Catch Your Spirit

Can you feel it? The shift in the air. The way time seems to move differently. The sense that something—or someone—is drawing near. We are standing at the threshold. Between October 31st and November 2nd, the veil between the physical world and the Spirit World grows gossamer thin. This is when our ancestors lean in to whisper. This is when the messages we've been waiting for can finally reach us. And this is when the ancient practices of the witch and the healer become most potent. I have a story to share with you. Six years ago, I walked into a small witch shop here in Birmingham called Ritual + Shelter. The moment I crossed that threshold, I crossed another threshold entirely. A memory ignited within me—not from this lifetime, but from another. I saw myself in a forest clearing, stirring a cauldron, setting a sacred circle. I saw the moment the villagers came with their torches. I saw myself screaming for the others to run while I held the space, while I became the distraction, while my throat was strangle