Today’s episode feels a bit heavier than other ones we have done. We have some stories of fear, control and survival but also some stories of courage and resistance. Around the world, countless people were persecuted in the name of witchcraft. But through those ashes we find lessons about strength, truth, and reclaiming our power.
The intention for today’s episode is simple but hopefully powerful: We are here to honor the memory of those who suffered and to transform that pain into empowerment. We’ll talk about what happened…. but more importantly we’ll talk about what we can learn from it. How their stories become lessons in resistance, resilience, and truth.
We are heading back to Europe between the 1400s and 1700s when our world was lit by candlelight and superstition. Where the whisper of a neighbor could destroy a life. The witch trials didn’t just vanish into dusty pages though. They linger in our bones, in our families, in the parts of ourselves that learned quietly, not to be “too much.” Not to speak too loudly. Not to let anyone see the magic. The story of witchcraft didn’t end in Europe or with the trials. It continued in bloodlines, in whispers, in kitchens like mine and yours. And maybe (just maybe) every time we bake bread, pour wine, or whisper a spell under the full moon ... we’re continuing the work they started.
Their persecution might have been rooted in fear, but their spirit .... That was never extinguished. And I believe that’s the lesson they left for us. To keep going. To keep rising. To keep creating magic out of the ashes. We are here to honor the memory of those who suffered, and to transform that pain into empowerment. We’ll talk about what happened…. but more importantly, we’ll talk about what we can learn from it. How their stories become lessons in resistance, resilience, and truth.