The peculiar objects we collect, the power we give them, and why witches have always been spiritually inclined magpies.
Witches collect strange things.
Bones. Feathers. Stones. Shells. Roots. Keys. Nails. Bits of wood. Objects found at crossroads, beside rivers, in forests, or tucked away in Grandma’s kitchen drawer.
Give a witch a walk through the woods and she’ll probably come home with something in her pocket that another person would have stepped over without a second thought.
We are, apparently, spiritually inclined magpies. And while modern occult shops offer an extraordinary selection of beautifully packaged magical supplies, some of the oldest and most enduring tools of folk magic are things that would look perfectly at home in a natural history museum, a farmer’s shed, or the junk drawer of someone who never throws anything away.
So why do we collect these peculiar little treasures? And what makes an ordinary object into a magical tool?
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