Can anyone be a witch? The craft is booming on social media and has nothing to do with warty-nosed, pointy-hatted ladies. To fans it has the mystical power to change your life.
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People take part in a sunset ceremony on the lower slopes of Glastonbury Tor as they celebrate Samhain © Getty Glossary
Witches - The term derives from an Old English verb meaning to practise magic. It is related to the adjective wicked.
Salem Witch Trials - A series of hearings held in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 in response to a moral panic about witchcraft. More than 200 people were accused and 19 executed.
Manifesting - Revealing. As an adjective, manifest means obvious.
Tarot - A pack of 78 cards used for fortune-telling. Originating in Italy in the 14th Century, it is the forerunner of modern playing cards.
Cauldron - A large pot for cooking over an open fire. The name derives from the Latin word for hot.
Coven - An assembly of witches.
Hexing - Casting spells.