Peter
Grey, author of Apocalyptic
Witchcraft, has written an article for Scarlet Imprint that impacted
me, changed my breathing while reading it, and made me understand even more deeply
what I knew to be true about the environment and my practice of witchcraft.
Understand that the picture that he paints so vividly and the words
that he creatively scatters across the page go well beyond thought
provoking. There is nowhere to hide; no poetic covers, we, as human beings,
and witches and pagans in particular, can pull over our bowed heads.
What
Peter presents is not a mere bad dream to wake ourselves from in a cold sweat washing it off with a shower and 'get on with your day' attitude;
no amount of caffeine, alcohol or denial will clear the residue from our
collective soul. Once his article is read and even re-read, once the
flickering light from the computer or iPhone has penetrated our corneas
blinking the image away will not change our reality. These are not mere
words or thoughts of a possible event somewhere in a very distant future, it is already here and struggling outside the closed doors of our very homes.
My suggestion? do what Peter suggests, 'live your life beautifully', embrace the wildwood, and
witness to your core what wonders remain. Be moved, live with a new
clarity of awareness, see the road in front of you and walk it mindfully,
purposely, eyes wide open with personal and collective action but without paranoia. There is no
other way forward than this.
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