A long time ago,I had a different blog with thousands of followers. It was a witchcraft blog, much like this one. I wrote about the usual things: plants, crystals, spells, magic and enchantment. People loved it. Then I wrote a few posts about the political climate at the time, and how witches are also called to be activists and to speak out against fascism and government oppression. For reasons that I still find baffling, this offended people. “You’re getting political”, they said, “I’m not following you anymore”. They loved reading about the magic and the spells, but when they were challenged to take an active stand for something, that was a problem. I lost some followers, but here’s the thing: I didn’t care then and I don’t care now. Being a witch is more than just burning incense and wearing pretty crystals. Being a witch is also political. If you’re American or British, it is because of politics that you can still openly practice witchcraft. If you call yourself a witch, it is your duty to be a voice for the oppressed, to stand against authoritarianism and fascism. You are called to be an activist. That doesn’t mean you have stand on a street corner with a sign (although that helps), but you have a duty to speak out.

The American government is currently in the hands of some of the most vile people on the planet. They seek to impose their fascist rule on the entire nation, if not the world. We are now living in a time when lines have to be drawn, and when being silent makes you complicit. It also means removing some people from our lives. I have read the mutterings of some idealistic witches who speak about “kindness” and not “causing division”. Is it “kindness” to kidnap people off the streets because of their skin color and ship them to another country without due process? Some of whom are actually full-fledged Americans? Is it not causing division by removing all mention of Native Americans, women and immigrants from our history? Someone made the ridiculous comment “Hating the haters makes you just as bad”. Really? Would you say that to holocaust victims? You know, it isn’t racism to call someone a racist. It isn’t bigotry to call someone a bigot. In the White House and among the MAGA cult, bigotry and racism are running rampant. And they’re proud of it. I hesitate to use the word “president”, because real presidents do not behave the way this one does. All of the things that make him so vile are the things his supporters love about him. They love that he’s a felon, because if you look at recent headlines, many of them are felons too. They love that he’s a bigot and a racist, because they are openly bigoted and racist too. They love that he brags about grabbing women by their vaginas, because they like to think they could do that too. They see all these things and they see themselves. They identify with it. They view him as some sort of outlaw rebel. They don’t care that he has 91 criminal convictions and that 26 women have accused him of sexual assault. He should never have been allowed to run again in the first place. What we are seeing is not normal.

You cannot call yourself a real witch and be okay with any of this.

I will take it a step further: if you support this man, you are not a real witch. “MAGA Witches” are not real witches. Real witches do not support these atrocities. And now he’s accusing Obama of treason. Total utter nonsense. Our Departments of Defense, Education, Health and Aviation are being run by people who have no real qualifications to do so. All policies that encourage diversity, equity and inclusion are being scrapped. You cannot call yourself a real Witch and be against Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. These are all things that witches defend and support. As a witch, you shouldn’t need reminding that the White House now has a “Faith Office”, led by lunatic evangelist Paula White, an office that promotes Christian Nationalism, which seeks to force Christianity on everyone in America and make it illegal to practice any other religion or spiritual path. If they have their way, witches may soon have to go back into hiding. Is this what you voted for? If you are not speaking out against what is happening, then you are supporting it. I continue to block and delete all Trump supporters from my social media accounts. I do this with no regrets and no remorse. If someone tells me they support Trump, then that tells me everything about them. It tells me about their character and ethics, and the fact that they have none. It tells me these are people I do not want around me. If you support Donald Trump, then I do not want you as followers. Don’t buy my books, don’t follow this blog and don’t come to my events. You are not welcome. I reject you.

To those real witches who stand with me against an authoritarian regime and a fascist dictatorship, I appreciate you, and I will see you at the next protest.

RESIST!