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The relationship between the Nazis and the occult wasn’t black or white, but according to historian Eric Kurlander, Nazism and various branches of occultism became noticeably intertwined almost immediately after the founding of the National Socialist German Workers Party in 1919.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025 -
Pynchon’s daunting masterpiece, a white whale of a Great American Novel, is stuffed with pun-tastic songs, rocket science and World War II-era occultism.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Could this actually be a resurrection of the sword-and-sorcery fantasy sub-genre?—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Skinny Pedro must certainly have fallen victim to some kind of sorcery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Explore meditation, spiritualism or philosophies that give you a better understanding of your life.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
22 Dec. 2025
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While some people also practiced goddess worship or wiccan spiritualism, for many the witch was simply a cultural display of joy and a rejection of domestic servitude.—
Time,
Time,
21 Nov. 2025
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Viral weddings and political controversy While witchcraft is an ancient practice and Etsy witches have existed online for years, interest in buying quick spells online surged in 2025 after several influencers praised their results.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
26 Dec. 2025
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The Glinda alternative, Cherry Blossom Bubble ($48), isn’t quite as authentically connected to witchcraft, but then neither is Glinda.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
20 Nov. 2025
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Hedva’s practice cooks magic, necromancy, and divination together with mystical states of fury and ecstasy, and political states of solidarity and disintegration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Former Disney star Calum Worthy is trying his hand at digital necromancy — and a lot people aren't happy about it.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Nov. 2025
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Some of that wizardry went into the interior of the Atomic Wrangler as well.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Berlioz himself was particularly fond of the movement, and from gentle lappings and glistenings to surges of passion, Spano elucidated the wizardry of orchestral colors and textures.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Jan. 2026
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With origins in voodooism in colonial Haiti, zombies have for decades served as a social allegory providing biting (ahem) commentary in the U.S.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2021
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The magic happens when human judgment, experience, and creativity are layered on top of those patterns.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Still, the interplay isn’t the source of The Return of the Durutti Column’s magic, as wonderful as those moments can be.—
Brad Shoup,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Hexerei.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hexerei. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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