First came spirituality and astrology, and now more of us are exploring the world of witchcraft. We asked a professional witch why manifestation and modern spell-casting is totally worth the hype.

A lot has changed in the 40 years since the Satanic Panic first gripped the United States: no longer feared or sidelined, witchcraft has become one of the nation’s fastest-growing spiritual practices.

Think you know everything there is to know about witches? Think again. The subject of popular witch movies like “Hocus Pocus” and TV shows like “Bewitched,” their influence on pop culture is ...