Meet the modern 'hipster witches' making a fortune from casting spells

Harmony Nice and Gigi - two young Wiccan witches
Georgia Burns and Harmony Nice - two young Wiccan witches Credit:  David Rose

It’s playtime at a primary school in Norwich and, in the house opposite, two witches are staring into a crystal ball. 

On the table in front of them are candles and spell books, a bunch of white sage and a bottle of magic moon water. A skull named Yorick sits between some tea lights and, under the table, a cat called Lucifer swishes her tail. 

Harmony Nice, 20 and Georgia Burns, 21 are 21st century witches. Specifically, they are wiccans and with their heavy eye makeup, septum piercings and crystal ball tattoos they couldn’t be more hip.

Witchcraft, you see, is becoming more and more fashionable, with thousands of young women (and some men, too) picking up the ancient craft and learning spells...

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