There comes a point in every openly practicing Witch’s life when the family stops regarding your spiritual path as an unusual personal interest and begins treating you as a specialized service department. You may have spent decades studying magical traditions, developing your practice, working with clients, and cultivating relationships with Gods and spirits, but none of that quite prepares you for the moment someone sends you a blurry photograph of something they found in the backyard and asks, “Is this witchcraft?”
I don’t know, sweetheart. It looks like a piece of a sprinkler.
Being the Witch in the family is a peculiar position because people who ordinarily have very little interest in what you do can develop a sudden and enthusiastic appreciation for your expertise when something happens that they cannot explain. They may not want to discuss Pagan theology over Thanksgiving dinner, but let the dog start barking at an empty corner of the living room at three in the morning and suddenly your telephone becomes the paranormal emergency hotline.
Apparently, we are available twenty-four hours a day.
To read the full article, go to the Green Egg Blog: https://greeneggmagazine.com/2026/10/03/the-trouble-with-being-the-witch-in-the-family/