some, like myself, pick up witchcraft to reclaim power they’ve lost.
Tag: queue the cauldron
why DO teenage girls go through a witch/occult phase? I had tarot cards and a spellbook and I knew a group of girls who messed with ouija boards and another who had ghost hunting equipment. “oh yeah Cindy’s just going through that girly phase where she tries to raise the dead.”
theory – we want power and know our culture doesn’t want to give us any?
Addendum: witches are one of the few cultural figures of female empowerment that don’t derive their power from their relationship to a man.
Normalize the idea of celebrating holidays with friends.
Kill the idea that it’s somehow less real or valid or legitimate than celebrating with family.
Not everyone can travel to see their families and not everyone has good relationships with their families. Not everyone even *has* a family. Kill the idea that if that’s the case, you’re not allowed to have a fun and meaningful holiday.
Normalize the idea that friends are important enough to spend important days with.
Normalize the idea that friendship and non-familial community really, deeply matters.
may the bridges I burn light the way 