More Fast Company – Spells at Work
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TWH — Witchcraft made the business pages this week (again), appearing (again) in an unexpected place: Fast Company, the American business magazine best known for covering innovation, technology, leadership, entrepreneurship, and the future of work. This time, the publication turned its attention to the growing metaphysical marketplace, examining career spells, a tried-and-true staple in some corners of witchcraft.
As an increasingly difficult job market leaves many applicants frustrated by automated screening systems, ghosting, and months-long job searches, the magazine reports that some people are turning to witches offering career spells through online marketplaces. (In this job market? Say it isn’t so?)
The article profiles several job seekers who purchased rituals intended to attract employment opportunities after feeling they had exhausted conventional strategies. Career coaches interviewed for the story argue that the appeal lies less in supernatural certainty than in restoring a sense of agency and hope during an often demoralizing job search.
The piece also notes that Etsy officially prohibits the sale of intangible supernatural services, prompting many practitioners to present their offerings as spiritual guidance, tarot readings, or ritual work rather than guaranteed magical outcomes. For both practitioners and clients, the rituals are portrayed as a complement to practical job-search efforts—not a replacement for them—illustrating how spiritual practices continue to intersect with contemporary economic anxiety.
Cardinal Sarah renews criticism of Pachamama Controversy and Interfaith Remarks
Witches Sabbath – Francisco de Goya y Lucientes [public domain
A prominent conservative Catholic cardinal has revived one of the most contentious debates of Francis’ pontificate by arguing that the Pachamama episode and Francis’ approach to interreligious dialogue represented an unacceptable accommodation with Paganism. In a recent interview with Vatican journalist Diane Montagna, Robert Cardinal Sarah argued that two events during Pope Francis’ pontificate demonstrate that “sheer paganism has entered the Church.”
The first was the 2019 Amazon Synod, during which statues widely identified as representing Pachamama, an Andean fertility figure, appeared at ceremonies in the Vatican Gardens, were displayed at the Church of Santa Maria in Traspontina, and were carried into the Synod. Sarah questioned why Marian imagery, such as Our Lady of Guadalupe, was not used instead and contrasted the episode with the sacrifices made by early African converts who rejected traditional religious practices.
The identity and meaning of the Pachamama statues have been disputed since the 2019 Amazon Synod- some Wild Hunt team members were in Rome when it happened. While critics described them as pagan idols, Vatican officials and others associated with the Synod characterized them as Indigenous cultural symbols rather than objects of worship.
The Pachamama displays became one of the defining controversies of Francis’ papacy. Austrian Catholic activist Alexander Tschugguel removed several statues from the church and threw them into the Tiber River. Pope Francis later apologized to those offended by the statues’ removal and acknowledged that they had been recovered. At the time, several conservative Catholic leaders, including Cardinals Raymond Burke and Bishop Athanasius Schneider, denounced the displays as religious syncretism.
Sarah also criticized remarks Pope Francis made during an interreligious meeting in Singapore in 2024, where Francis compared religions to different languages that can lead to God. Sarah argued that such statements undermine traditional Catholic teaching on the unique role of Christ and the Church. Both the Pachamama controversy and Francis’ comments on interfaith dialogue continue to be cited by critics as emblematic of theological disputes that marked his pontificate.
“My Misnamed Witch” explores the history and power of the witch
via Domaines & Musées départementaux
The Departmental Abbey of Daoulas in Brittany, France, has opened a major exhibition, Ma sorcière mal nommée – Pouvoir et Magie au féminin (“My Misnamed Witch – Power and Feminine Magic”), running through November 29. Rather than embracing familiar Halloween imagery, the exhibition examines how the figure of the witch has evolved across cultures and throughout history—from healer, shaman, and keeper of knowledge to the target of witch trials and, more recently, a symbol of feminist resistance and empowerment.
Drawing on rare works from institutions including the Louvre, the Musée du quai Branly–Jacques Chirac, the French National Archives, and the Library of the National Assembly, the exhibition combines ethnographic collections, fine art, archival trial records, and demonological texts with contemporary media to explore how societies have defined, feared, and reclaimed the witch. Organizers describe the exhibition as an invitation to move beyond stereotypes and examine the enduring relationship between gender, power, belief, and cultural memory.
For anyone traveling through Brittany this summer or autumn, the exhibition offers an opportunity to explore one of Europe’s most enduring and contested figures through a historical rather than sensational lens.
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Tarot of the Week by Star Bustamonte
Deck: Le Tarot de Marseille-Waite by Emmanuelle Iger, art by Alice Laverty, published by Editions Trajectoire.
Card: Seven (7) of Wands
This week is likely to require discernment in how to move forward. Ideologies, principles, and resources have the likelihood of coming under attack. Expect to be called on to defend what is most important. And if the object at the center of the conflict is truly important and valued, holding on and fighting to the bitter end will probably be required.
In contrast, it may be time to let go of those disputes representing less dire matters with fewer or minor consequences. Fighting can be exhausting, and sometimes, just letting go to move forward is the wiser choice. Shifting perspectives to move with the current rather than fighting against it doesn’t just work with riptides—it can be effective in other situations, as well.
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