The witch possesses the power to transform what is foul into beauty, and what is fair into ugliness. This is healing of ourselves and others, but it’s also been perceived as illusion and trickery, rendering us suspect by those who can’t control us. Our curses and charms have always been a necessary part of the subversive nature of our ways. Here in our modern evolution of the meaning of witchcraft, denying the power of deception we inherently possess renders us susceptible to those who would…
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