Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro to the video: Ableism in witchcraft, paganism, occultism and spirituality
02:07 - I’m a disabled witch with two chronic illnesses and neurodivergence
03:11 - Witchcraft being inherently politically
03:51 - More accessibility and inclusivity than when I first came to witchcraft + problematic terms (armchair witchcraft)
07:53 - Trend of looking down on smaller daily magick or rituals
10:49 - How can we create more space and inclusivity for folks with limitations and disabilities?
13:41 - Trend mirrors fascist regime and patriarchy
14:32 - Example 1: Witchcraft creator reel - fat phobia (problematic idea of weight relating to moral purity and spiritual discipline, connection and achievement + trend of emaciation)
21:36 - Example 2: Witchcraft podcast, YouTube and viral IG soundbite - problematic use of term ‘armchair witch’ (creator claims you can’t be a witch if you don’t practice, but the term practice was not defined and the conversation was NOT inclusive enough to include the experience of folks with chronic or mental illnesses, with neurodivergence or living with disabilities)
25:48 - ‘Witch’ as a verb as well as an identity - use of ‘armchair witch’ being problematic
29:21 - Examples of practices that are not accessible to many disabled people
30:44 - Productivity culture + economic challenges with making a living from our work - seasons of life
31:23 - To be a ‘witch’ is also about connection, communion and co-creation with the spirits close to us and of the land etc.
32:49 - Example 3: Witchcraft creator and spiritual ‘divine feminine’ with huge following - selling a course to ‘heal your autoimmune diseases and chronic illnesses - ‘You can heal yourself’ - problematic rhetoric - promising healing for a price
38:45 - Holistic aids, meditation, herbalism, somatics, manifestation etc.
39:32 - Grifting and marketing to vulnerable people - feeds into victim-blaming and teaches us were broken and we need to be ‘fixed’
41:18 - Physical illness is not evidence of spiritual failure - European fairy folklore and problematic ‘changeling’ stories
25:54 - Paradox of intolerance!
44:47 - You are of value as a witch and as a human being - how can we make spaces more inclusive and aware?
CREATORS TO WATCH:
@activistwitch + @ScintillaePod
@CelesteMott
@BeverleyButterfly
Thank you for watching… email me for a Tarot reading… please let me know if you've seen anything like this! Please LIKE, COMMENT, HYPE, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE Xxx
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VIDEOS:
Slow Inner Witchcraft - youtu.be/xGrRMSvy5tY?si=HzSCnFldQKQS1cKZ
Strategic Witchcraft: youtu.be/Yddn_KTTRow?si=5gJSR88oZtgHgUiw
Witchcraft for Healing + Self Love - youtu.be/0vHZsKeP5o8?si=8uSfF9j0B0gM8meN
Witchcraft + Chronic Conditions - youtu.be/FqPLf2bFUBc?si=zKEBmptQqlm3MDmS
How to Meditate for Witches - youtu.be/-awsqC9eJIU?si=E52ZIuLhXBFI9xwX
Witchcraft & Depression - youtu.be/tPBQvoXGYdE?si=sqF0_GlpXZPU8v4J
CREDITS:
Folk Round + Garden Music by Kevin MacLeod
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro to the video: Ableism in witchcraft, paganism, occultism and spirituality
02:07 - I’m a disabled witch with two chronic illnesses and neurodivergence
03:11 - Witchcraft being inherently politically
03:51 - More accessibility and inclusivity than when I first came to witchcraft + problematic terms (armchair witchcraft)
07:53 - Trend of looking down on smaller daily magick or rituals
10:49 - How can we create more space and inclusivity for folks with limitations and disabilities?
13:41 - Trend mirrors fascist regime and patriarchy
14:32 - Example 1: Witchcraft creator reel - fat phobia (problematic idea of weight relating to moral purity and spiritual discipline, connection and achievement + trend of emaciation)
21:36 - Example 2: Witchcraft podcast, YouTube and viral IG soundbite - problematic use of term ‘armchair witch’ (creator claims you can’t be a witch if you don’t practice, but the term practice was not defined and the conversation was NOT inclusive enough to include the experience of folks with chronic or mental illnesses, with neurodivergence or living with disabilities)
25:48 - ‘Witch’ as a verb as well as an identity - use of ‘armchair witch’ being problematic
29:21 - Examples of practices that are not accessible to many disabled people
30:44 - Productivity culture + economic challenges with making a living from our work - seasons of life
31:23 - To be a ‘witch’ is also about connection, communion and co-creation with the spirits close to us and of the land etc.
