VOLUME 2: ISSUE 1
SPRING 2023

Ritual

Abortion in Community

Realizing I am a witch has been a life-long, gradual process, but if I had to choose one event to mark my entry into full witchy power, it would be the ritual I created to heal and transform after my abortion at age forty-three. At that time, my husband and I had two young children and two growing careers; we agreed bringing another life into our family would negatively impact its overall well-being. The abortion was smooth and painless, but afterward, I fell into a vicious and surprising depression. I woke up each morning alone with the . . .

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