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May 18, 2026
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Modern witchcraft revival brings the practice 'out of the broom closet'
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ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.310 · RIGHT
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0.155 · CENTER
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Rolling outlet bias
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Article Excerpt
From a self-described witch school to homegrown "witchfluencers," academics and witch communities say a renewed interest in spellcasting and spirituality since the COVID-19 pandemic has grown online and in the real world, turning the widely misunderstood practice of witchcraft into something of a cultural phenomenon.
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