2020/01/28/pensacola-blue-moon-murder-trial-wiccan-minister-testifies-defense-donald-hartung/4596883002/

"'Witch bottle' found in Virginia dates to the Civil War" - story at Livescience.com: https://www.livescience.com/witch-bottle-civil-war.html

"A Modern Witch’s Guide to Paris: Where to Find the Occult and Esoteric" - Travel feature at Frenchly: https://frenchly.us/where-to-find-the-occult-and-esoteric-in-paris/

"The Art Angle Podcast: How the Art World Fell Under the Spell of the Occult" - details about a podcast, at artnet News: https://news.artnet.com/the-art-angle/the-art-angle-podcast-spiritual-1762221

"Double, double toil and trouble – help a witch escape Selby library" - Details of a witch-themed escape room at North Yorkshire County: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/news/article/double-double-toil-and-trouble-help-witch-escape-selby-library

"Here's What CAOS Is Teaching Us About Pagans… and What Pagans Actually Did" - story about the TV series Sabrina at Refinery29: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/01/9295820/pagans-green-man-history-chilling-adventures-of-sabrina#

The picture at the top shows the crypt chapel at St Bride's Church in London.