My Jess

Today my first born turns 16.   I naturally ruminate on the events that led up to this day, the anniversary of his birth.  It was a hard day that revealed a lot about both of our most basic traits.  My pregnancy was flawless…I LOVED being pregnant.  I felt powerful...
Reclaiming the Word “Witch”

Reclaiming the Word “Witch”

Like so many GOOD things that have been twisted, misinterpreted, and manipulated, the conclusion that I am coming to about the word “WITCH” is that it needs to be shed of its nasty connotations (at least in my own mind), and that the word needs to be reclaimed. In the...
What is a “Witch” Part 2-Deep Feelings

What is a “Witch” Part 2-Deep Feelings

My last post has struck a nerve for some of you, and I’m glad to know I’m far from alone in critically examining this word “witch” and trying to understand what it means in an original sense, rather than a pop culture, commercial, colonial, Christian or patriarchal...