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The Bad Witch’s Guide to Life, Love and Magick<\/strong> There is this sort of pressure to be \u201cnice\u201d to everyone, as though we had to be saintly ambassadors of our faith. Not that I\u2019m not generally a polite person I just don\u2019t subscribe that \u201cnice\u201d is any kind of \u201cgood\u201d or healthy. It is not authentic, it\u2019s fake and insincere and I loathe it. Unfortunately good witches tend to fall into two camps. The \u201cyes\u201d witch (it\u2019s a trap); whom has to be the kindest, sweetest most co-operative person to their own detriment of their own health and sanity (of the two kinds I have been closest to this kind). The other is the more witchy-than-thou; who will loudly proclaim or in snide whispers that only a _____ can be a true witch. This will depend on the witch but the vitriol and nastiness that goes with it, under the guise of \u201cnice\u201d of course, is deeply awful. These kind of witches police and pigeon-hole the community.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cLife! Don\u2019t talk to me about life!\u201d Douglas Adam Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. <\/i><\/p>\n I am a bad witch because I am not a patient person, nor a terribly forgiving one (though I try). I believe that life is wonderful, beautiful and amazing. It\u2019s also full of injustice, hate and bile. From abusive partners, to drug-addicts who might want to break into your house, awful ex\u2019s who make your life miserable or diseases robbing you of years of life.<\/p>\n Now life to me is three-fold, what you think, do and treat the world echoes out and you have to take responsibility for a certain amount of it. Yet being a bad witch I also think sometimes life happens to you as well as you happen to life. As such being passive about it all is a wonder in theory, \u201cthis too will pass\u201d is wonderful if you have never had a kidney stone. You are responsible for you, and your kids. I don\u2019t have the stomach to watch the powerful abuse the weak. It enrages me. I just can\u2019t \u201clove and light\u201d at them. These things are usually time sensitive too. I am a bad witch because I think that a good offence can be the best defense. I happen to think that people who cause pain for their own pleasure are pretty awful and maybe if they got dumped into a barrel of sharp rocks and rolled down hill I wouldn\u2019t lose any sleep.<\/p>\n That said I do understand that there is always more to a story (that doesn\u2019t make someone less of a villain if they are one) and that good people can do terrible things. Cursing everyone who happens to eat meat because you think it is cruel shows a profound lack of understanding of context, and is the other end of the extreme of those who hunt for sport. There is no such thing as \u201charm none\u201d. It doesn\u2019t exist. Farmers in third world countries growing soy and other cash crops commonly consumed by vegans will kill pests with extreme prejudice and often live in poverty. Hunting \u201cbig game\u201d damages the eco-systems and reduces an animal\u2019s life to an \u201cexperience\u201d. All you can do is the best you can and try not to be a dick about other people\u2019s choices.<\/p>\n I think it is more productive to get passionately involved in making things better as often as you can.<\/p>\n You are going to have dodgy bosses (or co-workers), silly accidents, sudden illness and lying friends or family. Life is not a stream of perfect but you can be a good witch and suffer it well or take your power and do something about it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cKeep it in Your Pants\u201d Spell.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sexual harassment is illegal; however temporary contracts, poor management, and no job security are. Sometimes being honest and making a complaint can get you fired. This isn\u2019t right, but this is the world we live in.<\/p>\n A gendered pair of underwear. (Briefs, knickers, granny pants)<\/p>\n Wool or cushion stuffing<\/p>\n Yarrow flowers<\/p>\n White heather<\/p>\n Spring water<\/p>\n 4 white candles (tea lights will do)<\/p>\n Photo or paper with all of their names.<\/p>\n Sew, staple or hot glue the underwear mostly closed.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have no power of me, from sexual violence I am set free.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n This would be an appropriate gluing or sewing chant, but \u201cleave me alone\u201d is just as applicable.<\/p>\n Mix your herbs and stuffing together then add to the underwear. Add their photo or names and shut the underwear.<\/p>\n Place your underwear on a plate or dish with the unlit candles around it.<\/p>\n \u201cLet those who need to see what s\/he is; see clear.<\/i><\/p>\n Those who are afraid feel no fear.<\/i><\/p>\n They lose the power they hold dear.<\/i><\/p>\n I am free to pursue my career.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n With each line light the candle. Then carefully pour the water over the underwear soaking it through. Now you can place in a zip-lock bag and put in the darkest deepest reassesses\u00a0of your freezer (under the unmarked left-overs from three years ago); or under a rock in the garden. Somewhere cold and damp will do.<\/p>\n
\nI am a bad witch. There are a long list of reasons why I am a bad witch. Having been out of the broom closet for some considerable number of years I would on occasion get asked \u201cbut you\u2019re a good witch though?\u201d My response to that depending on the person asking but I found I started to say \u201cyes, a very, very good witch\u201d rather darkly as it usually got the point across.<\/p>\n