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 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 I was one.
So, with my expert people pleasing skills, I’d invested much energy into proving myself otherwise. And considering my roots, it’s no wonder. Do you remember when I mentioned my former IFB cult classmate and neighbor, Greg Locke, the pastor (supposedly) 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.
If you watched that clip, then you caught a glimpse of my religious history. So then, you must also realize that 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 would most likely call my father and tell him what she had just seen on my Facebook. For years, I’ve fluctuated like a yo-yo between hiding and coming out to be seen for who I really am.
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In the video above, Mariya says that there is only way to heal the witch wound. “You’re going to have to actually do it,” she admonishes the listener. So what is it that we must do? According to Mariya, we must be seen. We have to step into the discomfort of being perceived by walking into the limelight. As she says it so succinctly, we must do it “by walking smack onto the path.” She sums it up by saying, “The healing is by walking.”