So here is to the vulgar ones. The ones who curse like sailors and heal like mothers. The ones who take up space. The ones who are simply too much for a world that wants them to be less.
: For a lighter take, the Vulgar History podcast often explores the "healer" and "herbalist" roots of those historically branded as witches. Language and Slang The Vulgar Witch
The Vulgar Witch also rejects the false binary of "sacred sexuality." She is not performing a tantric ritual in silk sheets. She is having messy, loud, sometimes awkward sex, and she will use the resulting fluids in a love spell (or a revenge hex, depending on the morning after). The vulgar witch knows that the body is not a temple; it is a workshop. And workshops get dirty. So here is to the vulgar ones
The vulgar witch has made appearances in popular culture, often as a refreshing counterpoint to more sanitized depictions of witchcraft. Characters like the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz (1939), the Weird Sisters from Macbeth (2010), and the titular character from Practical Magic (1998) all embody aspects of the vulgar witch. The ones who are simply too much for
Blessed be—and if you don’t like that, blessed fuck off .
You cannot buy vulgarity. You cannot go to a metaphysical shop and purchase "authentic hedge witch grit." The vulgar witch uses rusted canning lids for spell jars. She uses a kitchen knife she stole from her grandmother. She uses a broom that is actually used for sweeping. In a culture that sells witchcraft for $49.99 a course, the vulgar witch hoards her knowledge in stained notebooks and whispers it only to those who prove they aren't afraid of the dark.
The vulgar witch reclaims the right to be angry. She knows that toxic positivity is a trap. She honors her shadow not by aestheticizing it, but by letting it work .