Witch
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Skeptical yet intrigued, I tried my hand and saw my future in a new light
I’ve never been much for magic tricks. As a kid, I greeted any displays of sleight of hand with squinty-eyed skepticism and requested, “Do it again! But slower, so I can watch.”
I’ve never believed in ghosts — or spirits or chakras either. I listened to my horoscope only if it promised that a cute stranger would enter into the picture. And I definitely didn’t trust tarot.
In my mind, tarot was something women did to find out when they would finally fulfill their life’s potential, watch their dreams come true…and get married. …
Protect yourself from Trump this Halloween
By Anonymous
Back in February, witches across the world came together to set a spell on President Trump. Since then, some dedicated resistance witches have been casting spells every month. Considering that none of my marching, protesting or donating to the ACLU has helped give this administration the boot, I thought some timely Halloween magic was worth a shot.
On the blog Gods & Radicals, Emma Kathryn writes the following:
Witchcraft is an act of resistance. Or it should be. To some, witchcraft is a religion; to others, a spiritual practice; to others, a…
As a child, the best part of visiting my grandmother was going to the local crystal shop. My younger sisters and I would walk through the aisles of crystals — lepidolite, celestite, you name it — and graze our hands over their rocky surfaces. My grandmother, walking behind us, would ask, “Which one are you drawn to? Which one calls to you?” I would close my eyes, focus and feel the crystal pull me toward it. “That one.”
I grew up in a family of witches. Even though we spurned witch hats and a cottage in the forest for UGG…
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