Toil and trouble will not come to fruition for IRL witches who want to market their spooky spells on Etsy: the site has decided to ban users from selling spells, hexes and other metaphysical services.

Etsy’s old rules allowed spells and hexes as long as the seller didn't guarantee real life results, and the spell came with something non-magic, like a message in a bottle, a bracelet or a music download. 

Now, the rules state that “any metaphysical service that promises or suggests it will effect a physical change (e.g., weight loss) or other outcome (e.g., love, revenge) is not allowed, even if it delivers a tangible item.” 

Sabrina, Willow and Nancy Downs would not be v happy with the site for squashing the sale of magic potions. Maybe it's good not to go messing with dark forces willy-nilly, but what are our cool goth witch friends going to do to make some money now they can't share their spells with mortals? We'd rather buy magic hexes and potions than framed maps, driftwood candle holders and floral crowns.

Our wiccan friends can't even move to Ebay: they banned the sale of magic back in 2012. Killjoys. Granted, there is a pretty big chance the spell is a scam. BUT if people actually believe in magic, and they want to buy a love charm or evil hex, why should we be stopping them? People spend money on stupider things like Justin Bieber MP3s every day. 

The move has caused 'great distress in the metaphysical community', with hundreds of witches taking to the Etsy forum to complain, casting spells on the site to vanish the new rules. Let’s see if it works. If it's any consolation, The Craft is getting a remake.