Increasingly, though, the word bruja, Spanish for witch, has been reclaimed by Latinx women interested in their heritage-and made contemporary by, say, using the gender-neutral term brujx. What was initially thought of as an anti-monotheistic gesture, though, has more recently been criticized for espousing heterosexuality and the idea of a gender binary, which was, in part, what led to the emergence of Dianic Wicca, in the 1970s, for those who chose to only worship the goddess and to do so only in the presence of women-a policy that’s since proven to be problematic, as many of its covens prohibit transgender women.Ĭeremonial: The by-the-book practice of placing the highest value in-not to mention expertly executing-ceremonies and rituals.īrujería: An umbrella term for African, Caribbean, and indigenous Latin American witchcraft, dating back centuries, if not thousands of years. Whereas witches are typically thought of as women, many Wiccans are men and worship both a god and a goddess. Wicca: A religion that’s perhaps the popularized form neo-paganism, thanks in large part to the so-called Father of Wicca, Gerald Gardner, who cultivated his specific ideology, now known as Gardnerian Wicca, in the mid-1900s.
Its modern-day practitioners are known as neo-pagans. Paganism: An umbrella term for religions other than the Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam that typically places emphasis on the earth and nature. Rather than get overwhelmed, get your bearings by having at least a basic understanding of the terms below. There’s no shortage of types of witchcraft, meaning there’s also no shortage of choices for an aspiring witch. The easiest one, however, is to simply not go around shouting about your newfound identity. There are, of course, methods of protection, like carrying an evil eye. Despite the mainstream’s growing fascination, the past few years have also seen, for example, a whopping 900 percent rise in (at times lethal) child-abuse cases linked to suspicion of witchcraft and demonic possession in the U.K. The infamous Salem witch trials may seem far in the past, but the persecution of witches (or those suspected of witchcraft) continues today. Witchcraft isn’t just fun and games perks like hexes and love spells can come with a price. (Just ask one of the estimated one million Americans who currently practice some form of paganism.) Get acquainted with some of the preliminary steps for joining their ranks, here. There are, of course, deeper things at play: Witchcraft and covens have also proven to be a source of solace and solidarity for some in the #MeToo era, following an increasing association between witches and feminism.Īlas, one doesn’t simply become a witch by wearing Burberry and accessorizing with a black cat, or buying some crystals and altering their Instagram aesthetics. Increasingly, they’ve been popping up all over the place, from pop culture-see: Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the horror film Suspiria, Netflix’s remake of Sabrina the Teenage Witch-to the runways of Fashion Week (Celine and Burberry were just two of the seemingly dozens of brands that served up witchy vibes this past season alone). Halloween is right around the corner, but that’s not the only reason witches seem to be everywhere as of late. In the days leading up to Halloween, we’ll be boiling up a wicked brew of all things occult, from pop culture’s favorite new witches to the real women practicing Wicca today.
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