The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/crystals)
“I knew that this must be the place for me first by the smell of it,” writes Meg Elison. “Nag Champa on top, followed by the bright-colored mega sticks of incense marked “Rain” in electric blue and “Goddess” in gold and “Money” in dollar green.”
A Northumberland shop owner was visited by a local vicar who accused her of “spreading evil” for selling crystals and tarot cards.
At the end of it, I know that the projects I do take on – be they jars of herbs or small rituals, necklaces made of certain stones or clothes woven just so – are few and far between. If I light a candle and say a few words, they are more likely to be a prayer than an incantation. Surely that’s not Witchcraft.
Lyonel Perabo introduces readers to four of the Witch shops he has visited in the region of Cleveland, Ohio.