Witches

The word Witch is spoken in hush tones. When you hear this does it bring images of the evil old hag deep in the forest throwing curses and hexes on all the innocent individuals in the community or who comes near her. It could bring deep fear from what you heard about the evil that lurks under your bed at night or in the corner of your room. But is the Witch something to fear as you were led to believe by not only the media throughout the ages but Hollywood as well. You have a preconceived judgment on the word Witch and you know for a fact without any proof that you are correct in your assumption because those closes to you has told you this is a fact.

So, who is this Witch you fear? She is your great-grandmother, grandmother, grandfather, auntie and uncles, and yes, she is even your mother, father and you. She is a healer, caregiver, teacher, herbalist, doctor, nurse, and the list goes on. The Witch can either be male or female and they do walk amongst you. They are healers, counselors, artists, gardeners. They are open and accepting of all individuals, all religions and I ways of life without passing judgment on another for they know it is not the Witches place to judge you.

Yet, you scream evil as you point to them and decry they are on a fast trip to Hell, but you forget that Hell is only in your religion. It is a place created by your religion to make you follow your religion by using fear of Hell. The Witch understands that our world has different realms and these realms may be darker than another but there is nothing to fear in them but what you perceive as fearful. As our grandmothers and mothers have said to us, “There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.” The realms we speak of our lower realms, middle realms (where you are at this moment) and the upper realms. One is not better than another but if one had to be evil and scary it would be the middle realm where we live for it is so full of chaos and darkness. The key to the light and your happiness is within you so it is up to you to find your true path.

You heard the stories and tales growing up of your Uncle who had a way with animals. Some whispered he was a horse whisperer and others will say he is an animal whisperer. He has a gift they say. He was a Witch. Some will be in awe while others will be jealous and several will try to discredit him by placing a label on him. The one label that you throw at him in hopes to bring shame is Witch. This does not hurt him for he will smile for he knows he is a Witch and what he does is in balanced with the world. The one thing individuals miss is the Witch respects all things including animals. Because of this respect that the Witch offers the animals, they in turn respect the Witch. You say there is no way possible for you to do this and yet you are so wrong. Slow down your life and stop making it complicated and learn to respect others and yourself. Take time to learn patience for no matter how long it takes the end result is beautiful. Is it so hard to be understanding of others and respectful of them whether they are animal, plant or human? Ask yourself what is it that makes you want to discredit another? Is it your fear or do you really see yourself in them and this scares you and then there are those who really desire to be just like this man and yet does not know how to do it.

Remember your Auntie who was dubbed a little touched by others in the neighborhood because she would be seen starring off in space and mumbling to herself or having a yard full of what many say are weeds.  Never forget the town committee of ladies in their pretty pastel dresses who claimed that yard was a disgrace and yet your Auntie would just smile and say this is her garden.  You see, she saw beauty and understood the plants and planted what was needed to make salve, poultice and tinctures so her family stayed healthy.  Her close friends and neighbors would stop by bringing a basket of bread, eggs, pies, flowers, etc.  They sit around socializing and then they leave with jars of tincture, salves and poultices.  The community knew she was a Witch, a healer, but they chose to ignore it because of her work helped their families.  They paid her with goods out of respect for her work.  Now, there is always someone in the community who has  evil in their heart would always stand up and decry that she is a Witch and she would just smile and walk away.  This person would go around to the ladies that stopped by to try to make them stop and even times use the image of the religion to try to sway these individuals.   You say we don’t burn witches these days because we are civilized society yet there is nothing civilized about us then or now.  There are those out of spite, jealousy and anger who go out of their way to judge and label another.  They are quick to pass the names around and stir up the community and what for, a moment of notice by others.

 So many people see labels while the Witch sees people, animals and plants.  They do not see you as your skin color, your race or your sexual preference for the Witch sees you as a person a man, woman or child.  They give respect to all no matter who you are and accepting they are, but although accepting they will not stand by and watch you continue with your bullying and hate of themselves and others.  We have heard many of a brother or sister to say that they let people be themselves but then when they begin to bully the children or animals that it is another story.  The Witch is protective of her family and what others call the underdog and yes them will then throw a curse or hex sending back to you what you were sending back.  No they are not rash or quick to act for they watch and wait to give a person a chance to change their way. 

Some say that neo pagan is a new movement and this is a witch craze or fad and it will pass and that the religion will win this battle on evil.  In truth, it was never a fad or a witch craze.  Over the centuries people decided to not fight the battle of the religion and to accept it although there was always at least one in each generation that used their natural abilities as the Witch.  Now over the centuries the religion has gotten bigger, stronger which has turned into greed.  Some of the people have begun to open their eyes realizing that this fast past world is wrong for them for it is causing ill health, stress, family destruction, etc.  They silently have watched the religion and have seen it is not impartial and pure but it now has it hands deep in the pockets of the government.  This same religion has dictated what a family should be, how to treat the women and children and these same men who push this word out to the society at large are the ones causing the worst damage.  This has turned some back to the ways of the Goddess and the practices of the Witch for the female version is more nurturing and kind and less violent then the male version.