Nowadays, in the throes of the opioid crisis, Salem witches like Lori Bruno and Lorelei Stathopoulos say parents who’ve lost children to drug use have begun seeking their psychic services.Ĭustomers at the Omen got their psychic readings. The 1960s and ’70s saw the birth of the New Age Movement, in concert with the rise of second-wave feminism, the fight for civil rights, and the spread of counterculture. After World War I, for example, families who lost fathers, sons, and brothers in battle sought out mediums in hopes of connecting with their dead loved ones. Sabina Magliocco, an anthropology professor at the University of British Columbia who studies magic and modern pagan religions, said interest in witchcraft tends to revive in periods of social upheaval. Everyone’s yearning for a little self-care, and maybe a cloudy-pink clump of rose quartz can help. To understand the rise of pop-occultism in recent years, all you have to do is turn on cable news. “It’s kind of cool that they’re helping get this information out there,” he continued, “as long as it is done with the right intentions.” LeVasseur recalled his lonely childhood in conservative, rural Maine, where, as a fledgling witch in the pre-Internet era, he would have welcomed the presence of tarot cards or crystal clusters in mainstream stores. “I think it’s helping to normalize it a little bit, so people become more open to it and receptive to it, so you’re no longer on the fringe,” he said. For those eager to look the part of a modern mystic, Smashbox Cosmetics offers a line of makeup in collaboration with “witch influencer” Bri Luna, known as The Hoodwitch on Instagram, where she posts horoscopes and #witchtips for her 443,000 followers.Ĭrystals for "healing" purposes at a shop in Salem. Acolytes of Gwyneth Paltrow and her upscale lifestyle brand, Goop, can pony up $84 for a sleek glass water bottle encircled around a pillar of amethyst, ideal for infusing one’s beverage “with the power of crystals,” according to Goop’s website. Urban Outfitters carries several different varieties of crystals and tarot cards, including an on-trend millennial-pink deck, and $32 “ ritual kits” of sage, incense, and of course, more crystals. “There’s a sense of wanting to be empowered and have control of one’s life and one’s destiny in a political climate where things feel very grim and hopeless,” said Mat Auryn, a 32-year-old witch from Leominster and author of the forthcoming book, “ Psychic Witch: A Metaphysical Guide to Meditation, Magick & Manifestation.” “For me, witchcraft partially is a path of empowerment, so honestly that’s what I feel that gravitation is.”īig Business has taken notice. For these generations, raised on a steady diet of “Harry Potter” and a stable Internet connection, witchcraft and New Age practices are a source of comfort and spiritual fulfillment in increasingly fraught times.
Disillusioned by organized religion, Millennials and Gen Zers are more likely than any other age group to eschew traditional worship in favor of amorphous spirituality, or nothing at all.
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