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That's what this website is here to find out. Witchology.com is the website of WICA - the Witchcraft Information Centre and Archive - founded in 1999 by Dr Leo Ruickbie as a research and education provider specialising in the areas of Witchcraft, Wicca, Paganism, Magic (Magick) and the Occult. We have been online continuously since 2000.

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The Supernatural"The Supernatural is the perfect introduction to the world of all things eerie, inexplicable and otherworldly." - Jason Karl, Most Haunted
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Witchcraft out of the Shadows: A Complete History"Witchcraft out of the Shadows: A Complete History is an engaging book which deserves to be the benchmark for all future analyses of the Craft." More

Faustus: The Life and Times of a Renaissance Magician"Dr Ruickbie has re-evaluated the Faust tradition from a position of authority. A work of meticulous scholarship that can be read as a gripping page-turner." More


Open Source WiccaHistories of the Barbarians: Vandals, Goths and FranksBeowulf in Anglo-Saxon and English Translation


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Sympathy from the Devil

Does magic work and if so how? Dr Leo Ruickbie examines the evidence for magic and the theories on how it is supposed to work. Read it in Paranormal magazine, July 2010, pp. 56-59.

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A minister in Northern Ireland has blamed Voodoo for the earthquake catastrophe that has hit Haiti, saying that Voodoo was a ‘dangerous and destructive religion, involving the worship of evil spirits’.

Witches Cast Spell for Haiti

Witches across the world joined forces to cast a global spell to help the people of Haiti. Rev Terry Power, a High Priest of the Correllian Nativist Tradition of Wicca, issued a call to all witches to join him in performing a ritual for Haiti.

Robertson Blames Quake on Devil Pact

American evangelist Pat Robertson called the earthquake that has devastated Haiti a “blessing in disguise”. Speaking on the Christian Broadcasting Network on Wednesday 6 January, Robertson told viewers that the Haitians “got together and swore a pact to the Devil”.

New Witch for Wookey HoleNew Witch for Wookey Hole

When Wookey Hole Caves advertised for a witch they were inundated with 3,000 applications for the Ł50,000 job. In scenes reminiscent of a Witches’ Sabbat, some 300 finalists with broomsticks and pointed hats queued for hours to take part in what one newspaper called the Hex Factor.

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(Thinkstock) Vampires are naturally stylish, no? Just because they're undead doesn't meant they want to be unfashionable. If you're a vampire—or just want to look like one—Scarlett Stoker's new eBook Dracula in Dior might be just what you're looking for. The new book, which bills itself as "The Ultimate A-Z Fashion Guide for the Undead and Those Who Wish To Be," is a newfangled guide to looking ...
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For next fall, The CW will add paranormal teens, more vampires and Mary, Queen of Scots.
Vampire Weekend braces for bright lights with big-idea 'City' album
The band's newest, 'Modern Vampires of the City,' breaks stylistic ground, a huge leap for a one-time college band. The band is holding onto its indie roots while poised to swoop into the mainstream with shows at Coachella and the upcoming Lollapalooza and Glastonbury. Ezra Koenig wanted to be clear about this: The frontman of Vampire Weekend was not comparing his band to the Beatles.
CW Fall: More vampires, of course
CW adds three new dramas and many more vampires, with a spin-off from “The Vampire Diaries” called ”The Originals.” Hoping to build on its two vampire franchises (Supernatural and Diaries), and the success this season of three freshman dramas (Arrow, Beauty and Beast and The Carrie Diaries) CW will add three one-hour shows to its five nights…. and bench a ...
If the Devil Can Wear Prada, Shouldn't Dracula Wear Dior?
NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Twilight. True Blood. Dracula. Vampires are hotter than the sun they don't walk in, and why? Because they have two things we all want. Eternal life. Eternal thinness. ...
New CW shows feature vampires, werewolves, and 16th-century royalty
The last of this week's broadcast upfronts was by The CW, whose brand is young, fresh, and hip. Fittingly, The CW's presentation at New York's City Center on Thursday opened with Icona Pop performing the infectious "I Love It."
Vampire Weekend Close The Book With Modern Vampires Of The City
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Slay The Emotional Vampires That Are Holding You Back
When it comes to the negative creeps that are keeping you from achieving your goals, garlic probably won't do the trick. But these tactics will. "If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.”--Rabindranath Tagore If you've ever been around someone who leaves you feeling exhausted and drained, you have probably encountered an emotional ...
Vampire Weekend’s Modern Vampires of the City Lives Up to Title
This post is in partnership with Consequence of Sound, an online music publication devoted to the ever growing and always thriving worldwide music scene. Who gives a fuck about a Vampire Weekend privilege narrative? It’s been argued about every which way since early 2008 when Nitsuh Abebe first wrote the words “Afro/preppy/new-wave combination,” and this concept somehow upset a lot of Anglican ...
CD review: Vampire Weekend's 'Modern Vampires' is a magical piece...
In case this New York City quartet's first two albums didn't make it clear, "Modern Vampires of the City," out on Tuesday, cinches it: No one else in pop music sounds anything like Vampire Weekend.

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