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Witches, druids, heathens and spiritualists will gather in Moray this weekend in celebration of their beliefs. The three day summer camp – the first of its kind in the area – is bringing together over 60 members of the Scottish Pagan Federation to dance, meditate and explore rituals.

The role in Western culture of the witch as a symbol of society’s most basic fears and anxieties—many of which appear deeply rooted in the human psyche by evolution—was the topic of conversation during yesterday’s UBThisSummer lecture, “The Evil Witch: Embodiment of Universal Human Fears,” presented by Phillips Stevens Jr., associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and

Southwestern Community College has reached a financial settlement with a professor who was fired after telling students the biblical story of Adam and Eve should not be taken literally. Steve Bitterman taught world civilization at the Creston school. He was fired last September after students complained. Bitterman later sued for wrongful termination. Patrick Smith, the school's lawyer, said

Children are to take part in three unique workshops teaching nature and plants' herbal properties as part of the popular Fairy Fair at Narborough Hall. Witches Pets will familiarise youngsters with some of Britain's threatened bat species, explaining where they live and what they feed on, through a tale of two friendly house-proud witches who set out to improve their home and garden with the he

A road which runs alongside Stonehenge could be closed under proposals drawn up to protect the site's future. Shutting the A344 where it runs next to the stones, in Wiltshire, is one of the plans being considered to protect the landmark's World Heritage Site status. It comes after a £540m tunnel scheme to divert a 2.1km (1.3m) section of the A303 was scrapped due to high costs. A decision