witch/animist things from my childhood
comfort with death and with the dead
leaving offerings of food and cigarettes for duwende and other guardian spirits
leaving offerings for duwende after accidentally damaging their home lmao
my dad teaching me how to cleanse a space with wind
my grandma teaching me how to call for wind
potent home remedies when medicine wouldn't do the job (I was sick often as a kid, but nothing serious)
having meals/leaving an extra plate out for the recently deceased
treating plants like members of your family
reverence in forests, fields, mountains, anywhere rural
carrying coffee leaves for safe passage while visiting my dad's clan in kalinga
my mother's side of the family being extremely gifted in divination and curse removal
my dad's side being gifted in cursing (this is what having a sharp tongue means)
things that remind me that I've been surrounded but witchcraft my entire life