🔥 Daring the Witch: Get Off the Screen and Into the Circle

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Alright witches, it’s time we had a little heart-to-heart — one that isn’t filtered through Instagram aesthetics or typed out in 42 Discord threads. I say this with love, salt, and the full power of my black coffee and ancestors behind me:

The online world has been a gift — especially through COVID. For a lot of us, Zoom circles were our lifeline. Digital covens gave us structure when the world had none. We lit candles in unison from different zip codes, we typed spells into chats with trembling hands, and we learned to raise energy through ethernet cables and camera feeds. And for that, I am deeply, genuinely grateful.

But Witches. It’s time to get out.

The screens that once connected us are now starting to contain us. They’ve become soft prisons that give us just enough of a hit to keep us from reaching for more. We’ve mistaken Instagram comments for mentorship. We’ve traded the warmth of shared ritual for emoji reactions. We’ve convinced ourselves that solitary practice must also mean solitary existence.

It’s time to break that spell.

It’s time to get off the damn internet and start meeting other witches in person. — one that isn’t filtered through Instagram aesthetics or typed out in 42 Discord threads. I say this with love, salt, and the full power of my black coffee and ancestors behind me:



Yes, I know. The online world has been a gift — especially for those of us who came up during the broom closet years. I remember when a single Wicca forum felt like a lifeline. I remember using Ask Jeeves to find out if moon water would explode in the microwave (spoiler: don’t do it). We built sacred community pixel by pixel because we had to.

But here’s the thing: it’s become a crutch. And worse, it’s become a substitute for real-world connection. And witches? We are meant to gather. Around fires. In parks. In bookstores. In basements. In living rooms filled with incense and cat hair and one folding chair too few.

🧙‍♀️ Community Isn’t a Username

I dare you to remember what it really feels like — that moment when you’re in a circle with other witches and the air shifts. Not metaphorically. Not imaginatively. Actually shifts.

When someone calls the quarters and you feel the direction respond.
When a chant builds from one hesitant voice into a thunder of breath and intention.
When you look around at people you barely know and think, This. This is what it’s supposed to feel like.

You can't replicate that on a screen. You just can’t.

No gif, no emoji, no livestreamed ritual can match the electricity of being physically present when the veil thins and the magic lands. You can’t pass energy over Wi-Fi the way you can with hands joined, with eyes locked across a circle, with the smell of frankincense and candle smoke hanging in the air.

And yes — it takes vulnerability. It takes effort. It takes real pants.

But if you’ve been feeling like your practice has lost its spark… if your spells feel flat, your rituals rushed, and your connection to the craft more like a scroll than a ceremony?

Then maybe it’s time.
Time to close the laptop.
Time to grab your bag of herbs, your good boots, and your brave heart.
Time to go outside and find the witches who are already waiting.

Because magic is stronger when we do it together.



🧭 Where the Hell Do I Even Start?

You don’t have to walk into the woods in full regalia screaming “WHERE MY WITCHES AT?” (though honestly, I’d respect it). Try these instead:

  • Check your local metaphysical shop bulletin board. They're still alive, and witches love a cork board.
  • Look for local public rituals, moon circles, or festivals. I hate to tell you this, but Facebook is still relevant for this.
  • Attend pagan pride events or holistic fairs — yes, even the ones with overpriced crystals and suspicious kombucha.
  • Post a flyer. Make it classy. Or snarky. Up to you.
  • Ask your witchy friend if they know other witches. You’d be surprised how many of us are one degree apart.

And yes — it might be awkward. You might meet some people who are more sparkle than substance. That’s okay. You’ll also find the ones worth circling with.

🌒 Real Magic Needs Real Community

Witchcraft was never meant to be a solo scroll through hashtags and filtered altar photos. Yes, solitary practice is powerful — but solitary existence? That’s not the same thing. That’s not what we were built for.

We’re witches. We are the ones who sense what others ignore. Who feel the tides of energy in our skin. Who cry at full moons and talk to trees and whisper to our dead. And yet — so many of us are achingly alone.

We cast circles in silence.
We type spells into the void and hope someone echoes back.
We watch rituals on screens while our candles flicker next to empty chairs.
We long for touch. For presence. For someone to see us and say, “I know that path. I walk it too.”

We are lonely, and we are longing — not just for connection, but for belonging.

Heck, I really miss simply holding hands with people in circle!

So here’s your dare, your call to courage, your invitation wrapped in flame:

·         Find one public event this month.

·         Show up. Even if you're scared. Even if you're awkward.

·         Say hello to one stranger. Even if your voice shakes.

·         Risk being seen.

You’re not the only witch out there hoping someone else will make the first move. So be the one who goes first.

·         Be the one who smiles first.

·         Be the one who stays after ritual to help stack chairs.

·         Be the one who says, “Hey... I’ve been looking for people like this.”

Because there’s a circle out there waiting for you.
You just have to step into it.

And you’ll know — in that moment, when the energy hums and the space holds — that this is where the real magic lives.

Online covens are lovely. Livestream rituals can be powerful. But witchcraft was never meant to live entirely behind a screen. We are people of the land, of the breath, of the body. We light fires. We make noise. We pass the damn chalice hand to hand.

There’s a circle out there waiting for you. You just have to step into it.

Blessed be the brave. And bring snacks. Always bring snacks.

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