Urban Witchcraft: The Power of Place in the City
This article is a reprisal of one of my first on Patheos. It’s my “Top 10 Tips” for cultivating a sense of Place in an urban environment; a feat that did not come easy for me. I was reared on a family farm with hundreds of acres as my garden. I roamed barefoot from sun-up till sun-down, engaging in more risk-taking behavior than my parents would ever want to know about! Snake spoke to me, coyote sang his eerie song, and bobcat warned me about what happens when you meet Other, out past your bedtime.
I am a country girl, and my spiritual awakening happened in a rural environment. My journey toward an animistic world view began as a child; a child in nature doesn’t need to be told the world is alive, she hears that living world all around her. I also discovered witchcraft (I define this term for myself here), and reclaimed the line of my ancient Mothers, while still living in the countryside. My interaction with the living world nourished me, and when that landscape changed (with my move to the city as an adult), it was a jolt to my system. It took me years to adjust! Thankfully, witch-craft taught me the tools of Connection and Presence–but you don’t have to be a witch to use them!
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/asenseofplace/2013/12/urban-witchcraft-the-power-of-place-in-the-city/