Why I Absolutely, Positively, Unapologetically Want to be a Dark Witch

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Why I Absolutely, Positively, Unapologetically Want To Be a Dark Witch (And Why the Light Can Mind Its Business)**

Let’s get one thing straight: I didn’t wake up one morning, look at a vision board full of sunflowers and angel numbers, and say, “Yes, this is my path.”

No. I chose the shadows. I chose the whispers. I chose the path where the candles burn low, the bones creak, and the truth doesn’t bother putting on a pretty dress.

I chose to be a dark witch.

Not because it’s “aesthetic.” Not because it’s trendy. But because the dark is where all the things that actually matter like to hide: power, truth, shadow, and the parts of you that refuse to be tamed.

Let me explain.

1. The Dark Doesn’t Lie to You

The light loves performance. Smile. Be positive. Raise your vibration. Pretend you’re not falling apart as long as your Instagram looks healed and holy.

The dark? The dark doesn’t care about your performance.

It wants your rage.

It wants your grief.

It wants the part of you that’s tired of being nice and wants to be real.

Being a dark witch means I sit down with the parts of myself everyone else told me to bury:

- The jealousy

- The obsession

- The lust

- The resentment

- The hunger for power

I don’t stuff them in a spiritual junk drawer and call it “love and light.” I drag them into the circle, look them in the eye, and ask:

“What are you trying to teach me?”

That’s shadow work. That’s why I’m here.

2. Power Isn’t a Dirty Word Here

In a world that loves obedient people, especially obedient witches, wanting power is treated like a crime.

“Don’t be too intense.”

“Don’t be too ambitious.”

“Don’t hex; just journal.”

Adorable.

Dark witchery doesn’t shame power. It studies it. Channels it. Claims it.

I want to be a dark witch because I am not here to ask permission:

- Not from society

- Not from religion

- Not from people who clutch their pearls at the word “curse” but have no problem cursing themselves with self-loathing every single day

Dark majick isn’t just about “doing scary things.” It’s about:

- Reclaiming your will

- Acknowledging your influence

- Accepting that you are not harmless—and never were

I don’t want to be harmless.

I want to be responsible for my power, not in denial of it.

3. I’d Rather Talk to Spirits Than Pretend Everything’s Fine

Some people cope by ignoring their problems. I cope by talking to the dead about mine.

Working in the dark currents means working with:

- Ancestors who weren’t saints

- Spirits who don’t communicate in soft whispers and feathers

- Deities who demand honesty, not flattery

Why do I want to be a dark witch? Because I want relationships with spirits and forces that:

- Don’t sugarcoat my lessons

- Don’t reward my spiritual laziness

- Don’t care how “palatable” my practice looks to other people

The unseen world is not all pastel clouds and gentle angels. It has teeth. So do I.

4. Shadow Work > Spiritual Bypass

The light path can easily slide into:

- “Love and light” instead of accountability

- “Everything happens for a reason” instead of “I made a choice and it had consequences”

- “Stay high vibe” instead of “Why am I actually afraid to feel my own feelings?”

Dark witchery laughs at that.

Being a dark witch means:

- I want to understand why I sabotage myself

- I want to meet the version of me that manipulates, sulks, obsesses, and controls

- I want to know why I’m drawn to certain people, patterns, and pains—and what power I keep handing over to them

I don’t want my shadow in the driver’s seat while I pretend it doesn’t exist.

I’d rather buckle it into the front seat, look it in the eye, and say, “We’re doing this together—and I’m holding the wheel.”

That’s why I walk this path: dark witchery is not afraid of my wholeness.

5. The Dark Path Is Honest About Consequences

Lightwashed spirituality loves pretending everything is “high frequency” and “aligned” as long as it feels good. The dark path is brutally practical.

Spells have consequences.

Bindings have consequences.

Love work, curse work, protection work—everything lands somewhere.

I want to be a dark witch because I prefer:

- Oaths over vague intentions

- Responsibility over denial

- Strategy over wishful thinking

The dark current expects maturity:

If I cast, I own it.

If I call, I welcome what answers.

If I cross a line, I know the cost.

Is it intense? Yes.

Is it worth it? Also yes.

6. I’m Not Here to Be “Good.” I’m Here to Be Whole.

The world teaches us to be “good girls,” “good boys,” “good witches.”

Translation: Be convenient. Be soft. Be small. Be non-threatening.

Dark witchery does not care if I’m “good.” It asks if I’m:

- True to myself

- Aligned with my will

- Walking in integrity with the spirits and forces I work with

Why do I want to be a dark witch? Because I would rather:

- Be whole than sanitized

- Be powerful than approved of

- Be real than marketable

My morality is not dictated by what other people fear. It’s shaped by:

- My oaths

- My spirits

- My lived experience

- My understanding of cause, effect, and energetic debt

That’s messier than “do no harm.”

It’s also far more honest.

7. The Dark Is Where Transformation Really Happens

Think of every major transformation in your life:

- The heartbreak that tore you open

- The loss that shattered your identity

- The rage that finally pushed you to change

None of that came in a soft, glowing package.

Transformation is a funeral and a birth happening at the same time. It’s loud, ugly, sacred, and real.

Dark witchery lives there.

- In the breakup spell and the self-respect that follows

- In the banishing of the toxic and the terror of empty space afterward

- In the courage to cut cords, close doors, and bury what’s over

I want to be a dark witch because I’m not afraid to:

- Mourn what needs to die

- Kill off old versions of myself

- Walk into the void and build from nothing

The dark doesn’t just destroy. It composts.

8. So Why This Path? Why Dark Witchery?

Because I’m not interested in a spiritual practice that only works on “good days.”

I want:

- A craft that can sit with me in my anger, not just my gratitude

- Spirits who can handle my tears as well as my prayers

- Majick that doesn’t break just because life does

I want to walk a path where:

- My shadow is invited, not exiled

- My power is embraced, not shamed

- My majick is real, not watered down for comfort

That’s why I am a dark witch.

That’s why I stay.

If you find yourself drawn to the same places—where candles burn low, truths cut deep, and shadow is not a threat but a teacher—then you already know:

You’re not afraid of the dark.

You’re afraid of how much of yourself you’ll finally see in it.

And that, dear shadow-walker, is exactly where the real work—and the real witchery—begins.

Darklady ✨️