The image of the burning witch has become legendary. It is a known fact from history that certain, unique individuals have been burned by the stake for centuries, while the legend of the merciful executioner breaking their neck just before the suffering begins is mostly fiction.
But why exactly do witches burn? Or more specifically, how do witches burn?
A witch burns in every possible way, even before their life finds its legendary end in the flames.
A witch burns out of passion.
While doing so, a witch transforms a soul into something only possible outside the borders of this reality.
A witch explores needs that do not belong into this world.
Doing so, a witch is able to have the most vivid dreams about things that never were, and is able to trick the whole body into releasing just the right chemicals to feel things they never were granted to have.
But when caught, a witch is destined to burn alive, and thus bein purged on the inside from all the transformations their dreams and desires could possibly have caused.
Witches burn for a misunderstanding, cosmic father to welcome them back into a world that does not display their needs.
A witching lesson learned
“You feel so far away todayYour path leads northAnd mine does not. I came across a field just nowI thought thatYou might like it. Eyes wide openArms stretched outI still had much to learn. And when I crossedYour path back thenI thought that you could show me. How Skin could feelHow blood could cookA heart…
A witch with no regrets
This night feels cozy.Midnight has passed.No sleep, but another cup of tea in vanilla scented candlelight.“Are you saying you have no regrets?”, my witch giggles. When I was younger, I was often warned that I would regret the things that I did. I remember being 10 years old and finally telling my family that I…
Heavy rain and zombie fire – A small town of resilience part 2
This is a hopeful post, although it might not look like it at first. Recently, the region I am living in is experiencing a historical wildfire, and it was getting terrifyingly close to the city that gave me a lot of inspiration to write my witching novel. The town is called Monschau, and who is…
Mistress witch writes 
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