Explore the eerie and fascinating world of Roman Egyptian magic, where magicians summoned demons for protection, mischief, or practical help. From simple invocations to elaborate rituals involving ...

Muriel Spark understood better than most novelists the peculiar fascination of hermetic worlds. She set “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in a Scottish girls day school, “The Abbess of Crewe” in a ...

Standing hand in hand, they form a circle around a smooth black cauldron, their voices setting off a reverberating hum as they repeat, “Omm, omm, ommm.” Outside twilight is approaching. Inside the ...