"My country straddles an interesting line,” says Syrena, Singapore’s first professional mermaid and founder of the Singapore Mermaid School. “We’ve been very much Westernized for years now, but we’re of course also an Asian country. So there’s this balance of liberalism...
• Crystals are always appropriate, especially in natural stone. All colors are welcome. Give diamonds if you must, but we like cracks and rough edges.
• Help her groom her familiar. Brushing fur is a great act of love. Even...
Many plants seem to represent an archetype or personality to me, which is often a reflection of their usage in folk medicine or even stories or legends about them. Elderflower is playful and ethereal like a maiden beckoning you...
BY SARA CLETO AND BRITTANY WARMAN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAN PAULY
The concept of hygge is all about creating cozy, safe, and happy spaces. Embracing hygge means cultivating a refuge away from the grind of the busy world, the dark forests of...
Feature Image:
Nymphs Dancing to Pan’s Flute (1920), by Joseph Tomanek
Have you heard of the springtime festival called Walpurgisnacht? If you hail from northern or central Europe, you are most likely familiar with this nighttime party with witchy roots. If...
Editor's Note: Maggie MacGee is the makeup artist for our Nautical Issue cover shoot.
Mermaid skin should reflect the hydration and glow from the sea. Think of crème products, highlighters, and a mixture of warm and cool tones. Less is...
PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE PARKE
The idea for this shoot sprang forth when Shannon Dawn Rauch invited me to the secret archives of the legendary Morris Costumes in Charlotte, North Carolina—a cavernous attic space full of endless racks of vintage costumes...
Here at our enchanted headquarters we're very excited to be wrapping up our Pre-Raphaelite-themed spring issue in the next couple of weeks and are even more excited to finally share this wondrous cover, featuring Emilie Autumn, with you!
But first: if you haven't...
In The Rules of Magic, Frances and Jet Owens open their own little witchy herbal shop in downtown Manhattan, New York, with floor-to-ceiling shelves filled with every kind of herb in a mishmash of bottles collected from junk shops, and a workshop in...
Photography by THE WITCH AND THE GODDESS
It can be autumn, but you still might find yourself in need of whimsy and color. You might stare at bright bouquets in stores or packets of unused seeds heaped in a corner....