Among the many convulsions of the past few years—the rise of far-right ultranationalism, the roiling climate crisis, ever frenzied debates about the culture wars—there’s been a more soothing, mystical countercurrent that harkens back to an older time: the explosive popularity of witchcraft, and all kinds of interest in the occult. Observing the sudden increase in books being published about witchcraft, including short story collection Hex Life and Bitchcraft: Simple Spells for Everyday Annoyances & Sweet Revenge, The New York Times asked last October if we had reached “peak witch.” 

The beloved ’90s classic, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, was rebooted in a more stylish, spookier Netflix adaptation in 2018; the streaming platform also premiered Siempre Bruja (Always a Witch) the fol...