Last night, thanks to Netflix, I starting re watching a series called "Charmed". I hadn't seen it for five years and I was curious to see how I would feel about it these many years later, as I approach obtaining my 3rd degree in witchcraft. Though I only made it through 3 episodes, I can say that the show does indeed stand the test of witch time. I like the theme of witches protecting the innocent. it is in stark contrast to the fallacies put out by people ignorant of what witchcraft is. There has been criticism about the fact that the show's stars, (all attractive young women) almost always wore  very sexy outfits and therefore the show was ditsy? I for one love the fact that witches are portrayed as sexy young things  as opposed to the usual haggard old witch. It harkens back to the days of Morticia Addams and Samantha Stevens in the late 1960's portrayal of witchy people. The difference of course is that the 60's witches were sexy housewives not single gals. It fit the period. The main point is that witches come in all shapes and ages. "Charmed" put a younger person spin on witchcraft that was well researched and refreshing to see even now. However,my all time favorite portrayal of the magical life still is Jim Butcher's "Dresden Files" series. The man knows his stuff! I love Harry Dresden and share his values, his outlook on religion and such. Butcher does a good job balancing the religion thing by bringing in non pagan characters and playing them off against Dresden. As I read each book in the series, I become even more enchanted. Between Dresden and Charmed, I am in good company as I toil with creating new items for my Etsy store. Funny enough, they inspire me!