I am devoted to liberating the truth, even if I am judged as a 'lunatic' for it.
- Nicole Barton
Embracing the Fire: Liberating My Truth in a World That Fears Magic
"Thank you for sharing what we've been conditioned to swallow. It's an inspiration." 🔥
A courageous woman said this to me recently - and my heart took a moment to fully drink in the beauty of it.
Because it's honestly taken a *lifetime* (and maybe more) for me to be able to learn to express (my) magical, witchy truth from love in a world where that's not welcome and can have us outcast. 🧙♀️
✨ The truth that is 'different',
✨ The truth that might 'trigger' people,
✨ the truth that might be judged as 'charlatan' - or 'lunatic'.
✨ The truth that goes 'against the grain' of mainstream conditioning,
✨ The truth that has us meet our needs.
Like: "we can heal ourselves", or "suppression causes illness" or "the witch is the medicine", or "I need this".
Sometimes this is the kind of truth that can have my nervous system a little on edge as I click 'post', sharing my vulnerability. 💔
I used to hide in the shadows because of this, not sharing.
But here's the thing, I know now that TRUTH cannot *NOT* be spoken.
Because that's the whole point, right?
🖤 Suppression = illness. 🪄
Suppressing our voices will turn inwards and leave us in a state of dis-ease.
And so I am devoted to liberating the truth, even if I am judged as a 'lunatic' for it. Even if people think I'm 'woowoo' and 'weird' for trusting ancient magical healing wisdom.
And the difference now, between the version of me who was once terrified to speak truth and avoided it - is I have learned to heal my inner witch - and become okay with the possibility of being metaphorically burned at the stake. 🔥
Because I've been burned before - and it didn't kill me.
Let's be honest, even if it's true that I'm 'weird' (which it's not), I'm too far gone anyway 😆🧙♀️🔥🪄
Whatever, I'm still here - sometimes having been abandoned and rejected, sometimes having been called a charlaton - and I survived. 💃🏼✨
And I helped a tonne of other women liberate their magic in the process, too.
Women who resonate with the same struggles. Women who have helped others with their healing.
One step at a time, helping the world heal.
I was reflecting on this as today I'm recording a celebration of our 100th episode of the Secret Witch Show - which has become a Top 10% podcast in it's time. By me sharing my voice.
So, call me a charlaton if you will - I'm good with it, now.
Because all I'm doing is going against the grain, tenderly, lovingly - and inspiring women to reclaim their power and magically heal themselves (and just maybe also go on to be the healers they were destined to be for others).
All my love, witchy ones. We got this.
This is not the time for hiding, not anymore. ♥️🧙♀️
If you've any questions, send me an email.
Nicole x
PS, if you resonate with this, watch this space as something magical is coming soon - sign up to our email list to hear more🌕🧙♀️♥️
