Witchy Vibes

To all the baby witches still in the broom closet, this one is for you. I saw this pic while scrolling through Pinterest today and it resonated with me on such a real level that I had to share.

I have been on this path for about a year now and I am still fairly new to the Old Ways. Much of this last year has been spent researching books and trying to learn as much as I can before actually declaring myself a “witch” or taking on any actually spiritual practice or ritual.

I look at this picture and I see a little girl, innocent and still new at life, craving knowledge and wisdom. She is led by a hunger that drives her to spend all her time studying and searching for answers to these ancient, burning questions; which have consumed her waking consciousness, and now even her dreams at night for the past year.

She sits in the broom closet because she is hiding from the world. Naturally, people hate what they fear, and they fear what they cannot control or understand. The little girl in the broom closet keeps her spiritual quest a secret because she is afraid of what her loved ones will think. She knows what they will say and do, and it’s not something she is ready to face yet; not until she is sure that this is what she wants. How can she be prepared to burn for her beliefs when she is not even able to successfully communicate exactly what it IS that she does believe?

So she waits, and she studies in secrecy. Sitting on her box of secrets, ritual magic, and religious practice for a time that she is sure this is what she wants.

Every day I grow a little bit more bitter and frustrated that I have to hide who I am because of other people’s ignorance. I know that if I was a Christian and if I had some sort a religious, radical experience with Jesus, I could shout it from the rooftops, announcing it to the world. I would be celebrated and welcomed with open arms. Instead, I have to hide my books on witchcraft, moon rituals, spells, goddesses, tarot cards etc. in a box under my bed and pray that my husband doesn’t find them. I want to teach my little girls about crystals and Oracle cards, but I am scared of what will happen if their Christian grandmothers find out.

Even today, some of us live in a perpetual state of fear of being persecuted and rejected for our beliefs. There is a deep rooted fear, that stems from the Burning Times of the past, that causes many witches, wise women, priestesses, etc. to feel compelled to hide, suppress, and even deny who they really are called to be.

But I believe there is a great Awakening happening in many people around the world and the time for hiding will come to an end.

So, for now, I wait. I read, and I learn as much as I can. I build my practice in secrecy and establish myself, first, before finally taking that gigantic leap of faith, straight out of the closet and onto to the broom!