Classics of Pagan Cinema: Hocus Pocus

“As a nation, we love to cast our projections on the witches of Salem,” writes Meg Elison as she examines America’s favorite film about witches. “What we want from the real people who died by state violence, the places where they hanged, the hysteria that killed them, is fun. We want Salem to be a theme park, to amuse us and titillate us.”

Pagan Community Notes: May 8, 2023

In this Week’s Pagan Community Notes, Strega Nona gets USPS stamp, a State Representative in Connecticut is skeptical of exonerations, Witches in the UK send ritual support to King Charles, Sauron’s butterfly (you read the right), a shocking Bath event, and more news.