not witchcraft: beautiful misty gardens with thorny roses and ivy vines
not witchcraft: tall, thin, white teenage girls wearing velvet hoods holding hands under a beautiful moon
not witchcraft: ancient handmade leather tomes filled with a thousand years of secret spells written with homemade ink and an owl feather quill
not witchcraft: intricate rules about how to build an altar and how to cast spells
not witchcraft: a beautiful and mysterious black cat that appeared at your door the day you chose to be a witch
not witchcraft: $150 of perfectly positioned crystals ringing your real cast iron pentagram cauldron next to the adorable tiny glass vials filled with tiny little potions you simply must have if you're a witch
not witchcraft: finding the right spell and suddenly your life is better
not witchcraft: meditating every day and always having elaborate rituals planned for every holiday, full moon, new moon, solstice, and equinox.
witchcraft: tiny herb garden you've made in your kitchen window that the damn cat keeps eating
witchcraft: stacks of composition books you pick up at wal-mart and herbs you get from the grocery store
witchcraft: spilling wax everywhere
witchcraft: making up spells as you go and forgetting them after, without worrying they won't work, knowing they'll be perfect
witchcraft: forgetting you left a potion base on the stove
witchcraft: trying to burn incense without setting off the fire alarm
witchcraft: having your supplies crammed in every corner of the house because you can never find a place to keep all of it
witchcraft: getting a migraine from intense spellwork and feeling too sick to show up for your shift
witchcraft: running in the park, holding your best friend's hand, filled with the fire of being alive
witchcraft: where did my fucking quartz go I swear to god
witchcraft: did I miss the full moon again are you kidding me
witchcraft: why did I ever sign up for this