I thought I'd interject some lighthearted fun and some seasonal atmosphere with this cute little song about witches. In a time when there was no little actual science or good options for health care, a witch was truly the town doctor. The need for magic was important as the people of that time period depended on nature, the seasons, and the land for everything. When all else failed, there was prayer magic and remedies, comfort and belief. I can see where they might have frightened the male species with the mysteries that they possessed and the ability to empathize in a way only a mother can. Today, I'm honoring their traditions and their place in providing comfort and solace to the masses of the poor and those in rural areas when all else had forgotten them.
A song by Bonnie Lockhart "Who Were the Witches?" (lyrics below)
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Who were the witches?
Where did they come from?
Maybe your great, great grandmother was one.
Witches were wise, wise women they say.
And there's a little witch in every woman today.
There's a little witch in every woman today.
Witches knew all about flowers and trees.
How to use all the roots and the barks and the leaves.
People grew weary of hard-workin' days,
Witches made 'em feel better in so many ways.
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Women had babies the witches were there.
To feed them and help them and give them some care.
Witches knew stories of how life began.
Don't you wish you could be one? Well maybe you can!
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Some people thought that the witches were bad.
Some people were scared of the power they had.
The power to help and to heal and to care
Isn't something to fear, it's the treasure to share.
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