From Muslim to Pagan
“Mum, Dad, I’m not a Muslim any more.” My mother looks up sharply, bristling with annoyance. “Don’t be ridiculous, of course you are.” My father doesn’t look up, assuming this is just the latest in a long line of pronouncements about religion that began with me age 10 spending a whole summer with a black scarf on my head to demonstrate my desire to become a Catholic nun. It was a phase that he was convinced would pass, like the Baha’i boyfriend or Bhangra-based Punjabi militancy. “You’re still culturally Muslim,” he said. I know the subtext of that: believe what you like in your heart but socially don’t run around telling family and friends that you’ve renounced the faith. Read full story from guardian.co.uk
Exposition shines light on healing energy
They call Andrea Mattson the singing psychic, and she is the force behind this weekend’s Victoria Energy Expo. The operator of Red Gate Intuitive Arts Centre, Mattson hopes to join together people seeking healing, enlightenment, wisdom, peace and love in a fun atmosphere. Read full story from timescolonist.com
Bizarre horse incidents baffle police
WHITE witches or would-be thieves may be behind a spate of bizarre incidents in West Fife in which horses have had their manes plaited. Read full story from dunfermlinepress.com
Why my baby really is magic: Woman claims fertility spell helped her conceive after six years of trying
The daughter of a ‘white witch’ has claimed she gave birth after six years of trying because her mother cast a fertility spell on her. Read full story from dailymail.co.uk
Thieves take Mojave Desert cross
Two weeks after the Supreme Court said it could stay, the Mojave Cross war memorial has been ripped out of and stolen from its rocky embankment in the California desert. Read full story from washingtontimes.com
Hex Appeal
Snaking around the outer wall of the courthouse in Mbaiki, Central African Republic, is a long line of citizens, all in human form and waiting to face judgment. It’s easy to imagine them as the usual mix of drunks, reckless drivers, and check-bouncers in the dock of a small American town. But here most are witches, and they are facing criminal punishment for hexing their enemies or assuming the shape of animals. Read full story from theatlantic.com
