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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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What Ruickbie has done is use real scholarship to illuminate the murky beginnings of Witchcraft yet still leave us with a sense of respect, tinged with wonder. (Alan Richardson, 2005)

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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."

Open Source WiccaFaustus: The Life and Times of a Renaissance Legend


Histories of the Barbarians: Vandals, Goths and FranksBeowulf in Anglo-Saxon and English Translation


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Voodoo Caused Quake, Claims Minister

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 £50,000 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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Has Michael Jackson come back fom the dead? Speculation reaches fever pitch as reports of sightings come in from all over the world. Are we witnessing genuine paranormal phenomena or mass hysteria?

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In Remember Me, Twilight's brooding heartthrob Robert Pattinson tackles a sweetly sodden love story with a twist -- but no vampires
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The "Eclipse" trailer made movie news this week. Now, the "Twilight" convention arrives in LA.
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Seth Grahame-Smith struck literary pay dirt when he excavated a classic, seasoned it with a dash of the undead and, bam, came up with an instant bestseller. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, in which the words of Jane Austen were married to the spirit of George Romero, now is soon coming to a movie theater near you.
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A radio disc jockey, a reality star and vampires top this week's best gossip. Howard Stern - Radio - United States - Gabourey Sidibe - Music
Corey Haim: Actor best known for his role in 'The Lost Boys' (Independent)
The Canadian actor Corey Haim achieved fame when he starred in the tale of teenage vampires in California, The Lost Boys (1987), which established the tousle-haired, lanky young man with a cheeky grin as a teen heart-throb.
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Exclusive: 'Vampire Nation' by Johnathan Rand - Chapter 9 (The Flint Journal)
This is the eighth in a series of installments of "Vampire Nation," the latest story by Johnathan Rand.“Vampire Nation” features the fictional Amber McMurray of Flint, who loves to read scary books but is tired of vampires on television, in movies...
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The Lost Boys (1987) (New York Times)
The most popular movies among NYTimes.com readers. In this hit '80s hybrid of the horror movie and the teen flick, a single mom and her two sons become involved with a pack of vampires when they move into an offbeat Northern California town.

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