179 Items Tagged

Magic

Tanuki the Tipsy Trickster: Why a Well-Endowed Raccoon Dog Is Big in Japan

Chris White March 6, 2014

Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Houdini Revealed

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

How the Ouija Board Got Its Name

Bess Lovejoy February 28, 2014

Stabbing Horn of Justice: The Most Magical Facts About the Unicorn

Michelle Enemark February 28, 2014

At the Center of Russian Buddhism, a Festival Reveals an Undead Lama

Zand Martin February 27, 2014

A reproduction Kuman Thong sold as a souvenir at the Buddhist temple at Ayutthaya, Thailand

Black Magic Baby: The Macabre History of Kuman Thong

Kevin Lo February 27, 2014

Shopping for Spells: Exploring Four of the World's Witchcraft Markets

Cynthia Pelayo February 26, 2014

Traces of the Alchemist Who Discovered the Philosopher's Stone in Paris

Sarah Blake February 26, 2014

Beyond the Bonds of Death: Four Places to Find Houdini's Legend Still Living in NYC

Allison Meier February 25, 2014

purveyors of curiosities

New York City's Oldest Magic Shop: A Photo Tour

Michelle Enemark February 25, 2014

Magic and Your Lizard Brain: The Mind Tricks behind Conjuring Ghosts

Elizabeth Harper February 24, 2014

Welcome to Magic Week!

Allison Meier February 24, 2014

Mercado de Brujas

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

House of Nicolas Flamel

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

Prague, Czechia

The Museum of Alchemists and Magicians of Old Prague

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

Folk Magic: The Hex Signs of Pennsylvania

Melissa Marshall November 12, 2013

The altar in the temple.

Oakland, California

Bay Area Thelemic Temple

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

Waiting for Houdini to Escape from Death

Bess Lovejoy October 28, 2013