(originally posted on The Modern Pagan, June 2009)
First off, what is a domestic witch? My definition would be any person, be they male, female, married, with or without children, young or old, who wants to honor the domestic part of their life while enhancing it with magic.
What’s the difference between a domestic witch and a kitchen witch? Not a whole lot, honestly! But while a kitchen witch might concentrate their efforts on the central part of the house, the hearth or kitchen, the domestic witch brings magic into every corner of the home and the activities that it takes to run it.
A domestic witch brings magic into every room of the house, into all household matters, into the most mundane and usually boring household chores and knows, all the while, that she honors her family and deity by doing the work with joy and love.
And before you ask, no, that doesn’t mean working like a slave to carry out every whim of the family! A big part of being a domestic witch is teaching your children (or if necessary, you significant other!) to be independent and feel the same joy in doing for others. It’s not about being a stereotypical 1950’s housewife that does everything herself, with a smile plastered on her face (and a flask tucked in her apron!). Many domestic divas do set their sites on being more similar to that 50’s mom – being more available to their children, taking pride in their home, cooking family meals and bringing the family together. Things that in this busy world sometimes get pushed to the back burner.
Being a domestic witch is also about being a modern witch, who works as an equal to their partner and with their chosen deity to make a warm, welcoming environment and to raise (if they choose to be parents) healthy, happy children who are self sufficient, self assured, and able to make (hopefully) good choices for themselves.
Can a man be a domestic witch? Sure! Any man who wants to create a home that is a haven can work with magic to create the place he craves. Whether single or in a partnership, there is no reason why today’s modern male can’t take on the role of creating a magical household. Male domestic witches take pride in their homes, their land, their families. Domestic witchery is not about being a housewife, it’s about a love of the domestic arts and the deities who over see them.
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2 Comments:
I think a man can be a domestic witch, perhaps in the same manner a woman can, but also in ways women perhaps prefer not to. Such as the kitchen witch, while she's inside blessing the rolls she's about to put into the oven, a male domestic witch could be cleansing the gutters, both physically and spiritualy.
Definitely! For the married domestic witch/es, it's all about compromise, partnership and taking on the jobs that each person is best equipped to handle - whether they are "traditional" roles or jobs or not.
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