I remember the first time I heard someone on Facebook talking about the witch wound. I felt resonance with the concept. It reminded me of my fear of being thought of as a heretic. See, under the influence of my father’s preaching, I had concluded there was nothing worse a person could be than that. As a child, I must have known I was one. And I suppose that’s how I learned it wasn’t okay to be myself. It would be years later before I discovered Human Design. And that meant I had no idea then that my profile was 5/1, which is the Heretic/Investigator.
I began researching all things witchery. And it wasn’t long before I quietly realized I was a witch.
I didn’t see much, if any, difference between witchcraft and alchemy. And at least at first, my self-label of witch was the same as my self title of alchemist. By then, I had already learned about alchemy after reading the book, The Alchemist. I also realized that heretics had much in common with both witches and alchemists. And even though I still hadn’t heard of Human Design, I consciously realized I actually was a heretic.
Paul Coelho, Author of The Alchemist
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Before realizing I was a heretic, I’d been afraid that people would mistakenly think of me as one.
So, with my expert people pleasing skills, I’d invested much energy into proving myself otherwise. And it’s no wonder considering my roots. Do you remember when I mentioned my former IFB cult classmate and neighbor, Greg Locke, the pastor named most controversial by CNN? And do you know the perception of the religious radical’s cult mind when it comes to witches and warlocks? If not, Greg offers an example in this part of his sermon, which I posted below.
I want to go down a rabbit trail for a minute to say some of my thoughts about Greg Locke are different from Dr. Grande’s whose witches-snitches-stitches commentary I posted below. He seems to insinuate, in so many words, that Greg concocted the demon story so he could get rid of the people with whom he already had a beef. That is a possibility. But it’s also possible that Greg talked to the young girl whose voice identified a part of herself as a demon. And that so called demon may have given names.
I do see his ability to tell a sensational story which may include the hyped up truth. But I wouldn’t necessarily say that Greg told an outright lie which he manufactured just because he was offended. I wonder if Dr. Grande was brought up in a fundamentalist cult or if he ever spent a great deal of time in one. Regardless, if he wasn’t indoctrinated alongside Greg, then as he should, he can only have his own perspective based on his experience as a mental healthcare provider as well as his experience with whatever other factors are unique to him.
I think Greg’s first wife, Melissa, could for sure tell us about Greg’s intentions. I have no doubt she knows him better than anyone. Also, I noticed that Greg appears to now be leaning away from the IFB movement, and towards Holiness or Pentecostalism, with a strong focus on the occult. Sometimes, the only way people can move towards that to which they are drawn, is through pronouncements of hatred and condemnation. But that’s beside the point.
If you watched the portion of Greg’s sermon that I posted above, then you caught a glimpse of my religious history . Then too, you must also realize it was no small feat for me to openly label myself as a witch. And in the moment I finally did so, I knew exactly which cousin was most likely to call my father and tell him what she had just seen on my Facebook. And with that, it’s time to go back to where I left off in my story about the shaman and the last ceremony.