Jul 20, 2026 · 34 min · 12 segments
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So today's episode is definitely something that really doesn't get talked about nearly enough in any sort of spiritual space.
We see very pretty altar photos online with Jesus.
Lots of candles burning.
We hear and we talk about elaborate moon rituals that take hours to complete.
We watch people gather herbs that they forage themselves.
We watch people create intricate spell jars and spend entire weekends celebrating the Sabbaths and perform rituals under the stars until dawn.
Things that require a lot of energy.
And they're beautiful.
It's very inspiring.
But for so many people, It's also completely unrealistic.
What if you are someone who, if you stand for 10 minutes, it causes you unbearable pain? What if chronic fatigue means you get dressed and that's your biggest accomplishment for the day? What if you have hands that shake too much to tie tiny charms onto spell bags, or your What if you use a wheelchair, mobility aids, you have chronic migraines, fibromyalgia, lupus, long COVID, POTS, any chronic illness or mental illness or any number of visible or invisible disabilities that make traditional ideas of witchcraft feel inaccessible to you? Does that somehow make you less magical? I think we know the answer.
Absolutely not.
I think, and I would argue quite strongly that it actually means something completely different.
I think living with a disability or a chronic illness or fluctuating energy often teaches a kind of magic that able-bodied people can spend years trying to learn.
It teaches awareness to us.
It teaches us to really listen to our intuition.
It teaches listening to our bodies rather than fighting our bodies.
We're taught adapting instead of forcing because we have to.
These things teach us honoring cycles instead of demanding constant productivity.
And because those are some of the oldest magical lessons there are, it can almost be like having a disability can be in some ways skipping ahead of those lessons.
Learning them before a lot of people would.
There's a big misconception in most forms of witchcraft that more effort somehow equals more power.
We've somehow absorbed this idea that if we aren't spending three hours prepping a ritual or we're not buying super expensive tools or not memorizing elaborate correspondences, creating Instagram-worthy alters, then we aren't quote-unquote real witches, right? Somewhere along the way, hustle culture, which should have nothing to do with spirituality, has snuck in here.
So today's episode is definitely something that really doesn't get talked about nearly enough in any sort of spiritual space.
We see very pretty altar photos online with Jesus.
Lots of candles burning.
We hear and we talk about elaborate moon rituals that take hours to complete.
We watch people gather herbs that they forage themselves.
We watch people create intricate spell jars and spend entire weekends celebrating the Sabbaths and perform rituals under the stars until dawn.
Things that require a lot of energy.
And they're beautiful.
It's very inspiring.
But for so many people, It's also completely unrealistic.
What if you are someone who, if you stand for 10 minutes, it causes you unbearable pain? What if chronic fatigue means you get dressed and that's your biggest accomplishment for the day? What if you have hands that shake too much to tie tiny charms onto spell bags, or your What if you use a wheelchair, mobility aids, you have chronic migraines, fibromyalgia, lupus, long COVID, POTS, any chronic illness or mental illness or any number of visible or invisible disabilities that make traditional ideas of witchcraft feel inaccessible to you? Does that somehow make you less magical? I think we know the answer.
Absolutely not.
I think, and I would argue quite strongly that it actually means something completely different.
I think living with a disability or a chronic illness or fluctuating energy often teaches a kind of magic that able-bodied people can spend years trying to learn.
It teaches awareness to us.
It teaches us to really listen to our intuition.
It teaches listening to our bodies rather than fighting our bodies.
We're taught adapting instead of forcing because we have to.
These things teach us honoring cycles instead of demanding constant productivity.
And because those are some of the oldest magical lessons there are, it can almost be like having a disability can be in some ways skipping ahead of those lessons.
Learning them before a lot of people would.
There's a big misconception in most forms of witchcraft that more effort somehow equals more power.
We've somehow absorbed this idea that if we aren't spending three hours prepping a ritual or we're not buying super expensive tools or not memorizing elaborate correspondences, creating Instagram-worthy alters, then we aren't quote-unquote real witches, right? Somewhere along the way, hustle culture, which should have nothing to do with spirituality, has snuck in here.
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