Substance

Practical witchcraft.

 The question “how do I become a witch?” is really a practical question. Being a witch is a given, but how do you go about your everyday life?  Take my life for instance, on the surface it looks like anyone else’s. I have to earn a living to eat and to hold a roof over my head. Coming home yesterdays dishes are waiting for me and I decide to clean them before making dinner. I go shopping, cook dinner, eat and relax in front of the TV : an average day. Yet I fill my days as priestess. My moral standards are for instance formed by my believes. I practice them consciously throughout the day. I don’t go against my believes and feelings. I mould my everyday life until I am content with the outcome. At least this is what I aim for. Every action and activity has magic in it; you mould, shape and manipulate your own reality again and again. Becoming aware of these processes is part of witchcraft. Performing rituals, celebrating annual feasts, divination, meditation, the art of healing are just manifestations and aren’t necessarily part of everyday life. I express spirituality through art: I write poetry, paint and write inspired by this spirituality. This does belong to my everyday life, day in and day out.

I realize that the above doesn’t offer much to hang on to when it comes to giving substance to witchcraft. This story is too personal. I only give an outline of my life to show that witchcraft lives within and not only expresses itself through herbal potions and spell casting. Substance comes from within; there is no wrong or right. As long as it gives you substance and fulfillment.