10/02/2023
[Isabel and Patsy sitting at a table covered with a pink and blue scarf, a large carnelian sphere in the table's center. Gray wall behind. Patsy wears a black drapey dress and is smiling with warm eyes, and Isabel wears a blue corset dress and is laughing and smiling with closed eyes and their hand on their heart.]
I've been getting very specific about who I want to work with as a Village Witch, because I don’t think I’m for everyone, nor is everyone for me. Here’s what I've discovered, straight from the journal to you, my loves:
MY IDEAL BABY WITCH/WITCH BABE
How does this person think and feel?
My ideal client thinks with their feelings. They make decisions based on their gut and what feels good. They want more of that, so they follow it. They’ve learned, through yoga or meditation or therapy or whatever it may be, to trust in their body and their instincts.
They feel fully, deeply. They are likely one of the more emotional people in their social group, because things flow through into them quickly. Because they are so sensitive, they can understand how things feel quickly and fully, and they react to and express that. They know this about themselves and have accepted it, but don’t own it completely. They’re in a limbo where they love themselves, but haven’t made space for themselves out in the world.
What matters to them?
Radical acceptance and love. They are angry that we don’t live in a world where tolerance is a bare minimum, and rageful that people have to fight for their safety because of systemic racism, capitalism and wealth inequity, and systemic repression of q***rs and trans people.
Art matters to them, and creativity. They want to express themselves fully and openly.
Relationships and their people matter to them: family, loved ones, partners, children. They have found or are in the process of finding people who love them as they are.
Queerness matters to them. They want to q***r the way the world acts, the way we see things, because that’s where healing lies.
Healing matters to them. They are rigorous in their pursuit of a better way, of healing themselves and their ancestry.
Self and relationship with self matter to them. They want to be their loudest, truest expression of self every day. They believe that in Self is the universe.
The universe, the cosmic web, matters to them. They see themselves as part of something, belonging to something, responsible for the care of the rest of the web too.
What do they love?
They love q***r s**t.
They love laughing and humor to cope with pain.
They love diving into the deep end to see what’s there.
They love nature and the outdoors and the cycles of the earth.
They love learning and knowing things.
They love directness and no bulls**t, and they love the discomfort this brings because it means they’re growing.
They love growing.
They love themselves, though they may need to work on this relationship.
What do they hate?
They hate hypocrisy, even in themselves.
They hate systemic oppression.
They hate not understanding things.
They don’t engage with hate very often, as an intentional practice. That said, hate is different from ANGER. They are learning to feel their anger more fully.
Who are they when no one else is looking?
They are feminine, gross, dirty, messy, physical, loud, gay AF, masculine, openly expressive, hilarious, bitchy, powerful, unabashed, glamorous.
How do I feel about them, and working with them?
We connect easily because we value a lot of the same things. That said, I also feel challenged and surprised, moved to grow my practice and grow in myself. I feel exhilarated by the idea of helping them birth their most powerful selves. It feels so fu***ng good to get them results because I feel like I am helping make the world a BETTER PLACE. I am helping them bring their differences and creations and Selves out into the world, which is how things are going to change.
My ideal witch babe is a powerful witch waiting to be born.
