I've been making a lot of changes to my social media accounts in the last 72 hours. It's been challenging.
But I've been reading, journaling, chatting with loved ones, crying, and consulting my Runes. All tell me these are necessary steps for my health and personal development.
I had one mentor who couldn't wrap her head around it. Witchcraft going so public. She said her generation (gen x) most Witches and Pagans were very private about their affairs. They way she expressed it, it was partially because of Christian supremacy in the U.S. but also, it was deeply believed that secret magic was the most powerful. Did you know that occult means secret?
She wasn't the one to tell me that last tidbit it just felt relevant. Anyway, she didn't believe in writing down spells or taking pictures. I learned her techniques and ideas through shadowing her while she went about her usual spells and rituals. I learned a lot about Kitchen Witchcraft and Hearth Witchcraft during that time.
I'm realizing I feel quite suffocated by my own online presence and my creative workload. I'm reflecting and asking myself, when did I stop doing magic for me? When did I start putting others first?
There have been many times throughout my life when friends and acquaintances have approached me excitedly to "show them how to do that" or "tell them more." Well, at some point sharing my knowledge and experience with others started to feel like a terrifying burden and not a passionate higher calling. Right now, I need to look inwards. 2024 is going to be very different, indeed.
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