32:49 - Example 3: Witchcraft creator and spiritual ‘divine feminine’ with huge following - selling a course to ‘heal your autoimmune diseases and chronic illnesses - ‘You can heal yourself’ - problematic rhetoric - promising healing for a price
38:45 - Holistic aids, meditation, herbalism, somatics, manifestation etc.
39:32 - Grifting and marketing to vulnerable people - feeds into victim-blaming and teaches us were broken and we need to be ‘fixed’
41:18 - Physical illness is not evidence of spiritual failure - European fairy folklore and problematic ‘changeling’ stories
25:54 - Paradox of intolerance!
44:47 - You are of value as a witch and as a human being - how can we make spaces more inclusive and aware?
CREATORS TO WATCH:
@activistwitch + @ScintillaePod
@CelesteMott
@BeverleyButterfly
Thank you for watching… email me for a Tarot reading… please let me know if you've seen anything like this! Please LIKE, COMMENT, HYPE, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE Xxx
SUPPORT PALESTINE:
https://witchesforpalestine.start.page
https://linktr.ee/cwtchestogaza
map.org.uk
donate.unrwa.org/gaza
palestinecampaign.org
SUPPORT ME:
CONTACT me for a reading: emilyjcfdiamond@gmail.com
LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/emilyswitchcraftandtarot
PATREON: patreon.com/emilystarotandmagick
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/emilyswitchcraftandtarot
KO-FI - ko-fi.com/emilyswitchcraftandtarot
BUY ME A COFFEE - buymeacoffee.com/emilysmagick
TIKTOK - tiktok.com/@emilystarotmagick
PAYPAL - paypal.me/emilystarotandmagick
AURA Free Trial & 25% off membership - aurahealth.io/emilyswitch
VIDEOS:
Slow Inner Witchcraft - youtu.be/xGrRMSvy5tY?si=HzSCnFldQKQS1cKZ
Strategic Witchcraft: youtu.be/Yddn_KTTRow?si=5gJSR88oZtgHgUiw
Witchcraft for Healing + Self Love - youtu.be/0vHZsKeP5o8?si=8uSfF9j0B0gM8meN
Witchcraft + Chronic Conditions - youtu.be/FqPLf2bFUBc?si=zKEBmptQqlm3MDmS
How to Meditate for Witches - youtu.be/-awsqC9eJIU?si=E52ZIuLhXBFI9xwX
Witchcraft & Depression - youtu.be/tPBQvoXGYdE?si=sqF0_GlpXZPU8v4J
CREDITS:
Folk Round + Garden Music by Kevin MacLeod
#witch #witchcraft #magick #spells #magic #rituals #spellwork #greenwitch #emilyswitchcraftandtarot #spellcraft #folkmagic #pagan #hedgewitch #greenwitchcraft #traditionalwitch #folkwitch #folkwitchcraft #spirituality #spiritual #witchcraftbooks #wicca #cardreader #herbalism #herbal #tarot #spirit #spellcaster #spellcasting #folklore #beginnerwitch #spellbook #protectionmagic #paganism #witchcraft101 #energy #meditate #meditating #plantmagick #protectionmagick #healing #occult #occultism #deity #goddess #goddesses #meditation #psychic #psychicdevelopment #occultbooks #witchybooks #witchcraftbooks #occultism #occultist #spirits #spiritwork #landspirits #folklore #innerwitchcraft #soulwork #archetypes #yoganidra #neurodivergence #chronicillness #spooniewitch #dreammagic #astral #astraltravel #astralprojection #hedgewitch #somatic #breathwork #fibromyalgia #chronicpain #chronicfatigue #shadowwork #innerwork #gnosis #adhd #grounding #Centering #energywork #disabledwitchcraft #divergentwitchcraft #chronicallymagical #ableisminwitchcraft #witchcraftableism #armchairmagician #armchairwitch
