European and American teenagers addicted to witchcraft magic

　　Many schools and parents are unhappy about this, and some schools in the United States have started to ban students from engaging in related activities at school. On June 15, a bronze statue of the controversial witch Samantha was erected in Salem, Massachusetts, the "Witch City" of the United States. The statue is of Samantha Stevens, a witch from the classic 1960s TV series "Enchanted". Stevens. The bronze statue drew a lot of opposition from local residents, but that didn't stop the grand unveiling from taking place.

    
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　　In Europe and the United States, many people, especially teenagers, are keen to participate in witchcraft and magic activities, and they are not "witches" in the true sense of the word. However, in recent years, magic, spells, tarot card divination, etc. have become popular in Europe and the United States, and various books, magazines, Internet, TV shows and movies about magic have been launched, and many teenagers have become enthusiastic and have "studied" magic at home and at school. This has made many school parents feel dissatisfied. In recent years, schools in many U.S. states have planned to ban students from reading and related activities.

　　Magic in Europe and America

　　The latest feature of the cult of witchcraft in Europe and the United States is the emergence of many witchcraft schools on the Internet, where all the tutorials on witchcraft, the history of witchcraft, spirituality, recitation of spells, etc. are available, just like in the movie "Harry Potter". Related Wicca discussion sites and Wicca supply sales sites are growing rapidly, and books on magic and Wicca are appearing all over the world; the "Voice of the Witch" website, established in 1997, had more than 48 million visitors as of June 16 this year. Related websites such as tarot and astrology have also emerged. Books and magazines related to mystical witchcraft and magic are also very popular.

　　Many online "witchcraft academies" offer comprehensive courses on the history of European witchcraft, various witchcraft and magical rituals, and other courses that create witches. Online courses include methods of making magical drinks, tarot divination, magical spells, phallic surgery, the use of shaking hammers, the making of magical candles, and herbal medicine courses. The site has various books on magic and witchcraft, paraphernalia for sale - fragrances extracted from flowers and witch's clothing. Some witches' unions and independent, clandestine witches help people with divination, predicting love, future, career, etc.; there are even "love spells" for sale online for $500 each.

　　Parents and schools worried

　　The wave of magic witchcraft has been fueled by the best-selling Harry Potter books and the continuous broadcast of the magic TV series "Sabrina the Young Witch" and "The Holy Ghost" on British and American TV stations, which has led to a strong interest in witchcraft among teenagers, especially young girls. They believe that after learning witchcraft and becoming a witch with supernatural powers, they will be able to "do everything", perform magic, use divination to foretell the future, find male and female friends, take revenge on "enemies", find lost beloved pets and so on.

　　A 13-year-old British girl, Jemima, aspires to be a witch: "I bought a box of spell paraphernalia from the Internet and cursed my ex-boyfriend two days ago. I know we shouldn't recite harmful spells, and I won't do it again."

　　Treyer, a 17-year-old American girl whose parents are participants in the Wiccan cult and who has been exposed to Wicca since she was a child, said, "If I wish to do better in school, I can get help from the spirits, I need to light a candle ......"

　　An American homeschooling website points out that more and more girls are indulging in spells, incense and other gadgets, and parents are worried that they are wasting their time in school as a result.

　　In 2002, some parents in Massachusetts wrote a joint petition to the principal of the local Cromwell High School, asking for a ban on encouraging students to read books about witchcraft at school, such as Harry Potter and other similar books, "that would be tantamount to putting heroin in front of kids and then saying to them, 'You can smoke it.'"

　　Why the obsession with witchcraft

　　Some experts believe that many teenagers they try to go down a different path from his parents, seeking a unique cult and belief of their own. Wicca worship, to a certain extent, fulfills this desire for them. In the eyes of medieval European theologians, witchcraft was an anti-religious act, and witches, as practitioners of witchcraft, were devoted to Satanic worship and mastered all kinds of mysterious and exotic spells. Now, the public perception of witches has changed. The image of Wiccans promoted by the media is very different from what it used to be, with images such as the Good Witch, the Teenage Witch, Harry Potter, etc. becoming popular. Images such as the Good Witch, the Teenage Witch, and Harry Potter have taken hold of people's hearts and minds, and there is a growing interest in witchcraft among young people.

　　In addition, Hollywood is also fueling the wind of magic, with movies and TV shows on related topics that have increased children's interest. Cartoon characters and games are also full of magic, such as Lord of the Rings, Pokémon cartoons, and Nicole Kidman's Fairy Pretty Witch. Even in cities such as Los Angeles, you can find "Wiccan supermarkets" with all kinds of Wiccan paraphernalia; "Magic and Witchcraft" magazine is also selling well in Europe and America.

　　Modern Wiccans

　　Wicca is explained in Wikipedia as the cult of witchcraft (he called his religion "Wica" and later "Wicca") that was revived by the Englishman Geraint Gardner in the mid-20th century as a cult of nature gods, continuing The belief in the Horned God and the Great Mother Goddess, which had been practiced by mankind since the Stone Age. Wicca is still one of the most flourishing religions, with many followers, mostly women under 30 years of age, in Europe, America and Australia. Their activities and behavior are based on the motto "Do what you want and never hurt anyone, including yourself." There are no other prohibitive rules of behavior.

　　The modern Wiccan community also has a number of active celebrities. Among them is the New York priestess writer Phyllis Carrot, author of The Book of Shadows, who is herself a lawyer. This book is regarded as a "bible" by those who study magic. Her most recent book is the autobiographical Love Spell, about the wonders of magic in her journey of love.

　　The most visible wizard in Britain is Kevin Carlyon, the High Priest of the White Wizards' Guild, who, with his wife, believes in the cult of witchcraft and claims that he should be called "the practitioner of earth magic", and has even cast a spell on the Loch Ness Monster so that he is invisible to ordinary people. He even cast a spell on the Loch Ness monster so that no one could see him. At the time of Harry Potter, he also criticized the movie for being misleading and the wrong way to ride the broom in the movie. He also said he owns three brooms, only all of them are currently in a temporary state of suspension: because the British Airways wouldn't give him a flying license.

　　Modern Wizards

　　How big is the community

　　Just how many witches are currently active? Phyllis Carrot, a writer who claims to be a witch, has written an autobiographical book Carrot's autobiographical "Book of Shadows" claims that there are between 3 and 5 million Wiccans in the United States. However, due to the decentralized nature of the Wiccan cult, the number of Wiccans has not been accurately counted. The general view is that sales of books on Wicca magic and attendance at Wiccan holiday ceremonies are considered to be the number of people in the group, which would put the number in the U.S. at about 250,000-400,000. And recently the Indianapolis Daily News said that there are currently 500,000 Wiccans in the United States.

　　And according to a 2003 survey by the British Teachers' Union (BTU), more than 100,000 people in the UK are involved in Wicca. TV episodes and books about witchcraft lure teens to look for information via the Internet. More than 50 percent of the 2,600 11- to 16-year-olds were interested in supernatural powers and the occult, and 40 percent of the teens surveyed also believed they were more knowledgeable about the Internet than their teachers.

　　Fiona Bourne is an Australian-born American actress, however, she has a much bigger name in the circle of Wiccan admirers, and she is a very popular witch with teenagers. She recently published her third book on Wicca, "The Great Witches' Gathering: Making Magic Together," and she has written books and articles such as "The Teenage Witch's Handbook.