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a witch
What should I do when I strongly believe in Magick but when I see it happen, i get scared?
Being afraid more than likely has to do with early religious conditioning. Were you told these things were “bad”? That it was devils work? Or that you would go to hell? If so, it takes awhile to sit with your adult self and ask yourself what you as an adult believe to be true and feels real.
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Magick doesn’t have to be one path. There are even Christian witches. Once you are more sure of your beliefs and give yourself permission to express yourself how you please, then more than likely the scared feelings will start to go away.
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Wicca and witchcraft are popping up in pop culture these days, from teenage witches on TikTok to a Marvel comic superhero called Wiccan. It has even led The New York Times to ask: “When did everyone become a witch?”
Here’s
what Pam
Grossman
Had
to say, “Witch” is one of the words I now use to describe myself, but its meaning varies depending on context. At any given time, it can signify that I am a feminist; someone who celebrates freedom for all and who will fight against injustice; a person who values intuition and self-expression; or a kindred spirit with other people who favor the unconventional, the underground and the uncanny.
I use the word “witch” to signify both my Pagan spiritual beliefs, that nature is holy, thus the planet we live on and the bodies we live in are all sacred, and my role as a complex woman who speaks her mind, behavior that is still often met by society with judgment or disdain.
I’m a witch when I’m celebrating the change of the seasons with my coven sisters, as well as when I stand against the destruction of the environment. I’m a witch when I’m giving thanks to the sun, moon and stars, and when I’m working to subvert the corrosive narrative of sexism, racism, queer-phobia and xenophobia.
Like many such epithets, the word “witch” is loaded and coded. I’m thoughtful about how I use it because it is a word that carries weight, even as it liberates.”
It is estimated that there could be around 1.5 million witches in the U.S.
