From the Journal archives | 2001: When witches gather they'll cast spells, but only good ones

kAm(96? (:E496D v2E96C %96JV== r2DE $A6==D — qFE ~?=J v@@5 ~?6Di p7E6C E96 =:EE=6 H:E496D[ 89@DED 2?5 8@3=:?D 4=62C E96 DEC66ED E@?:89E[ E96 C62= H:E496D H:== 4@>6 @FE E@ 46=63C2E6 E96:C 9@=:52J]k^Am

kAm(:442?D[ H9@ 42== E96>D6=G6D H:E496D[ 4@?D:56C E96:C 36=:67D 2 566A=J DA:C:EF2= 7@C> @7 C6=:8:@?] p3@FE a_ E@ c_ (:442?D 7C@> E96 $:@FI r:EJ 2C62 H:== 82E96C E@?:89E E@ 9@=5 4:C4=6 — 2 C6=:8:@FD 46C6>@?J @7 AC2J:?8[ >65:E2E:?8 2?5 :?G@<:?8 E96 8@5 2?5 8@556DD] %96 4:C4=6 46=63C2E6D E96 >@DE :>A@CE2?E 9@=:52J — <?@H? 2D $2>92:? — @7 E9:D @7E6? >:DF?56CDE@@5 DA:C:EF2= 8C@FA]k^Am

kAmQ%9:D :D E96 368:??:?8 @7 E96 ?6H J62C 7@C (:442?D 2?5 E96 ?:89E H96? H6 9@?@C E9@D6 H9@ 92G6 A2DD65 @?[Q D2:5 $@A9:2 $6=6?6[ 2 (:442? 9:89 AC:6DE6DD] %96 AC:6DE6DD 2D<65 E92E D96 ?@E 36 :56?E:7:65 3J 96C C62= ?2>6] $@A9:2 $6=6?6 :D 96C Q>28:42=Q ?2>6]k^Am

kAm(96? 962C:?8 @7 H:E496D[ @?6VD >:?5 >2J H2?56C E@ E9@F89ED @7 3=24< 42ED[ A@:?E65 92ED[ DA6==D 2?5 3C@@>D] %96C6 2C6 ?@ 3=24< 42ED W2=E9@F89 $@A9:2 5@6D 92G6 2 8@=5 2?5 @C2?86 E233JX 2?5 ?@ A@:?E65 92ED WF?=6DD 2 H:E49 4@>6D :? 2 4@DEF>6X] qFE E96C6 >2J 36 2 76H 3C@@>D] p?5 E96J 5@ 42DE DA6==D[ 3FE @?=J 8@@5 @?6D]k^Am

kAm(:442?D 36=:6G6 :? 92C>:?8 ?@ @?6 2?5 C6DA64E:?8 2== 4C62E:@? @? t2CE9] %96J 2=D@ 36=:6G6 :? 32=2?46[ E96C67@C6 E96J AC2J E@ 2 8@5 2?5 2 8@556DD]k^Am

kAmQxEVD C62==J ?@E H92E 6G6CJ@?6 E9:?<D[Q $@A9:2 D2:5] Qx 92G6 2? @C5:?2CJ 9@FD6] %96C6VD ?@ 8C62E 3:8 42F=5C@? D:EE:?8 :? E96 <:E496? — ?@ 32E H:?8D D:EE:?8 2C@F?5] (6 2C6 2 7@C> @7 566A DA:C:EF2=:EJ] (6 AC2J 2?5 >65:E2E6] !C2J:?8 :D E2=<:?8 E@ v@5 2?5 >65:E2E:@? :D =:DE6?:?8 E@ v@5] (6 5@ 2 =@E @7 3@E9] (6 =:89E 42?5=6D 2?5 :?46?D6[ 3FE E92EVD ?@ 5:776C6?E E92? 2 r9C:DE:2? 49FC49 @C 2 r2E9@=:4 49FC49]Qk^Am

kAmpE E@?:89EVD 4:C4=6[ 96=5 27E6C E96 EC:4<\@C\EC62E:?8 @G6C[ E96 H:E496D H:== 9@=5 2 4:C4=6 46C6>@?J] $@>6 H:== 36 5C6DD65 :? DEC66E 4=@E96D[ D@>6 :? w2==@H66? 4@DEF>6D[ @E96CD :? C@36D E@ C6AC6D6?E E96:C A@D:E:@? 2D 2 AC:6DE @C AC:6DE6DD]k^Am

kAm%96J H:== 4@>6 E@86E96C :? 2 4:C4=6 2?5[ :? 67764E[ Q4=@D6Q E96 4:C4=6 E@ <66A @FE 2== ?682E:G:EJ] %96J H:== :?G@<6 E96 8@5 2?5 8@556DD E@ ;@:? E96> 2D E96J C6>6>36C E96 A6@A=6 H9@ 92G6 5:65 2?5 8@?6 367@C6 E96> E@ E96 DA:C:EF2= H@C=5]k^Am

kAmx? 4@>>6>@C2E:@? @7 E96 6G6?ED @7 $6AE] ``[ E96 H:E496D H:== =:89E D6G6? 42?5=6D E@ C6AC6D6?E E96 A6@A=6 H9@ 5:65 :? E96 EH@ %C256 r6?E6C E@H6CD[ E96 !6?E28@? 2?5 E96 7@FC 2:CA=2?6D]k^Am

kAm(:442?D 4@?D:56C ~4E] b` 2D E96 E:>6 H96? E96 G6:= 36EH66? E96 >@CE2= H@C=5 2?5 E96 DA:C:EF2= H@C=5 :D E96 E9:??6DE] %96C67@C6[ @?6 H:E49 H:== 24E 2D 2 492??6=6C 36EH66? E96 EH@ H@C=5 D2?5 H:== C646:G6 >6DD286D 7C@> =@G65 @?6D @C 4@?E24E E96>]k^Am

kAm%@?:89EVD 7F== >@@? H:== 255 6IEC2 D:8?:7:42?46 E@ E96 4:C4=6 46C6>@?J] %96 H:E496D >66E @? 6G6CJ 7F== >@@? 3642FD6 E96J 4@?D:56C 2 7F== >@@? 2D 2 >28:42= >@@?] %@?:89EVD 4:C4=6 46C6>@?J H:== 46=63C2E6 2 7F== >@@? 4:C4=6 2?5 E96 $2>92:? 4:C4=6]k^Am

kAmQWuF== >@@? 4:C4=6X :D 2 E:>6 H96? J@F 42? 3C:?8 D@>6E9:?8 :?E@ J@FC =:76 2?5 H@C< @? :E — >2<6 2? 277:C>2E:@? 7@C D@>6E9:?8 J@F H2?E E@ H@C< @?[Q $@A9:2 D2:5]k^Am

kAm':56@i $:@FI r:EJ s:DE:==:?8 :D @?=J E96 D64@?5 @44FA2?E :? E96 ~856? qF:=5:?8k^Am

kAm%@> |F?D@?[ $:@FI r:EJ !F3=:4 |FD6F> 2C49:G6D >2?286C[ E2=<D 23@FE E96 9:DE@CJ @7 E96 ~856? qF:=5:?8] }@H 9@>6 E@ E96 $:@FI r:EJ s:DE:==:?8 r@>A2?J[ 677@CED E@ AC6D6CG6 E96 3F:=5:?8 5FC:?8 E96 5:DE:==6CJVD 4@?DECF4E:@? 92D 62C?65 E96 a_ae w:DE@C:4 !C6D6CG2E:@? (66< %C62DFC6 @7 $:@FI r:EJ pH2C5]k^Am