Herbal Magick - Small Farm, Permaculture, and Sustainable Living

Foreword
I am often asked during interviews if I am a “White Witch”
or a “Black Witch,” which has always brought to mind Glinda
asking Dorothy is she is “a good Witch or a bad Witch” in The
Wizard of Oz. I always reply that if I had to attach a color to
myself as a Witch, it would be “Gray.” Like Wiccans, I also try
to work my spells for the good of others and I seek to harm
none. Being a Witch who is rather well known throughout the
world due to my numerous published works, I am occasionally
approached by individuals seeking to have an enemy or
two done away with through magickal means. There was one
man from Russia who went as far as to mail me a letter, signed
in his own blood, promising to pay me $1000 if I would curse
his son’s wife to have a miscarriage simply because he disapproved
of his son marrying outside of the family’s orthodox
religion! Despite my being offered some generous amounts of
money and expensive gifts in exchange for such services, I have
always refused and will continue to do so. I do not believe in
using magick for the purpose of doing harm to others, except
in extreme cases where it is absolutely necessary for one’s own
self-defense or survival.
I firmly believe in magickal self-defense and the teaching
of lessons (for the good of others, of course) when they are
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