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If I had a choice in things, I'd be a witch.


This has long been a desire of mine. To have a familar (which might be Buji, who took over from Elf, who took over from Goblin, who took over from Tigermoth, who took over from Solomon). To read people's innermost wishes and hates. To cast spells (I know the first rule of witchiness is 'do no harm' - they're kind of like John Stuart Mill in that respect). To have a damn fine excuse for being a nearly half-century old spinster with cats... and a growing interest in the birds and squirrels of my garden. I'd like there to be frogs and hedgehogs too. I would not use their body parts for spells.


My mother used to tell my brother, when he was a wee little lad, the story of a boy who used to spend time at his grandmother's house because his widowed mother worked so hard. Mum was a widow then. She wanted to give Gary a sense of potential in his semi-orphan status. The little boy, who may have been called Peter, rocks up at this house and whenever he opens a drawer, whatever he wants is inside. They fly on broomsticks and attend midnight gatherings.


This has come up as I am listening to Alice Hoffman's Practical Magic on Audible. At the gym today I told Ali I wanted to be a witch. He said, so does Alex. I said, Really? So he shouted over, Alex, do you want to be a witch? And she said yes. What's funny is that Ali just made a guess, but it turns out that Alex is a member of the UK Witches and Pagans Facebook group. I didn't think witches would need the Internet, but there you go. They can share spells and tips for removing curses. I wonder if they can protect their own data?


One of my friends, years ago, intuited my witchy wish and gave me a crystal ball. I have a feeling that I got rid of it this summer. Which is a shame. On the summer solstice one year - I think it was 2017 - I did a spell for... I don't know. Happiness and love probably. I was with a new boyfriend. That lasted another three months. My magic doesn't seem all that strong.


However, when I have met people who claim to be witches or to feel energy, they always tell me that I have the... whatever. That my energy is incredibly strong. Maybe they say that to all the girls. Maybe we all want to be witches.



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