rituals
What It’s Like to Be a Witch in Deeply Catholic Philippines
For them, Halloween is a time to reconnect with the spirit world.
A Frog Wedding Was Held in Karnataka in a Desperate Bid to Make It Rain
The event's organisers even sent out invitation cards, got custom wedding clothes made for the frogs, and arranged for them to go on a honeymoon.
Here’s Why Some Hindus Spent Their Weekend Hanging From Hooks and Lying Down on Nails
People in West Bengal, Bangladesh and Northeast India are celebrating Charak, a Hindu festival that involves turning devotees into a human spinning wheel.
This Scientist Is Letting an Insect Grow In Him as a Rite Of Passage
"It's kind of weird. You can feel it moving around so I joke to my wife that 'it's kicking, it's kicking,' like it's a baby inside of me."
How to Ritual
Rituals reorganize, affirm, and codify the emotional detritus that accumulates in adult life, and Kate Carraway has some advice on how to manage yours.
Family and Friends of Bruce McArthur's Victims Recount How Their Murders Have Devastated Them
“This is a homophobic serial killing,” the sister of Selim Esen, one of the victims, told a Toronto court.
Even in Meghalaya’s Matrilineal Society, It’s the Men Who Propose
While tribals express interest through paan leaves and tree roots, the urban crowd has only recently moved on to proposing through Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp.
Queer Sex Magic: How to Do LGBTQ Witchcraft in Bed
According to professional witches, you can perform queer sex magic either with a partner or by yourself. I set a self-acceptance intention and tried it out.
What It Takes for Night People to Become Morning People
A few small lifestyle tweaks can make the shift easier for aspiring early risers.
Just Some Great Photos of a Pagan Festival Where People Dress Up as Demons with Pigtails
At the Surva festival, Bulgarians don bear, demon and priest costumes to welcome spring and ward off the evil spirits of winter.
Rolo Tomassi's "Rituals" Oozes with Release and Relief
UK's finest are back with their first bit of new music since 2015's 'Grievances' and holy shit is it good.
Mysticism Meets Ecology in Witchy Photos and Salt Block Sculptures
Desert dunes, abandoned parking lots, glacial lakes, and weathered wood cabins provide the backdrop for Mollie McKinley's new mystic traditions.