When Melissa needed somewhere to turn at a dark time in her life, she found support in a surprising place: Catland, a bookstore for witchcraft and the occult. Now years later, she’s become a co-owner of the bookstore, and has helped transform it into one of Bushwick’s most inclusive, radical, and civically active communities. But what does it mean to be a witch today, and what’s the role of the occult community in a neighborhood like Bushwick? ⁣