Topekan Mary Lou Schmidt has made no secret during the years that she is a Pagan and a follower of the goddess Isis. For being so public about her beliefs, Schmidt has taken her share of heat from ...

As women search for feminine inspiration in male-dominated religions, so Penczak seeks a place for men in Wicca, a largely female-centered tradition. Penczak, a practitioner of the craft and author of ...

In an exclusive interview, Ipsita talks about Wicca, Mother Goddess being the first witch, myths we all have about the words black magic, witchcraft and witch. What made you choose to practice the ...

Picking up her Catholic rosary, Meg Williams, a 24-year-old from Maine, begins her prayers like this: "Hail Persephone, full of strength and beauty. . . . Blessed are you and blessed is the cycle of ...