Witchcraft in Shropshire
As a child, I was absolutely fascinated by witches. I used to make potions in my bathroom, chant spells to myself quietly and I truly looked for magic everywhere. From Nanny Ogg to ‘ The Worst Witch ’, narratives of witchcraft added colour to my world. There was something so tangible about them, something that just made sense. I think I found myself in their stories and now I can see how my affinity for witches has shaped me into the person that I am today. Far from mysterious or filled with profane wisdom, my witchcraft was practical, introverted and highly connected to the natural world. It whispered of mud, wood and stone. It was animism and ancestors and later, it became recitation and remembrance. I think that history is a magic of in its own right, and my love of the past is intrinsically linked to my understanding of the craft, and my connection to the genius loci. I often say that however muddled my belief system is, it is shaped by life under the Wrekin. My fascinat...
