Africa
Witchcraft accusations get pushback in Africa
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Though much work remains, two recent events in Africa highlight some resistance against witchcraft accusations.
Paganism
The dangers of the “DemonSpermDoctor”
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A Houston physician is gaining attention for controversial claims about witches causing disease, statements that can have devastating consequences on women and the elderly in other parts of the world.
Paganism
Traveling without moving, part II
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The Wild Hunt rounds up another set of activities for people to travel while not leaving the house during the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, this time focusing on livestreams and camera feeds of nature around the world.
Paganism
Nigerian festival drums the future
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Coverage of the fourth annual African Drum Festival, held in Ogun State, Nigeria, in which performers collaborated and celebrated the history of African drumming traditions and discussed the future of the music.
Paganism
South African Witches face obstacles in the public practice of magic
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[The following article is a joint project between The Wild Hunt and Damon Leff, a human rights activist, Witch, and editor-in-chief of Penton Independent Alternative Media. Leff is also the director of the South African Pagan Rights Alliance, and owns his own pottery studio called Mnrva Pottery. He is currently studying Law at the University of South Africa, and lives in the Wilderness, Western Cape, South Africa.]
SOUTH AFRICA — Michael Hughes, the unofficial face of the recent February 24 mass binding ritual against the 45th President of the U.S. Donald Trump, described it as a tool for political resistance against “the Devil.” In the wake of the numerous international headlines around the world, South African Witches were left wondering whether such public magical resistance against a sitting head of state will in any way influence, or reinforce their own government’s existing negative perception of Witches. South African Witches live in a country that is still hostile to any notion of “witchcraft” as a valid spiritual pursuit. For most South Africans, including influential Traditional Healers and Traditional Leaders, Witchcraft is viewed as a wholly negative practice.