For anyone seeking a “Nightmare Before Christmas” tarot deck, a bracelet of skulls, hand-dipped incense, or a copy of Dion Fortune’s “Principles of Hermetic Philosophy,” one small, long-running Toronto boutique will cast a spell.
The Occult Shop, which owner Nicole Lavande calls a “one-stop shop for all of one’s pagan and occult needs,”
It also meant Lavande could learn from two pioneers of the contemporary Canadian Wiccan movement: Tamarra and Richard James, the shop’s founders, who also started the Wiccan Church of Canada, the first public church in the country to practice theLavande was eventually promoted to manager, and when the opportunity came
Visitors expecting a Harry Potter-ish theme store or a gloomy Satanic sanctum are in for a surprise. “The new landlord said, ‘Please don’t paint it black.’ I was like, ‘No, I’m not gonna paint it black.’” Lavande has opted instead for lighter colours to help open up the space, which may be small, but features an extensive inventory.
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