The intersection of mythology, pop culture and science intrigues Heather D. Freeman, professor of art and digital media at UNC Charlotte. “I’ve been studying the history of magic for six or seven ...

Archaeological discoveries reveal that magic played a surprisingly large role in everyday life across the ancient Mediterranean world. Excavations in regions such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the ...

"We can see no easy origin to magic," Chris Gosden writes in Magic—A History, "because it has always been with us." Every culture that we know of has had magical beliefs and practices. Sometimes, as ...

The Bell and Raven is a peaceful little shop in Simsbury specializing in paganism, mysticism, ancient magical practices, divination and other esoteric traditions. The heart of the shop is what owner ...