Witch, Please by Misty Bell Stiers

Author:Misty Bell Stiers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Apollo Publishers
Published: 2018-05-01T16:00:00+00:00

Thinking of Wicca, and the life I live within it, as a journey to seek peace rather than answers has become central to my practice. I have learned over the years to accept and even savor no longer having all the answers to how we all came to be, whether there is some grand plan, and, if so, what it might be. I live my life the best way I know how, and it has always seemed the right paths come to me when I need them most. I have made peace with the fact that some questions will forever go unanswered.

At least I had made peace with that, until one day I found myself looking into astounding blue eyes that mirrored my own and uttering the dreaded words: “I don’t know.”

When I had children, it felt suddenly as if not only would my heart burst from the sheer love I felt for them, but my back might break from the weight that had just been placed on it. I had never known such hefty responsibility, and as my children grew, instead of lessening, the weight seemed to multiply. I was overcome with the constant need to protect them from all harm and provide them with everything they could ever possibly need: love, shelter, nourishment—and answers.

In many ways, I had built my adult life to this point on uncertainty, on finding answers as they came to me. I didn’t have many hard-and-fast beliefs, and I had experienced both moments of profound insight and moments when I simply walked away realizing the world is indeed vast and often unknowable. I was okay with both. I just wasn’t sure how to pass on that same outlook to the two inquisitive creatures who had recently invaded my home.

They had so many questions. I marveled at their capacity for wonder and curiosity, the way their minds instinctively tore things apart. How they could look at something from every angle and yearn to understand every inch of it. I reveled in their questions, and I promised myself I would strive to answer every one. Why is the sky blue? What happens to worms in winter? Why is the moon sometimes out during the day and sometimes not? Google and I became incredibly well acquainted.

Those were just the academic questions. There were also some queries that were more personal, and easier to answer: What was your favorite book when you were my age? When did you learn to read? Did you draw when you were little? Why do you dye your hair? These questions were absolutely amazing to answer, because I found one would lead to another, then another, and soon we would all be filing in the blanks. I could turn the questions back on them, and I got to see how they saw me, how they saw their world, what they thought of it, what their own small life philosophies were. It was marvelous.

Sam and I made a pact early on that we would answer every question our children asked us as accurately and honestly as possible.

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